A Remarkable Place to Die is a New Zealand-Australian crime drama series created by Philly de Lacey and written by Lacey and John Banas. It follows Detective Anais Mallory (Chelsie Preston Crayford) on the homicide beat in Queenstown and as she also uncovers more about her sister's mysterious death.
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Philly de Lacey |
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| Country of origin | New Zealand Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Running time | 90 mins |
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| Network | TVNZ 2 Nine Network[1] |
| Release | 3 November 2024[2] – present |
It was first broadcast in 2024 on TVNZ 1 in New Zealand and on the Nine Network in Australia.
Plot summary
editAnais Mallory (Preston Crayford) leaves behind her high-flying career as a homicide detective in Sydney to return to her hometown of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. She is reunited with her grief-stricken mother, Veronica (Gibney), following the mysterious road accident death of Anais' sister, Lynne. As Anais works through new cases with Detective Delaney (Whelan) as a local detective she also begins to unravel more of the mysteries surrounding her sister's death. She is also forced to confront her former fiancé, Luke (Terrier), now married to her former best friend, Maja (Evans).[3][1]
Cast
edit- Chelsie Preston Crayford as Anais Mallory, a detective that returns to her hometown of Queenstown[4]
- Matt Whelan as Simon Delaney, Anais' detective colleague[5]
- Rebecca Gibney as Veronica Mallory, Anais' mother
- Charles Jazz Terrier as Luke Staunton, former fiancé of Anais
- Indiana Evans as Maja Staunton, an Australian, and Anais' former best friend and Luke's wife[6]
- Alex Tarrant as Ihaka, a pathologist[7]
- Tara Canton as Lynne Mallory, deceased sister of Anais
Recurring
edit- Michala Banas as Kylie Shorrock, a pyrotechnician[8]
Guest cast
edit- Nathalie Boltt as Marijke Van Heusen, a wealthy expat from South Africa
- Mike Edward as Stus van Huysen, Marijke's wealthy husband, also from South Africa
References
edit- ^ a b The many mysteries of A Remarkable Place to Die The Spinoff. 8 November 2024
- ^ Airdate: A Remarkable Place to Die TV Tonight. 31 October 2024
- ^ New Zealand Detective Series ‘A Remarkable Place to Die’ Launched by Banijay Variety. 28 February 2024
- ^ Exclusive: Chelsie Preston Crayford on taking centre stage in new thriller A Remarkable Place to Die nine.com.au. 20 November 2024
- ^ A Remarkable Place to Die star Matt Whelan on returning home after playing American playboy Hugh Hefner nine.com.au. 1 December 2024
- ^ Home and Away star Indiana Evans on her role in the gripping new TV thriller A Remarkable Place to Die nine.com.au. 2 December 2024
- ^ Alex Tarrant heads home for new local series A Remarkable Place To Die Stuff. 29 October 2024
- ^ Exclusive: Michala Banas reveals mischief her and Rebecca Gibney got up to on the set of A Remarkable Place To Die nine.com.au. 20 November 2024