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Murdoch Mysteries
TV series / 2008

Murdoch Mysteries

MysteryDrama

★ 7.7/10309 votes

A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.

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Season 1 Season 1 2008 · 13 episodes Season details

The Catholic detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) solves his cases in Protestant Toronto at the turn of the century in a highly unconventional way for his time: with the help of fingerprints, blood samples, precise analysis and searches for clues at the crime scene, he always succeeds in convicting the guilty party or parties, sometimes much to the astonishment of his superiors. With the help of his subordinate Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris) and the forensic pathologist Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), Murdoch achieves successes that ultimately even convince Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) of his abilities.

Season 2 Season 2 2009 · 13 episodes Season details

William Murdoch has to deal with high-profile criminals and solves the mysterious cases in his usual manner in his own special way. Murdoch meets some of the most famous and notorious personalities of the time, from Buffalo Bill Cody to Jack the Ripper.

Season 3 Season 3 2010 · 13 episodes Season details

From Bristol in England to Chinatown in Toronto - in the third season, progressive criminologist William Murdoch is drawn to the most adventurous mysteries everywhere. Tigers escape, axes are used to murder, paintings are forged, an execution is botched. In order to keep a cool head in the chaos of the late 19th century,

Season 4 Season 4 2011 · 13 episodes Season details

Murdoch and his team have their hands full again in the fourth season. They have to investigate a variety of mysterious cases, including the discovery of dismembered body parts in a concrete block, the murder of two soldiers in a barracks, a break-in at a police station and the murder of a married couple and their maid.

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Season 5 Season 5 2012 · 13 episodes Season details

Detective Murdoch must tread carefully when he pursues a Catholic suspect in the murder of an Alderman, killed during the attempted assassination of the city's Protestant Mayor.

Season 6 Season 6 2013 · 13 episodes Season details

After a veteran of a brutal North African battle is slain by a sword, Detective Murdoch's prime suspect is the victim's fellow soldier, who is none other than Winston Churchill.

Season 7 Season 7 2013 · 18 episodes Season details

Detective Murdoch investigates the sudden death of bicycle racer Joe Fenton. Murdoch was himself a participant in the race trying out his newfangled gear shifting device but Fenton was the favorite having won several recent races. Fenton's manager, Chippy Blackburn, was seen giving him a potion and they suspect he may be may be fixing races. Dr. Grace however is having considerable difficulty finding a cause of death and with Dr. Ogden's assistance performs her first brain bisection. It leads her to believe he suffered a cerebral aneurysm leading to a brain hemorrhage. The discovery of an injection mark in Fenton's right arm leads to a different conclusion however. Meanwhile, Julia prepares to sell Darcy Garland's house but finds that his younger brother Leslie living is living there.

Season 8 Season 8 2014 · 18 episodes Season details

Det. Murdoch investigates the murder of Richard Dawkins who was beaten to death at the dinner table by two masked men just as he was about to make an important announcement to his business associates. Since nothing was stolen Murdoch's new boss, Inspector Hamish Slorach, calls the killing an assassination. Dawkins was rumored to be selling his chandlery business. The harbor master says Dawkins was anything but a saint and the police should look to the seedier side for a solution to his death. Const. Jackson is badly beaten by two thugs which seems to confirm Murdoch's suspicion that the men who beat Inspector Brackenreid are the same ones who killed Dawkins. When they find a dead woman on the shore, Dr. Grace determines she was clubbed to death the night before the attack on Dawkins and was manacled before she died. Meanwhile, suffragettes recruit Julia to their movement and she is joined by Emily Grace.

Season 9 Season 9 2015 · 18 episodes Season details

While investigating the murder of a rich benefactor and the theft of children's presents at a Christmas charity pageant, Murdoch discovers suggestions that a Christmas monster, a Krampus, may be involved.

Season 10 Season 10 2016 · 18 episodes Season details

Season ten kicks off in grand style with a two-part mystery set in the world of Toronto debutantes, whose coming out is interrupted by the 1904 Great Fire of Toronto. Following the opener, Murdoch and the rest of Station Four find themselves embroiled in cases both fantastical and historical. From a murder involving the Olympic Champion Canadian soccer team, an investigation into a man wrongfully jailed, the introduction of H.P. Lovecraft (the master of the macabre), a wronged woman who goes on a serial killing spree, to the death of a prize pooch at a dog show, there is very little rest for Murdoch, Ogden, Brackenreid, Crabtree, James and the rest of Station Four. And as all this goes on, Murdoch tries to deliver on his promise to his wife and build her the home of her dreams. Or is it his nightmare? No matter what changes the future holds, Murdoch and the team will be there to solve each fresh mystery with tenacity and ingenuity.

Season 11 Season 11 2017 · 18 episodes Season details

Detective Murdoch and Dr. Ogden travel to Vancouver Island to visit Murdoch's brother, RCMP officer Jasper Linney. There, they investigate a murder connected to an archaeologist who has uncovered an ancient Indigenous settlement, leading to encounters with the Songhees and Haida nations. Meanwhile, the Brackenreids are offered an investment opportunity that may not be all it seems, and Crabtree and Higgins plan a ski holiday with their sweethearts Nina Bloom and Ruth Newsome that may be more dangerous than expected.

Season 12 Season 12 2018 · 18 episodes Season details

After a telephone call reports a body has been discovered, as well as reports of gunshots have been reported, Murdoch and Crabtree find an unlikely suspect cowering near the body. Murdoch suspects the true killer is still out there.

Season 13 Season 13 2019 · 18 episodes Season details

Det. Murdoch and Dr. Ogden investigate a series of suspicious deaths in Kingston Penitentiary, while Inspector Brackenreid deals with a telephone operator strike with his daughter involved.

Season 14 Season 14 2021 · 11 episodes Season details

While the Murdochs investigate a series of murders at a country inn while on vacation, Crabtree and Higgins investigate a beheaded accountant in a community garden.

Season 15 Season 15 2021 · 24 episodes Season details

William Murdoch goes to Montreal, following Harry's trail, unaware that he is being followed. Watts is called to a property in front of which a Japanese couple have lit a fire so that the spirit of their deceased daughter may rest in peace. According to them, the man who lives in the house is responsible for their daughter's death. In accordance with their religion, they have burned their daughter's body, which complicates the investigation.

Season 16 Season 16 2022 · 24 episodes Season details

Julia Ogden is invited to dinner at the warden's, only to have a murder take place instead of dessert. Murdoch investigates the murder of Mrs. Hart's friend's fraternity brother.

Season 17 Season 17 2023 · 24 episodes Season details

Four wishes that are fulfilled, but the fulfillment of wishes does not always bring a person to a good state. The results of the wishes of Julia Ogden and William Murdoch and Sergeant Brackenreid and Dr. Hart

Season 18 Season 18 2024 · 22 episodes Season details

Murdoch, finding his home too quiet and empty, moves into a rooming house where a quirky fellow tenant insists that the detective help investigate an apparent murder in the building.

Season 19 Season 19 2025 · 21 episodes Season details

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Season 20 Season 20 2026 · 8 episodes Season details

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Special episodes
Specials 2004 · 7 episodes Season details

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Cast

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Paul Sun-Hyung LeeInspector Albert Choi Paul RhysDr. Llewllyn Francis Charles VandervaartJohn Brackenreid Sara MitichLillian Moss Kataem O'ConnorConstable Teddy Roberts Peter StebbingsJames Pendrick Percy Hynes WhiteSimon Brooks Arwen HumphreysMargaret Brackenreid Peter KeleghanTerrence Meyers Sarah AllenEnid Jones John TenchAlexander Graham Bell Sarah GadonRuby Ogden Jonathan LlyrMick O'Shea Matthew BennettAllen Clegg · llen Clegg Lisa FaulknerAnna Fulford Sarah BoothAbigail Prescott Christopher JacotRussell Chisholm · Roderick H. Roderick Paul BraunsteinRaymond Huckabee · Arlen Pike Kate GreenhouseSally Pendrick Dakota GoyoAlwyn Jones Alex HatzPercival Emerson Marty MoreauPresident Theodore Roosevelt · Constable Morrison Geraint Wyn DaviesArthur Conan Doyle Kyle MacTrevor · Daniel Irvine Paul AmosDr. Roberts Allan RoyalChief Stockton Anthony LemkeFather Clements · Henry Bixby Billy MacLellanGunther Wenders · Enoch / Steven Hayes · Walter Lacey Philip CraigHorace Mooney · Andrew Carnegie Stuart HughesColonel Haywood · Dr. Anton Ridgeway · Charlie Appleby Tamara HopeEdna Brooks · Edna Garrison Alex Paxton-BeesleyLillie Dunn · Winifred "Freddie" Pink Rhoslynne BugayLuna Driscoll · Milliner Franco Lo PrestiTony Nick SpencerJake Matthews Maria del MarSarah Pensell Stephen McHattieHarry Murdoch Dmitry ChepovetskyNikola Tesla Dylan TaylorAgent Felder · Phillip Delany Dominique Provost-ChalkleyElizabeth Atherly Craig BrownEddie Crawford Patrick GarrowAllen Fawkes · Helmut Lindermann Tadhg McMahonForeman · Barkeep Duncan McLeodRoderick Grimesby · Keating's Man Steven McCarthyDr. Isaac Tash Ted AthertonProfessor Albert Godfrey Rebecca LiddiardLisette Barnes · Tippy Longfellow Charlotte SullivanCharlotte · Minerva Fairchild Jeff DouglasReginald Poundsett Patrick McKennaDetective Hamish Slorach Jonathan PottsThornton Bruce · Levi Beecher Zoe ClelandEva Rookwood · Joanne Perly Daniel KashArthur Frumm · Randall Gordon Christine HorneSvetlana Tsiolkovsky · Svetlana Tsiolkofsky Sharron MatthewsMiss Williams · Marta Friessen Russell YuenJonathan Edwards · Edward Chan Athena KarkanisDr. Iris Bajjali Tony NappoMr. Hubert · Dr. Gordon Bellows / Elijah Biggerstaff Jameson KraemerDetective Babcock · Railway Boss Catherine FitchCatherine Tweedale · Flora Rookwood Mark CavenChadwick Vaughan · Eugene Anderson Sorcha CusackHilda Fanshaw Juan ChioranAtticus Jones Paul PopowichCaptain Roberts Geri HallFiona Tricia BlackPenny Carlyn BurchellSarah Davis · Monique/Victoria Larry DayCharlie Griffith

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