Queens of Mystery

The lead role of Matilda Stone was recast between seasons: Olivia Vinall played the character in Series 1, while Florence Hall took over the role for Series 2.

Julie Graham said she was attracted to the script because it portrayed authentic women in their fifties, calling such representation unusual and important, while Olivia Vinall praised the series for feeling truthful about how the women behave.

Julie Graham described the show's tone as 'very tongue-in-cheek and cartoonish.'

Filming for the first season took place in Kent, centered around Stone Street in Cranbrook, which also served as the High Street throughout the series.

Lympne Castle was used to portray the fictional Hiddledean Castle in Wildemarsh for the episode 'Murder In The Dark'.

Several real locations doubled as fictional ones: Wadard Books served as the Murder Ink bookshop and Jane's house, Farningham Village Store became the Wildemarsh Village stores, and a private residence in Water Lane stood in for the Embittered Hack Pub.

For the episode 'Death By Vinyl', the Stoneydale craft shop in Cranbrook was converted into The Sound and Fury record shop.

The police station scenes were filmed at an old school building in Benenden, using the village green and church as backdrop, while St Michael's Churchyard in Smarden served as the Wildemarsh churchyard.

The New York Times recommended the series for its whimsical tone and fairy-tale-style omniscient narrator, comparing it favorably to Pushing Daisies.

TV Insider's Matt Roush compared the series to Murder, She Wrote but considered it inferior to the sibling Acorn TV series Agatha Raisin.