My Life Is Murder – DVD Boxset Review
AWARD-WINNING actor and screen favourite Lucy Lawless returns for the third series of one of Australia’s most popular crime dramas, My Life is Murder.
In this lighthearted entertainment series (Lawless – Xena: Warrior Princess, Parks and Recreation) plays Alexa Crowe , a retired cop turned private detective.
The show premiered exclusively on Acorn TV and now – following its transmission on Alibi – it’s set to arrive on DVD and digital alongside My Life is Murder Complete Series 1 – 3 DVD Box set on the 20th of November 2023, courtesy of Acorn Media International.
The first series sees Alexa joined by her new partner-in-crime Madison (Ebony Vagulans – To Be, The Heart Guy) who adds some fun sidekick antics alongside the other sidekick in the shape of a feline burglar (how does that cat keep getting in?!).
The series is set in Melbourne, Australia and watching this show along with Home and Away makes me worry about policing down under. The cases that are shared with Alexa are unsolved, but all seem like they would have been easily solved by the police. This series follows a similar formula to shows like Jonathan Creek and The Mentalist, but where as they both brought a special skill of being able to read people and work out complex puzzles, Alexa just seems to bring mid level attention to detail and high level sass.
Most episodes throw red herring after red herring at you but the first guess you had was probably right. Luckily, this pretty thin storyline thing makes the series really easy to follow and just a light hearted, fun watch. The cast are all great, including the characters who only appear every now and again like the doctor, and the cat.
There isn’t any particular through plot either, so if you didn’t pay too much attention during an episode, you wouldn’t be confused by the next.
In the first series Alexa and Madison look into such confounding cases as a suspicious death at a bizarrely competitive culinary school, a heart attack at an exclusive cycling club, a locked-room mystery, Alexa’s old school and more.
In series two, Alexa returns to her New Zealand hometown after years of living in Australia and there, she’s called upon by DI Harry Henare (Rawiri Jobe – The Brokenwood Mysteries) to investigate a spate of puzzling murders including the death of a drag queen, the mysterious demise of an ambitious young winemaker and a very cold case of a chef found dead in his walk-in freezer.
Series three welcomes new cases and new faces, including Beth (Tatum Warren-Ngata – Ahikaroa) and guest stars including Roy Billing (The Brokenwood Mysteries, Jack Irish), Tai Berdinner-Blades (Go Girls), Simone Kessell (Yellowjackets) and more.
Settled in Auckland and surrounded by a small but powerful community of friends and fellow investigators, Alexa is finally starting to look to the future and she’s not the only one – Madison is determined to finally get away from the computer screen and in front of the suspects… Meanwhile, Alexa and Harry have finally learned to trust each other’s investigative instincts and are really having fun on the job.
Even loveable café owner Rueben (Joseph Naufahu – Game Of Thrones) is finding himself drawn into Alexa’s cases including a young tango instructor’s demise, the enigma of a bride’s untimely death on her wedding day and the curious case of a baker found dead.
As it was recently renewed for a fourth season, now is the perfect time to catch up with My Life is Murder Complete Series 1 – 3 DVD Box set for a murder mystery adventure full of sharp wit, charming characters and plenty of drama.
A lot of fun.
My Life Is Murder Series 3 DVD is released on 20th November 2023 and is also available to download and keep
RRP: £27.99
My Life Is Murder Series 1 – 3 DVD Box set is also released on 20th November
RRP: £54.99
