Mr & Mrs Murder Season 1

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

I saw the entire series on Acorn TV and immediately fell in love with it!! This is a light hearted comedy/murder mystery series . The premise of this series is that Charlie and Nicola Buchannan are crime scene cleaners who are actually very good at solving the crimes that they have been hired to clean – especially since the DCI is usually not up to the task. Their niece Jess is often brought into their adventures. Charlie and Nicola have a loving and humorous relationship and work well together, often playing off each other’s strengths. In addition to some intriguing mysteries, the viewer is also treated to some wonderful views of Australia.

This is a funny, delightful show and is appropriate for most ages. The level of violence depicted is minimal and there is very little, if any, foul language or explicit sexual situations. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys British TV and is looking for a breezy, light mystery.

-hansbandu

This is a review of the series only, not the DVD set. I’ve been watching Mr. and Mrs. Murder on Acorn TV, which has all 13 episodes available. I had not heard of the series and knew nothing about it when I started watching. But our family took to it right away. It’s an Australian production, so you may not recognize any of the actors, unless you’ve seen the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries series.

The action takes place in Melbourne, Victoria, and the title couple, Charlie (Shaun Micallef) and Nicola (Kat Stewart), run their own crime scene cleaning service. Since they appear on the spot right after the police are through investigating, they pick up any stray evidence and overlooked clues. Charlie is a fiftyish charmer who has a “half a degree” in an amazing number of subjects, and wife Nicola, fortyish, specializes in being very sympathetic. They “interview” suspects, consider motives, and jump to a lot of incorrect conclusions. Their niece, Jess (Lucy Honigman), who is living with them while she attends university to get her MBA, is regularly roped into helping them, usually to impersonate someone or break into someplace to steal critical evidence.

It’s not very realistic, and that’s acknowledged by the comic book style credits at the beginning of the show. But Mr. and Mrs. are fun to watch as they banter and solve crimes like Nick and Nora Charles. Jess is a perfect foil as the straight man for Charlie and Nicola. You probably won’t have any trouble with the Australian accents, but there are subtitles which are helpful for references to unfamiliar place names, etc. (The subtitles are on the Acorn streaming and may NOT be available on the DVD.)

The series of 13 episodes premiered in Australia in early 2013, and has not been renewed, so this may well be the complete set.

– takingadayoff

I decided to try this series since Kat Stewart, the female lead, was a suspect in one of the “Miss Fisher” murder mysteries. Turns out I like her “husband” Shaun Micallef better; he is handsome, witty, charming, and very adept at thinking on his feet. He likes to test theories about various suspects, and his quick mind and verbal acrobatics make him an unusually talented detective. His Australian accent was much easier to understand than his co-star’s; there were times when I felt like I needed a translator to get through her dialogue. The quality of the writing is very uneven between episodes; some are well thought out and the plot hangs together, while others are almost incomprehensible. As a married couple they are interesting; he lets her win any disagreement, but seems to be the cleverer one. She is impulsive, has some good ideas, and needs a thoughtful partner to keep her energy in check. She has an odd habit of bear-hugging emotional suspects, while her husband looks on uncomfortably. He is easily embarrassed by the attentions of other women, but never seems to notice that their police detective contact has a major crush on his wife.

– zmom

DVD Wholesale Main Features:

Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 4
Studio: Acorn Media
DVD Release Date: March 4, 2014
Run Time: 599 minutes