Set in 1880's Melbourne and based on the book by Fergus Hume (1888), the story calls for several location augmentations, turning largely modern street scenes and locations into bustling Victorian Era set pieces along with the standard set of digital clean ups and removals throughout.
One shot in particular, a CG shot of the view across Princess Bridge, was covered in a recent article in the Age. And check out Karl Quinn's video breakdown of the shot here.
Mystery of a Hansom Cab heads to the ABC later this year.
Watch the official trailer here