Darby and Joan (TV series)

Darby and Joan is an Australian cozy murder mystery, crime comedy drama television series starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi about a retired Australian detective and an English nurse who work together to solve the mystery of her husband's recent death. The title alludes to the proverbial mutually devoted couple Darby and Joan. The series was announced in 2021 and began streaming on Acorn TV from 8 August 2022. The eight part series was created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne and filmed in Queensland across the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Redland City, North Stradbroke Island, Mount Isa and Cairns. On 7 June 2024 the series was renewed for a second series.

Synopsis
Widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope (Greta Scacchi) is on a quest to find answers about her husband's mysterious death, while ex-detective Jack Darby (Bryan Brown) has taken to the open road to escape his past. But when they collide in the Australian outback and become drawn into a series of mysteries, this unlikely investigative duo soon realize the most intriguing puzzle they face is each other.

Main

 * Greta Scacchi as Joan Kirkhope
 * Bryan Brown as Jack Darby
 * Anna McGahan as Rebecca Kirkhope, Joan's daughter
 * John Waters as Ian Kirkhope (in flashbacks), Joan's deceased husband

Guests

 * Jolene Anderson as Detective Inspector Liz Darby, Jack Darby's daughter (4 episodes).
 * Heather Mitchell as Rosemary, Jack Darby’s ex-fiancée (3 episodes)
 * Kerry Armstrong as Summer (2 episodes)
 * Christopher James Baker as Curtis (2 episodes)
 * Caroline Gillmer as Denise (2 episodes)
 * Robert Coleby as Ascher (1 episode)
 * Peter O'Brien as Chris (1 episode)
 * Steve Bisley as Declan Kemp (1 episode)
 * Casey Donovan as voice of Australian Sat Nav
 * Rachel Ward as English Sat Nav (1 episode)
 * Rarriwuy Hick as Tegan (1 episode)
 * Adrienne Pickering as Lucy Kirkhope (1 episode)
 * Todd Lasance as Riley Harrington (1 episode)
 * Kaarin Fairfax as Heidi (1 episode)