| Composer: | Cameron McKenzie |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
| Cinematography: | Robert Humphreys |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Network: | ABC |
Fat Cow Motel is an Australian comedy/drama television series, created by Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson and starring Kate Atkinson and Brendan Cowell. Described as an interactive drama viewers could register online for access to the shows website and to sms and email messages sent onscreen during the show Each episode ends in a mystery cliffhanger which can be solved with help from the interactive content. Two final episodes were filmed and the audience could vote for their desired alternative.
The show was filmed in Harrisville, Queensland with the town's Royal Hotel standing in for the titular Fat Cow Motel.
The owner of the Fat Cow Motel makes up a story that a famous rock star died in one of the rooms in her motel which attracts a journalist to town.
Nicole Brady of the Age wrote "It looks great on paper, but two weeks in and this Australian comedy-mystery series is feeling a little clunky." Illawarra Mercury's Glen Humphries notes "The two lead actors in this weekly whodunit are both very watchable and there's a certain charm here. Shame it's hampered by the show's over-emphasis on interactivity."
Summing up the fate of Australian made dramas Greg Hassall of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "A comedy/drama set in a rural town, billed as our first interactive drama because viewers could follow clues on the show's website to solve a mystery each week. But the interactive angle felt gimmicky and the show lasted only one season."