Any other period films coming out? ABC TV here in Australia has just adapted Mystery of a Handsome Cab, a murder mystery set in Melbourne during the 1880s boom years. Some of the costuming is pretty good given budgets and stock items for some characters, covering both the wealthy and slum dwellers. Production design was pretty good, too, redressing some less-developed parts of the inner suburbs to double as the city in those days.
May be hard for non-Australians to find (check out the Australian Broadcasting Commission web site, it may still be up for online viewing). It may also be on torrent sites if you dare. As a side note, same organisation adapted the Phryne Fisher murder mystery books (wealthy female investigator, 1920s) as a series earlier this year, not badly done, too, although the heroine was more annoying than in the books. Available on DVD for Christmas, probably. It looks like the ABC is going back to funding historical/period dramas, -C. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
