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Murdoch Mysteries

February 16, 2024

Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2] The series was titled The Artful Detective on the Ovation cable TV network in the United States, until season twelve.

Murdoch Mysteries
Genre
Based onCharacters from novels
by Maureen Jennings
Developed by
  • R.B. Carney
  • Cal Coons
  • Alexandra Zarowny
Starring
ComposerRobert Carli
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons17
No. of episodes279 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
[1]
Producers
  • Jan Peter Meyboom
  • Julie Lacey
  • Laura Harbin
  • Shane Kinnear
Production locations
Running time43–46 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) –
present
Related

Synopsis

See also: List of Murdoch Mysteries characters

The series takes place in Toronto starting in 1895 and follows Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) of the Toronto Constabulary, who solves many of his cases using methods of detection that were unusual at the time. These methods include fingerprinting (referred to as "finger marks" in the series), blood testing, surveillance, and trace evidence.[3]

Some episodes feature anachronistic technology whereby Murdoch sometimes uses the existing technology of his time to improvise a crude prototype of a technology that would be more readily recognizable to the show's 21st-century audience. In one episode, for instance, he creates a primitive version of sonar to locate a sunken ship in Lake Ontario. In still another, a foreign police officer has a photograph that Murdoch needs as evidence, so Murdoch asks the other officer to overlay the photograph with a grid numerically coded for the colour in each square, and to transmit the numerical data to Murdoch via telegraph—with the result that the foreign officer has essentially sent Murdoch a bitmap image they call a "facsimile"—a telefax. This aspect of the show has been described as introducing elements of the steampunk genre of science fiction,[4] although it is not a standard theme of all episodes.

Detective Murdoch is assisted by the three other main characters: Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), Doctor Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), and the inexperienced but eager Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris), who aspires to be a mystery novel writer. Brackenreid, Murdoch's immediate superior, is a blunt and sceptical Yorkshireman with a fondness for whisky who prefers conventional methods of detection over Murdoch's eccentric methods, though he is typically pleased and proud when Murdoch is successful despite the odds. Crabtree is often unable to grasp the more advanced methods, but his enthusiasm and loyalty make him a good assistant. Like Crabtree, Dr. Ogden is a great supporter of Murdoch's methods. Her skill in pathology usually helps by revealing a great deal of useful evidence to aid Murdoch in solving cases. Throughout the series, Murdoch's growing infatuation with her, and his inability to express his feelings, provide a light subplot. In the fifth season, after Dr. Ogden is married to Dr. Darcy Garland (a colleague she met in Buffalo), a new doctor is introduced, Doctor Emily Grace (Georgina Reilly). She and George Crabtree show some romantic interest in each other.

Real history is an important element in most episodes, and the plots, though fictitious, sometimes involve real people, such as Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley, H G Wells, Nikola Tesla, Wilfrid Laurier, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Queen Victoria, Theodore Roosevelt, Oliver Mowat, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Henry Ford, Sir Winston Churchill, Bat Masterson, Alexander Graham Bell, Emma Goldman, H. P. Lovecraft, Harry Houdini, Thomas Edison and Helen Keller. Future events are often foreshadowed. For example, it is implied that secret British-American government co-operation has produced a highly advanced aircraft similar to an airship, and Crabtree and Murdoch allude to the building of a secret government facility in Nevada and New Mexico "at Concession 51" (an allusion to Area 51). Characters also refer to actual inventions of the 19th century and extrapolate from them to future inventions such as microwave ovens, night-vision goggles, computers, the games "Cluedo" (marketed as "Clue" in the U.S.) and "Hangman", the toy Silly Putty, and a silencer for small arms.

Another underlying theme of the series involves the fact that Murdoch is a Catholic in what was at the time a predominantly Protestant city and the prejudices that he occasionally encounters as a result. Other subplots that overarch multiple episodes include women's suffrage movement in Canada, a movement that was taking place during the time the series is set in,[2] and the discrimination towards racial minorities in Toronto and same-sex relationships during that time period.

History

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Murdoch Mysteries

The series has its origins in 2004 as a series of three made-for-TV movies, starring Peter Outerbridge in the lead role.[5] Its original title at that time was Murder 19C: The Detective Murdoch Mysteries.[6] In 2006, a 13-episode series based on the novels was picked up, but there were questions about Outerbridge's continuing availability, since he was already starring in another series, ReGenesis.[7] By 2007, Yannick Bisson became the lead in what was now called Murdoch Mysteries.[8]

The series debuted on Citytv on January 20, 2008.[9] The program was well received, both by the audience and by the critics: in the summer of 2008, it was nominated for 14 Gemini Awards by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.[10] Critics were surprised, however, that Bisson was not among the nominees.[11] The critics were also surprised in November when Murdoch Mysteries won only two Geminis.[12]

Meanwhile, Murdoch Mysteries was renewed for four more seasons between 2009 and 2012. In 2010 the program, which had previously been filmed only in Canada, went to Bristol, England, to film an episode.[13] One big fan of the show was Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who agreed to play a small role in one of that season's episodes.[14] The episode in which he appeared, playing a "clueless cop who fails to recognize then prime minister Wilfrid Laurier", aired in late July 2011.[15]

After Rogers Media decided not to continue the series beyond its fifth season, CBC Television picked up the show for its sixth season, which premiered in January 2013. The network has subsequently renewed the series repeatedly on a season-to-season basis.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] It has been one of the CBC's most highly rated programs, regularly watched by more than 1.4 million viewers as of January 2014.[28] In the U.S. season 12 aired on Ovation starting in April 2019, back under its original title of Murdoch Mysteries.[29] Season 13 started in the U.S. in December 2019, on Acorn TV.[30]

Episodes

Main article: List of Murdoch Mysteries episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
TV Films3May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08)Bravo!
113January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20)April 13, 2008 (2008-04-13)Citytv
213February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10)May 27, 2009 (2009-05-27)
313March 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13)
413June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
513June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)August 28, 2012 (2012-08-28)
613January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)CBC
718September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
818October 6, 2014 (2014-10-06)March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30)
919October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
1019October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
1119September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)
1218September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)
1318September 16, 2019 (2019-09-16)March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)
1411January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
1524September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)
1624September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)
1724[31]October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)2024

Guest stars

Murdoch Mysteries has, at times, been known for using stunt casting of famous actors or non-actor personalities in guest roles.[32] Noted examples have included Stephen Harper, at the time the Prime Minister of Canada, in a small role as a police desk clerk;[32] William Shatner portraying writer Mark Twain;[33] a special Christmas episode which included appearances by Ed Asner, Brendan Coyle, Kelly Rowan and television news anchor Peter Mansbridge;[34] an episode which featured David Onley, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario at the time of production, appearing as his own forerunner Oliver Mowat;[35] and two different episodes in which former Dragons' Den investors Arlene Dickinson and David Chilton guest starred. Dickinson portrayed a business magnate named Miss Dickinson[36] and Chilton a character named Mr. Chilton (aka the "Wealthy Barber").[36]

In 2013, Murdoch Mysteries aired a fictional crossover with another CBC Television crime drama, Republic of Doyle.[37] With the two shows set over 100 years apart, Allan Hawco appeared on the November 25, 2013, episode of Murdoch Mysteries as Jacob Doyle, a 19th-century ancestor of his regular character Jake Doyle, while Bisson appeared on the January 29, 2014, episode of Republic of Doyle as Detective Bill Murdoch, a 21st-century descendant of Detective William Murdoch.[37] The end of the latter episode references the previous episode.

In 2017, Colin Mochrie appeared on Murdoch Mysteries as a hotel detective, after joking on Twitter that he was the only Canadian actor left who had never done a guest spot on the show.[38]

Production

Murdoch Mysteries is produced and developed by Shaftesbury Films in association with Citytv, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, UKTV and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, and the Canadian Television Fund. It features the distinctive theme music of the composer Robert Carli.

Prior to being picked up as a regular weekly series, three television movies, Except the Dying, Poor Tom Is Cold and Under the Dragon's Tail, aired on Bravo Canada in 2004. These films starred Peter Outerbridge as William Murdoch, Matthew MacFadzean as George Crabtree, Keeley Hawes as Julia Ogden, and Colm Meaney as Inspector Brackenreid.

Seasons one and two were filmed at the Toronto Film Studios facility on Eastern Avenue in Toronto. However, that facility was closed at the end of 2008,[39] forcing the third season to be filmed elsewhere in Toronto, in the area near Kipling Subway to the west of the city.

 
Galt's Main Street Bridge and its surrounding area have featured in exterior shots for Murdoch Mysteries.[40]

For seasons one, two and three, filming locations included the Galt district of Cambridge, Ontario. Sidewalks and driveways were covered in earth, and in season one the Dobbie Mansion was used for about a week of indoor filming. Parts of the opening episode of season three were filmed in Bristol in England.

In August 2010 production on the fourth season began and continued through November 2010 with filming in Toronto and Hamilton.[41] Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper filmed a cameo appearance as a constable in the fourth season on October 15, 2010, when he visited the set with his daughter.[42]

Filming of season five began in July 2011 and included a visit to Dawson City in the Yukon.[43] In September 2011, Rogers Media decided not to continue with Murdoch Mysteries beyond the fifth season.[44] In response to the cancellation of the series Christina Jennings, executive producer and CEO of Shaftesbury Films said:

We've watched the show grow with the passionate support of audiences in Canada and around the world, and look forward to bringing the storyline to a fulfilling conclusion for fans during our final season.[44]

Murdoch Mysteries was described as an "odd fit" for Citytv's schedule, which consists of more contemporary, urban hip, imported programming. Shaftesbury's British partners in the production of the series, broadcaster UKTV and the international distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment, were both interested in additional seasons. Christina Jennings approached Kirstine Stewart, executive vice-president of CBC's English services, about continuing the series, and she felt that "a home at CBC made absolute sense". Reports of the change of broadcasters and commitment for a sixth season appeared in the evening of November 15 with the press releases being issued on November 16.[45] Production of the sixth season began in April 2012 to be ready for CBC in September 2012, but later the premiere for season six was changed to January 2013, and instead an encore of season five aired in September. Production of the 13th season started in May 2019.[23]

On June 1, 2022, CBC announced the sixteenth season, which again will have twenty four episodes.[46]

Web series

In addition to the regular television series, several short run web series have also been created under the Murdoch Mysteries banner.

In 2011, Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs debuted on citytv.com, blending live action and animation to depict a storyline in which Crabtree, Murdoch, Dr. Ogden and Inspector Brackenreid were forced to battle mummies who were attempting to kill Queen Victoria.[47] The storyline of the webseries was also integrated into the regular television series; within the main television plot Crabtree, as an aspiring writer, spent much of the season working on The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs as a fantasy novel manuscript. The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs garnered nominations for Best Digital Program: Fiction at the 2012 Emmy Awards, Cross-Platform Project, Fiction at the 2012 Banff World Media Festival and Cross-Platform Project, Fiction at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.

The 2012 season web series The Murdoch Effect featured a time travel plotline in which William Murdoch suddenly found himself transported to the 21st century, and had to solve a case with eerie parallels to one he was investigating in his own timeline.

The 2013 series Nightmare on Queen Street featured an interactive story in which the viewer was called upon to solve the case by piecing together clues from each webisode. This series also garnered a nomination for Best Cross-Platform Project, Fiction at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards.

The 2023 webseries Macy Murdoch stars Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as the titular Macy Murdoch, a 21st-century descendant of William Murdoch who is transported back in time to 1910.[48]

Broadcast

In Australia, Murdoch Mysteries airs on 13th Street Monday to Friday at 7:30 pm, with the latest series also airing at 7:30 pm on Saturdays.[citation needed] In 2017, Channel 7two ran three episodes back to back every Thursday night commencing from 8.30 pm.[49]

The series airs in the United Kingdom on Alibi (formerly known as UKTV Drama).[50]

In the United States, Murdoch Mysteries is broadcast on several digital subchannel networks, streaming services and even some local network affiliates:

  • Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries are broadcast on several networks, usually at night or early in the morning on weekends with some episode overlap. Digital subchannel networks such as Retro TV and NBC's Cozi TV subchannel provide broadcasts at various dates and times.[51][52][53]
  • American Public Television acquired the first season of Murdoch Mysteries from ITV Global Entertainment in 2009 for broadcast syndication to public-television stations throughout the U.S.[54]
  • Genesis International took over the American syndication rights to Murdoch Mysteries after they acquired the rights from ITV Studios Global Entertainment and American Public Television in mid-summer 2014 for broadcast syndication to commercial television stations in the U.S.[citation needed] Like the digital subchannel networks, several of these stations, including ABC network flagship WABC-TV in New York City, WFMZ-TV in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region, KHOU in Houston and WEWS-TV in Cleveland,[55] also carry the show overnights during the early morning hours.
  • The series began airing on the Ovation cable TV network in 2013 under the title The Artful Detective.[56][57] Starting with Season 12, the show will now go by its original name of Murdoch Mysteries on Ovation. The network also shared the series with the Fox Broadcasting Company on certain stations on Sundays at 2AM ET until June 2020 when it was removed from some stations. In late July 2020, ION TV's ION Plus network picked up the series and started airing it on Sundays.[29] The series also available to stream all seasons on Acorn TV.
  • As of 2015, Seasons 1–6 are being streamed on the Hulu video, on-demand subscription service.[citation needed]
  • In 2013, Acorn.tv began showing the first seven seasons on its online premium service and made Season 8 available in 2015.[58][59]
  • Amazon Prime made the series available adding season 8 in 2015.[citation needed]

In France, the series is shown on France 3 and has been retitled Les Enquêtes de Murdoch (Murdoch Investigations).[60]

In Greece, Murdoch Mysteries airs on ERT2 under the title Ντετέκτιβ Μέρντοχ (Detective Murdoch) on Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 pm[61]

Home video releases

Acorn Media has released ten seasons of Murdoch Mysteries on DVD and Blu-ray in North America and Australia.

ITV Studios Home Entertainment has released four seasons on DVD in the UK and has also released a box set of the seasons 1–3. Season 4 onward, are available through Amazon UK, but in Region 1 format only. The first seven seasons are available for home viewing via streaming from Acorn.

DVDs

Title Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Extras Discs
Murdoch Mysteries – Season One June 16, 2009[62] February 9, 2009[63] June 26, 2009[64]
  • Interviews with the author and cast
  • Photograph gallery
  • Cast filmographies
  • Character biographies
  • Episode commentary
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Two May 4, 2010[65] February 15, 2010[66] February 10, 2010[67]
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Photograph gallery
  • Cast filmographies
  • Character biographies
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Three May 3, 2011[68] August 15, 2011[69] February 9, 2011[70]
  • A bonus alternate ending on "The Tesla Effect"
  • A 9-minute behind the scenes featurette
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Four May 29, 2012[71] May 23, 2011[72] June 6, 2012[73]
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Alternate love letters
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Five December 24, 2012
(direct from Acorn Media)
March 5, 2013
(other retailers) 		May 6, 2013[74] August 1, 2012
  • Season overview
  • Featurette for episodes 1, 5 & 6
  • Costume design featurette
  • Sound bites
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Six November 26, 2013[75] January 18, 2016[76] August 7, 2013[77]
  • SDH subtitles
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Seven October 18, 2014[78] April 4, 2016[79] May 14, 2014[80]
  • English subtitles
  • Bonus "Making Murdoch" featurette
  • Photo gallery
 5
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Eight August 4, 2015[81] July 25, 2016[82] May 6, 2015[83]
  • English subtitles
  • Bonus "Making Murdoch" featurette
  • A 100th Episode featurette
  • A behind the scenes photo gallery[81]
 5[81]
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Nine August 2, 2016[84] March 20, 2017[85] February 15, 2017[86]
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Photo gallery
 5
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Ten August 15, 2017[87] June 12, 2017[88] July 26, 2017[89]
  • Making Murdoch
  • What's new in season 10
  • Fan events
  • Favourite historical character
  • Favourite guest star
  • Funniest cast member
  • The constables of Station House No. 4
  • The spectacular stunts of Murdoch Mysteries
 5[88]
Murdoch Mysteries - Season Eleven July 31, 2018 May 14, 2018 May 16, 2018
  • A Peek at the premiere
  • Remembering Constable Jackson
  • Bidding farewell
  • A historical heroine
  • The Brackenreid Boys
  • An episode in real time
  • Backenreid, the virtuoso
  • Tom Thompson
  • Jonny interviews Jay Reso
  • A different kind of criminal
  • Crabtree à la Carte
 5
Murdoch Mysteries - Season Twelve July 30, 2019 May 20, 2019 May 15, 2019
  • Murdoch after show featurette
  • Making Murdoch
 5
Murdoch Mysteries - Season Thirteen July 7, 2020[90] May 18, 2020[91] August 5, 2020[92] N/A 5
Murdoch Mysteries - Season Fourteen TBD May 17, 2021[93] 2021[94] N/A 3
Murdoch Mysteries - Season Fifteen TBD July 11, 2022[95] TBD N/A 6
Murdoch Mysteries - Season Sixteen TBD October 24, 2023[96] TBD N/A 5

Blu-ray

Title Region A Region B Extras Discs
Murdoch Mysteries – Season One April 17, 2012 n/a
  • Episode 1 commentary by stars Yannick Bisson and Jonny Harris, production designer Sandra Kybartas and executive producer Cal Coons
  • Interviews with the author and cast
  • Photo gallery
  • Character bios
 3
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Two March 5, 2013
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Character bios
  • Cast filmographies
  • Photo gallery
 3
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Three May 3, 2011
  • A bonus alternate ending on "The Tesla Effect"
  • A 9-minute behind the scenes featurette
 3
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Four May 29, 2012
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Alternate love letters
 3
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Five December 24, 2012 (direct from Acorn Media)
March 5, 2013
(other retailers)
  • Season overview
  • Featurette for episodes 1, 5 & 6
  • Costume design featurette
  • Sound bites
 3
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Six November 26, 2013
  • SDH subtitles
 3
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Seven October 18, 2014
  • English subtitles
  • Bonus "Making Murdoch" featurette
  • Photo gallery
 5
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Eight August 4, 2015[81]
  • English subtitles
  • Bonus "Making Murdoch" featurette
  • A 100th episode featurette
  • A behind the scenes photo gallery
 4[81]
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Nine August 2, 2016[84]
  • Behind the scenes featurette
  • Photo gallery
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Ten August 15, 2017[87]
  • Making Murdoch
  • What's new in season 10
  • Fan events
  • Favourite historical character
  • Favourite guest star
  • Funniest cast member
  • The constables of Station House No. 4
  • The spectacular stunts of Murdoch Mysteries
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Eleven July 31, 2018
  • A peek at the premiere
  • Remembering Constable Jackson
  • Bidding farewell
  • A Historical heroine
  • The Brackenreid boys
  • An episode in real time
  • Backenreid, the virtuoso
  • Tom Thompson
  • Jonny interviews Jay Reso
  • A different kind of criminal
  • Crabtree à la Carte
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Twelve July 30, 2019
  • Murdoch after show featurette
  • Making Murdoch
 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Thirteen July 7, 2020 4
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Fourteen TBD August 31, 2021[97] n/a 3
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Fifteen
Murdoch Mysteries – Season Sixteen October 24, 2023[98] 5

Season sets

Title Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs
Murdoch Mysteries – Complete Series 1–3 n/a August 30, 2010 n/a 12
Murdoch Mysteries: Series 1–5 Collection n/a November 7, 2012 20
Murdoch Mysteries: Seasons 1–4 Collection (DVD & Blu-ray) March 5, 2013 n/a 16 DVDs/12 Blu-ray
Murdoch Mysteries: Seasons 5–8 Collection (DVD & Blu-ray) August 2, 2016[99] n/a 18 DVDs/15 Blu-ray[99]
Murdoch Mysteries: Series 1–9 Collection (DVD) n/a September 11, 2016
Murdoch Mysteries: The Collection - Series 1–11 (includes the Christmas Specials and TV Movies) November 12, 2018 n/a 53
Murdoch Mysteries: Seasons 9–12 Collection (DVD & Blu-ray) July 30, 2019 n/a 20 DVDs/16 Blu-ray

TV movies

Title Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs
The Murdoch Mysteries May 26, 2015[100] n/a n/a 3

Christmas Special

Title Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Extras Discs
Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas October 10, 2017[101] n/a n/a Behind the Scenes Featurettes 1

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External links

  • Official page at CBC Television
  • Murdoch Mysteries at Alibi
  • at Ovation
  • Murdoch Mysteries at IMDb  

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murdoch, mysteries, canadian, television, drama, series, that, premiered, citytv, january, 2008, currently, airs, series, based, characters, from, detective, murdoch, novels, maureen, jennings, stars, yannick, bisson, william, murdoch, police, detective, worki. Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20 2008 and currently airs on CBC The series is based on characters from the Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch a police detective working in Toronto Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries 2 The series was titled The Artful Detective on the Ovation cable TV network in the United States until season twelve Murdoch MysteriesGenreCrime Mystery Period dramaBased onCharacters from novelsby Maureen JenningsDeveloped byR B Carney Cal Coons Alexandra ZarownyStarringYannick Bisson Helene Joy Thomas Craig Jonny Harris Georgina Reilly seasons 6 9 ComposerRobert CarliCountry of originCanadaNo of seasons17No of episodes279 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producers 1 Yannick Bisson Scott Garvie Noel Hedges Peter Mitchell Christina Jennings Helene JoyProducersJan Peter Meyboom Julie Lacey Laura Harbin Shane KinnearProduction locationsToronto Oshawa Belleville Hamilton St John s Ottawa Cambridge Drumheller Guelph Pitt Meadows Dawson City Bristol England Stratford KingstonRunning time43 46 minutesProduction companiesShaftesbury Films Rogers Media seasons 1 5 UKTVOriginal releaseNetworkCitytv Seasons 1 5 CBC Seasons 6 ReleaseJanuary 20 2008 2008 01 20 presentRelatedExcept the Dying Poor Tom Is Cold Under the Dragon s Tail Contents 1 Synopsis 2 History 3 Episodes 4 Guest stars 5 Production 6 Web series 7 Broadcast 8 Home video releases 8 1 DVDs 8 2 Blu ray 8 3 Season sets 8 4 TV movies 8 5 Christmas Special 9 References 10 External linksSynopsisSee also List of Murdoch Mysteries characters The series takes place in Toronto starting in 1895 and follows Detective William Murdoch Yannick Bisson of the Toronto Constabulary who solves many of his cases using methods of detection that were unusual at the time These methods include fingerprinting referred to as finger marks in the series blood testing surveillance and trace evidence 3 Some episodes feature anachronistic technology whereby Murdoch sometimes uses the existing technology of his time to improvise a crude prototype of a technology that would be more readily recognizable to the show s 21st century audience In one episode for instance he creates a primitive version of sonar to locate a sunken ship in Lake Ontario In still another a foreign police officer has a photograph that Murdoch needs as evidence so Murdoch asks the other officer to overlay the photograph with a grid numerically coded for the colour in each square and to transmit the numerical data to Murdoch via telegraph with the result that the foreign officer has essentially sent Murdoch a bitmap image they call a facsimile a telefax This aspect of the show has been described as introducing elements of the steampunk genre of science fiction 4 although it is not a standard theme of all episodes Detective Murdoch is assisted by the three other main characters Inspector Brackenreid Thomas Craig Doctor Julia Ogden Helene Joy and the inexperienced but eager Constable George Crabtree Jonny Harris who aspires to be a mystery novel writer Brackenreid Murdoch s immediate superior is a blunt and sceptical Yorkshireman with a fondness for whisky who prefers conventional methods of detection over Murdoch s eccentric methods though he is typically pleased and proud when Murdoch is successful despite the odds Crabtree is often unable to grasp the more advanced methods but his enthusiasm and loyalty make him a good assistant Like Crabtree Dr Ogden is a great supporter of Murdoch s methods Her skill in pathology usually helps by revealing a great deal of useful evidence to aid Murdoch in solving cases Throughout the series Murdoch s growing infatuation with her and his inability to express his feelings provide a light subplot In the fifth season after Dr Ogden is married to Dr Darcy Garland a colleague she met in Buffalo a new doctor is introduced Doctor Emily Grace Georgina Reilly She and George Crabtree show some romantic interest in each other Real history is an important element in most episodes and the plots though fictitious sometimes involve real people such as Buffalo Bill Cody Annie Oakley H G Wells Nikola Tesla Wilfrid Laurier Jack London Arthur Conan Doyle Queen Victoria Theodore Roosevelt Oliver Mowat Orville and Wilbur Wright Henry Ford Sir Winston Churchill Bat Masterson Alexander Graham Bell Emma Goldman H P Lovecraft Harry Houdini Thomas Edison and Helen Keller Future events are often foreshadowed For example it is implied that secret British American government co operation has produced a highly advanced aircraft similar to an airship and Crabtree and Murdoch allude to the building of a secret government facility in Nevada and New Mexico at Concession 51 an allusion to Area 51 Characters also refer to actual inventions of the 19th century and extrapolate from them to future inventions such as microwave ovens night vision goggles computers the games Cluedo marketed as Clue in the U S and Hangman the toy Silly Putty and a silencer for small arms Another underlying theme of the series involves the fact that Murdoch is a Catholic in what was at the time a predominantly Protestant city and the prejudices that he occasionally encounters as a result Other subplots that overarch multiple episodes include women s suffrage movement in Canada a movement that was taking place during the time the series is set in 2 and the discrimination towards racial minorities in Toronto and same sex relationships during that time period HistorySee also List of awards and nominations received by Murdoch Mysteries The series has its origins in 2004 as a series of three made for TV movies starring Peter Outerbridge in the lead role 5 Its original title at that time was Murder 19C The Detective Murdoch Mysteries 6 In 2006 a 13 episode series based on the novels was picked up but there were questions about Outerbridge s continuing availability since he was already starring in another series ReGenesis 7 By 2007 Yannick Bisson became the lead in what was now called Murdoch Mysteries 8 The series debuted on Citytv on January 20 2008 9 The program was well received both by the audience and by the critics in the summer of 2008 it was nominated for 14 Gemini Awards by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television 10 Critics were surprised however that Bisson was not among the nominees 11 The critics were also surprised in November when Murdoch Mysteries won only two Geminis 12 Meanwhile Murdoch Mysteries was renewed for four more seasons between 2009 and 2012 In 2010 the program which had previously been filmed only in Canada went to Bristol England to film an episode 13 One big fan of the show was Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper who agreed to play a small role in one of that season s episodes 14 The episode in which he appeared playing a clueless cop who fails to recognize then prime minister Wilfrid Laurier aired in late July 2011 15 After Rogers Media decided not to continue the series beyond its fifth season CBC Television picked up the show for its sixth season which premiered in January 2013 The network has subsequently renewed the series repeatedly on a season to season basis 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 It has been one of the CBC s most highly rated programs regularly watched by more than 1 4 million viewers as of January 2014 28 In the U S season 12 aired on Ovation starting in April 2019 back under its original title of Murdoch Mysteries 29 Season 13 started in the U S in December 2019 on Acorn TV 30 EpisodesMain article List of Murdoch Mysteries episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast airedNetworkTV Films3May 13 2004 2004 05 13 September 8 2005 2005 09 08 Bravo 113January 20 2008 2008 01 20 April 13 2008 2008 04 13 Citytv213February 10 2009 2009 02 10 May 27 2009 2009 05 27 313March 14 2010 2010 03 14 June 13 2010 2010 06 13 413June 7 2011 2011 06 07 August 31 2011 2011 08 31 513June 6 2012 2012 06 06 August 28 2012 2012 08 28 613January 7 2013 2013 01 07 April 15 2013 2013 04 15 CBC718September 30 2013 2013 09 30 April 7 2014 2014 04 07 818October 6 2014 2014 10 06 March 30 2015 2015 03 30 919October 5 2015 2015 10 05 March 21 2016 2016 03 21 1019October 10 2016 2016 10 10 March 20 2017 2017 03 20 1119September 25 2017 2017 09 25 March 19 2018 2018 03 19 1218September 24 2018 2018 09 24 March 4 2019 2019 03 04 1318September 16 2019 2019 09 16 March 2 2020 2020 03 02 1411January 4 2021 2021 01 04 March 15 2021 2021 03 15 1524September 13 2021 2021 09 13 April 11 2022 2022 04 11 1624September 12 2022 2022 09 12 April 10 2023 2023 04 10 1724 31 October 2 2023 2023 10 02 2024Guest starsMurdoch Mysteries has at times been known for using stunt casting of famous actors or non actor personalities in guest roles 32 Noted examples have included Stephen Harper at the time the Prime Minister of Canada in a small role as a police desk clerk 32 William Shatner portraying writer Mark Twain 33 a special Christmas episode which included appearances by Ed Asner Brendan Coyle Kelly Rowan and television news anchor Peter Mansbridge 34 an episode which featured David Onley the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario at the time of production appearing as his own forerunner Oliver Mowat 35 and two different episodes in which former Dragons Den investors Arlene Dickinson and David Chilton guest starred Dickinson portrayed a business magnate named Miss Dickinson 36 and Chilton a character named Mr Chilton aka the Wealthy Barber 36 In 2013 Murdoch Mysteries aired a fictional crossover with another CBC Television crime drama Republic of Doyle 37 With the two shows set over 100 years apart Allan Hawco appeared on the November 25 2013 episode of Murdoch Mysteries as Jacob Doyle a 19th century ancestor of his regular character Jake Doyle while Bisson appeared on the January 29 2014 episode of Republic of Doyle as Detective Bill Murdoch a 21st century descendant of Detective William Murdoch 37 The end of the latter episode references the previous episode In 2017 Colin Mochrie appeared on Murdoch Mysteries as a hotel detective after joking on Twitter that he was the only Canadian actor left who had never done a guest spot on the show 38 ProductionMurdoch Mysteries is produced and developed by Shaftesbury Films in association with Citytv ITV Studios Global Entertainment UKTV and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and the Canadian Television Fund It features the distinctive theme music of the composer Robert Carli Prior to being picked up as a regular weekly series three television movies Except the Dying Poor Tom Is Cold and Under the Dragon s Tail aired on Bravo Canada in 2004 These films starred Peter Outerbridge as William Murdoch Matthew MacFadzean as George Crabtree Keeley Hawes as Julia Ogden and Colm Meaney as Inspector Brackenreid Seasons one and two were filmed at the Toronto Film Studios facility on Eastern Avenue in Toronto However that facility was closed at the end of 2008 39 forcing the third season to be filmed elsewhere in Toronto in the area near Kipling Subway to the west of the city nbsp Galt s Main Street Bridge and its surrounding area have featured in exterior shots for Murdoch Mysteries 40 For seasons one two and three filming locations included the Galt district of Cambridge Ontario Sidewalks and driveways were covered in earth and in season one the Dobbie Mansion was used for about a week of indoor filming Parts of the opening episode of season three were filmed in Bristol in England In August 2010 production on the fourth season began and continued through November 2010 with filming in Toronto and Hamilton 41 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper filmed a cameo appearance as a constable in the fourth season on October 15 2010 when he visited the set with his daughter 42 Filming of season five began in July 2011 and included a visit to Dawson City in the Yukon 43 In September 2011 Rogers Media decided not to continue with Murdoch Mysteries beyond the fifth season 44 In response to the cancellation of the series Christina Jennings executive producer and CEO of Shaftesbury Films said We ve watched the show grow with the passionate support of audiences in Canada and around the world and look forward to bringing the storyline to a fulfilling conclusion for fans during our final season 44 Murdoch Mysteries was described as an odd fit for Citytv s schedule which consists of more contemporary urban hip imported programming Shaftesbury s British partners in the production of the series broadcaster UKTV and the international distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment were both interested in additional seasons Christina Jennings approached Kirstine Stewart executive vice president of CBC s English services about continuing the series and she felt that a home at CBC made absolute sense Reports of the change of broadcasters and commitment for a sixth season appeared in the evening of November 15 with the press releases being issued on November 16 45 Production of the sixth season began in April 2012 to be ready for CBC in September 2012 but later the premiere for season six was changed to January 2013 and instead an encore of season five aired in September Production of the 13th season started in May 2019 23 On June 1 2022 CBC announced the sixteenth season which again will have twenty four episodes 46 Web seriesIn addition to the regular television series several short run web series have also been created under the Murdoch Mysteries banner In 2011 Murdoch Mysteries The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs debuted on citytv com blending live action and animation to depict a storyline in which Crabtree Murdoch Dr Ogden and Inspector Brackenreid were forced to battle mummies who were attempting to kill Queen Victoria 47 The storyline of the webseries was also integrated into the regular television series within the main television plot Crabtree as an aspiring writer spent much of the season working on The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs as a fantasy novel manuscript The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs garnered nominations for Best Digital Program Fiction at the 2012 Emmy Awards Cross Platform Project Fiction at the 2012 Banff World Media Festival and Cross Platform Project Fiction at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards The 2012 season web series The Murdoch Effect featured a time travel plotline in which William Murdoch suddenly found himself transported to the 21st century and had to solve a case with eerie parallels to one he was investigating in his own timeline The 2013 series Nightmare on Queen Street featured an interactive story in which the viewer was called upon to solve the case by piecing together clues from each webisode This series also garnered a nomination for Best Cross Platform Project Fiction at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards The 2023 webseries Macy Murdoch stars Shailyn Pierre Dixon as the titular Macy Murdoch a 21st century descendant of William Murdoch who is transported back in time to 1910 48 BroadcastIn Australia Murdoch Mysteries airs on 13th Street Monday to Friday at 7 30 pm with the latest series also airing at 7 30 pm on Saturdays citation needed In 2017 Channel 7two ran three episodes back to back every Thursday night commencing from 8 30 pm 49 The series airs in the United Kingdom on Alibi formerly known as UKTV Drama 50 In the United States Murdoch Mysteries is broadcast on several digital subchannel networks streaming services and even some local network affiliates Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries are broadcast on several networks usually at night or early in the morning on weekends with some episode overlap Digital subchannel networks such as Retro TV and NBC s Cozi TV subchannel provide broadcasts at various dates and times 51 52 53 American Public Television acquired the first season of Murdoch Mysteries from ITV Global Entertainment in 2009 for broadcast syndication to public television stations throughout the U S 54 Genesis International took over the American syndication rights to Murdoch Mysteries after they acquired the rights from ITV Studios Global Entertainment and American Public Television in mid summer 2014 for broadcast syndication to commercial television stations in the U S citation needed Like the digital subchannel networks several of these stations including ABC network flagship WABC TV in New York City WFMZ TV in Pennsylvania s Lehigh Valley region KHOU in Houston and WEWS TV in Cleveland 55 also carry the show overnights during the early morning hours The series began airing on the Ovation cable TV network in 2013 under the title The Artful Detective 56 57 Starting with Season 12 the show will now go by its original name of Murdoch Mysteries on Ovation The network also shared the series with the Fox Broadcasting Company on certain stations on Sundays at 2AM ET until June 2020 when it was removed from some stations In late July 2020 ION TV s ION Plus network picked up the series and started airing it on Sundays 29 The series also available to stream all seasons on Acorn TV As of 2015 update Seasons 1 6 are being streamed on the Hulu video on demand subscription service citation needed In 2013 Acorn tv began showing the first seven seasons on its online premium service and made Season 8 available in 2015 58 59 Amazon Prime made the series available adding season 8 in 2015 citation needed In France the series is shown on France 3 and has been retitled Les Enquetes de Murdoch Murdoch Investigations 60 In Greece Murdoch Mysteries airs on ERT2 under the title Ntetektib Merntox Detective Murdoch on Saturday and Sunday at 9 00 pm 61 Home video releasesAcorn Media has released ten seasons of Murdoch Mysteries on DVD and Blu ray in North America and Australia ITV Studios Home Entertainment has released four seasons on DVD in the UK and has also released a box set of the seasons 1 3 Season 4 onward are available through Amazon UK but in Region 1 format only The first seven seasons are available for home viewing via streaming from Acorn DVDs Title Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Extras DiscsMurdoch Mysteries Season One June 16 2009 62 February 9 2009 63 June 26 2009 64 Interviews with the author and cast Photograph gallery Cast filmographies Character biographies Episode commentary 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Two May 4 2010 65 February 15 2010 66 February 10 2010 67 Behind the scenes featurette Photograph gallery Cast filmographies Character biographies 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Three May 3 2011 68 August 15 2011 69 February 9 2011 70 A bonus alternate ending on The Tesla Effect A 9 minute behind the scenes featurette 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Four May 29 2012 71 May 23 2011 72 June 6 2012 73 Behind the scenes featurette Alternate love letters 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Five December 24 2012 direct from Acorn Media March 5 2013 other retailers May 6 2013 74 August 1 2012 Season overview Featurette for episodes 1 5 amp 6 Costume design featurette Sound bites 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Six November 26 2013 75 January 18 2016 76 August 7 2013 77 SDH subtitles 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Seven October 18 2014 78 April 4 2016 79 May 14 2014 80 English subtitles Bonus Making Murdoch featurette Photo gallery 5Murdoch Mysteries Season Eight August 4 2015 81 July 25 2016 82 May 6 2015 83 English subtitles Bonus Making Murdoch featurette A 100th Episode featurette A behind the scenes photo gallery 81 5 81 Murdoch Mysteries Season Nine August 2 2016 84 March 20 2017 85 February 15 2017 86 Behind the scenes featurette Photo gallery 5Murdoch Mysteries Season Ten August 15 2017 87 June 12 2017 88 July 26 2017 89 Making Murdoch What s new in season 10 Fan events Favourite historical character Favourite guest star Funniest cast member The constables of Station House No 4 The spectacular stunts of Murdoch Mysteries 5 88 Murdoch Mysteries Season Eleven July 31 2018 May 14 2018 May 16 2018 A Peek at the premiere Remembering Constable Jackson Bidding farewell A historical heroine The Brackenreid Boys An episode in real time Backenreid the virtuoso Tom Thompson Jonny interviews Jay Reso A different kind of criminal Crabtree a la Carte 5Murdoch Mysteries Season Twelve July 30 2019 May 20 2019 May 15 2019 Murdoch after show featurette Making Murdoch 5Murdoch Mysteries Season Thirteen July 7 2020 90 May 18 2020 91 August 5 2020 92 N A 5Murdoch Mysteries Season Fourteen TBD May 17 2021 93 2021 94 N A 3Murdoch Mysteries Season Fifteen TBD July 11 2022 95 TBD N A 6Murdoch Mysteries Season Sixteen TBD October 24 2023 96 TBD N A 5Blu ray Title Region A Region B Extras DiscsMurdoch Mysteries Season One April 17 2012 n a Episode 1 commentary by stars Yannick Bisson and Jonny Harris production designer Sandra Kybartas and executive producer Cal Coons Interviews with the author and cast Photo gallery Character bios 3Murdoch Mysteries Season Two March 5 2013 Behind the scenes featurette Character bios Cast filmographies Photo gallery 3Murdoch Mysteries Season Three May 3 2011 A bonus alternate ending on The Tesla Effect A 9 minute behind the scenes featurette 3Murdoch Mysteries Season Four May 29 2012 Behind the scenes featurette Alternate love letters 3Murdoch Mysteries Season Five December 24 2012 direct from Acorn Media March 5 2013 other retailers Season overview Featurette for episodes 1 5 amp 6 Costume design featurette Sound bites 3Murdoch Mysteries Season Six November 26 2013 SDH subtitles 3Murdoch Mysteries Season Seven October 18 2014 English subtitles Bonus Making Murdoch featurette Photo gallery 5Murdoch Mysteries Season Eight August 4 2015 81 English subtitles Bonus Making Murdoch featurette A 100th episode featurette A behind the scenes photo gallery 4 81 Murdoch Mysteries Season Nine August 2 2016 84 Behind the scenes featurette Photo gallery 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Ten August 15 2017 87 Making Murdoch What s new in season 10 Fan events Favourite historical character Favourite guest star Funniest cast member The constables of Station House No 4 The spectacular stunts of Murdoch Mysteries 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Eleven July 31 2018 A peek at the premiere Remembering Constable Jackson Bidding farewell A Historical heroine The Brackenreid boys An episode in real time Backenreid the virtuoso Tom Thompson Jonny interviews Jay Reso A different kind of criminal Crabtree a la Carte 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Twelve July 30 2019 Murdoch after show featurette Making Murdoch 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Thirteen July 7 2020 4Murdoch Mysteries Season Fourteen TBD August 31 2021 97 n a 3Murdoch Mysteries Season FifteenMurdoch Mysteries Season Sixteen October 24 2023 98 5Season sets Title Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 DiscsMurdoch Mysteries Complete Series 1 3 n a August 30 2010 n a 12Murdoch Mysteries Series 1 5 Collection n a November 7 2012 20Murdoch Mysteries Seasons 1 4 Collection DVD amp Blu ray March 5 2013 n a 16 DVDs 12 Blu 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