It took a couple of episode but I became thoroughly charmed by this show and it's cast of characters. They are definitely all a little bit nuts, except for the put upon Senior Sargeant/Detective Dulce (played by an exceptional Kate Box). Some of the characters are exasperating and it was a pleasure to watch her efforts at maintaining a saint-like patience slowly give way to the point of her finally confronting some of them. Followed by mutual acceptance and cooperation. Except for James, he is never anything other than "a c---."
She and her detective partner, the hilariously obnoxious and inappropriate Eddie (the also great Madelaine Sami), struggle to put the pieces together and the viewer will likely beat them to it here and there, but the identity of the killer is well hidden until the end.
Maybe I enjoyed this show so much because I have a huge fondness for Australia and Australians, having lived there for a couple of years in my 20s. Some of the humour is Aussie-specific, like the choir's song choice. It was one of the Divinyls more mainstream hits but it's still a whack choice, made even funnier if you know the band's style and back catalog. Still I think almost everyone can relate to the humour of one character's overplaying of a certain other historical pop song.
All I can say is give it a couple of episodes of your time to see if it works for you.
She and her detective partner, the hilariously obnoxious and inappropriate Eddie (the also great Madelaine Sami), struggle to put the pieces together and the viewer will likely beat them to it here and there, but the identity of the killer is well hidden until the end.
Maybe I enjoyed this show so much because I have a huge fondness for Australia and Australians, having lived there for a couple of years in my 20s. Some of the humour is Aussie-specific, like the choir's song choice. It was one of the Divinyls more mainstream hits but it's still a whack choice, made even funnier if you know the band's style and back catalog. Still I think almost everyone can relate to the humour of one character's overplaying of a certain other historical pop song.
All I can say is give it a couple of episodes of your time to see if it works for you.