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The following is a list of episodes of the Canadian drama series Murdoch Mysteries, which is produced by Shaftesbury Films. The first five seasons were broadcast in Canada on Citytv with the show moving to CBC for an encore of season five and continuing with season six. Murdoch Mysteries is also shown on Alibi in the UK. The show stars Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the 1890s who makes use of what was then modern forensic science to solve crimes. Each episode revolves around one or more explicit historical references to an actual 19th century person, invention, event, or book. Working with Detective Murdoch are Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris), coroner Doctor Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), and Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig). The show was developed for television by Cal Coons and Alexandra Zarowny based on the characters in the Detective Murdoch series of novels written by Maureen Jennings.
Prior to the television series Shaftesbury Films and CHUM Television produced three made for TV movies which were shown on the Canadian cable channel Bravo! in 2004 and 2005. Peter Outerbridge portrayed Detective Murdoch in the movies, along with Keeley Hawes as Doctor Odgen and Colm Meaney as Inspector Brackenreid.
In July 2007 Shaftesbury Films announced that filming had begun on a 13 episode series based on Maureen Jennings' novels and the TV movies and that it was to be shown on Bravo! in 2008.[1] The changes in media ownership in 2007 resulted in Bravo! being owned by CTVglobemedia and Murdoch Mysteries going to Rogers Communications, who put the show on their recently acquired Citytv network.
Season 1
Filming of the first season of Murdoch Mysteries occurred between June 11 and October 17, 2007, primarily in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.[1] Season one premiered on CHMI, the Winnipeg station of Citytv on Sunday, January 20, 2008; the rest of the Citytv stations broadcast the series on Thursdays, beginning on January 24, 2008.[2]
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | UK air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Power" | Farhad Mann | R.B. Carney | January 20, 2008 | February 19, 2008 | |
Toronto City council are entertaining the idea of abandoning direct current electricity for the city in favour of the new alternating current. At a public demonstration on the dangers of alternating current in which a dog was to have been electrocuted it is instead Alice Howard, the newly crowned Miss Toronto Electric and Light, who is killed when she pulls the handle on the switch. Constable Crabtree believes that the representative of the Toronto Humane Society might be involved. Detective Murdoch asks Nikola Tesla (Dmitry Chepovetsky), who also witnessed the electrocution, for his help. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "The Glass Ceiling" | Shawn Thompson | Jean Greig & Cal Coons | January 27, 2008 | February 26, 2008 | |
When two respected officers of the court are murdered, Brackenreid fears he's next on the list; meanwhile Murdorch interviews for the Inspector's position at the new station. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "The Knockdown" | Shawn Thompson | Alexandra Zarowny | February 3, 2008 | March 4, 2008 | |
Professional boxer Amos Robinson is shot after a fight and his wife Fannie is charged with murder. Having studied the blood on Mrs. Robinson's dress Detective Murdoch is convinced that she simply held her husband as she claims and he begins to review events to learn who had motive to kill Amos. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Elementary, My Dear Murdoch" | Don McBrearty | Jason Sherman | February 10, 2008 | March 11, 2008 | |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Geraint Wyn Davies), who is in Toronto to make a speech on spiritualism, invites Detective Murdoch to a seance hosted by Miss Sarah Pensall (Maria del Mar) where they are told of the location of the body of Miss Iris Winston. Detective Murdoch, despite his disbelief in communication with the dead, goes with Sir Arthur go to the location and finds Miss Winston murdered. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "'Till Death Do Us Part" | Don McBrearty | Janet MacLean | February 17, 2008 | March 18, 2008 | |
Shortly before his wedding Wendell Merrick is found murdered in the church. In investigating the murder Detective Murdoch discovers that the marriage was a sham to claim an inheritance and that Mr. Merrick was homosexual. When Mr. Merrick's lover is also found dead by suicide Detective Murdoch discards jealousy as motive and looks to a larger suspect pool. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Let Loose the Dogs" | Don McBrearty | Jean Greig & Cal Coons | February 24, 2008 | April 1, 2008 | |
When the body of John Delaney is found in the woods shortly after he had argued with a drunkard who claims a dog fight was fixed when he lost a lot of money Detective Murdoch gets the case and discovers that his father is the prime suspect. Harry Murdoch (Stephen McHattie) admits that he was no friend of the victim but is adamant that he didn't kill him. Detective Murdoch believes that his father is responsible for the death of his mother and doesn't entertain his father's claims of innocence with the same vigour he would with someone else. With the help of an idiot savant who has a fixation for time, Detective Murdoch establishes a time-line which clears his father. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Body Double" | Shawn Thompson | R.B. Carney | March 2, 2008 | April 8, 2008 | |
When a partially decomposed body falls onto the stage of the Grand Theatre during a performance of Macbeth Inspector Brackenried is startled. The body is identified via dental records as that of Virgil Smart, the owner of the theatre prior to his death a year before. With Mr Smart having known to be dead they exhume the body previously believed to have been Mr Smart. Dr Odgen does a facial reconstruction to identify the man in the grave. In questioning the players about the death of Mr Smart Detective Murdoch realises that their recollections and accountings are rather detailed and similar for an event of more than a year previous. Constable Crabtree finds a hidden room in the theatre. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Still Waters" | Don McBrearty | Derek Schreyer | March 9, 2008 | April 15, 2008 | |
Richard Hartley, the newest member of King's Rowing Club's eight man team is found dead. Detective Murdoch discovers that Mr. Hartley had replaced Horace Briggs, an employee of the club, on the team. Dr Ogden concludes from the autopsy that Mr. Hartley was drowned but that he was also beaten. When his attempts to question the members of the team prove unproductive Detective Murdoch develops a lie-detective device to help sort out the truth from all of the lies and misdirection. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Belly Speaker" | Farhad Mann | Larry Lalonde & Philip Bedard | March 16, 2008 | April 22, 2008 | |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Geraint Wyn Davies) is again in Toronto wanting to study Detective Murdoch for a new novel he is writing. Detective Murdoch investigates the murder of Rod Grimsby but is troubled by the confession of the victim's son Harcout, a ventriloquist, via his puppet Mycroft. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Child's Play" | Shawn Thompson | Alexandra Zarowny | March 23, 2008 | April 29, 2008 | |
The murder of industrialist and philanthropist Howard Rookwood appears to have been done by a child or group of children. Mr. Rookwood was a supporter of Baker House which specialised in housing Home Children in the Toronto area. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Bad Medicine" | John L'Ecuyer | Derek Schreyer | March 31, 2008 | May 6, 2008 | |
A robed and hooded person begins killing people at the Greyson Institute, a facility which specialises in researching brain function. Detective Murdoch gets the case and is disturbed when Miss Sarah Pensell (Maria del Mar) tells him that she has seen the murders in a vision and that one of the future victims is Detective Murdoch. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "The Prince and the Rebel" | John L'Ecuyer | Alexandra Zarowny | April 6, 2008 | May 13, 2008 | |
The Queen's grandson, Prince Alfred (Chad Connell), is in Toronto and Detective Murdoch and Constable Crabtree are assigned as his police security, a task which is complicated by the prince being a bit of a partier who enjoys the company of many women. When a woman with tattoos indicating a connexion to the Irish Republican Brotherhood is found dead in a park everyone believes that there is a plot to harm the prince while he is in 'the colonies'. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "The Annoying Red Planet" | Shawn Thompson | Paul Aitken | April 13, 2008 | May 20, 2008 | |
When Henri Gaston is found in the upper limbs of a large tree in a farmer's field and there are no footprints in the freshly ploughed soil. Detective Murdoch and Constable Crabtree are perplexed. Constable Crabtree thinks that Martians might be involved. When he learns that Mr. Gaston had refused to sell his land, Detective Murdoch turns his attention to more human suspects. After getting close to solving Mr. Gaston's murder, Inspector Brackenreid informs them that they are to cease all investigation in the matter under penalty of death by hanging for treason. |
Season 2
Filming of season two took place in Toronto, Cambridge, and St. George in Ontario,[3] in Drumheller, Alberta, and near Vancouver, British Columbia where they made use of the old set of Bordertown.[4]
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | UK air date | |
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14 | 1 | "Mild Mild West" | Paul Fox | Derek Schreyer | February 10, 2009 | February 10, 2009 | |
Buffalo Bill Cody (Nicholas Campbell) comes to Toronto with his roadshow. A murder happens during the show and it's up to Murdoch and the team to solve it. While investigating the murder Detective Murdoch finds out that the cowboy had a dark past. | |||||||
15 | 2 | "Snakes and Ladders" | Farhad Mann | Cal Coons | February 10, 2009 | February 10, 2009 | |
Murdoch solves the case of a woman de-gutted and it may help him catch the infamous killer, Jack the Ripper. | |||||||
16 | 3 | "Dinosaur Fever" | Paul Fox | Jean Greig | February 17, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch investigates the murder of a man found in the mouth of a dinosaur. | |||||||
17 | 4 | "Houdini Whodunit" | Farhad Mann | Alexandra Zarowny | February 24, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch investigates a bank robbery and the murder of a security guard. The lead suspect is the great escape artist Harry Houdini (Joe Dinicol). | |||||||
18 | 5 | "The Green Muse" | Don McBrearty | Bobby Theodore | March 3, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch investigates the death of a prostitute. | |||||||
19 | 6 | "Shades of Grey" | Don McBrearty | Laura Phillips | March 10, 2009 | TBA | |
A young woman dies mysteriously while seeking medical attention. In this episode, Dr Ogden reveals that she had an abortion (when it was illegal in Canada to have abortions). As she explains the circumstances of her abortion and the reason she chose to have it, Murdoch (a Catholic and a man driven by a strict code of ethics and morality), is seen to be visibly shaken as he tries to reconcile Dr Ogden's past actions against his firmly held beliefs. They part, leaving Murdoch visibly distressed and riven with internal conflict of his love for the doctor versus his need to comply with his values. | |||||||
20 | 7 | "Big Murderer on Campus" | Laurie Lynd | Carol Hay | March 17, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch solves the murder of a professor and it appears that there is no killer. | |||||||
21 | 8 | "I, Murdoch" | Laurie Lynd | Lori Spring | March 24, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch investigates the murder of a mathematics professor, which leads to something bigger that may affect the Canadian Government. | |||||||
22 | 9 | "Convalescence" | Eleanor Lindo | Paul Aitken | March 31, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch is injured on a case and begins to wonder if there is something happening in his home. Crabtree solves the death of a chef. | |||||||
23 | 10 | "Murdoch.com" | Eleanor Lindo | Alexandra Zarowny | May 6, 2009 | TBA | |
24 | 11 | "Let Us Ask the Maiden" | Harvey Crossland | Jason Sherman | May 13, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch investigates the death of a man praying in a synagogue and it leads to a love triangle and a business man up to no good. | |||||||
25 | 12 | "Werewolves" | Kelly Makin | Paul Aitken | May 20, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch investigates the death of man, in which the suspect appears to be a werewolf. | |||||||
26 | 13 | "Anything You Can Do..." | Kelly Makin | Laura Phillips | May 27, 2009 | TBA | |
Murdoch investigates a murder with the help of a Mountie who has an all too familiar style of detection. |
Season 3
Season three was partially filmed in Bristol, England.[5] Guest stars include Lisa Faulkner,[6] Dmitry Chepovetsky,[7] and Peter Stebbings.[8] As part of the production deal, season three premièred exclusively on Alibi in the UK.[5]
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | UK air date | |
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27 | 1 | "The Murdoch Identity" | Laurie Lynd | Jean Greig | March 14, 2010 | February 16, 2010 | |
Murdoch is in Bristol, England with no memory and is trying to stop an assassination while trying to remember who he is. Back in Toronto, station four is trying to find Detective Murdoch. | |||||||
28 | 2 | "The Great Wall" | Harvey Crossland | Alexandra Zarowny | March 21, 2010 | February 23, 2010 | |
Murdoch solves the death of a fellow constable from station five, who are blaming a Chinese shop owner from the evidence found but Murdoch thinks otherwise. | |||||||
29 | 3 | "Victor, Victorian" | Laurie Lynd | Alexandra Zarowny | March 28, 2010 | March 2, 2010 | |
Murdoch is called to a secret society, when a man dies from drinking wine but it appears the "man" is hiding who "he" truly is. | |||||||
30 | 4 | "Rich Boy, Poor Boy" | Harvey Crossland | Carol Hay | April 4, 2010 | March 9, 2010 | |
The inspector's son is kidnapped while playing in the park with a friend and the worst part is they kidnapped the wrong kid. | |||||||
31 | 5 | "Me, Myself and Murdoch" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken | April 11, 2010 | March 16, 2010 | |
Murdoch solves the murder of a man and the prime suspect is his daughter who said the devil made her do it. | |||||||
32 | 6 | "This One Goes to Eleven" | Cal Coons | Carol Hay | April 25, 2010 | March 23, 2010 | |
A painting is stolen and it leads to a fraud conspiracy. | |||||||
33 | 7 | "Blood and Circuses" | David Sutherland | Paul Aitken & Alexandra Zarowny | May 2, 2010 | March 30, 2010 | |
Murdoch solves the death of tiger tamer who was found half eaten by the tiger. | |||||||
34 | 8 | "Future Imperfect" | Cal Coons | Cal Coons | May 9, 2010 | April 6, 2010 | |
Murdoch solves the death of a member of the Eugenics Society. | |||||||
35 | 9 | "Love and Human Remains" | David Sutherland | Lori Spring | May 16, 2010 | April 13, 2010 | |
Murdoch solves a couple's death after 60 years. | |||||||
36 | 10 | "The Curse of Beaton Manor" | John L'Ecuyer | Paul Aitken | April 23, 2010 | April 20, 2010 | |
Murdoch investigates the death of a man at Beaton Manor and the servants are saying a ghost killed him. | |||||||
37 | 11 | "Hangman" | Don McCutcheon | Philip Bedard & Larry Lalonde | May 30, 2010 | April 27, 2010 | |
Detective Murdoch investigates a bizarre case when a convicted murderer apparently manages to survive the hangman's noose. | |||||||
38 | 12 | "In the Altogether" | Steve Wright | Jean Greig | June 6, 2010 | May 4, 2010 | |
Murdoch investigates the death a young woman that leads to a blackmailing expert and an old friend of his. | |||||||
39 | 13 | "The Tesla Effect" | Steve Wright | Cal Coons | June 13, 2010 | May 11, 2010 | |
Detective Murdoch investigates the death by electrocution of Morris Garbutt, a former research associate of the famous Nikola Tesla. The romantic subplot between Murdoch and Dr Ogden also reaches a dramatic conclusion. Leaving a cliffhanger to be resolved in the next season. |
Season 4
In August 2010 Shaftesbury Films announced that production on season four had begun and was scheduled to continue through November 2010.[9] Guest stars in season four include Victor Garber, Lisa Faulkner, Simon Williams, Peter Keleghan, Craig Olejnik, and Lisa Ray.[9] On October 15, 2010 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his daughter visited the set of Murdoch Mysteries.[10] As part of the visit to the set Stephen Harper filmed a cameo appearance.[11]
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | UK air date | |
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40 | 1 | "All Tattered and Torn" | Don McCutcheon | Phil Bedard & Larry Lalonde | June 7, 2011 | February 15, 2011 | |
Dr. Ogden's replacement, Dr. Francis (Paul Rhys), does not like Detective Murdoch's habit of calling the coroner to the crime scene and it is no different when Detective Murdoch gets the case of a body part in a block of concrete along the Don River, near the home of his predecessor, retired Detective Malcolm Lamb (Victor Garber). When other blocks with other body parts are found in the water Dr. Francis insists it is one person but Detective Murdoch is not as convinced and he sends some samples to Dr. Ogden in Buffalo. Dr. Francis says that he would have noticed when he got to doing the tests but does concur with Dr. Ogden that there are multiple victims and one killer. | |||||||
41 | 2 | "Kommando" | Harvey Crossland | Graham Clegg | June 14, 2011 | February 22, 2011 | |
Tom Meeks, a soldier at Fort York, is found murdered in the Don Valley. After another soldier is found murdered Detective Murdoch believes that someone is hunting the men and he beings to investigate the military, which is met with great opposition. Detective Murdoch discovers that the soldiers are not suffering from a disease acquired in South Africa but from severe withdrawal of methamphetamine. He also discovers some unsanctioned actions against the Boers. | |||||||
42 | 3 | "Buffalo Shuffle" | Yannick Bisson | Phil Bedard & Larry Lalonde | June 21, 2011 | March 1, 2011 | |
Someone broke into Station four over night. Detective Murdoch is late arriving to work; when he does arrive he informs Inspector Brackenreid that he is taking a vacation effective immediately. Detective Murdoch goes to Buffalo, initially undercover, at the request of Dr. Ogden to help her investigate the suspicious death of a patient whom she has been forbidden from autopsying. Constable Crabtree is tasked with solving the case of the break-in when a reporter threatens to expose Inspector Brackenreid as bungling and baffled. | |||||||
43 | 4 | "Downstairs, Upstairs" | Harvey Crossland | Story by: Paul Aitken Teleplay by: Lori Spring | June 28, 2011 | March 8, 2011 | |
Percival Jenkins is found murdered at his breakfast. Convention says that it was probably Mrs. Jenkins or one of their children but Detective Murdoch believes there is more to this case. While questioning the servants Detective Murdoch discovers everyone in the house has some issue with the victim and that many maids have been let go over the years for their loose morals. Further confusing is the statement by the victim's elderly mother, that Alma, who had been a maid at the house 20 years previous, is the killer because Alma died a few years before. | |||||||
44 | 5 | "Monsieur Murdoch" | John L'Ecuyer | Paul Aitken & Graham Clegg | July 6, 2011 | March 15, 2011 | |
Monique, a young woman from France, disappears while visiting her sister Sophie and brother-in-law at their Toronto hotel. Keys for rooms 409 and 212 are found in Monique's purse along with film but her camera is missing. Sophie's husband directs Detective Murdoch's attention to a man Monique met on the train from Montreal who called himself David Deletran. Constable Higgins alerts Detective Murdoch to a man who went into room 212 who turns out to be a French police officer visiting Canada for a conference who has been hired by the women's father. Still believing a photograph of Monique would aid in finding her Detective Murdoch devises a way to transmit a photograph via telegraph. | |||||||
45 | 6 | "Dead End Street" | Laurie Lynd | Carol Hay | July 13, 2011 | March 22, 2011 | |
At a country fair in the city Detective Murdoch is captivated by the detail of a miniature streetscape. While admiring the work Detective Murdoch notices there is a man with a rifle in the window of one of the houses. Believing it to be the depiction of a crime scene the miniature is brought to Station four and the artist, Lydia Howland (Liisa Repo-Martell), an autistic woman who doesn't speak, and her caretaker brother are questioned. No murder or missing person has been reported but with the help of Lydia, the reluctant participation of the people of the neighbourhood, a photograph in a newspaper, and an unconventional autopsy by Dr. Ogden, Detective Murdoch is able to determine who was murdered and why. | |||||||
46 | 7 | "Confederate Treasure" | John L'Ecuyer | Paul Aitken | July 20, 2011 | March 29, 2011 | |
A construction crew working along the Toronto harbour, in an area that previously was the site of docks for passenger ships and more recently a landfill, find a body about 15 feet below the surface. On the body is a gun from 1862, a pocket flask, and chains to ensure he stayed in the water. Inside the false bottom of the flask is a torn paper with two names, and a key wrapped in a letter from Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, authorising transport of cargo. When Constable Crabtree discovers that the body is that of the Minister of Militia and Defence who disappeared in 1864 the matter comes to the attention of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, as a matter of national security involving potential fallout from Canadian involvement in the American Civil War. Canada's current Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, guest stars in the episode as Constable Peter Armstrong. | |||||||
47 | 8 | "Dial M for Murdoch" | Leslie Hope | Carol Hay | July 27, 2011 | April 5, 2011 | |
When a switchboard operator hears an apparent murder over the telephone, Murdoch reveals the elaborate workings of an unlikely gang of thieves. A spirited telephone operator, Tess Moffatt, (Rachel Wilson) takes a liking to Constable George Crabtree and becomes a headache for Detective Murdoch after Tess hears what appears to be the strangulation death of a young woman over the telephone lines. Tess fancies herself an amateur sleuth and has cried wolf before. Inspector Brackenreid, in the midst of a “makeover” at the hands of his political advisor Isaac Lowe (Graham Abbey), resists Murdoch’s wish to pursue Tess’s latest report. Then a murder victim is discovered, vindicating Tess, and a second body – tortured to death – is also found. Crabtree and Tess grow closer as they work to solve the murders, but it’s Murdoch’s improvised telephone wire-tapping technology that uncovers an elaborately constructed criminal enterprise and a psychotic killer who will stop at nothing to preserve it. | |||||||
48 | 9 | "The Black Hand" | Don McCutcheon | Cal Coons | August 3, 2011 | April 12, 2011 | |
While probing the brazen shooting of a man on a streetcar, Murdoch is shocked to discover it may be connected to Anna Fulford, his ‘might-have-been’ love from Bristol. Anna Fulford (Lisa Faulkner), the beautiful barmaid that Detective Murdoch fell for last season in England, has stopped over in Toronto on her way to Niagara Falls... to be married. Barely over that shock, Murdoch learns that Anna’s fiancé, a businessman from New York City, has vanished. Murdoch suspects Anna’s betrothed may be connected to a bizarre murder aboard a streetcar... a shooting no one heard. When the Anna's fiancé also turns up dead, Murdoch fears the work of The Black Hand – the forerunner of the Mafia – behind both killings. He’s all too aware that The Black Hand will hunt down and kill anyone associated with the deceased fiancé, even a complete innocent like Anna. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid faces pressure from his backers in his run for Alderman to score political points by harassing a band of Gypsies and their mysterious leader, Mirela (Lisa Ray). | |||||||
49 | 10 | "Voices" | Gail Harvey | Jean Greig | August 10, 2011 | April 19, 2011 | |
Investigating the murder of a priest at a convent, Detective Murdoch encounters his long-lost sister, Susannah (Michelle Nolden), now the Reverend Mother of the convent. Their reunion is strained when suspicion falls on two nuns. Susannah insists the nuns are innocent, claiming that a reclusive nun, Sister Catherine, communes with angels and that the angels told Sister Catherine that a demon is responsible for the priest’s murder. Murdoch’s reluctance to accept this pits Susannah against him and calls his religious beliefs into question. When Murdoch realizes that the murder victim was not a priest but an imposter and that he had a criminal history, the case takes on a more earthly footing. When the true source of Sister Catherine’s angelic messages eventually becomes clear, it uncovers a love triangle of deceit and revenge. Then Murdoch receives the shock of his life when Susannah confesses to the murder. That isn’t the only secret she’s been keeping from him. In a stunning final scene, Murdoch’s life is changed forever. | |||||||
50 | 11 | "Bloodlust" | Gail Harvey | Story by: Paul Aitken & Graham Clegg Teleplay by: Paul Aitken & Graham Clegg & Phil Bedard & Larry Lalonde | August 17, 2011 | April 26, 2011 | |
When a young schoolgirl is found dead of an apparent drowning and blood loss, Detective Murdoch finds himself in the midst of the late 19th century vampire craze created by the recent publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Constable Crabtree is convinced that a vampire is responsible for the murder, earning him the wrath of Inspector Brackenreid. The facts fit Crabtree’s theory, even more so when Murdoch discovers that three other schoolgirls met with a mystery man and bear mysterious bite marks on their necks. Toronto Gazette reporter Paddy Glynn (Ephraim Ellis) stirs up a public outcry and soon, reports of vampires are rolling in from all over the city. Even Dr. Julia Ogden (Helene Joy) is swept up by Stoker’s tale of forbidden sexuality, struggling to control her yearning for Murdoch despite her engagement to Dr. Darcy Garland (Jonathan Watton), but when another schoolgirl is attacked, Murdoch uncovers the identity of the mystery man and the motive behind his deadly quest for blood. Is this man a killer? The answer to that question is found in the realms of youthful lust and jealousy. | |||||||
51 | 12 | "The Kissing Bandit" | Cal Coons | Alexandra Zarowny | August 24, 2011 | May 3, 2011 | |
A series of brazen daylight bank robberies by an amorous, dashing masked man who steals from the banks to give to the poor sends Detective Murdoch on an unpopular chase. The thief has become a hero to the citizenry, thanks in no small part to Toronto Gazette reporter Paddy Glynn (Ephraim Ellis) whose articles have raised the bandit to near Robin Hood status. Meanwhile, Ruby Ogden (Sarah Gadon) surprises Dr. Ogden by arriving in town to assist with – and then take over – Julia’s wedding planning. It also becomes clear that Ruby has doubts that her sister is marrying the right man. As Murdoch struggles with the idea of Julia’s impending nuptials, he also has to deal with a thief who seems to anticipate his every move, but when a beautiful bank employee is murdered in cold blood during a robbery, Murdoch has to rethink his approach... before more people are killed. | |||||||
52 | 13 | "Murdoch in Wonderland" | Cal Coons | Paul Aitken & Graham Clegg | August 31, 2011 | May 10, 2011 | |
A man is found murdered at Lewis Carroll costume party. All clues suggest the murderer is the one dressed as the Mad Hatter, Detective Murdoch. Even after solving this crime, Murdoch does not attend Dr. Ogden's wedding and turns in his police badge. |
Season 5
Season five was announced at the Citytv 'Summer In The Square' on May 31, 2011.[12] Part of the festivities of the day included a Victorian era costume competition with the winner getting a role in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries.[13]
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | UK air date | |
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53 | 1 | "Murdoch of the Klondike" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | June 6, 2012 | February 28, 2012 | |
Murdoch has left Toronto, and police work, for the Yukon. However, while in pursuit of fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush he is drawn into a murder investigation and realizes that his days as a detective are not yet behind him. | |||||||
54 | 2 | "Back and to the Left" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken & Graham Clegg | June 13, 2012 | March 6, 2012 | |
Detective Murdoch must tread carefully when he pursues a Catholic suspect in the murder of an Alderman, killed during the attempted assassination of the city's Protestant mayor. | |||||||
55 | 3 | "Evil Eye of Egypt" | Don McCutcheon | Michelle Ricci | June 20, 2012 | March 13, 2012 | |
When Detective Murdoch investigates a series of deaths linked to an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities, Constable Crabtree is convinced a Mummy's curse is to blame. | |||||||
56 | 4 | "War on Terror" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | June 26, 2012 | March 20, 2012 | |
While investigating an explosion, Detective Murdoch infiltrates an anarchist group led by American labor organizer Emma Goldman. | |||||||
57 | 5 | "Murdoch at the Opera" | Yannick Bisson | Carol Hay | July 3, 2012 | March 27, 2012 | |
Murdoch investigates the poisoning of a young opera singer, and soon suspects that she was not the intended victim. | |||||||
58 | 6 | "Who Killed the Electric Carriage?" | Harvey Crossland | Paul Aitken & Graham Clegg | July 10, 2012 | April 3, 2012 | |
Detective Murdoch suspects the ambitious inventor of an electric vehicle murdered an associate who stood in the way of his plans to compete with Henry Ford. | |||||||
59 | 7 | "Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 1)" | Michael DeCarlo | Daphne Ballon | July 17, 2012 | April 10, 2012 | |
Detective Murdoch's investigation into the disappearance of a quiet librarian leads to a reunion with former love Anna Fulford and the discovery of a seamy underworld. | |||||||
60 | 8 | "Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 2)" | Michael DeCarlo | Carol Hay | July 24, 2012 | April 17, 2012 | |
During his investigation into the murder of a shy librarian with a secret life, Murdoch encounters another young woman behaving seductively. | |||||||
61 | 9 | "Invention Convention" | Cal Coons | Paul Aitken | July 31, 2012 | April 24, 2012 | |
Murdoch's investigation is assisted by Alexander Graham Bell (John Tench) when an inventor is killed by a rival at a convention. | |||||||
62 | 10 | "Staircase to Heaven" | Harvey Crossland | Maureen Jennings & Peter Mitchell | August 7, 2012 | May 1, 2012 | |
A high stakes card game involving Dr. Grace ends with the death of a player in the party. Murdoch is shocked to learn the true cost of their wagers is the opportunity to die. | |||||||
63 | 11 | "Murdoch in Toyland" | Cal Coons | Graham Clegg | August 14, 2012 | May 8, 2012 | |
Murdoch is taunted by a deranged kidnapper who leaves talking dolls with personal messages directed at him at each crime scene. | |||||||
64 | 12 | "Murdoch Night in Canada" | Gail Harvey | Lori Spring | August 21, 2012 | May 15, 2012 | |
Murdoch investigates when the captain of the Toronto Wellingtons hockey team is found dead in the locker room, shortly after fighting with another player. | |||||||
65 | 13 | "Twentieth Century Murdoch" | Gail Harvey | Paul Aitken & Carol Hay & Peter Mitchell & Michelle Ricci | August 28, 2012 | May 22, 2012 | |
As the twentieth century approaches, Murdoch investigates the claims of a man who says that time travelling to the future provided him with information that allowed him to stop crimes. |
Season 6
On November 15, 2011 it was announced that CBC would air a sixth season of Murdoch Mysteries. Filming of season six took place between May 22 and September 28, 2012.[14] It was originally expected to be air in the Fall of 2012, but the premiere was January 7, 2013. It will also begin on the Alibi channel in the UK on Monday, February 4 at 9pm. [15]
Scenes from "The Ghost Of Queen's Park" were filmed on location on July 13, 2012.[16] David Onley, the current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has a cameo in season six in which he portrays the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Sir Oliver Mowat.[17] Thomas Howes made a guest appearence as Sir Winston Churchill, who seeks Murdoch's help when he is accused of murder.[18]
Georgina Reilly (Dr. Emily Grace) was promoted to series regular for the sixth season[19]
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | UK air date | Canadian Viewers (millions) | |
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66 | 1 | "Murdoch Air" | Don McCutcheon | Peter Mitchell | January 7, 2013 | February 4, 2013[15] | 1.184[20] | |
Murdoch investigates after a prototype airplane crashes and kills an innocent bystander, and is soon drawn into an arms race between the Canadian and American governments. | ||||||||
67 | 2 | "Winston’s Lost Night" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken | January 14, 2013 | February 11, 2013 | N/A | |
After hours of heavy drinking, Winston Churchill awakes at the scene of a murder with no memory of the previous night. Murdoch must piece together what happened in order to prove his innocence. | ||||||||
68 | 3 | "Murdoch on the Corner" | Cal Coons | Paul Aitken | January 21, 2013 | February 18, 2013 | N/A | |
Murdoch suspects a serial killer is at work when a string of seemingly random people are murdered inside their own homes. The only apparent connection between the victims is a street corner that they all visited shortly before dying. | ||||||||
69 | 4 | "A Study in Sherlock[21]" | Unknown | Unknown | January 28, 2013 | February 25, 2013[22] | N/A | |
When Murdoch pursues a murderous gang of armed robbers, his prime suspect is a man claiming to be Sherlock Holmes. | ||||||||
70 | 5 | "Murdoch Au Naturel[23]" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 2013 | TBA | N/A | |
Murdoch investigates a murder at a nudist community. | ||||||||
71 | 6 | "Murdoch and the Cloud of Doom[24]" | Yannick Bisson | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
72 | 7 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
73 | 8 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
74 | 9 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
75 | 10 | "Twisted Sisters[25]" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
76 | 11 | "Lovers in a Murderous Time[25]" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
77 | 12 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | |
78 | 13 | "The Murdoch Trap[25]" | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD |
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