Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - "Raisins and Almonds" - 9:00 pm Saturday, January 3 on WNEH HDTV

About this Broadcast

Raisins and Almonds

Season 1, Episode 5

Miss Fisher investigates when a young man is found dead in a bookstore at the Eastern Market, and finds herself entangled in politics, alchemy and poison.

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Cast & Crew

Essie Davis (Actor) .. Phryne Fisher

Nathan Page (Actor) .. Det. John Robinson

Miriam Margolyes (Actor) .. Aunt Prudence

Ashleigh Cummings (Actor) .. Dorothy Williams

Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Actor) .. Constable Hugh Collins

Tammy MacIntosh (Actor) .. Dr. Mac

Travis McMahon (Actor) .. Bert

Anthony Sharp (Actor) .. Cec

Nicholas Bell (Actor) .. Murdoch Foyle

Ruby Rees-Wemyss (Actor) .. Jane

Richard Bligh (Actor)

Anthony Sharpe (Actor)

Ruby Rees-Wemyss (Actor)

Anthony J Sharpe (Actor)

Ruby Rees (Actor)

Kat Stewart (Actor) .. Miss Leigh

Tim Draxl (Actor) .. Simon Abrahams

Brian Lipson (Actor) .. Ben Abrahams

Adrian Mulraney (Actor) .. Chaim Abrahams

Don Bridges (Actor) .. Archie Davies

Laura Wheelwright (Actor) .. Alice

Ben Davidson (Actor) .. Saul Michaels

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Did You Know..

Essie Davis (Actor) .. Phryne Fisher

Born: January 19, 1970
Birthplace: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Trivia: While at drama school, lived with classmate Cate Blanchett. A week after graduating, cast as Juliet in Bell Shakespeare Company's 1993 production of Romeo and Juliet and as Jilly in the film The Custodian (1993). Met husband Justin Kurzel in 1996, when he was a set designer at the Sydney Theatre Company and she was in a Belvoir Street production of A View from the Bridge. Sprained her ankle, dislocated her knee and broke a rib doing stunts for Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

Nathan Page (Actor) .. Det. John Robinson

Born: August 25, 1973

Miriam Margolyes (Actor) .. Aunt Prudence

Born: May 18, 1941
Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Trivia: Esteemed British supporting actress and voice artist Miriam Margolyes has worked on radio, television, stage, and in many prestigious feature films. She launched her career in her native England but came to the U.S. after winning the Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Flora Finching in Little Dorrit (1988). After settling in L.A., Margolyes starred in the short-lived CBS television series Frannie's Turn. As a voice artist, Margolyes provided the characterization for Babe's mother in the Oscar-nominated Babe (1996), as well as voicing the role of the glowworm in James and the Giant Peach (1996), in which she also played one of the wicked aunties.

Ashleigh Cummings (Actor) .. Dorothy Williams

Born: November 11, 1992
Birthplace: Saudi Arabia

Trivia: Born in Saudi Arabia to Australian parents, she moved to Australia when she was 12. As a teenager, took dancing, singing and acting classes at Sydney's Brent Street School of Performing Arts, Participate Film Academy and the Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors. Made her feature-film debut as a dancer in Razzle Dazzle (2007). Performed with the Sydney Theatre Company in its production of Our Town in 2010. Learnt to operate AK-47 assault rifles and ride dirt bikes for her breakout role in Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010). Made her recording debut, contributing vocals to Melbourne musician Dan Webb's single "Sleep (ft. Ashleigh Cummings)", in 2014.

Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Actor) .. Constable Hugh Collins

Tammy MacIntosh (Actor) .. Dr. Mac

Born: January 01, 1970
Birthplace: Australia

Trivia: First role on television was playing a reporter on the children's show C'Mon Kids in the late 1980s. Rose in prominence playing Charlotte in the medical drama All Saints from 2002 to '09. Has an extensive career on the stage, including performing in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Shark Fin Soup and The Ensemble Theatre's production of Sleeping Beauty.

Travis McMahon (Actor) .. Bert

Anthony Sharp (Actor) .. Cec

Born: June 16, 1915
Died: July 23, 1984

Nicholas Bell (Actor) .. Murdoch Foyle

Born: August 15, 1958

Ruby Rees-Wemyss (Actor) .. Jane

Richard Bligh (Actor)

Anthony Sharpe (Actor)

Ruby Rees-Wemyss (Actor)

Anthony J Sharpe (Actor)

Ruby Rees (Actor)

Kat Stewart (Actor) .. Miss Leigh

Born: November 30, 1972
Birthplace: Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia

Trivia: Made her acting debut as an angel in a nativity play in Year 2. Earned Arts and Marketing degrees at Monash University. Worked full-time as a publicist at book publisher Penguin while taking evening classes at the National Theatre Drama School. Quit her job when the opening night of her second-year play conflicted with publicity work at the Adelaide Writers' Festival. Joined Red Stitch Actors Theatre in 2002 and has acted in numerous plays produced by the company, co-founded by her husband David Whiteley. Breakout role was as Roberta Williams in the first series of Underbelly in 2008. Has acted opposite her husband in several plays and an episode of her TV drama Mr and Mrs Murder in 2013.

Tim Draxl (Actor) .. Simon Abrahams

Born: October 08, 1981

Brian Lipson (Actor) .. Ben Abrahams

Adrian Mulraney (Actor) .. Chaim Abrahams

Don Bridges (Actor) .. Archie Davies

Born: November 04, 1950

Laura Wheelwright (Actor) .. Alice

Born: October 09, 1990
Birthplace: Australia

Trivia: Studied acting at the 16th Street Acting Studio in Melbourne. Nominated for the 2010 AFI Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Animal Kingdom. Won the Best Female Actor award at the 2013 Tropfest short film festival. Nominated for the 2014 Best Actor award at the St Kilda Film Festival for her role in The Kingdom of Doug. Wrote, produced and starred in short film Happy Memories in 2018.

Ben Davidson (Actor) .. Saul Michaels

Born: June 14, 1940