Frankie Drake Mysteries (CBC)

[Nerroth]

This Monday will see the launch of a new series on CBC Television in Canada: Frankie Drake Mysteries, a spinoff of Murdoch Mysteries:

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This series will start off in 1921, and perhaps has echoes of Australia's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - which is set in 1920s Melbourrne.

There is a 6-part webisode posted to the CBC's YouTube channel:

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[Owain Taggart]

Been looking forward to it. I haven't been following Murdoch as much lately, as I've felt the stories have been becoming more and more gruesome and less interesting, so I didn't realize this would be a spinoff.

 

[Nerroth]

The first episode has been posted to the CBC website, while a "Frankie's Jazz" playlist has been added by CBC Music.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I'm sure things will improve, but I felt the first episode was less than impressive. The mystery itself felt uninspired, and despite the era's setting, felt a tad too modern. And I loved Miss Fisher's.