Mr & Mrs Murder

It appears the Austrailians are every bit as good at crafting entertaining mysteries as their as their English cousins. A case in point is "Mr & Mrs Murder", a light-hearted Austrailian cozy mystery originally aired in 2013. Shaun Micallef plays Charlie Buchanan and Kat Stewart plays his wife Nicola. Together they operate a crime scene cleaning service, making them ideally suited for finding evidence and clues overlooked by the police. Micallef and Stewart imbue their characters with enough quirks and foibles that makes them entertaining and just slightly over-the-top. My wife and I have viewed this series many times and find something new and enjoyable with each viewing. Highly recommended!

I really enjoy this show and give it 8.5/10. It's just not predictable, well-acted, tight editing & camera work and a great script.

To start with I had low expectations as the promo was lame and the leader actor "Shaun Micallef" I felt would never be able to hold together an hour show, as I had seen him prior as a comedy compare. As it happens the series was written by Shaun & Jason Stephens and they have done a great job… well at least until episode 4 "Atlas Drugged" which is when I typed this.

To put it simply this is a truly original spin on the murder-cop show genre in which the plot whilst still clever is really a simple elevator to the clever & subtle humour, derived from delightfully timed lines and fresh comedy writing. Watch it, this is a good show and there are so few on free to air!!

I haven't quite gotten to the end of these, but I'm already sad that I'm running out of episodes. The murders are quite clever, as is the dialogue. The writers are very intelligent and very silly, in a good way, whether having the characters quibble about the difference between "irony" and "coincidence" or commenting on widespread adultery among actors. ("The theatre is a hotbed of hotbeds.") It's also a relief to find a show that resolves one crime per episode, so you don't have to binge a whole season to get closure. An excellent comedy/mystery.

Mr & Mrs Murder not only clean crime scenes but also solve crimes with their very bright witty ways. I love the opening credits (music and graphics) - reminds me of the droll 1960s British Avengers, but done with with mops and hazmat suits - wonderful in every way. I read somewhere that the one and only Series ended due to the leading man's flagging energy (he was in his 60s at the time and appeared in almost every scene). Wish this show could be continued with the wonderful qualities that make it so enjoyable. I discovered it on Acorn TV (USA).

I have just watched it for the first time and was so disappointed to find it only ran one season.

This couple was quirky and fun and got each other the way you always hope your other half will. This is definitely worth watching.

I hope the executive was that decided to cancel this show was also canceled. Being 6 years ago, it's probably to get the show back with the same writers, actors etc but someone should try.