Series synopsis
Sleuth 101 is an Australian comedy crime drama mystery television series that premiered on ABC TV on February 12, 2010. It ended on April 11, 2010. It stars Cal Wilson.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Cal Wilson as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Kate Atkinson as Jacqui
- Dave O'Neil as Self - Guest Detective
- Robyn Butler as Michelle
- Denise Drysdale as Marjorie
- Dave Lawson as Steve
- John Wood as Bill
- Frankie J. Holden as Kyle
- Frank Woodley as Self - Guest Detective
- Kevin Harrington as Barry
- Celia Pacquola as Abby
- Claire Hooper as Self - Guest Detective
- Tommy Dassalo as Torben
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | February 12, 2010 | April 11, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Family Assorted 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. |
February 12, 2010 |
| 2 |
Murder in A-Sharp Frankie J Holden stars as Kyle Bowman, lead singer of 70s rockers The Dead Dogs, who gets murdered - stabbed by his own ARIA award. Match wits with a not-so-great detective as you try to sort out fact from fiction, clues from red herrings and the innocent from the guilty. Guest detective Frank Woodley must unravel the mess of lies, infidelity and Lily Allen. |
February 19, 2010 |
| 3 |
Delete Cache In the office of TorbLab creator and designer of the virtual online world of Sirius 9. System administrator Cache (Sam Johnson), or Darren Gablonsky as he is known by his parents, has been deleted. Cache collapses after drinking his regular black coffee. But which of his nerdy colleagues, stopped playing the online role-playing game long enough to poison his cup? Claire Hooper is on hand to unravel the mystery. |
February 26, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 12, 2010 |
| Last aired | April 11, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 20:00:00 |