In the first series, Vinall stars as Matilda Stone, a young detective who has been assigned to the constabulary in her fictional hometown village of Wildemarsh, England,[5] where she is reunited with her three crime-writing aunts Cat, Beth, and Jane, played by Graham, Woodward, and Redmond.
[8] Julie Graham was attracted to the script's portrayal of older women, explaining that "Cat, Jane, and Beth... are all in their fifties... it was a joy to see scenes about authentic females in a family.
It's unusual and it's important and of this moment",[17] while Olivia Vinall said the series "feels really truthful [about] the way the women behave.
The police station is filmed at the old school building in Benenden, alongside the village green and church in the backdrop.
[20] The New York Times recommended the series due to its "whimsical" tone,[9] noting its "fairy-tale-style omniscient narrator" and comparing it favorably with Pushing Daisies.