Sleuth 101 -  Family Assorted

Welcome to Sleuth 101 – the whodunit game show with a comedic twist, hosted by the effervescent Cal Wilson. As elementary as Watson, Cal’s job is to guide the guest detective, keep forensics on their feet and occasionally drop the odd cryptic clue.

Each week Cal is joined by a special guest comedian, who is given a crash course in criminology. Signing up to test their detective skills are Frank Woodley, Hamish Blake, Julia Morris, Adam Richard, Dave O’Neil, Peter Rowsthorn, Claire Hooper and Colin Lane. Their task, to solve a murder in front of a live studio audience, but what sort of detective will they be? With styles and techniques that will test even the most hardened criminal, our guest detectives have no script, they rely on witness interviews, footage flashbacks, forensic evidence and their own observations.

Breathing life into the murder scenarios, are a trusty band of suspects and victims. Over the eight episodes, John Wood, Samuel Johnson, Mark Mitchell, Caroline Craig and Kimberley Davis play some of the victims. While Robyn Butler, Alan Brough, Denise Drysdale, Steve Bastoni, Leah Vandenberg and Nicholas Bell play some of the suspects. Sleuth 101 also proves that murder can take place in any setting at anytime including, a reality cooking show, a hair salon, during late night radio, in an art class or at Christmas lunch.

Rounding out each episode and in homage to the classic murder mysteries, the suspects all return to the scene of the crime, where our novice detective will make their accusation, but will they be right?

In the first episode, 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. Also stars Robyn Butler, Denise Drysdale, Nicola Parry and Dave Lawson.

Sleuth 101 will be repeated on ABC2 – Sunday, February 14 at 6:00pm