Murdoch Mysteries

Watch: Murdoch Mysteries Season 1 Episode 1

S1 EP1

TV-PG

318 episodes19 seasons

US Release

~ Forensic sleuthing in the age of invention. ~

Overview:

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.

Created by:

Maureen Jennings

Status:

Returning Series

Language:

English

First air date:

1/24/2008

Last air date:

11/24/2025

Key words:

based on novel or book
canada
toronto, canada
victorian england
period drama
police detective
procedural
19th century
gang solves mystery
comforting
euphoric
excited

Seasons

Specials

7 Episodes

Season 1

13 Episodes

Season 2

13 Episodes

Season 3

13 Episodes

Season 4

13 Episodes

Season 5

13 Episodes

Season 6

13 Episodes

Season 7

18 Episodes

Season 8

18 Episodes

Season 9

18 Episodes

Season 10

18 Episodes

Season 11

18 Episodes

Season 12

18 Episodes

Season 13

18 Episodes

Season 14

11 Episodes

Season 15

24 Episodes

Season 16

24 Episodes

Season 17

24 Episodes

Season 18

22 Episodes

Season 19

9 Episodes

Cast

Yannick Bisson

~ as ~

Detective William Murdoch

Helene Joy

~ as ~

Dr. Julia Ogden

Thomas Craig

~ as ~

Chief Constable Thomas Brackenreid

Jonny Harris

~ as ~

Constable George Crabtree

Lachlan Murdoch

~ as ~

Constable Henry Higgins

Daniel Maslany

~ as ~

Detective Llewellyn Watts

Georgina Reilly

~ as ~

Dr. Emily Grace

Siobhan Murphy

~ as ~

Ruth Newsome

Jonathan Watton

~ as ~

Dr. Darcy Garland

Mouna Traoré

~ as ~

Rebecca James

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Reviews (2)

M
MovieGuys
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
When I first reviewed this series for another site several years ago, I gave The Murdoch Mysteries, an emphatic endorsement.

Regrettably, since then, like so much other entertainment, its become a vehicle for woke ideologues to push their brand of "intolerant, tolerance" on viewers.Its revisionism is, to make matters worse,completely out of touch with the period in which this series is set.

My advice, watch the first 10 or so seasons, they offer up a uniquely Canadian take on Agatha Christie style murder mysteries, albeit set in a slightly earlier, Victorian and Edwardian period.

Acting is excellent, the episodic tales of crime, presented in a polite, gentlemanly manner, that reflects the attitudes of the series, key protagonist, Detective William Murdoch.

In summary, a once great show tainted by the usual preachy, lecturing, woke nonsense, many of us wish would just "go away".
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Sharon’sTomcat
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
I completely concur with MovieGuys. My wife and I loved this show and up until around season 12, to maybe 13, this show is a wonderful period piece. Acting is great, character and story development are very entertaining. However, as with so many shows these days, it has died the death of a thousand ideologies.