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Family Assorted

Episode 1
Fri, February 12, 2010 (ABC)
Ratings: 0.644 million viewers (10th)
Written by Anthony Watt & Brendan Luno
Directed by Jon Olb

John Wood plays Bill Quinn, a family man who is hated by his family and with good reason. Bill gets killed on Christmas Day, smothered by the stomach padding of his Santa suit. Guest detective Dave O'Neil is on the scene.

With: Dave O'Neil, Robyn Butler as Michelle, Denise Drysdale as Marjorie, Dave Lawson as Steve, Nicola Parry as Ally, John Wood as Bill

Murder in A Sharp

Episode 2
Fri, February 19, 2010
Ratings: 0.466 million viewers (21th)
Written by Anthony Watt & Brendan Luno
Directed by Jon Olb

Frankie J Holden stars as Kyle Bowman, lead singer of the Dead Dogz, who falls victim to his own lifetime achievement award. Guest detective Frank Woodley must unravel the mess of lies, infidelity and Lily Allen. But who from Kyle's posse could possibly be a murderer?
Could wife number three, Abby, young, passionate, caring, Kyle's very own muse, have a tendency for murder? Perhaps it was his long time band mate, the Dead Dogz drummer Barry wanting to put an end to the band forever. Maybe it was the headstrong record exec Jessica or his loyal and trustworthy head of security Ian who brutally murdered Kyle.

With: Frank Woodley, Nicholas Bell as Ian, Kevin Harrington as Barry, Celia Pacquola as Abby, Leah Vandenberg as Jessica, Frankie J Holden as Kyle

Delete Cache

Episode 3
Fri, February 26, 2010
Written by Anthony Watt & Brendan Luno
Directed by Jon Olb

Online computer game tech-head Cache, collapses after drinking his regular black coffee. But which of his nerdy colleagues stopped playing the online role playing game long enough to poison his cup? Claire Hooper is on hand to unravel the mystery.
With big plans to do business in Asia, did his boss Torben want Cache out of the picture, before taking the business offshore? Or perhaps his girlfriend Hermoine was tired of Cache putting work before pleasure? Maybe the over-friendly accountant Gill was planning more than just taking care of the books? Or could Cache's colleague and friend Nazeem, jealous of Cache's success, be capable of murdering him to get ahead?

With: Tommy Dassalo as Torben, Katrina Milosevic as Gill, Emily Taheny as Hermoine, Nazeem Hussain as Nazeem, Samuel Johnson as Cache

A Tan To Die For

Episode 4
Fri, March 05, 2010
Written by Anthony Watt & Brendan Luno
Directed by Jon Olb

Bridget Wilmott was getting ready for her wedding day. But getting crushed in a sunbed wasn't on her to-do list. Bridget was insensitive, rude and ruthless, and there's no shortage of people who wanted to see her dead. Guest detective Adam Richard has a curly one to solve.

With a salon full of suspects, was her future mother-in-law, Pat determined to protect her son at any cost? She made no secret of her dislike for Bridget. Or could one of the salon workers Jacqui or Annie have been so put out by Bridget that they wanted to put her out for good? Or perhaps it was her good friend Louise, tired of being tormented by Bridget, who got her revenge by basting the bride.

With: Kate Atkinson as Jacqui, Leah Vandenberg as Annie, Anne Phelan as Pat, Jacqueline Brennan as Louise, Caroline Craig as Bridget

Inside Chef

Episode 5
Fri, March 12, 2010 (8:00pm)
Written by Anthony Watt & Brendan Luno
Directed by Jon Olb

Ramsay McGordon keels over while tasting the last meal in the final of a new reality show set in a prison. The contestants are all convicted felons, he probably should have seen it coming. Guest Detective Peter Rowsthorn gets the taste for murder when he turns his hand to detective work.

Already in jail, most of our suspects have nothing to lose. Did quick-tempered Harry finally flip at Ramsay's insensitive remarks? Inmate Enid knows a thing or two about poisons, did she produce the potent mix that killed Ramsay? Or did Fingers Keenan finally see an easy way out of jail? Maybe it was Ramsay's own producer Stacy who wanted to kill Ramsay's transmission once and for all?

With: Nicola Parry as Stacy, Steve Bastoni as Harry, Denise Scott as Enid, Tony Rickards as Keenan, Mark Mitchell as Ramsay

Late And Live

Episode 6
Sunday, March 28, 2010 (6.30pm)
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Kimberley Davies plays Rachel Timms, an ambitious radio newsreader with a great future ahead of her — that is until someone strangles her with a mic cable just before she reads the midnight news. Guest detective Julia Morris is thrown into the graveyard shift on this one, to pick through the studio full of suspects.

When he wasn't behind the mike, was smooth talking DJ Johnny Velvet plotting his own murderous plan? Or perhaps long-serving and loyal radio producer Ann, who was responsible for producing Rachel's last story? Maybe funny gal Judy, the station comedian and Rachel's friend, had a dark side that wasn't that funny. Studio tech Nigel had a major crush on Rachel, could her murder simply be a case of unrequited love?

With: Kimberley Davies as Rachel, Paul McCarthy as Johnny Velvet, Collette Mann as Ann, Felicity Ward as Judy, Toby Truslove as Nigel

Performance Enhancing Death

Episode 7
Fri, March 26, 2010
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Dan Kinsman has been thrown a lifeline by his new footy club. He has been passing all his drug tests and seems to be on a winning path again. But during a training session he gets electrocuted on the treadmill. Is detective Colin Lane fit enough to solve this shocking murder?

The club room is crawling with suspects. Was his teammate Cary ready to rub Dan out? Maybe it was Cary's impressionable girlfriend Rebecca wanting to teach Dan a lesson. Perhaps his ambitious manager Robbie felt his time with Dan was over and that murder was his only way out. Or maybe his caring coach Mick wasn't so caring after all.

With: Blair McDonough as Dan Kinsman, Nick Russell as Cary, Emily Taheny as Rebecca, Alan Brough as Robbie, Francis Greenslade as Mick