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R.I.P. Tide

Episode 1
Sunday, September 08, 2024 (ABC, 7:30)
Written by Peter Mattessi
Directed by Mat King

Brilliant ex-pat DI Mackenzie Clarke has fled London amid controversy, returning to the last place she ever wanted to be — her small, coastal hometown of Dolphin Cove. But when local royalty Stuart Granger washes ashore with a knife in his back in the middle of a surf carnival, Mackenzie must rely on the residents of Dolphin Cove to help her solve the case. It’s a pity they all hate her…

Starring: Anna Samson as Mackenzie Clarke, Lloyd Griffith as Colin Cartwright, Tia Hara as Glenn Strong, Catherine McClements as Philomena Strong, Celia Ireland as Reggie Rocco, Aaron McGrath as Felix Wilkinson, Andrea Demetriades as Daisy Dixon

With (in order of appearance): Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Stuart Granger, Jenni Baird as Susan Stirling, Vivienne Awosoga as Becky Hayden, Stephen Hunter as Grant Edgar, Dylan Hare as Zayne Wyatt, Barry Conrad as Jared, Ron Smyck as Trevor Bongiovanni, Ardal O’Hanlon as DI Jack Mooney, Genevieve Lemon as Madge Woodburne, Xanthia Marinelli as Mackenzie Stunt Double, Inge Sildnik as Mackenzie Driving Double, Aidan Gillett as Stuart Stunt Double, Ben Toyer as Zayne Stunt Double

Note: Andrea Demetriades does not appear

Dead Last

Episode 2
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Written by Peter Mattessi
Directed by Mat King

A famous wellness influencer drops dead in the middle of a packed fun run, so DI Mackenzie Clarke finds herself delving into the world of wellness to solve the murder.

With: Naomi Sequeira as Jade McCready, Callan Colley as Curtis Faleafa, Roy Joseph as Nick Dosanjh, Ron Smyck as Trevor Bongiovanni, Nicole Yardley as Shelley, Alan Dukes as Keith Cole, Genevieve Lemon as Madge Woodburne, Tom Cossettini as Caleb, Inge Sildnik as Mackenzie Driving Double

Curl Up and Dye

Episode 3
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Written by Elizabeth Coleman
Directed by Mat King

Three hairdressers return from lunch to find their boss, Bianca Bailey, has been killed. The method is strangulation, but the murder weapon remains a mystery that Mackenzie is determined to untangle.

With: Airlie Dodds as Bianca Bailey, Anni Finsterer as Donna Smithwick, Natalie Abbott as Tahnee Jones, Tess Haubrich as Skye Bailey, Jason Chong as Troy Lexton, Inge Sildnik as Mackenzie Driving Double

Killer Climate

Episode 4
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Written by Alexandra Collier
Directed by Tenika Smith

When a radical eco-activist is murdered, Mackenzie and her team must figure out how the victim was killed when the suspects were chained together, unable to reach the victim.

With: Harry Greenwood as Byron Jones, Hugo Johnstone Burt as Henry Jones, Arka Das as Ken Sen-Jones, Deborah Kennedy as Maggie Mitchell, Maia Thomas as Fiona Koliios, Inge Sildnik as Maggie Driving Double, Jimmy Davies as Byron Stunt Double

Dead Bowl

Episode 5
Sunday, October 06, 2024
Written by Kodie Bedford
Directed by Tenika Smith

A tense game of lawn bowls turns to chaos when a player is killed on the green in broad daylight by an antique ornamental bushranger’s gun. Is the ghost of Bushranger Bill haunting Dolphin Cove?.

With: Tara Morice as Helen Haddon, Maggie Dence as Rita di Stefano, Peter O’Brien as Artie O'Farrell, Christopher Stollery as Ted Haddon, Justin Smith as Mal Haddon

Oh Mine Papa

Episode 6
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Written by Peter Mattessi
Directed by Tenika Smith

When crabby Vince Ogden is found dead in his locked bedsit, it’s up to Mackenzie to shine a light on the truth of his murder.

With: Peter Phelps as Vince Ogden, Nicole Nabout as Dot Ogden, Sarah Roberts as Priya Ogden, Yazeed Daher as Finn Ogden, Roxie Mohebbi as Lottie Ogden, Ardal O’Hanlon as DI Jack Mooney, Ron Smyck as Trevor Bongiovanni