The series aired in New Zealand on TV3 from 4 February to 29 April 2013, at 8:30 p.m. for three episodes; it then moved to 9:30 p.m. for three episodes, and then moved again to 9:40 p.m. for five episodes, before moving to 9:45 p.m. on Mondays for the remaining two episodes.
Production
Funding for the series was approved by NZ On Air in December 2011.[1] The show was cancelled in December 2013, by a radio announcement on Radio New Zealand by TV3 programming boss Mark Caulton.[2]
Plot
Jane is a humble office temp who takes on a new post at an inner city law firm and soon realises she's not just filling in for a secretary with the flu – she's sitting in a dead woman's chair.
The deceased woman is Rose, whose best friend Linda is convinced that she was murdered despite police reports to the contrary. Linda quickly enlists Jane in her quest to find the truth and together they recruit the IT guy and the lady from payroll and form the Society of the Blue Rose.
With some help from friends on the lowlier rungs of other businesses, the quartet fight high-stakes crimes and shadowy corporate skulduggery to uncover the truth about Rose. They are united in purpose – and tattoos – to seek out further injustices. But proving guilt is always harder than suspecting it.
Cast and characters
Main
Antonia Prebble as Jane March – A Temp P.A. to Simon at Mosely & Loveridge
Siobhan Marshall as Linda Frame – Rose's best friend and godmother to her daughter Nina; manages a courier firm
Matt Minto as Simon Frost – Jane's boss and Senior Partner at Mosely & Loveridge
Rajeev Varma as Ganesh Nishad – An I.T. manager at Mosely & Loveridge
Jenny Ludlam as Sonya Whitwell – An accountant who used to work at Mosely & Loveridge
Recurring
James Trevena-Brown as Charlie Bryson – A junior lawyer at Mosely & Loveridge
Anna Jullienne as Krystle Wilkinson – Helen's P.A. at Mosely & Loveridge
