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Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian mystery drama television series that began in 2008. The series is based on the Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings and is set in Toronto around the turn of the 20th century. It centres on William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson), a detective at Station House Four, who solves crimes using scientific techniques and inventions which are highly advanced for the time (e.g. fingerprinting). He is assisted by Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris), city coroner Doctor Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy) and Inspector Thomas Brackenreid (Thomas Craig). The show was developed for television by R.B. Carney, Cal Coons and Alexandra Zarowny. It is produced by Shaftesbury Films.
The series was preceded by three television movies, which aired on Bravo! from 2004 to 2005. These featured a different cast: Peter Outerbridge as Murdoch, Keeley Hawes as Doctor Ogden, Matthew MacFadzean as Constable Crabtree and Colm Meaney as Inspector Brackenreid.[1]
Murdoch Mysteries aired on Citytv for five seasons before being cancelled.[2] It was then picked up by CBC, where it has aired since season six.[3] The show airs in the UK on Alibi and is co-produced by Alibi's parent company, UKTV. It has also aired in the United States on Ovation under the title The Artful Detective, but as of season twelve, has reverted to the original title. The United States premiered Season 14 on Ovation, starting February 20, 2021. Season 15 aired in the US on both Ovation and Acorn TV at the start of January 2022.[4]
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| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| TV Films | 3 | May 13, 2004 | September 8, 2005 | Bravo! | |
| 1 | 13 | January 20, 2008 | April 13, 2008 | Citytv | |
| 2 | 13 | February 10, 2009 | May 27, 2009 | ||
| 3 | 13 | March 14, 2010 | June 13, 2010 | ||
| 4 | 13 | June 7, 2011 | August 31, 2011 | ||
| 5 | 13 | June 6, 2012 | August 28, 2012 | ||
| 6 | 13 | January 7, 2013 | April 15, 2013 | CBC | |
| 7 | 18 | September 30, 2013 | April 7, 2014 | ||
| 8 | 18 | October 6, 2014 | March 30, 2015 | ||
| 9 | 19 | October 5, 2015 | March 21, 2016 | ||
| 10 | 19 | October 10, 2016 | March 20, 2017 | ||
| 11 | 19 | September 25, 2017 | March 19, 2018 | ||
| 12 | 18 | September 24, 2018 | March 4, 2019 | ||
| 13 | 18 | September 16, 2019 | March 2, 2020 | ||
| 14 | 11 | January 4, 2021 | March 15, 2021 | ||
| 15 | 24 | September 13, 2021 | April 11, 2022 | ||
| 16 | 24 | September 12, 2022 | April 10, 2023 | ||
| 17 | 24 | October 2, 2023 | April 8, 2024 | ||
| 18 | 22 | September 30, 2024 | TBA | ||
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Television films (2004–2005)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Except the Dying" | Michael DeCarlo | Janet MacLean | May 13, 2004 | |
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Detective Murdoch discovers that a naked woman found murdered in a back alley known for prostitution was actually a housemaid of a prominent family. When Dr. Ogden informs him that the girl was pregnant and had been drugged, Detective Murdoch is ever more convinced that the girl's death was not an accident. | |||||
| 2 | "Poor Tom Is Cold" | Michael DeCarlo | Story by : Cal Coons and Jean Grieg Teleplay by : Cal Coons, Jean Grieg and Janet MacLean | September 12, 2004 | |
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When Detective Murdoch's friend and protege, Constable Oliver Wicken, is found shot to death in the basement of an abandoned house, the constabulary rule it as suicide. Murdoch is determined to prove it was murder and clear Wicken's name. | |||||
| 3 | "Under the Dragon's Tail" | John L'Ecuyer | Janet MacLean | September 8, 2005 | |
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The case of a murdered midwife grows more complex when it is discovered that she also performed abortions. | |||||
Season 1 (2008)
In July 2007, Shaftesbury Films began filming a 13-episode series based on both Maureen Jennings' novels and the Murdoch Mysteries TV movies, which would air on Bravo! in 2008.[5] However, subsequent changes in Canadian media ownership resulted in Bravo! being owned by CTVglobemedia, whereas Murdoch Mysteries was acquired by Rogers Communications, who decided to air it on their recently acquired CityTV network.
Filming of the first season of Murdoch Mysteries took place between June 11 and October 17, 2007, primarily in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.[5]
Recurring cast members include Tamara Hope as Edna Garrison, Dmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola Tesla, Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins, Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid, Allan Royal as Chief Constable Stockton, Geraint Wyn Davies as Arthur Conan Doyle, Maria del Mar as Sarah Pensell, Stephen McHattie as Harry Murdoch, and Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Power" | Farhad Mann | R.B. Carney | January 20, 2008 | |
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Murdoch enlists the help of Nikola Tesla while investigating the inexplicable murder of the newly crowned Miss Toronto Electric and Light, who is electrocuted by an insulated switch at a public demonstration on the dangers of alternating current. Crabtree becomes romantically involved with one of the suspects, Edna Garrison. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Glass Ceiling" | Shawn Thompson | Jean Greig and Cal Coons | January 27, 2008 | |
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A murderer taunts Brackenreid by sending him the bodies of a lawyer and a judge, along with a note claiming he will be next. Murdoch's impressive detection skills are noticed by Chief Constable Stockton, who subsequently interviews him for the position of Inspector at another police station. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Knockdown" | Shawn Thompson | Alexandra Zarowny | February 3, 2008 | |
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When African American boxer Amos Robinson is shot after a fight, all the evidence points to his wife, who was found standing over his body holding the murder weapon. However, Murdoch believes her to be innocent, and sets out to find the real killer amid mounting racial tensions. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Elementary, My Dear Murdoch" | Don McBrearty | Jason Sherman | February 10, 2008 | |
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A skeptical Murdoch accompanies Arthur Conan Doyle to a seance. When the medium, Sarah Pensell, channels a murder victim and reveals the location of her body, Murdoch must come up with a rational explanation. Murdoch's skepticism is further shaken when Pensell reveals private information to him about his deceased fiancée, Liza. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Till Death Do Us Part" | Don McBrearty | Janet MacLean | February 17, 2008 | |
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A man is murdered in a church shortly before his wedding. When it is revealed that the marriage was a sham to claim an inheritance and that the victim was homosexual, Murdoch finds himself wrestling with his faith and the notion that homosexuality is a sin. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Let Loose the Dogs" | Don McBrearty | Jean Greig and Cal Coons | February 24, 2008 | |
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When a man is murdered shortly after engaging in a drunken brawl over the results of a ratting match, suspicion immediately falls upon the man he was fighting – Murdoch's estranged father. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Body Double" | Shawn Thompson | R.B. Carney | March 2, 2008 | |
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The decomposing body of the Grand Theatre's former owner falls onto the stage during a performance of Macbeth. When exhumation of his supposed grave reveals yet another body, Murdoch suspects the troupe of actors know more than they are letting on. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Still Waters" | Don McBrearty | Derek Schreyer | March 9, 2008 | |
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When a member of the King's Rowing Club's Olympics team is murdered, suspicion quickly falls upon his predecessor, who was removed from the team when the victim joined. However, Murdoch suspects someone may be attempting to frame him, and must uncover the truth amid the other rowers' lies and misdirections. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Belly Speaker" | Farhad Mann | Larry Lalonde and Philip Bedard | March 16, 2008 | |
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Arthur Conan Doyle returns to Toronto to shadow Murdoch, hoping to find inspiration for a new detective novel. Murdoch reluctantly agrees and turns his attention to the brutal murder of a man whose ventriloquist son has confessed via his abusive dummy. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Child's Play" | Shawn Thompson | Alexandra Zarowny | March 23, 2008 | |
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A well-liked philanthropist is murdered, and it appears that a group of Home Children from an institution which the victim supported may be to blame. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Bad Medicine" | John L'Ecuyer | Derek Schreyer | March 31, 2008 | |
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A hooded figure goes on a killing spree at a cutting edge brain research facility. As Murdoch investigates, he is contacted by medium Sarah Pensell, who tells him that she has foreseen the murderer's final victim – Murdoch himself. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Prince and the Rebel" | John L'Ecuyer | Alexandra Zarowny | April 6, 2008 | |
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Crabtree is assigned the difficult task of protecting Queen Victoria's playboy grandson, Prince Alfred, who is visiting Toronto. Meanwhile, Murdoch and Higgins investigate the murder of a woman who appears to be connected to the Irish Republican Brotherhood, who may be plotting to assassinate the Prince. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Annoying Red Planet" | Shawn Thompson | Paul Aitken | April 13, 2008 | |
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Murdoch must solve the baffling death of a man whose body is found hanging from a tree in the centre of a recently plowed field with no footprints in the surrounding soil. The discovery of nearby crop circles convinces Crabtree that Martian spaceships are to blame, but the discovery of a recent land ownership dispute involving the victim leads Murdoch to suspect more terrestrial suspects. The investigation brings Murdoch head-to-head with a ruthless Canadian Government agent, Terrence Meyers. | ||||||
Season 2 (2009)
Murdoch Mysteries was renewed for a second season by CityTV in April 2008.[6]
Filming for season two took place in Toronto, Cambridge and St. George.[7] Additional filming took place in Drumheller and near Vancouver, where the set of the 1989 series Bordertown was used.[8]
Recurring cast members include Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins, Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid, Paul Amos as Doctor Roberts, Sarah Gadon as Ruby Ogden, Michael Seater as James Gillies, Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers, Sarah Allen as Enid Jones, Dakota Goyo as Alwyn Jones, and Stephen McHattie as Harry Murdoch.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 14 | 1 | "Mild Mild West" | Paul Fox | Derek Schreyer | February 10, 2009 | |
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A performer is killed during a bullet catch trick at Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Although the man's death appears to be a freak accident, Murdoch suspects he may have been murdered and uncovers a dark secret in his past which would provide ample motive. Brackenreid's wife joins the Temperance League and chastises him for his heavy drinking. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Snakes and Ladders" | Farhad Mann | Cal Coons | February 10, 2009 | |
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When a serial killer begins mutilating and disemboweling women, a tenacious Scotland Yard detective who believes that the killer may be Jack the Ripper inserts himself into Murdoch's investigation. Murdoch calls upon the expertise of an alienist, Doctor Roberts, to help profile the murderer. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Dinosaur Fever" | Paul Fox | Jean Greig | February 17, 2009 | |
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Murdoch's investigation takes him inside the cutthroat world of 19th century paleontology when the grand unveiling of a dinosaur skeleton reveals a corpse in the creature's mouth. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Houdini Whodunit" | Farhad Mann | Alexandra Zarowny | February 24, 2009 | |
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Murdoch must solve a seemingly impossible robbery when a thief burgles a sealed bank vault without opening the door. A witness claims to have seen Harry Houdini fleeing the scene of the crime. Meanwhile, Julia's younger sister, Ruby, visits Toronto. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "The Green Muse" | Don McBrearty | Bobby Theodore | March 3, 2009 | |
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The garroted corpse of a prostitute is discovered after a high-class brothel is firebombed. Murdoch must tread carefully when he discovers that a prominent judge may be to blame. The Temperance League puts pressure on Brackenreid to stamp out prostitution in Toronto. Murdoch and Ogden finally give in to their mutual attraction and begin a romantic relationship. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Shades of Grey" | Don McBrearty | Laura Phillips | March 10, 2009 | |
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A young woman's body is found in a creek, and Murdoch's investigation reveals she died of poisoning following an attempted abortion. The case hits close to home for Dr. Ogden, who reveals to Murdoch that she had an illegal abortion some years previously, putting a strain on their relationship. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Big Murderer on Campus" | Laurie Lynd | Carol Hay | March 17, 2009 | |
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Murdoch attempts to unravel what appears to be the perfect murder when a gunman shoots a college professor from a crowded plaza, yet is seen by no one. Two eager students, James Gillies and Robert Perry, shadow Murdoch during the investigation. Crabtree reveals himself to be a foundling and attempts to locate his biological mother. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "I, Murdoch" | Laurie Lynd | Lori Spring | March 24, 2009 | |
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Murdoch investigates the bizarre murder of a mathematics professor. Meanwhile, a young boy's report of a giant silver knight roaming the woods attracts the attention of Terrence Meyers and the Canadian Government, who believe it may be a weaponized automaton. Murdoch begins courting the boy's mother, Enid Jones. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Convalescence" | Eleanore Lindo | Paul Aitken | March 31, 2009 | |
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Murdoch is seriously injured while chasing a murder suspect. While recovering, he is confined to his bedsit, but strange noises and increasingly fevered visions lead him to suspect his landlady may be up to something. Crabtree becomes acting detective in Murdoch's absence and takes over the murder case, only to discover that the sole witness is a parrot. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Murdoch.com" | Eleanore Lindo | Alexandra Zarowny | April 7, 2009 | |
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Murdoch learns that Toronto's female telegraphers are falling prey to a predatory conman when one of his marks is murdered. Murdoch's relationship with Enid is strained when he jeopardizes her safety in order to catch the killer. Brackenreid's usage of a cocaine-based gold cure for alcoholism causes him to become increasingly belligerent, further straining his marriage and his relationship with his co-workers. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Let Us Ask the Maiden" | Harvey Crossland | Jason Sherman | April 14, 2009 | |
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A young Jewish man who was involved in a love triangle is poisoned. While it initially appears that a jealous suitor is to blame, Murdoch's discovery that the victim's friend is trying to form a union leads him to suspect more sinister motives. Murdoch and Enid's relationship continues to flounder. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Werewolves" | Kelly Makin | Paul Aitken | April 21, 2009 | |
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Several men who had been on a hunting trip together are stalked and brutally murdered by a creature that appears to be a werewolf. Murdoch and Enid's relationship comes to an end when they both realize he is still in love with Julia. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Anything You Can Do..." | Kelly Makin | Laura Phillips | April 28, 2009 | |
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Murdoch finds a rival in the form of RCMP officer Jasper Linney when they both begin investigating the same murder. The case leads them to British Columbia, where they encounter Murdoch's father. Murdoch rekindles his relationship with Julia. | ||||||
Season 3 (2010)
Murdoch Mysteries was renewed for a third season by CityTV in June 2009.[9] As part of the show's production deal, all episodes premiered in the UK on the Alibi network before premiering in Canada; this arrangement continued until the end of season five.[10]
The first episode of season three was partially filmed in Bristol, England.[10] Additional filming took place around Ontario, at Ball's Falls[11] and the Glanmore National Historic Site.[12]
Recurring cast members include Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins, Lisa Faulkner as Anna Fulford, Allan Royal as Chief Constable Stockton, Richard Clarkin as Inspector Davis, Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid, Paul Amos as Doctor Roberts, Peter Stebbings as James Pendrick, Kate Greenhouse as Sally Pendrick, Sarah Gadon as Ruby Ogden, Dmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola Tesla, and Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 27 | 1 | "The Murdoch Identity" | Laurie Lynd | Jean Greig | February 16, 2010 | |
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Murdoch finds himself in Bristol, England, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Worse still, he is being ruthlessly hunted by armed men who claim he is a killer. He is harboured by publican Anna Fulford, and the two work to piece together his identity. Back in Toronto, Station House Four and Doctor Ogden are searching desperately to find the missing detective. | ||||||
| 28 | 2 | "The Great Wall" | Harvey Crossland | Alexandra Zarowny | February 23, 2010 | |
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A constable from Station House Five is murdered in Toronto's Chinatown district and his fellow officers start violently harassing the local Chinese population in a racially-fuelled revenge campaign. Murdoch is tasked with finding the killer, but quickly finds himself at odds with the station house and their Inspector. | ||||||
| 29 | 3 | "Victor, Victorian" | Laurie Lynd | Alexandra Zarowny | March 2, 2010 | |
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Secrets abound when a prospective Mason is murdered at their induction and the autopsy reveals that the victim was in fact a woman who had been living her life as a man. | ||||||
| 30 | 4 | "Rich Boy, Poor Boy" | Harvey Crossland | Carol Hay | March 9, 2010 | |
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Inspector Brackenreid's son is kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity. | ||||||
| 31 | 5 | "Me, Myself and Murdoch" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken | March 16, 2010 | |
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The prime suspect in the murder of a man is his daughter, who claims the devil made her do it. | ||||||
| 32 | 6 | "This One Goes to Eleven" | Cal Coons | Carol Hay | March 23, 2010 | |
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Murdoch investigates a perplexing case when an original Rembrandt painting vanishes into thin air while under heavy guard inside a moving elevator. | ||||||
| 33 | 7 | "Blood and Circuses" | Sudz Sutherland | Paul Aitken and Alexandra Zarowny | March 30, 2010 | |
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Murdoch investigates the death of a tiger tamer found half eaten by the animal. | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | "Future Imperfect" | Cal Coons | Cal Coons | April 6, 2010 | |
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Murdoch once again butts heads with James Pendrick when a member of Pendrick's eugenics society is murdered. Meanwhile, Crabtree investigates the disappearance of several dogs, much to Brackenreid's disapproval. | ||||||
| 35 | 9 | "Love and Human Remains" | David Sutherland | Lori Spring | April 13, 2010 | |
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Murdoch investigates a murder that seemingly occurred over 60 years ago. | ||||||
| 36 | 10 | "The Curse of Beaton Manor" | John L'Ecuyer | Paul Aitken | April 20, 2010 | |
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Murdoch investigates the death of a man whose servants claim was killed by the ghost of his brother. | ||||||
| 37 | 11 | "Hangman" | Don McCutcheon | Philip Bedard and Larry Lalonde | April 27, 2010 | |
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Murdoch investigates when a convicted murderer survives his hanging and escapes from the morgue. | ||||||
| 38 | 12 | "In the Altogether" | Steve Wright | Jean Grieg | May 4, 2010 | |
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Murdoch has no shortage of suspects when a young woman who had been blackmailing wealthy men is murdered. | ||||||
| 39 | 13 | "The Tesla Effect" | Steve Wright | Cal Coons | May 11, 2010 | |
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When a former research associate of Nikola Tesla is murdered with a fearsome new weapon that harnesses thermal radiation, all evidence points towards the recently imprisoned James Pendrick. | ||||||
Season 4 (2011)
In August 2010, Shaftesbury Films announced that production on season four had begun and was scheduled to continue through November 2010.[13] Guest stars in season four include Victor Garber, Lisa Faulkner, Simon Williams, Peter Keleghan, Craig Olejnik, and Lisa Ray.[13] On October 15, 2010, then Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his daughter visited the set of Murdoch Mysteries.[14] As part of the visit to the set Stephen Harper filmed a cameo appearance.[15]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canadian viewers | |
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| 40 | 1 | "All Tattered and Torn" | Don McCutcheon | Phil Bedard and Larry Lalonde | February 15, 2011 | 546,000[16] | |
| 41 | 2 | "Kommando" | Harvey Crossland | Graham Clegg | February 22, 2011 | 454,000[17] | |
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The investigation into the brutal death of a soldier at Fort York is met with great opposition from the military. | |||||||
| 42 | 3 | "Buffalo Shuffle" | Yannick Bisson | Phil Bedard and Larry Lalonde | March 1, 2011 | 474,000[18] | |
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Murdoch heads to Buffalo at the request of Dr. Ogden to help her investigate the suspicious death of a patient, whom she has been forbidden from autopsying. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree is tasked with solving the case of a break-in at the station house. | |||||||
| 43 | 4 | "Downstairs, Upstairs" | Harvey Crossland | Story by : Paul Aitken Teleplay by : Lori Spring | March 8, 2011 | 497,000[19] | |
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Family secrets are unraveled when Murdoch investigates a murder that a witness claims was carried out by a dead woman. | |||||||
| 44 | 5 | "Monsieur Murdoch" | John L'Ecuyer | Paul Aitken and Graham Clegg | March 15, 2011 | 520,000[20] | |
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Murdoch teams up with a French detective while investigating the disappearance of a young woman from her hotel room. | |||||||
| 45 | 6 | "Dead End Street" | Laurie Lynd | Carol Hay | March 22, 2011 | 434,000[21] | |
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Detective Murdoch is captivated by a miniature streetscape that seemingly depicts a crime scene. However, the artist is an autistic woman who doesn't speak. | |||||||
| 46 | 7 | "Confederate Treasure" | John L'Ecuyer | Paul Aitken | March 29, 2011 | 700,000[22] | |
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A routine investigation 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. | |||||||
| 47 | 8 | "Dial M for Murdoch" | Leslie Hope | Carol Hay | April 5, 2011 | 428,000[23] | |
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When a switchboard operator hears an apparent murder over the telephone, Murdoch's improvised telephone wire-tapping technology 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 | April 12, 2011 | 555,000[24] | |
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Murdoch is reunited with old flame Anna Fulford while investigating a shooting on a crowded streetcar that nobody heard. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid faces pressure from his backers in his run for Alderman to score political points by harassing a band of Gypsies. | |||||||
| 49 | 10 | "Voices" | Gail Harvey | Jean Greig | April 19, 2011 | 649,000[25] | |
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Murdoch is reunited with his long-lost sister while investigating the murder of a priest at a convent. | |||||||
| 50 | 11 | "Bloodlust" | Gail Harvey | Story by : Paul Aitken and Graham Clegg Teleplay by : Paul Aitken, Graham Clegg, Phil Bedard and Larry Lalonde | April 26, 2011 | 541,000[26] | |
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Detective Murdoch finds himself in the midst of the vampire craze created by the recent publication of Bram Stoker's Dracula when a young schoolgirl is found dead, drowned and drained of blood. | |||||||
| 51 | 12 | "The Kissing Bandit" | Cal Coons | Alexandra Zarowny | May 3, 2011 | 452,000[27] | |
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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. Meanwhile, Ruby surprises Dr. Ogden by arriving in town to assist with – and then take over – Julia's wedding planning. | |||||||
| 52 | 13 | "Murdoch in Wonderland" | Cal Coons | Paul Aitken and Graham Clegg | May 10, 2011 | 446,000[28] | |
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A man is found murdered at a Lewis Carroll costume party and all evidence points to Detective Murdoch. | |||||||
Season 5 (2012)
Season five was announced at the Citytv 'Summer in the Square' on May 31, 2011.[29] 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.[30]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canadian viewers | |
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| 53 | 1 | "Murdoch of the Klondike" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | February 28, 2012 | 385,000[31] | |
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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 (with the help of Jack London), and realizes his days as a detective are not yet behind him. | |||||||
| 54 | 2 | "Back and to the Left" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken and Graham Clegg | March 6, 2012 | 319,000[32] | |
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Religious tensions threaten to boil over when a Protestant Alderman is murdered during the Orange parade, and all evidence points to an Irish Catholic. | |||||||
| 55 | 3 | "Evil Eye of Egypt" | Don McCutcheon | Michelle Ricci | March 13, 2012 | 352,000[33] | |
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When the archaeologists behind an exhibition of recently excavated Egyptian antiquities begin dying under bizarre circumstances, rumours arise that a curse may be to blame. | |||||||
| 56 | 4 | "War on Terror" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | March 20, 2012 | 370,000[34] | |
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While investigating an explosion, Detective Murdoch infiltrates an anarchist group led by American labour organizer, Emma Goldman. | |||||||
| 57 | 5 | "Murdoch at the Opera" | Yannick Bisson | Carol Hay | March 27, 2012 | 410,000[35] | |
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Murdoch investigates the poisoning of a young opera singer, and soon suspects she was not the intended victim. | |||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Who Killed the Electric Carriage?" | Harvey Crossland | Paul Aitken and Graham Clegg | April 3, 2012 | 368,000[36] | |
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James Pendrick returns to Toronto seeking investors for his latest invention – an electric car. When one of Pendrick's associates is murdered, Murdoch once again suspects the inventor may be a killer. | |||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Stroll on the Wild Side, Part One" | Michael DeCarlo | Daphne Ballon | April 10, 2012 | N/A | |
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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 steamy underworld. | |||||||
| 60 | 8 | "Stroll on the Wild Side, Part Two" | Michael DeCarlo | Carol Hay | April 17, 2012 | N/A | |
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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 | April 24, 2012 | N/A | |
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When a widely-disliked inventor is killed by a complex mechanical machine at a convention, Murdoch enlists Alexander Graham Bell's help to discover the killer's identity. | |||||||
| 62 | 10 | "Staircase to Heaven" | Harvey Crossland | Maureen Jennings and Peter Mitchell | May 1, 2012 | N/A | |
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A high stakes card game involving Doctor Grace ends with the death of a player. Murdoch learns the winner of the game would be afforded the opportunity to die and be revived, in an attempt to contact the other side. | |||||||
| 63 | 11 | "Murdoch in Toyland" | Cal Coons | Graham Clegg | May 8, 2012 | N/A | |
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Murdoch is taunted by a deranged kidnapper who leaves talking dolls with personal messages directed at him at each crime scene. Guest star: John Tench as Alexander Graham Bell | |||||||
| 64 | 12 | "Murdoch Night in Canada" | Gail Harvey | Lori Spring | May 15, 2012 | N/A | |
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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 and Michelle Ricci | May 22, 2012 | N/A | |
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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 (2013)
On November 15, 2011, it was announced that CBC would broadcast a sixth season of Murdoch Mysteries.
Scenes from "The Ghost of Queen's Park" were filmed on location on July 13, 2012.[37] David Onley, the current Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, had a cameo in season six in which he portrayed the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Oliver Mowat.[38] Thomas Howes made a guest appearance as Winston Churchill, who asked Murdoch's help when he was accused of murder.[39]
Georgina Reilly (Dr. Emily Grace) was promoted to series regular for the sixth season.[40]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 66 | 1 | "Murdoch Air" | Don McCutcheon | Peter Mitchell | January 7, 2013 | 1.18[41] | |
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Murdoch is drawn into an arms race between the Canadian and American governments while investigating the crash of a prototype aircraft. | |||||||
| 67 | 2 | "Winston's Lost Night" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken | January 14, 2013 | 0.97[42] | |
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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 to prove his innocence. | |||||||
| 68 | 3 | "Murdoch on the Corner" | Cal Coons | Paul Aitken | January 21, 2013 | 0.96[43] | |
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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" | Don McCutcheon | Graham Clegg | January 28, 2013 | 1.15[44] | |
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After an armed robber is murdered by his accomplice during a heist, Murdoch's prime suspect is an incredibly perceptive man who claims to be Sherlock Holmes. Geraint Wyn Davies makes a brief return appearance as Arthur Conan Doyle. | |||||||
| 70 | 5 | "Murdoch Au Naturel" | Harvey Crossland | Michelle Ricci | February 4, 2013 | 1.05[45] | |
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Murdoch investigates a murder at a nudist community. | |||||||
| 71 | 6 | "Murdoch and the Cloud of Doom" | Yannick Bisson | Derek Schreyer | February 11, 2013 | 1.17[46] | |
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When an anonymous madman threatens the citizens of Toronto with a deadly toxic gas, Murdoch must race against the clock to stop him. | |||||||
| 72 | 7 | "The Ghost of Queen's Park" | Harvey Crossland | Lori Spring | February 25, 2013 | 0.90[47] | |
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Crabtree's theories of the paranormal conflict with Murdoch's scientific beliefs while investigating the death of a politician who was seemingly killed by a vengeful ghost. | |||||||
| 73 | 8 | "Murdoch in Ladies Wear" | Cal Coons | Carol Hay | March 4, 2013 | 1.06[48] | |
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Murdoch investigates the murder of an Eaton's department store manager who was disliked by the shop girls. | |||||||
| 74 | 9 | "Victoria Cross" | Peter Mitchell | Maureen Jennings and Peter Mitchell | March 11, 2013 | 1.07[49] | |
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An uncooperative witness impedes Murdoch's investigation into a pawnbroker's murder and Brackenreid faces resistance while looking into the death of an old army friend. | |||||||
| 75 | 10 | "Twisted Sisters" | Eleanore Lindo | Michelle Ricci | March 18, 2013 | 1.22[50] | |
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A series of violent drownings of university-educated unmarried career women leads Murdoch to suspect sexist and racist motives. | |||||||
| 76 | 11 | "Lovers in a Murderous Time" | Dawn Wilkinson | Carol Hay | March 25, 2013 | 0.99[51] | |
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Detective Murdoch and Dr. Ogden find themselves at odds when a delusional woman (Sheila McCarthy) becomes the prime suspect in the violent stabbing of her gambling fiancé. | |||||||
| 77 | 12 | "Crime & Punishment" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | April 8, 2013 | 1.00[52] | |
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Detective Murdoch and his methods are compromised when Dr. Ogden is implicated in the suspicious murder of her estranged husband. | |||||||
| 78 | 13 | "The Murdoch Trap" | Laurie Lynd | Paul Aitken | April 15, 2013 | 1.10[53] | |
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With Dr. Ogden sentenced to hang for murder, Detective Murdoch races to exonerate her and steps into a trap set by the real killer. | |||||||
Season 7 (2013–2014)
On April 2, 2013, CBC renewed Murdoch Mysteries for a seventh season, to consist of an extended order of 18 episodes instead of the usual 13. The seventh season had its premiere on September 30, 2013.[54]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 79 | 1 | "Murdoch Ahoy" | Laurie Lynd | Paul Aitken | September 30, 2013 | 1.39[55] | |
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A shipping magnate's daughter disappears without a trace on a ship's inaugural Victoria Day voyage. | |||||||
| 80 | 2 | "Tour de Murdoch" | Laurie Lynd | Jordan Christianson | October 7, 2013 | 1.25[56] | |
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A competitive racer dies in the middle of a bicycle race, leading Murdoch to believe he was killed by a mysterious stimulant. | |||||||
| 81 | 3 | "The Filmed Adventures of Detective William Murdoch" | Gail Harvey | Peter Mitchell | October 14, 2013 | 1.00[57] | |
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Murdoch becomes involved in the movie making world while investigating a murder involving James Pendrick and Thomas Edison as suspects. | |||||||
| 82 | 4 | "The Return of Sherlock" "Return of Sherlock Holmes"[A] | Gail Harvey | Carol Hay | October 21, 2013 | 1.08[58] | |
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Murdoch re-encounters David Kingsley/Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating the murder of his young client's godfather and the disappearance of his nanny. | |||||||
| 83 | 5 | "Murdoch of the Living Dead" | Yannick Bisson | Michelle Ricci | October 28, 2013 | 1.17[59] | |
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Murdoch investigates a woman's supposed death by drowning, with the primary suspect being her abusive husband who had recently become docile. | |||||||
| 84 | 6 | "Murdochophobia" | Cal Coons | Maureen Jennings and Peter Mitchell | November 4, 2013 | N/A | |
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Murdoch investigates the apparent suicide of one of Julia's patients. | |||||||
| 85 | 7 | "Loch Ness Murdoch" | Cal Coons | Michelle Ricci | November 18, 2013 | 1.39[60] | |
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The body of a young woman is discovered washed up on a beach with what appear to be large bite marks on her body. | |||||||
| 86 | 8 | "Republic of Murdoch" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken and Peter Mitchell | November 25, 2013 | 1.40[61] | |
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A murder leads Murdoch and Crabtree chasing a potential suspect to Newfoundland, where they are caught between a family feud for a treasure map. | |||||||
| 87 | 9 | "Midnight Train to Kingston" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken and Peter Mitchell | December 2, 2013 | 1.41[62] | |
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Murdoch and his colleagues escort James Gillies to his execution in Kingston via train. | |||||||
| 88 | 10 | "Murdoch in Ragtime" | Harvey Crossland | Carol Hay | January 6, 2014 | 1.43[63] | |
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The founder of a black singing group is found dead by the docks.[64] | |||||||
| 89 | 11 | "Journey to the Centre of Toronto" | Harvey Crossland | Simon McNabb | January 13, 2014 | 1.32[65] | |
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A series of diamond thefts in which the thief tunneled up from the earth leads Crabtree to believe in the existence of mole people. | |||||||
| 90 | 12 | "Unfinished Business" | Dawn Wilkinson | Peter Mohan | January 20, 2014 | 1.35[66] | |
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A dying man confesses to a murder that Murdoch discovers the man could not have committed. | |||||||
| 91 | 13 | "The Murdoch Sting" | Sudz Sutherland | Jackie May | January 27, 2014 | 1.48[67] | |
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A bank president goes missing just before his engagement party, leading Murdoch to a run-in with a familiar face. Meanwhile, Julia receives information that James Gillies is alive and sets out to find him. | |||||||
| 92 | 14 | "Friday the 13th, 1901" | Michael DeCarlo | Lori Spring | March 3, 2014 | 1.38[68] | |
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Crabtree faces off against Leslie Garland in a game of curling. Meanwhile, Julia and Emily attend a bachelorette party on what may be a haunted island. | |||||||
| 93 | 15 | "The Spy Who Came Up to the Cold" | Sudz Sutherland | Adam Barken | March 10, 2014 | 1.33[69] | |
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Murdoch must deal with spies and secret plans in Toronto when U.S. President William McKinley is assassinated in Buffalo, New York. | |||||||
| 94 | 16 | "Kung Fu Crabtree" | Michael McGowan | Paul Aitken | March 24, 2014 | 1.38[70] | |
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Crabtree teams up with a suspect accused of poisoning a visiting Chinese dignitary in order to find the real killer while Murdoch and Julia receive proof that James Gillies is dead. | |||||||
| 95 | 17 | "Blast of Silence" | Peter Mitchell | Peter Mitchell | March 31, 2014 | 1.34[71] | |
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After a determined opponent of industrial progress straps a bomb onto a factory owner, Murdoch must stop the bomber from destroying all of Toronto. | |||||||
| 96 | 18 | "The Death of Dr. Ogden" | Michael McGowan | Jordan Christianson, Carol Hay, Simon McNabb and Michelle Ricci | April 7, 2014 | 1.35[72] | |
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Julia learns the truth about her father when he unexpectedly dies and Brackenreid assumes responsibility of an investigation into the murder of a mathematical genius. | |||||||
Season 8 (2014–2015)
On April 4, 2014, CBC renewed Murdoch Mysteries for an eighth season.[73]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 97 | 1 | "On the Waterfront, Part One" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | October 6, 2014 | 0.94[74][B] | |
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Inspector Slorach fills in for a recovering Brackenreid as Murdoch investigates two cases related to the harbour. Meanwhile, Julia and Emily are arrested during a suffragette protest. | |||||||
| 98 | 2 | "On the Waterfront, Part Two" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | October 13, 2014 | 1.03[75][B] | |
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In a continuation of the previous episode, the violence on the waterfront continues while Brackenreid's attackers remain at large. Emily and Julia end up in court following their arrest. | |||||||
| 99 | 3 | "Glory Days" | Yannick Bisson | Jordan Christianson and Peter Mitchell | October 20, 2014 | 0.91[76][B] | |
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Murdoch teams up with Bat Masterson to hunt down Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Meanwhile, Julia struggles with Murdoch's desire to marry in the church, which conflicts with her own values. | |||||||
| 100 | 4 | "Holy Matrimony, Murdoch!" | Sudz Sutherland | Paul Aitken | November 3, 2014 | 1.36[77] | |
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As their wedding day approaches, Murdoch and Ogden intervene in the trial of a woman accused of killing her husband. | |||||||
| 101 | 5 | "Murdoch Takes Manhattan" | Sudz Sutherland | Simon McNabb | November 10, 2014 | 1.01[78][B] | |
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Murdoch and Doctor Ogden honeymoon in Manhattan, but trouble always follows. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid and Dr. Grace deal with the murder of an automobile owner. | |||||||
| 102 | 6 | "The Murdoch Appreciation Society" | Deborah Chow | Carol Hay | November 17, 2014 | N/A | |
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Murdoch must determine fact from fiction when a group of dedicated fans stage a murder to watch Murdoch work, which deters the detective from an actual murder case. | |||||||
| 103 | 7 | "What Lies Buried" | Deborah Chow | Paul Aitken | November 24, 2014 | N/A | |
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The remains of a constable from 1881 are discovered in the station house basement, leading Murdoch to investigate whether any of his colleagues was responsible. | |||||||
| 104 | 8 | "High Voltage" | Cal Coons | Carol Hay | December 1, 2014 | 1.32[79] | |
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A businessman is found electrocuted, apparently by his own invention, and all clues point to Thomas Edison's son, Edison Jr. | |||||||
| 105 | 9 | "The Keystone Constables" | Cal Coons | Jordan Christianson | December 8, 2014 | 1.31[80] | |
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Constables Crabtree and Higgins go undercover as a vaudeville act at a local theatre after a comedian is found murdered. | |||||||
| 106 | 10 | "Murdoch and the Temple of Death" | Harvey Crossland | Paul Aitken | January 12, 2015 | 1.39[81] | |
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Murdoch investigates the death of a man found in a river, and soon finds himself searching for the infamous Holy Grail in a booby trapped temple. | |||||||
| 107 | 11 | "All That Glitters" | Harvey Crossland | Lori Spring | January 19, 2015 | 1.45[82] | |
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A murder of a land surveyor leads Murdoch and Crabtree to Northern Ontario during the silver rush. Back in Toronto, Dr. Ogden sees potential in Brackenreid's painting skills. Brock Morgan as Tom Thomson. | |||||||
| 108 | 12 | "The Devil Wears Whalebone" | Eleanore Lindo | Michelle Ricci | January 26, 2015 | 1.46[83] | |
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Murdoch investigates the murder of a model who was killed during a protest at a corset show. The past history of suffragette Lillian Moss is revealed during the process of the investigation as she and Dr. Grace grow close. | |||||||
| 109 | 13 | "The Incurables" | Eleanore Lindo | Peter Mitchell | February 9, 2015 | N/A | |
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Murdoch and Ogden investigate a strange murder at the asylum involving a group of violent women, one of whom vows revenge on Dr. Ogden. | |||||||
| 110 | 14 | "Toronto's Girl Problem" | Peter Mitchell | Michelle Ricci | February 16, 2015 | 1.37[84] | |
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Inspector Brackenreid's nephew, Charlie, joins the constabulary as he and Murdoch investigate the murder of the leader of an all-female thieves gang. | |||||||
| 111 | 15 | "Shipwreck" | Don McBrearty | Maureen Jennings | February 23, 2015 | 1.44[85] | |
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The murder of a young woman praying at her parents' grave and the subsequent disappearance of the priest she had last contact with reunites Murdoch with the priest who raised him in childhood. | |||||||
| 112 | 16 | "CrabtreeMania" | Peter Mitchell | Simon McNabb and Jordan Christianson | March 16, 2015 | 1.26[86] | |
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Crabtree investigates the death of a professional wrestler while Brackenreid invests his savings with his barber, only to discover that he has closed his business and disappeared with the funds. Meanwhile, The Temperance League attempts to woo the suffragettes by offering support for their candidate in return for adding their policies to their platform. | |||||||
| 113 | 17 | "Election Day" | Don McBrearty | Michelle Ricci and Mary Pedersen | March 23, 2015 | 1.34[87] | |
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Murdoch investigates a murder that, according to Agent Terrence Meyers, involves national security. Meanwhile, Julia and Emily try to ensure the election is conducted fairly with the assistance of the other suffragettes, a young Agnes Macphail taking notice of their efforts. Crabtree proposes to Edna Brooks, only to be greeted by her husband who was presumed to be deceased. | |||||||
| 114 | 18 | "Artful Detective" | Don McCutcheon | Paul Aitken and Carol Hay | March 30, 2015 | 1.41[88] | |
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The constabulary investigates what they believe is a "sequential killer" that Murdoch discovers is a macabre form of gambling. Crabtree is preoccupied with the physical abuse sustained by Edna Brooks at the hands of her recently returned husband. | |||||||
Season 9 (2015–2016)
On March 4, 2015, it was announced that CBC had renewed Murdoch Mysteries for a ninth season.[89] On May 25, 2015, it was announced that William Shatner would be guest starring as author Mark Twain.[90] Season 9 will see guest appearances of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and Mouna Traoré as Rebecca James, a young protegee whom Julia takes under her wing.[91]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 115 | 1 | "Nolo Contendere" | TW Peacocke | Peter Mitchell and Paul Aitken | October 5, 2015 | 1.27[92] | |
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Murdoch investigates the stabbing of an inmate at the institution where Crabtree is serving time for the murder of Edna Brooks' husband and it becomes apparent that the two cases are connected. | |||||||
| 116 | 2 | "Marked Twain" | TW Peacocke | Peter Mitchell | October 12, 2015 | N/A | |
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Murdoch and his colleagues must protect the safety of author Mark Twain after he stirs up controversy during a speaking engagement in Toronto. | |||||||
| 117 | 3 | "Double Life" | Gary Harvey | Jordan Christianson | October 26, 2015 | 1.19[93] | |
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Suffragette Lillian Moss is murdered days before she and Dr. Grace are to leave for London. | |||||||
| 118 | 4 | "Barenaked Ladies" | Laurie Lynd | Carol Hay | November 2, 2015 | 1.35[94] | |
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A murdered prostitute is discovered concealed within a life-sized nude statue. | |||||||
| 119 | 5 | "24 Hours Til Doomsday" | Gary Harvey | Paul Aitken | November 9, 2015 | 1.30[95] | |
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Racing against the clock, Murdoch must stop a secret weapons programme that appears to have been hijacked by terrorists. | |||||||
| 120 | 6 | "The Local Option" | Laurie Lynd | Simon McNabb | November 16, 2015 | 1.27[96] | |
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The temperance movement advocates The Local Option, a bill to restrict liquor sales, as Station House Four investigates the poisoning of a Councilman who advocated for the liquor trade. Carrie Nation is invited to Toronto to support the proposal and she stays at the home of Inspector Brackenreid, where his wife, Margaret, enacts a local prohibition for the duration of her stay. | |||||||
| 121 | 7 | "Summer of '75" | Don McBrearty | Michelle Ricci and Carol Hay | November 23, 2015 | 1.40[97] | |
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Winifred "Freddie" Pink, a private investigator from Montreal and Murdoch's childhood friend, assists Murdoch in investigating a case that has ties with a 30-year-old murder they witnessed, and which leaves them in fear of their lives. | |||||||
| 122 | 8 | "Pipe Dreamzzz" | Don McBrearty | Michelle Ricci | November 30, 2015 | 1.24[98] | |
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A love triangle is uncovered when a student of Asian studies is found dead in the opium den of his professor. | |||||||
| S01 | – | "A Merry Murdoch Christmas"[C] | Michael McGowan | Peter Mitchell | December 21, 2015 | 1.97[99] | |
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A wealthy philanthropist who opens his home to some of Toronto's elite for a production of The Little Match Girl, featuring a young Mary Pickford in the title role, is found murdered, leaving Murdoch to investigate. Meanwwhile, Brackenreid deals with a man claiming to be the real St. Nicholas. | |||||||
| 123 | 9 | "Raised on Robbery" | Eleanore Lindo | Paul Aitken | January 11, 2016 | 1.48[100] | |
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While applying for a loan to build his automated dream home for Dr. Ogden, Murdoch finds himself in the midst of a bank heist that puts his reputation at risk. Inspector Brackenreid uses the police department's telegraph machine to convey the live play of a match that involves Sheffield Wednesday. | |||||||
| 124 | 10 | "The Big Chill" | Eleanore Lindo | Jordan Christianson | January 18, 2016 | 1.49[101] | |
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Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier is in Toronto attempting to raise funds for an expedition to the North Pole when he is anonymously accused of the murder of the scientist who served as a navigator and physician on all of his previous expeditions. | |||||||
| 125 | 11 | "A Case of the Yips" | Cal Coons | Simon McNabb | January 28, 2016 | 1.41[102] | |
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When a golfer is murdered, Murdoch investigates by taking up the game with George Lyon, despite warnings from Brackenreid that golf is a curse. | |||||||
| 126 | 12 | "Unlucky in Love" | Cal Coons | Lori Spring | February 1, 2016 | 1.50[103] | |
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An elderly groom is electrocuted at a wedding planned by Margaret Brackenreid while Crabtree meets Lucy Maud Montgomery while teaching a creative writing class. | |||||||
| 127 | 13 | "Colour Blinded" | Leslie Hope | Mary Pedersen | February 8, 2016 | 1.49[104] | |
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After a white man is killed in a black church, the new Chief Constable pressures Murdoch to make an arrest. | |||||||
| 128 | 14 | "Wild Child" | Jill Carter | Carol Hay | February 22, 2016 | 1.42[105] | |
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Murdoch leads Station House No. 4 during a murder investigation linked to a young girl who was raised in the wild. When it is discovered that the Braxtons were not Roland's biological parents, Dr. Ogden hires Freddie Pink to locate their adopted child's real parents. | |||||||
| 129 | 15 | "House of Industry" | Harvey Crossland | Maureen Jennings | February 29, 2016 | 1.50[106] | |
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A journalist is murdered while investigating a story at a city workhouse. Murdoch goes undercover and discovers that the Chief Constable may be implicated in corruption at Station House No. 5. Crabtree, Higgins and Rebecca James are swindled when they attempt to sample a banana split. | |||||||
| 130 | 16 | "Bloody Hell" | Harvey Crossland | Paul Aitken | March 7, 2016 | 1.36[107] | |
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Murdoch and Brackenreid attempt to expose corruption at Station House No. 5 when Brackenreid is caught with the proceeds of the pay-off money by the Chief Constable. To save himself from prison time, Brackenreid accepts a demotion to city clerk. The members of Station House No. 4 continue to investigate the corruption as the Chief Constable assumes control of the station. | |||||||
| 131 | 17 | "From Buffalo with Love" | Peter Mitchell | Michell Ricci | March 14, 2016 | 1.37[108] | |
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A man is murdered during a performance at an infamous burlesque club. Crabtree becomes involved with one of the performers while Murdoch and Inspector Brackenreid travel to Buffalo to discover the identity of the victim. | |||||||
| 132 | 18 | "Cometh the Archer" | Peter Mitchell | Peter Mitchell, Simon McNabb and Jordan Christianson | March 21, 2016 | 1.54[109] | |
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Doctor Ogden is shot and Murdoch is abducted by an old enemy. | |||||||
Season 10 (2016–2017)
On March 31, 2016, CBC announced the tenth season of Murdoch Mysteries, ten days after the ninth-season finale.[110]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 133 | 1 | "Great Balls of Fire, Part One" | Gary Harvey | Peter Mitchell | October 10, 2016 | 1.40[111] | |
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Debutantes seeking to court a wealthy gentleman are murdered one-by-one. Meanwhile, Julia experiences post-traumatic stress from her near-death experience. | |||||||
| 134 | 2 | "Great Balls of Fire, Part Two" | Gary Harvey | Peter Mitchell | October 17, 2016 | 1.41[112] | |
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Murdoch closes in on the debutante murderer and Julia faces her demons as a great fire tears through the heart of Toronto. Contains actual footage from the fire, which is blended in with the story line. | |||||||
| 135 | 3 | "A Study in Pink" | Norma Bailey | Paul Aitken | October 24, 2016 | 1.31[113] | |
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Murdoch is reunited with Freddie Pink, his childhood friend turned private investigator, when she claims that one of her clients has been murdered. However, a missing body and evidence implicating Freddie suggests that she knows more about the case than she is saying. | |||||||
| 136 | 4 | "Concocting a Killer" | Norma Bailey | Simon McNabb | October 31, 2016 | 1.30[114] | |
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New scientific evidence results in the exoneration of a man Murdoch helped put away for murder twelve years previously. Although Murdoch still believes the man to be guilty, he is removed from the new investigation. Detective Watts from Station House One takes over. | |||||||
| 137 | 5 | "Jagged Little Pill" | Harvey Crossland | Carol Hay | November 7, 2016 | 1.42[115] | |
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Murdoch and Ogden investigate the poisoning of a philandering businessman. Meanwhile, Rebecca James has suspicions about a fellow medical student's suicide. | |||||||
| 138 | 6 | "Bend It Like Brackenreid" | Cal Coons | Michelle Ricci | November 14, 2016 | 1.33[116] | |
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As Murdoch investigates the strange death of a footballer, Brackenreid gets caught up in the team's run for the Olympics. | |||||||
| 139 | 7 | "Painted Ladies" | Harvey Crossland | Mary Pedersen | November 21, 2016 | 1.34[117] | |
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A serial killer begins murdering men with cyanide laced lipstick, and all the murders seem to be connected to Crabtree's girlfriend, Nina Bloom. | |||||||
| 140 | 8 | "Weekend at Murdoch's" | Eleanore Lindo | Jordan Christianson | November 28, 2016 | 1.30[118] | |
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Key witnesses against an accused murderer are killed one by one. To catch the hitman, Murdoch makes it seem like the last witness is still alive. | |||||||
| 141 | 9 | "Excitable Chap" | Cal Coons | Peter Mitchell and Simon McNabb | December 5, 2016 | 1.24[119] | |
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A lecherous criminal known as The Lurker causes mischief in Toronto, and James Pendrick returns to town with a newly invented energy drink which may hold the key to eternal youth. | |||||||
| – | S02 | "Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas"[C] | TW Peacocke | Michelle Ricci, Carol Hay and Paul Aitken | December 12, 2016 | 1.40[120] | |
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A criminal takes on the role of a superhero from Crabtree's recently published graphic novel and commits a series of robberies against Toronto's upper class. | |||||||
| 142 | 10 | "The Devil Inside" | Eleanore Lindo[D] | Paul Aitken[D] | January 9, 2017 | 1.40[121] | |
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Brackenreid has left Station House Four in order to accompany James Pendrick on his quest to Panama to retrieve his potion of youth. In his absence, Murdoch is appointed acting inspector, and must deal with a murderer who claims to be possessed by the spirit of Murdoch's arch-nemesis, James Gillies. | |||||||
| 143 | 11 | "A Murdog Mystery" | Don McCutcheon | Lori Spring | January 16, 2017 | 1.41[122] | |
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A wealthy woman's dog is murdered shortly before a high stakes dog show. Murdoch reluctantly investigates after being ordered by the owner's brother-in-law – the mayor. Meanwhile, Detective Watts returns and begins investigating a tenuous link between several missing persons cases from the past few years. | |||||||
| 144 | 12 | "The Missing" | Renuka Jeyapalan | Maureen Jennings | January 23, 2017 | 1.41[123] | |
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The supposed heir to a large fortune miraculously reappears twenty years after being kidnapped and presumed dead. Murdoch attempts to determine whether the man really is who he says he is, but the case becomes increasingly complex when two bodies are found. Back at the station, Detective Watts continues his missing persons investigation. | |||||||
| 145 | 13 | "Mr. Murdoch's Neighbourhood" | Jill Carter | Carol Hay | February 6, 2017 | 1.37[124] | |
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Murdoch and Ogden bury a cadaver on their land in preparation for a forensics training exercise. When the site is excavated six months later, multiple bodies are found. Elsewhere, Detective Watts attempts to track down a mysterious woman who appears to be the key to his missing persons investigation. | |||||||
| 146 | 14 | "From Murdoch to Eternity" | Jill Carter | Simon McNabb | February 13, 2017 | 1.35[125] | |
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Brackenreid returns from Panama with the news that James Pendrick has been murdered. Even more astonishing, however, is the fact that he appears to have been rejuvenated by Pendrick's youth potion. When Murdoch starts aggressively marketing the potion, offering eternal life to the highest bidder, Crabtree becomes dismayed by the detective's disinterest in solving Pendrick's murder and starts his own investigation. | |||||||
| 147 | 15 | "Hades Hath No Fury" | Leslie Hope | Michelle Ricci | February 20, 2017 | 1.45[126] | |
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Detective Watts' missing persons case comes to a head when one of the women he has been searching for is killed in a bombing. In the ensuing investigation, Watts and Murdoch discover the rest of the missing women have been living in a commune for abused or wronged women, where men are not allowed. Needing someone on the inside, Murdoch asks Freddie Pink to infiltrate the group. | |||||||
| 148 | 16 | "Master Lovecraft" | Leslie Hope | Jordan Christianson | February 27, 2017 | 1.30[127] | |
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When a badly decomposed body is found in an empty building, Murdoch's prime suspect is a death-obsessed young man named H. P. Lovecraft. | |||||||
| 149 | 17 | "Hot Wheels of Thunder" | Peter Mitchell | Peter Mitchell, Simon McNabb and Jordan Christianson | March 13, 2017 | 1.36[128] | |
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Murdoch investigates the death of an expert roller skater. Meanwhile, Miss James enters a roller race against a group of women who have slighted her, and George faces relationship issues. | |||||||
| 150 | 18 | "Hell to Pay" | Peter Mitchell | Peter Mitchell | March 20, 2017 | 1.23[129] | |
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Murdoch goes underground after becoming the prime suspect in the murder of a burlesque dancer who was found dead in his bed. While Station House Four protest his innocence, the newly reappointed Chief Constable Davis and the corrupt head of the City Council spearhead an aggressive manhunt for the missing detective. | |||||||
Season 11 (2017–2018)
On March 13, 2017, CBC renewed the show for an eleventh season consisting of 18 episodes and a third two-hour Christmas special.[130][131]
This season saw the return of Alexander Graham Bell and Theodore Roosevelt. Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and Dr. William Osler made guest appearances as well.[132] Dylan Neal reprised his role as Jasper Linney, Murdoch's half brother, during the Christmas special, last seen in the season two finale.
Mouna Traoré, who played Rebecca James, left the show in episode two, with a guest appearance in episode seventeen. Shanice Banton joined the cast in episode four, in a recurring role, as Violet Hart, a medical student and Julia's new morgue assistant.[133]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 1 | "Up from Ashes" | Don McCutcheon | Peter Mitchell | September 25, 2017 | 1.22[134] | |
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Murdoch has been wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of a burlesque dancer, Julia has been kidnapped, Brackenreid is missing, Constables Jackson and Crabtree have ostensibly been killed and Station House Four has fallen under the thumb of a corrupt city councillor. Murdoch's few remaining allies are forced underground as they work to set things right. | |||||||
| 152 | 2 | "Merlot Mysteries" | Don McCutcheon | Peter Mitchell and Simon McNabb | October 2, 2017 | 1.19[135] | |
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A wine connoisseur is poisoned at his son's wedding after threatening to expose a fraud within the burgeoning Canadian winemaking industry. Detective Watts takes the opportunity to introduce the teetotal Murdoch to the world of wine tasting. Meanwhile, Miss James faces racial discrimination while applying for a job. | |||||||
| 153 | 3 | "8 Footsteps" | Laurie Lynd | Paul Aitken | October 9, 2017 | 1.18[136] | |
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A man is murdered at a dark dining event in honour of Helen Keller. Alexander Graham Bell, also in attendance, has secretly made an audio recording of the entire dinner, and the sound of eight mysterious footsteps on the recording is the only clue Murdoch has to work with. | |||||||
| 154 | 4 | "The Canadian Patient" | Laurie Lynd | Simon McNabb | October 16, 2017 | 1.18[137] | |
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A patient dies on the operating table during a public demonstration of a dangerous and controversial new procedure – an organ transplant. Refusing to accept the consensus that he botched the operation, the lead surgeon becomes convinced that his equipment was sabotaged and turns to Murdoch for help. | |||||||
| 155 | 5 | "Dr. Osler Regrets" | Alison Reid | Dan Trotta | October 23, 2017 | 1.14[138] | |
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Julia's mentor, William Osler, makes the papers when his tongue-in-cheek suggestion that all men over the age of sixty should be euthanized with chloroform is printed as fact. Despite initially dismissing the reports as sensationalist nonsense, Osler's words soon come back to haunt him when a killer starts chloroforming elderly men. | |||||||
| 156 | 6 | "21 Murdoch Street" | Harvey Crossland | Natalia Guled | November 6, 2017 | 1.07[139] | |
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When the sons of an Indian emissary disappear from their boarding school, Murdoch's investigation is hampered by their uncooperative classmates. Hoping to get inside information, he sends Constables Brackenreid and Crabtree undercover. | |||||||
| 157 | 7 | "The Accident" | Alison Reid | Mary Pedersen | November 13, 2017 | 1.25[140] | |
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A traffic collision results in Dilton Dilbert (David Hewlett) being pinned between a carriage and a motor car, and medical investigation reveals that any attempt to free him will result in his death. Evidence that the car has been sabotaged leads Murdoch to suspect that the crash may not have been an accident, and he sets out to uncover the truth as Brackenreid comforts the dying Dilbert. | |||||||
| 158 | 8 | "Brackenreid Boudoir" | Harvey Crossland | Peter Mitchell | December 4, 2017 | 1.17[141] | |
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Murdoch and Ogden stumble across the corpse of an amateur painter while camping. The fellow members of his painting club, who were camped near the crime scene, prove unhelpful. Hoping to find the murderer, Brackenreid goes undercover and rediscovers his talent for art, gaining the attention of a fickle patron who has him paint her in the nude. | |||||||
| 159 | 9 | "The Talking Dead" | Eleanore Lindo | Lori Spring | December 11, 2017 | 1.24[142] | |
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A series of obituaries are published for a group of seemingly unrelated people, all of whom are still alive. Among the list is Detective Watts. When a murderer starts killing the people named in the obituaries, Murdoch and Watts scramble to find the killer before they strike again. | |||||||
| – | S03 | "Home for the Holidays"[C] | Gary Harvey | Peter Mitchell and Simon McNabb | December 18, 2017 | 1.20[143] | |
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Murdoch and Ogden travel to Victoria to spend the holidays with Murdoch's brother, Jasper. Once there, they are called upon to solve an archaeologist's murder, and become embroiled in a land dispute between the indigenous Songhees and Haida people. Back in Toronto, the Brackenreids are conned out of their life savings by a young Italian named Charles Ponzi, and develop a scam involving Crabtree, Higgins, Nina Bloom and Ruth Newsome in order to get it back. | |||||||
| 160 | 10 | "F.L.A.S.H.!" | Eleanore Lindo | Paul Aitken | January 8, 2018 | 1.25[144] | |
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James Pendrick returns to Toronto, seeking investors for his newest invention, a high-speed vactrain. When one of Pendrick's employees is killed, Murdoch suspects that he may have been a spy engaging in industrial espionage for the steamship industry. | |||||||
| 161 | 11 | "Biffers and Blockers" | Megan Follows | Dan Trotta | January 15, 2018 | 1.31[145] | |
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An amateur cricketer is killed by an exploding bat during the annual "gentlemen vs professionals" match, and Murdoch suspects an exiled Serbian Count may have been the intended victim. During the investigation, Brackenreid and Murdoch get a glimpse into Higgins' new-found upper class lifestyle. | |||||||
| 162 | 12 | "Mary Wept" | Megan Follows | Noelle Girard | January 22, 2018 | 1.28[146] | |
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A statue of the Virgin Mary at Murdoch's local church starts weeping blood. The subsequent discovery of an infant's skeleton buried in the churchyard and the apparent suicide of a parishioner lead Murdoch and Watts to suspect the miracle may have been staged in order to bring a long-hidden crime to light. Julia is unsettled by Miss Hart's lack of sympathy in the morgue, and becomes even more concerned when she lies to Murdoch about her faith. | |||||||
| 163 | 13 | "Crabtree à la Carte" | Leslie Hope | Simon McNabb | January 29, 2018 | 1.41[147] | |
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When an acerbic cooking contest judge contracts botulism after eating tainted meat, Murdoch must determine whether the man was intentionally poisoned. Crabtree fears for his life when it emerges that both he and Margaret Brackenreid have also eaten the suspect meat. | |||||||
| 164 | 14 | "The Great White Moose" | Leslie Hope | Paul Aitken and Graham Clegg | February 5, 2018 | 1.15[148] | |
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Theodore Roosevelt sneaks into Canada to hunt a fabled white moose. Terrence Meyers enlists Murdoch's help in solving a seemingly unrelated locked room murder, but Murdoch soon uncovers a bizarre plot to assassinate the American president, which seems to be spearheaded by a legendary Spanish assassin, El Noche. | |||||||
| 165 | 15 | "Murdoch Schmurdoch" | Sherren Lee | Lori Spring and Robert Rotenberg | February 26, 2018 | 1.30[149] | |
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A Jewish man is murdered at a Yiddish theatre fundraiser, during a performance by the Jolson Brothers. During the investigation, Watts learns of his Jewish heritage. | |||||||
| 166 | 16 | "Game of Kings" | Peter Mitchell | Maureen Jennings | March 5, 2018 | 1.16[150] | |
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Tensions flare between Russian and Polish chess players at a tournament when a Russian master is murdered by someone dressed as a Polish hussar. Crabtree and Nina Bloom go undercover, and discover that the murder may be related to Szczerbiec, a Polish Crown Jewel that was believed to be in the possession of the Russian Empire. | |||||||
| 167 | 17 | "Shadows Are Falling" | Sherren Lee | Mary Pedersen | March 12, 2018 | 1.21[151] | |
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Murdoch and Ogden's relationship crumbles when Julia suffers a miscarriage and William's past misgivings about Julia's prior abortion resurface. The grieving couple are immediately pulled back into work when Nate Desmond is accused of the murder of a man he was seen fighting with. | |||||||
| 168 | 18 | "Free Falling" | Peter Mitchell | Simon McNabb, Mary Pedersen and Dan Trotta | March 19, 2018 | 1.39[152] | |
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Believing his relationship to be irreparably damaged, Murdoch avoids facing his issues by skipping work and helping a barfly track down his estranged wife, leaving Watts to investigate the discovery of a limbless torso. Violet Hart colludes with Inspector McWorthy to have Julia ousted from her job on the grounds that her miscarriage has left her unable to perform her duties. Crabtree is forced to accept that he and Nina want different things from life when she accepts a job in Paris; unable to reconcile their differences, the two split up. A heart-to-heart with the newly single Crabtree leads Murdoch to make amends with Julia. | |||||||
Season 12 (2018–2019)
Unlike seasons nine through eleven, the twelfth season of Murdoch Mysteries did not include a Christmas movie, opting instead for an "out of the box" Halloween episode.[153] Former Canadian Olympic figure skater Elvis Stojko guest starred in episode 13 as ex-con Sam Marshal, who Murdoch suspects of murder. The episode also saw the return of, Dmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola Tesla, whose last appearance was nine years ago in season 3, episode 13.[154] Colin Mochrie reprises his role from last season as Ralph Fellows and Patrick McKenna returned as Inspector Hamish Slorach, last seen in season eight.[155] The season averaged 1.1 million viewers in Canada on CBC from September 24, 2018, to March 4, 2019.[156]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 169 | 1 | "Murdoch Mystery Mansion" | Gary Harvey | Peter Mitchell | September 24, 2018 | 1.00[157] | |
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Murdoch and Ogden throw a housewarming party upon completion of their new avant-garde home, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The party is cut short when a man is cooked to the point of exploding in Murdoch's closet-sized microwave prototype. Despite officially retaining her position as city coroner, Julia has returned to medical school to study surgery, leaving Violet Hart to run the morgue day-to-day. Violet uses this to bolster her attempts to take over the morgue. Higgins quits the constabulary after clashing with Brackenreid. | |||||||
| 170 | 2 | "Operation: Murder" | Harvey Crossland | Mary Pedersen | October 1, 2018 | N/A | |
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When one of Julia's patients dies after a seemingly successful surgery, she refuses to accept that it may have been her fault and becomes obsessed with the idea that it was murder. She enlists a reluctant Murdoch to investigate, and the two discover an unusual pattern of deaths among alcoholics in the ward. Crabtree has a brief courtship with a nursing student, Florence Nightingale Graham. He encourages her to sell a face cream she concocted; when it becomes a success, she elects to sell it under the name Elizabeth Arden and relocates to New York City to further her enterprise. | |||||||
| 171 | 3 | "My Big Fat Mimico Wedding" | Gary Harvey | Simon McNabb | October 8, 2018 | 1.06[158] | |
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The eccentric Newsome family comes together for Higgins and Ruth's wedding, which quickly derails amidst disapproving relatives, jealous suitors, and a guest who keeps trying to murder Henry. Crabtree is blackmailed by the maid of honour, Effie Newsome, who forces him to help her steal a family heirloom. In the process, he attracts the unwanted attentions of a lustful bridesmaid. | |||||||
| 172 | 4 | "Murdoch Without Borders" | Harvey Crossland | Dan Trotta | October 15, 2018 | N/A | |
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The passing of Canada's 1906 immigration act leads to the mass deportation of criminal, unemployed, and sick migrants. Brackenreid bends the rules and helps a Greek carpenter avoid expulsion, a decision which blows up in his face when the man becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the Toronto immigration officer. A subsequent series of xenophobic articles by Louise Cherry incite violence against the local Greek community, leading Murdoch to suspect that Greek immigrants are being deliberately demonized as part of a larger conspiracy. | |||||||
| 173 | 5 | "The Spy Who Loved Murdoch" | Alison Reid | Simon McNabb | October 22, 2018 | 1.06[159] | |
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Canada is chosen as neutral ground for the signing of the Triple Entente treaty, but proves to be anything but when the French signatory is murdered. With the threat of German invasion looming in Europe, Terrence Meyers forces Murdoch to pose as the French delegate in a desperate attempt to sign the treaty and prevent a world war. | |||||||
| 174 | 6 | "Sir. Sir? Sir!!!" | Craig David Wallace | Peter Mitchell | October 29, 2018 | 1.02[160] | |
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An alien species intent on wiping out the human race invades Toronto, and Crabtree becomes humanity's last hope for salvation. | |||||||
| 175 | 7 | "Brother's Keeper" | Craig David Wallace | Paul Aitken | November 5, 2018 | 1.09[161] | |
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When the sadistic criminal who tortured and murdered Detective Watts' adoptive brother is exonerated and released from prison, Watts kills him. Despite claiming self-defense, discrepancies in Watts' statement lead Murdoch to suspect that Watts took justice into his own hands and murdered the man in revenge for his brother's death. Crabtree hires Higgins as a trainee mechanic at his automobile repair shop. | |||||||
| 176 | 8 | "Drowning in Money" | Alison Reid | Noelle Girard | November 12, 2018 | 1.09[162] | |
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Murdoch investigates the apparent double suicide of a wealthy couple who drowned in their swimming pool. Crabtree is sued over a faulty repair job by Higgins which has caused an accident, and butts heads with the plaintiff's attorney, Effie Newsome. | |||||||
| 177 | 9 | "Secrets and Lies" | Leslie Hope | Peter Mitchell | November 26, 2018 | 1.05[163] | |
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When Brackenreid travels to St. Marys at the behest of a former lover without informing his family or friends, John Brackenreid becomes increasingly concerned about his father's safety and sets out to find him. | |||||||
| 178 | 10 | "Pirates of the Great Lakes" | Leslie Hope | Dan Trotta | January 7, 2019 | 1.22[164] | |
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An Italian detective implores Murdoch to investigate when treasures stolen from a Neapolitan museum are smuggled into Toronto. When one of the thieves is found dead, Crabtree goes undercover as a wealthy antiques collector in order to lure out the killer. Hoping to take the financial strain off Henry, Ruth gets a job as an apprentice nurse. Believing his marriage to be over, Brackenreid bids farewell to John and leaves home for good. | |||||||
| 179 | 11 | "Annabella Cinderella" | Sherren Lee | Paul Aitken | January 14, 2019 | 1.16[165] | |
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Constables Crabtree and Brackenreid are tasked with transporting a convicted axe murderer to prison. When she escapes during transit and returns to her home town, supposedly seeking revenge on all those who helped to convict her, Detective Watts steps in to help recapture her. Murdoch and Ogden are disappointed when a police handbook outlining the latest investigative techniques fails to mention any of their scientific innovations. With the backing of a publisher, the two start writing their own book on the subject. | |||||||
| 180 | 12 | "Six of the Best" | Sherren Lee | Lori Spring | January 21, 2019 | 1.08[166] | |
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Murdoch's distressing childhood memories are evoked while investigating the death of an orphan under the care of the same Jesuit priest who taught him. | |||||||
| 181 | 13 | "Murdoch and the Undetectable Man" | Mina Shum | Paul Aitken | January 28, 2019 | 1.10[167] | |
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Inventor Nikola Tesla assists Murdoch in an investigation into the death of a man experimenting with invisibility. | |||||||
| 182 | 14 | "Sins of the Father" | Mina Shum | Simon McNabb | February 4, 2019 | 1.19[168] | |
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Murdoch investigates an apparent arson death, and reveals a personal history in the process. | |||||||
| 183 | 15 | "One Minute to Murder" | Mars Horodyski | Maureen Jennings | February 11, 2019 | 1.15[169] | |
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A man is electrocuted during a typing contest, but Murdoch suspects that he wasn't the intended target. | |||||||
| 184 | 16 | "Manual for Murder" | Warren P. Sonoda | Paul Aitken and Robert Rotenberg | February 18, 2019 | 1.05[170] | |
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A series of murders occurs after Murdoch and Dr. Ogden's book is released. Excerpts written by Carol Hay, Paul Aitken, Alexandra Zarowny, Mary Pedersen and Dan Trotta Excerpts directed by Laurie Lynd, Cal Coons, Farhad Mann, Harvey Crossland and Alison Reid | |||||||
| 185 | 17 | "Darkness Before the Dawn, Part One" | Peter Mitchell | Mary Pedersen | February 25, 2019 | 1.17[171] | |
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Murdoch goes after a promotion during a raid on an opium den where a constable is shot. | |||||||
| 186 | 18 | "Darkness Before the Dawn, Part Two" | Peter Mitchell | Simon McNabb | March 4, 2019 | 1.11[172] | |
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Murdoch suspects McWorthy is framing John for murder. | |||||||
Season 13 (2019–2020)
On March 25, 2019, CBC renewed the show for a thirteenth season of eighteen episodes.[173] This season, Murdoch Mysteries celebrated its 200th episode, with Lisa Norton, John Tench, Dmitry Chepovetsky, David Storch and Peter Stebbings, reprising their roles as Emma Goldman, Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, and James Pendrick respectively.[174] Colm Feore made a guest appearance this season as George's long lost father, George Crabtree Sr.[175]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 187 | 1 | "Troublemakers" | Harvey Crossland | Peter Mitchell | September 16, 2019 | 1.01[176] | |
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Murdoch investigates when a bomb is detonated at a suffragette rally Julia is attending. Effie Newsome encourages George to take his book to a publisher, even though he has doubts about its success. | |||||||
| 188 | 2 | "Bad Pennies" | Harvey Crossland | Peter Mitchell | September 23, 2019 | N/A | |
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The murder of a dock worker seems linked to recent labour disputes at the wharf, but the involvement of a Pinkerton detective reveals that a past crime is motivating current events. At the hospital, Julia navigates difficult situations when a colleague makes a serious mistake in surgery. | |||||||
| 189 | 3 | "Forever Young" | Shereen Lee | Paul Aitken | September 30, 2019 | 1.14[177] | |
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Murdoch investigates the bizarre murder of a young woman who disappeared a decade earlier, yet somehow hasn't aged a day. | |||||||
| 190 | 4 | "Prodigal Father" | Yannick Bisson | Simon McNabb | October 14, 2019 | N/A | |
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A death at an investment event leads Crabtree to the father he never knew, and Murdoch to suspect he may be culpable. | |||||||
| 191 | 5 | "Murdoch and the Cursed Caves" | Mars Horodyski | Noelle Girard | October 28, 2019 | 1.02[178] | |
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An adventure in the woods turns scary when Murdoch, Ogden, Higgins and Ruth are stalked by a beast that killed two men. | |||||||
| 192 | 6 | "The Philately Fatality" | Shereen Lee | Mary Pedersen | November 4, 2019 | N/A | |
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An investigation into the murder of a wealthy and open homosexual leads Murdoch to wonder if the cause was a jilted lover or his stamp collection. | |||||||
| 193 | 7 | "Toronto the Bad" | Shereen Lee | Dan Trotta | November 11, 2019 | 0.99[179] | |
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A passenger riding in Higgins' cab is poisoned and subsequent murders lead Murdoch to suspect they're connected to a cold case. | |||||||
| 194 | 8 | "The Final Curtain" | Mina Shum | Simon McNabb | November 18, 2019 | N/A | |
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A murder is committed at the end of a play where John Brackenreid is a participant. | |||||||
| 195 | 9 | "The Killing Dose" | Mina Shum | Mary Pederson | November 25, 2019 | 0.94[180] | |
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Murdoch investigates an apparent suicide attempt as Julia grapples with her Hippocratic oath. | |||||||
| 196 | 10 | "Parker in the Rye" | Mars Horodyski | Dan Trotta | January 6, 2020 | 1.06[181] | |
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The family of a rye distiller is murdered, except for the son, who cannot remember what happened. Suspects involve a local racketeer, the distiller's aide of 20 years and guns-for-hire. Unofficial constable Parker is sent undercover in hopes of catching the murderer(s). | |||||||
| 197[E] | 11 | "Staring Blindly into the Future" | Harvey Crossland | Paul Aitken, Noelle Girard, Mary Pederson, and Dan Trotta | January 13, 2020 | 1.11[182] | |
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James Pendrick invites the greatest minds and achievers to a symposium in a Toronto hotel, though he is unable to attend. Some of the attendees mysteriously vanish shortly after placing orders for room service. | |||||||
| 198 | 12 | "Fox Hunt" | Craig David Wallace | Simon McNabb | January 20, 2020 | 0.99[183] | |
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Inspector Brackenreid and his wife are invited to a fox hunt where a man is discovered in a fresh, shallow grave. Meanwhile, Julia finds her next-door neighbour acting suspiciously after his wife has seemingly disappeared. | |||||||
| 199 | 13 | "Kill Thy Neighbour" | Craig David Wallace | Mary Pederson and Noelle Girad | January 27, 2020 | 0.99[184] | |
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Murdoch's neighbour ends up murdered and all evidence points to Murdoch, leaving his colleagues to prove his innocence. | |||||||
| 200 | 14 | "Rigid Silence" | Shamim Serif | Maureen Jennings | February 3, 2020 | 0.96[185] | |
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Murdoch and Julia travel to Kingston Penitentiary to investigate a suspicious prison suicide. | |||||||
| 201 | 15 | "The Trial of Terrence Myers" | Gary Harvey | Paul Aitken | February 10, 2020 | N/A | |
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Murdoch, Ogden and Brackenreid are called to a tribunal where Terrence Meyers is accused of attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier. | |||||||
| 202 | 16 | "In the Company of Women" | Gary Harvey | Lori Spring | February 17, 2020 | N/A | |
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A hair salon owner is murdered, but since the murder occurred outside of Murdoch's jurisdiction, Julia, Effie Newsome and Louise Cherry team up to investigate. | |||||||
| 203 | 17 | "Things Left Behind" | Peter Mitchell | Simon McNabb and Peter Mitchell | February 24, 2020 | 0.94[186] | |
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Murdoch suspects Violet Hart has ties to a conman's murder, Ogden flirts with danger and a team member is abducted. | |||||||
| 204 | 18 | "The Future is Unwritten" | Peter Mitchell | Simon McNabb and Peter Mitchell | March 2, 2020 | 0.99[187] | |
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Murdoch is convinced Violet Hart is involved in a murder, Crabtree is still a hostage and Watts' future is in jeopardy. | |||||||
Season 14 (2021)
This season sees the return of Peter Keleghan, Peter Stebbings, and Matthew Bennett as Terrence Meyers, James Pendrick and Allen Clegg, respectively for a total of eleven episodes.[188]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Can. viewers (millions) | |
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| 205 | 1 | "Murdoch and the Tramp" | Yannick Bisson | Simon McNabb | January 4, 2021 | 0.99[189] | |
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When someone in the Vaudeville community is killed, Murdoch suspects the real target was Charlie Chaplin. | |||||||
| 206 | 2 | "Rough and Tumble" | Yannick Bisson | Peter Michell | January 11, 2021 | 0.97[190] | |
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Inspector Brackenreid's son, Bobby, is wanted for murder, but the Inspector refuses to let Murdoch investigate. | |||||||
| 207 | 3 | "Code M for Murdoch" | Gary Harvey | Paul Aitken | January 18, 2021 | 1.06[191] | |
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Canadian government agent, Terrence Myers, informs Murdoch that his friend, scientist/entrepreneur James Pendrick, has been kidnapped by American agent Allen Clegg. | |||||||
| 208 | 4 | "Shock Value" | Ruba Nadda | Maureen Jennings | January 25, 2021 | 0.95[192] | |
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A young man is found on the grounds of a university campus, electrocuted to death. | |||||||
| 209 | 5 | "Murder Checks In" | Mina Shum | Noelle Girard | February 1, 2021 | 1.13[193] | |
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While roughing it in the Canadian backwoods with a motley crew of other vacationers, Murdoch and Julia have to solve the murder of a disagreeable man. Meanwhile, at the precinct, Constables Higgins and Crabtree investigate the decapitation of a young woman. | |||||||
| 210 | 6 | "The Ministry of Virtue" | Mina Shum | Christina Ray | February 8, 2021 | 0.96[194] | |
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Murdoch investigates the murder of a harlot who was set up for a marriage transaction. | |||||||
| 211 | 7 | "Murdoch Escape Room" | Warren P. Sonoda | Paul Aitken | February 15, 2021 | 1.06[195] | |
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Murdoch, Ogden, Brackenreid and Crabtree are trapped in a deadly escape room while Watts and Louise Cherry investigate a year-old murder that is connected to Ralph Fellows. | |||||||
| 212 | 8 | "The Dominion of New South Mimico" | Ruba Nadda | Simon McNabb | February 22, 2021 | 0.97[196] | |
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Murdoch and Watts are invited to the old Newsome estate, where Rupert Newsome has declared the entire area a sovereign country and asks the pair to help solve a murder. | |||||||
| 213 | 9 | "The .38 Murdoch Special" | Sharon Lewis | Simon McNabb and Caleigh Bacchus | March 1, 2021[197] | 1.09[198] | |
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Murdoch investigates a murder linked to an opium den. Brackenreid investigates a missing persons case and the cases soon become connected. | |||||||
| 214 | 10 | "Everything is Broken, Part One" | Peter Mitchell | Story by : Peter Mitchell Teleplay by : Paul Aitken, Simon McNabb, Noelle Girard, Christina Ray & Caleigh Bacchus | March 8, 2021 | 1.05[199] | |
| 215 | 11 | "Everything is Broken, Part Two" | Peter Mitchell | Story by : Peter Mitchell Teleplay by : Paul Aitken, Simon McNabb, Noelle Girard, Christina Ray & Caleigh Bacchus | March 15, 2021 | 1.00[200] | |
Season 15 (2021–2022)
Season fifteen has twenty four episodes, including Halloween and Christmas specials, a first for the show. Returning recurring stars include Nigel Bennett as Chief Constable Giles, Jesse LaVercombe as Jack Walker, Colin Mochrie as Ralph Fellows, Peter Stebbings as James Pendrick and Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers, with Keleghan's wife, Leah Pinsent, guest starring, playing his TV wife.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canadian viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 1 | "The Things We Do For Love, Part One" | TW Peacocke | Peter Mitchell | September 13, 2021 | 743,000[201] | |
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Murdoch travels to Montreal to search for Anna Fulford and her son while under the watchful eye of The Black Hand. He is assisted by Freddie Pink, who reveals she has assisted Fulford's escape. In Toronto, Dr. Ogden is asked to care for a wealthy donor to the hospital who has a brain tumor, Crabtree is forced to marry one of his captors to free Effie Newsome and Watts investigates the death of a Japanese woman whose family claims was being abused by her husband. Violet has legal papers drawn up to transfer vast amounts of her husband's fortune to her and then legally changes back to her maiden name. | |||||||
| 217 | 2 | "The Things We Do For Love, Part Two" | TW Peacocke | Peter Mitchell | September 27, 2021 | N/A | |
| 218 | 3 | "Manhunt" | Yannick Bisson | Paul Aitken | October 4, 2021 | N/A | |
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Murdoch pursues Inspector Giles after he escapes from prison to vindicate a murderer. | |||||||
| 219 | 4 | "Blood on the Tracks" | Yannick Bisson | Noelle Girard | October 11, 2021 | N/A | |
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When their train derails, Ogden and Brackenreid suspect it was sabotage to hide a murder. | |||||||
| 220 | 5 | "Love or Money" | Sharon Lewis | Noelle Girard | October 18, 2021 | N/A | |
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When Murdoch investigates the murder of a ladies man, Crabtree's aunt is the prime suspect. | |||||||
| 221 | 6 | "I Know What You Did Last Autumn" | Craig David Wallace | Simon McNabb | October 25, 2021 | 883,000[202] | |
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On Halloween, Murdoch pursues a killer dressed as a clown who is terrorizing romantic, young couples. | |||||||
| 222 | 7 | "The Incorrigible Dr. Ogden" | Craig David Wallace | Christina Ray | November 1, 2021 | N/A | |
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To solve an inmate's murder, Murdoch sends Ogden undercover at a woman's reformatory. Watts has to see a man about a peacock. | |||||||
| 223 | 8 | "Murdoch Knows Best" | Don McCutcheon | Simon McNabb | November 8, 2021 | N/A | |
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While investigating a stabbing, Murdoch and Brackenreid inadvertently discover spy Terrence Meyer's hidden civilian life. | |||||||
| 224 | 9 | "The Lady Vanishes" | Sharon Lewis | Simon McNabb | November 15, 2021 | 898,000[203] | |
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Murdoch investigates when Higgins goes missing while searching for Ruth's kidnapped sister-in-law. | |||||||
| 225 | 10 | "Drawn in Blood" | Don McCutcheon | Caleigh Bacchus | November 22, 2021 | 844,000[204] | |
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Murdoch suspects the murder of a nasty, satirical cartoonist has links to city politics. | |||||||
| 226 | 11 | "The Night Before Christmas" | Laurie Lynd | Paul Aitken | November 29, 2021 | N/A | |
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Murdoch and company's Christmas at an idyllic country estate turns deadly. | |||||||
| 227 | 12 | "There's Something About Mary" | Dawn Sorokolit-Burke | Carol Hay | January 3, 2022 | 926,000[205] | |
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Murdoch investigates the death of a stage manager at a going-away party for Mary Pickford. | |||||||
| 228 | 13 | "Murdoch on the Couch" | Eleanore Lindo | Paul Aitken & Simon McNabb | January 10, 2022 | 888,000[206] | |
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Dr. Sigmund Freud and his colleagues come to Murdoch and Julia for help investigating a death threat against him. | |||||||
| 229 | 14 | "The Witches of East York" | Bosede Williams | Christina Ray | January 17, 2022 | 859,000[207] | |
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After Murdoch arrests a farmer for trying to kill a woman he claims is a witch, he mysteriously dies while in custody. | |||||||
| 230 | 15 | "Rawhide Ralph" | Bosede Williams | Peter Mitchell | January 24, 2022 | 935,000[208] | |
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When Murdoch's son, Harry, is visiting Canada, he and Julia are abducted by Ralph Fellows. Meanwhile, Watts investigates the murder of the wife of his former lover, Jack Walker. | |||||||
| 231 | 16 | "It's a Wonderful Game" | Cat Hostick | Maureen Jennings | January 31, 2022 | 979,000[209] | |
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A charity basketball game takes a turn for the worst when a friend of the game's inventor is found dead. Meanwhile, Watts learns that the circumstances surrounding Clara Walker's death are not what he believes. | |||||||
| 232 | 17 | "Bloodlines" | Rama Rau | Caleigh Bacchus | February 21, 2022 | N/A | |
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Violet Hart investigates when a protester dies at an event for Black people's rights | |||||||
| 233 | 18 | "Patriot Games" | Jennifer Liao | Simon McNabb & Jennifer Lee | February 28, 2022 | N/A | |
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Murdoch investigates when a Japanese spy is found dead in a Korean family's cellar | |||||||
| 234 | 19 | "Brother Can You Spare a Crime" | Yuri Yakubiw | Nisha Khan | March 7, 2022 | N/A | |
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A vagrant camp is opposite a house where a murder took place, hence the family suspect one of those homeless people committed the murder. Murdoch investigates the robbery and murder and other facts come to light. | |||||||
| 235 | 20 | "Pendrick's Planetary Parlour" | Jennifer Liao | Paul Aitken | March 14, 2022 | 858,000[210] | |
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Murdoch has to investigate after a murder is transmitted over James Pendrick's new invention. | |||||||
| 236 | 21 | "Devil Music" | Thyrone Tommy | Andrea Scott | March 21, 2022 | 796,000[211] | |
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Murdoch investigates the death of a musician whose murder was narrated in a blues song | |||||||
| 237 | 22 | "Sweet Amelia" | Elsbeth McCall | Molly Clayton & Peter Mitchell | March 28, 2022 | N/A | |
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When Crabtree's mentally-deranged kidnapper, Amelia, turns herself in, he braces for trouble. | |||||||
| 238 | 23 | "Pay the Piper" | Peter Mitchell | Story by : Paul Aitken & Simon McNabb & Noelle Girard & Christina Ray & Caleigh Bacchus Teleplay by : Simon McNabb & Noelle Girard & Christina Ray & Caleigh Bacchus | April 4, 2022 | 821,000[212] | |
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When a man resembling Murdoch is shot, he must find the killer before the killer finds him. | |||||||
| 239 | 24 | "Close Encounters" | Peter Mitchell | Story by : Paul Aitken & Simon McNabb & Noelle Girard & Christina Ray & Caleigh Bacchus Teleplay by : Simon McNabb & Noelle Girard & Christina Ray & Caleigh Bacchus | April 11, 2022 | N/A | |
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With his family in hiding, Murdoch tries to discover who is behind attempts on their lives. | |||||||
Season 16 (2022–2023)
On June 1, 2022, the sixteenth season was announced, for another twenty four episodes, including another Halloween episode. Season sixteen also marked the 250th episode, which was filmed in black and white.
Jesse LaVercombe reprised his role as Jack Walker in the two part season premiere. Episode three features three literary characters: Rudyard Kipling; Lucy Maud Montgomery; Edith Wharton. William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson appear, when another inventor steals their ideas for motorcycles. Peter Stebbings returns as James Pendrick in episode fourteen and guest stars alongside astronaut Chris Hadfield, portraying a Rocket Scientist, for the event of Halley's Comet.
Brian Paul, Peter Keleghan, John Tench and Matthew Bennett reprised their roles as Prime Minister Laurier, Terrence Meyers, Alexander Graham Bell and Allen Clegg, respectively, with this being the final appearance for Bennett. This season also marks the final appearance of James Graham as Arthur Carmichael. Olympic gold medal winner, Andre De Grasse makes his first television appearance as a shop keeper, bragging how he fast he could run.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [213] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [213] |
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| 240 | 1 | "Sometimes They Come Back, Part One" | Gary Harvey | Peter Mitchell | September 12, 2022 |
| 241 | 2 | "Sometimes They Come Back, Part Two" | Gary Harvey | Peter Mitchell | September 19, 2022 |
| 242 | 3 | "The Write Stuff" | Yannick Bisson | Derek Schreyer | September 26, 2022 |
| 243 | 4 | "Promising Young Ladies" | Yannick Bisson | Noelle Girard | October 3, 2022 |
| 244 | 5 | "Murdoch Rides Easy" | Jason Furukawa | Simon McNabb | October 10, 2022 |
| 245 | 6 | "Clean Hands" | Eric McCormack | Andrea Scott | October 17, 2022 |
| 246 | 7 | "Murdoch and the Sonic Boom" | Dawn Sorokolit-Burke | Paul Aitken | October 24, 2022 |
| 247 | 8 | "I Still Know What You Did Last Autumn" | Dawn Sorokolit-Burke | Simon McNabb | October 31, 2022 |
| 248 | 9 | "Honeymoon in Hampshire" | Laurie Lynd | Derek Schreyer | November 7, 2022 |
| 249 | 10 | "Dash to Death" | Laurie Lynd | Caleigh Bacchus | November 14, 2022 |
| 250 | 11 | "D.O.A." | Elsbeth McCall | Peter Mitchell | November 21, 2022 |
| 251 | 12 | "Porcelain Maiden" | Elsbeth McCall | Simon McNabb | January 2, 2023 |
| 252 | 13 | "Vengeance Makes the Man" | Yuri Yakubiw | Andrea Scott | January 9, 2023 |
| 253 | 14 | "Murdoch at the End of the World" | Jayson Clute | Paul Aitken | January 16, 2023 |
| 254 | 15 | "Breaking Ranks" | Gloria Ui Young Kim | Julie Lacey | January 23, 2023 |
| 255 | 16 | "An Avoidable Hinder" | Gloria Ui Young Kim | Maureen Jennings | February 6, 2023 |
| 256 | 17 | "Ballad of Gentleman Jones" | Rama Rau | Naben Ruthnum | February 13, 2023 |
| 257 | 18 | "Virtue and Vice" | Katie Boland | Christina Ray | February 20, 2023 |
| 258 | 19 | "Whatever Happened to Abigail Prescott" | Jennifer Liao | Caleigh Bacchus | February 27, 2023 |
| 259 | 20 | "Just Desserts" | Jennifer Liao | Noelle Girard | March 6, 2023 |
| 260 | 21 | "Murder in F Major" | Gary Harvey | Noelle Girard | March 20, 2023 |
| 261 | 22 | "Scents and Sensibility" | Gary Harvey | Jenny Lee | March 27, 2023 |
| 262 | 23 | "The Long Goodbye, Part One" | Peter Mitchell | Simon McNabb & Caleigh Bacchus | April 3, 2023 |
| 263 | 24 | "The Long Goodbye, Part Two" | Peter Mitchell | Peter Mitchell & Noelle Girard | April 10, 2023 |
Season 17 (2023–2024)
On June 1, 2023, CBC announced their fall schedule, which included the seventeenth season of Murdoch Mysteries, for twenty four episodes.
Kristen Thomson plays artist Emily Carr, who is a suspect in a murder investigation, in episode three. The fifth episode is the annual Halloween special, in which Julia dreams James Gillies (played by Michael Seater) has returned. Episode nine is the traditional Christmas episode, that includes a parade. Episode eleven, deals with the Highland Games written by Maureen Jennings, with guest stars, R. H. Thomson and Ian D. Clark. who were Scotsmen from different clans and both co-starred in Road to Avonlea. Episode thirteen sees the return of both Colm Feore as George Crabtree Senior and Sarah Swire as Dorothy Ernst. Canadian author Margaret Atwood guest stars as Loren Quinnell, an amateur Ornithologist, in episode fifteen. Ted Atherton, guest stars in episode sixteen as Preacher Jimmy Wilde, who co-starred with Yannick Bisson in two TV series. Peter Keleghan returns in episode seventeen, as Terrence Meyers, when Prime Minister candidate, Robert Borden is in danger, with his real life wife Leah Pinsent, reprising her role as Swedish spy and on-screen wife, Laura Sollner. Episode twenty two, is the show's first musical, which sees the return of Colin Mochrie and Sharron Matthews.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [213] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [213] |
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| 264 | 1 | "Do the Right Thing, Part One" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | October 2, 2023 |
| 265 | 2 | "Do the Right Thing, Part Two" | Laurie Lynd | Peter Mitchell | October 9, 2023 |
| 266 | 3 | "Murdoch and the Mona Lisa" | Gloria Ui Young Kim | Noelle Girard | October 16, 2023 |
| 267 | 4 | "Bottom of the Barrel" | Yuri Yakubiw | Christina Ray | October 23, 2023 |
| 268 | 5 | "Station House of Horror" | Yannick Bisson | Simon McNabb | October 30, 2023 |
| 269 | 6 | "Dying to be Enlightened" | Gloria Ui Young Kim | Keri Ferencz | November 6, 2023 |
| 270 | 7 | "Cool Million" | Gary Harvey | Simon McNabb | November 13, 2023 |
| 271 | 8 | "The Cottage in the Woods" | Sharon Lewis | Caleigh Bacchus | November 20, 2023 |
| 272 | 9 | "The Christmas List" | Katie Boland | Caleigh Bacchus & Peter Mitchell | November 27, 2023 |
| 273 | 10 | "Mrs. Crabtree's Neighbourhood" | Katie Boland | Jenny Lee | January 1, 2024 |
| 274 | 11 | "A Heavy Event" | Elenore Lindo | Maureen Jennings | January 8, 2024 |
| 275 | 12 | "Wheel of Bad Fortune" | Elenore Lindo | Andrea Scott | January 15, 2024 |
| 276 | 13 | "Train to Nowhere" | Elsbeth McCall | Saleema Nawaz | January 22, 2024 |
| 277 | 14 | "The Smell of Alarm" | Gary Harvey | Keri Ferencz | January 29, 2024 |
| 278 | 15 | "Murdoch and the Treasure of Lima" | Cazhhmere Downey | Noelle Girard | February 5, 2024 |
| 279 | 16 | "Preacher Jimmy Wilde" | Craig David Wallace | Peter Mitchell | February 12, 2024 |
| 280 | 17 | "The Fantastic Mr. Fawkes" | Jayson Clute | Jason Whiting | February 19, 2024 |
| 281 | 18 | "Spirits in the Night" | Laurie Lynd | Christina Ray | February 26, 2024 |
| 282 | 19 | "A Most Surprising Bond" | Jennifer Liao | Keri Ferencz | March 4, 2024 |
| 283 | 20 | "Rhapsody in Blood" | Elsbeth McCall | Christina Ray | March 11, 2024 |
| 284 | 21 | "Engaged to be Murdered" | Jennifer Liao | Julie Lacey | March 18, 2024 |
| 285 | 22 | "Why is Everybody Singing?" | Laurie Lynd | Paul Aitken | March 25, 2024 |
| 286 | 23 | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Peter Mitchell | Jenny Lee & Saleema Nawaz | April 1, 2024 |
| 287 | 24 | "For the Greater Good" | Peter Mitchell | Noelle Girard | April 8, 2024 |
Season 18 (2024–2025)
On May 22, 2024, it was announced that Murdoch Mysteries had been renewed for an eighteenth season for twenty-two episodes. Paul Sun-Hyung Lee was added to the cast as Inspector Albert Choi. On August 21, CBC announced the premiere dates for its shows. Murdoch Mysteries will air on CBC Gem first, then on CBC a week later. Another first, is the premiere will also air in the US, the same date as the Canadian premiere.
Murdoch Mysteries will celebrate its 300th episode this season with scenes filmed in Kingston and will also see the return of Siobhan Murphy as Ruth Newsome, who has not appeared since season fifteen.[214][215]
The season premiere saw the return of Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers, for his nineteenth appearance.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [213] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [213] |
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| 288 | 1 | "The New Recruit" | Craig David Wallace | Peter Mitchell | September 30, 2024 |
| 289 | 2 | "Only Murdoch in the Building" | Katie Boland | Simon McNabb | October 7, 2024 |
| 290 | 3 | "What the Dickens?!" | Yannick Bisson | Saleema Nawaz | October 14, 2024 |
| 291 | 4 | "Gimme Shelter[216]" | Katie Boland | Jenny Lee | October 21, 2024 |
| 292 | 5 | "A Starlet is Born" | Duane Crichton | Simon McNabb | November 4, 2024 |
| 293 | 6 | "The Murdoch Link" | Winnifred Jong | Noelle Girard | November 11, 2024 |
| 294 | 7 | "Measure of My Dreams" | Elsbeth McCall | Peter Mitchell | November 18, 2024 |
| 295 | 8 | "Welcome to Paradise" | Elsbeth McCall | Christina Ray | January 6, 2025 |
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The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "The Vanished Corpse" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | June 7, 2011 |
| 2 | "The Clue of the Hieroglyphs" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | June 14, 2011 |
| 3 | "The Long Arm of Villainy" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | June 21, 2011 |
| 4 | "Lost Companions and New Friends" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | June 28, 2011 |
| 5 | "Attack of the Scarabs" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | July 6, 2011 |
| 6 | "The Enigma of the Skull" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | July 13, 2011 |
| 7 | "An Unwelcome Surprise" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | July 20, 2011 |
| 8 | "Of Impossible Escapes and Joyful Reunions" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | July 27, 2011 |
| 9 | "An Unfortunate Turn of Events" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | August 3, 2011 |
| 10 | "The Key to Salvation" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | August 10, 2011 |
| 11 | "Her Majesty's Last Hope" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | August 17, 2011 |
| 12 | "Last Stand for the Empire" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | August 24, 2011 |
| 13 | "Humble Heroes and New Adventures" | Cal Coons | Patrick Tarr | August 31, 2011 |
The Murdoch Effect
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | May 24, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | May 28, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | May 31, 2012 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | June 1, 2012 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | June 6, 2012 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | June 12, 2012 |
Nightmare on Queen Street
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chapter One: The Dead Professor" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | February 4, 2013 |
| 2 | "Chapter Two: The Blood Code" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | February 11, 2013 |
| 3 | "Chapter Three: Ciphers and Somnology" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | February 25, 2013 |
| 4 | "Interlude" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | March 4, 2013 |
| 5 | "Chapter Four: The Music of Madness" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | March 4, 2013 |
| 6 | "Chapter Five: The Vanishing Policeman" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | March 11, 2013 |
| 7 | "Chapter Six: The Chair" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | March 18, 2013 |
| 8 | "Epilogue" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci | March 25, 2013 |
The Infernal Device
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Death on the Tracks" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci, Fergus Heywood, Ryan Creighton and Mike Evans | April 8, 2015 |
| 2 | "A Puzzling Development" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci, Fergus Heywood, Ryan Creighton and Mike Evans | April 15, 2015 |
| 3 | "Disappearing Act" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci, Fergus Heywood, Ryan Creighton and Mike Evans | April 22, 2015 |
| 4 | "Trouble is Brewing" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci, Fergus Heywood, Ryan Creighton and Mike Evans | April 29, 2015 |
| 5 | "Tea for Who?" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci, Fergus Heywood, Ryan Creighton and Mike Evans | May 6, 2015 |
| 6 | "A Royal Affair" | Laurie Lynd | Michelle Ricci, Fergus Heywood, Ryan Creighton and Mike Evans | May 13, 2015 |
Beyond Time
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | January 17, 2017 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | January 20, 2017 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | January 24, 2017 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | January 27, 2017 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | January 31, 2017 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 3, 2017 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 7, 2017 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 10, 2017 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 14, 2017 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 17, 2017 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 21, 2017 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 24, 2017 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | February 28, 2017 |
| 14 | Episode 14 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | March 3, 2017 |
| 15 | Episode 15 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | March 7, 2017 |
| 16 | Episode 16 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | March 10, 2017 |
| 17 | Episode 17 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | March 14, 2017 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | March 17, 2017 |
| 19 | Episode 19 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | March 21, 2017 |
| 20 | Episode 20 | Mars Horodyski | Mary Pedersen | March 24, 2017 |
The Book of Jackson
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Alison Reid | Noelle Girard | February 12, 2018 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Alison Reid | Noelle Girard | February 12, 2018 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Alison Reid | Noelle Girard | February 12, 2018 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Alison Reid | Noelle Girard | February 12, 2018 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Alison Reid | Noelle Girard | February 12, 2018 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Alison Reid | Noelle Girard | February 12, 2018 |
- This episode includes numerous clips from previous episodes ("Murdoch in Toyland", "Crime & Punishment", "Big Murderer on Campus", "The Murdoch Trap", "Midnight Train to Kingston", and "Kung Fu Crabtree"). The writers and directors of these episodes are credited as excerpt writers (Paul Aitken, Graham Clegg, Carol Hay, Peter Mitchell, and Philip Bedard & Larry Lalonde) and excerpt directors (Laurie Lynd, Cal Coons, Don McCutcheon, Michael McGowan, and John L'Ecuyer) respectively.
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