Chronological List of the Best Murdoch Mysteries
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- DirectorFarhad MannStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigThere is disagreement whether Toronto should continue with Edison's DC system or Nikola Tesla's AC system, differences that seemingly result in murder.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigMurdoch accompanies Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who is in Toronto on lecture tour for spiritualism, to a local clairvoyant who leads them to a freshly buried murder victim.
- DirectorShawn ThompsonStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigDuring a performance of "Macbeth" in a venerable Toronto theater, a desiccated body breaks through the floor and lands with a chandelier just missing Lady Macbeth.
- DirectorFarhad MannStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigWhen a drunken, philandering wastrel is found dead in his room, having had varnish forced down in his throat, his estranged disturbed ventriloquist son is found in a wardrobe.
- DirectorJohn L'EcuyerStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigAfter a research physician of brain abnormalities is murdered with a crossbow, Murdoch traces the hooded killer to the patients of his institute.
- DirectorShawn ThompsonStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigMurdoch investigate the hanging of a farmer found in a freshly plowed field with no footprints around it. Crabtree suspects extraterrestrial involvement.
- DirectorFarhad MannStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigMurdoch faces a serial killer-could he be Jack the Ripper?
- DirectorFarhad MannStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA youthful Harry Houdini becomes the chief suspect when the bank adjoining his theater is robbed, but he ultimately helps Murdoch find the culprit.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigWhen a very popular prostitute specializing in kinky sex is found garroted and and the bordello survives an arson attempt, Murdoch looks on her clients for a suspect.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA young woman's body is found in a drainage ditch clad in only a bracelet, showing signs of having undergone an abortion, and totally drained of blood.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA university professor from England is shot in the head through his window either looking at a comet or being a voyeur with a beautiful coed.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA young boy witnesses what sounds like a robot and men with guns near the creek where he was fishing, but no one at the precinct quite believes him.
- DirectorEleanore LindoStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigAfter the owner of a French restaurant is found with his own pickled finger in his mouth, Crabtree fills in for an injured Murdoch to solve the crime.
- DirectorKelly MakinStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigSix men who participated in hunting trip are being killed by an animal who tears their throats out like a wolf.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigDetective Murdoch enters the secretive world of the Freemasons when a new member is poisoned during his initiation ceremony. Things take a strange turn when Doctor Ogden reveals to Murdoch, Crabtree and Inspector Brackenreid that the young accountant really wasn't the man everyone thought.
- DirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigTragedy strikes close to home when Brackenreid's son Bobby suddenly disappears while playing with a friend on a sunny afternoon in bustling Allen Gardens.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA clearly disturbed young woman possessed of four personalities takes an axe to her abusive father possibly because of a trauma suffered seventeen years earlier.
- DirectorJohn L'EcuyerStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigMurdoch investigates the suicides of heirs to a great manor house and family fortune, but evidence begins to mount that it might be murder.
- DirectorSteve WrightStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigWhen Murdoch discovers that a victim has been 'cooked,' he enlists the aid of Nikola Tesla in tracking down a weaponized early version of a microwave.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigMurdock comes across a made-to-scale diorama of a cul-de-sac Toronto street replete with miniature residents and discovers evidence that at murder took place there.
- DirectorGail HarveyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigThe murder of a young student in an exclusive girls' school leads Murdoch to conclude that someone posing as a vampire is preying on several of the young girls.
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA man is found murdered at a Lewis Carroll costume party. All clues point to the guest dressed as the Mad Hatter.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigJonny HarrisWhen Detective Murdoch investigates a series of deaths linked to an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities, Constable Crabtree is convinced a mummy's curse is to blame.
- 2008– 48mTV-PG8.1 (332)TV EpisodeDirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigGeorgina ReillyDetective Murdoch suspects the ambitious inventor of an electric vehicle murdered an associate who stood in the way of his plans to compete with Henry Ford.
- DirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigJonny HarrisDetective Murdoch is called out to a remote house when one of the guests, Jacob Oliver, is murdered. There he finds Dr. Grace who was also a guest in the house. It's quickly apparent to Murdoch that something is wrong and he finally learns the truth: everyone there was playing cards to see who would have the privilege to die. Dr. Grace and her friends have been seeking to glimpse the afterlife by inducing death and then bringing the person back to life. There is no doubt one of the card players was killed however - he has a piece of metal in his throat. Back at the station, Inspector Brackenreid and Constable Crabtree are guarding Ned Watts, a man who has agreed to give evidence against the notorious killer known as Randolph the Razor. It's not going to be a quiet evening.
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyThe kidnapper of a young girl leaves a talking doll in her room which is diabolically designed to lead Murdoch on a quest that is designed by a manipulative, enigmatic and vindictive criminal from the detective's past.
- DirectorGail HarveyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAs New Year's Eve and a new century approach, a seemingly unbalanced man who claims to have visited the future in a time machine prevents an accident and murder that he knew were going to happen.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWhen a flying machine crashes, killing a man on the ground, Murdoch's investigation uncovers high-level conspiracy and sabotage in the race to achieve the first human-controlled flight.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAfter 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.
- DirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyMurdoch enlists some revealing detective work while investigating a murder at a nudist community.
- DirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWhile investigating the death of a politician, rumoured to have been killed by a vengeful ghost, Crabtree's theories of the paranormal conflict with Murdoch's scientific beliefs.
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyMurdoch investigates the murder of an Eaton's department store manager who was disliked by the shop girls.
- DirectorEleanore LindoStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyA series of violent drowning deaths of university-educated unmarried career women leads Murdoch to suspect sexist and racist motives.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWith his colleague sentenced to hang for murder, Detective Murdoch races to exonerate them and steps into a trap set by the real killer.
- 2008– 44mTV-PG8.1 (398)TV EpisodeDirectorGail HarveyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch and many others attend a special showing of a film that will also include sound. The man behind the scheme is James Pendrick and his main competitor, Thomas Edison, is also present for the showing. The film includes a scene where a shot is fired but when the lights come up, one of the patrons, Pendrick's principal investor, has been shot in the head. Thanks to an observation by Dr. Ogden, Murdoch concludes that the shot was intended for Pendrick himself. Pendrick decides to make a film about the cases of Detective Murdoch but in one scene, the actor playing Murdoch is shot by a real bullet. In the original script a character called constable Tom, played by Pendrick, was to be shot again seeming to confirm that Pendrick is the main target. With the investigation ongoing, movie making is proving to be a distraction.
- DirectorYannick BissonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the death of Emily Fuller whose body is found on the riverbank. They trace her to her home where her husband Jeremiah is completely impassive. The dead woman's daughter Betty says her father has been like this since he had been away recently for a few days. Dr. Grace determines that Emily did not drown, as they had initially suspected, but was strangled by someone with a very large hand. Constable Crabtree thinks he knows what's happened after he finds that Jeremiah is officially dead - he's now a Haitian zombie, risen from the dead. After Dr. Grace finds that a second victim's brain has been operated on, Murdoch thinks he knows who they are dealing with.
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the death of Sarah Bosen who apparently threw herself from her hospital room window and breaking her neck in the fall. Sarah was being treated by Julia Ogden for arachnophobia and had been making some progress in overcoming her fears. Murdoch however finds a dead spider in her room. The three remaining members of the treatment group begin to have their doubts about their therapy. Julia's colleague, Dr. Charles Linden, thinks her therapy is a waste of time and as far as he is concerned, Sarah's death proves him correct. He launches a formal complaint to have her research terminated. When her other patients are forced to face their phobias, Murdoch concludes that someone is trying to kill her patients. Meanwhile, Crabtree tries to save his pet spider from Dr. Grace's experiments and Dr. Ogden helps Murdoch overcome his own irrational fear.
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the death of Katie Buchanan who is found dead at the beach, on a hot summer's day, by her friend Elaine Lawson. Both were entrants in a beauty pageant known as the Miss Purity competition, to select the new face of Alexander soap. Dr. Ogden, who is spending her day off at the beach finds what appears to be a large animal bite on the woman's torso. Katie's boyfriend, James Bennett, had recently left her for another competitor, Marie Nicholson and becomes the prime suspect. Inspector Brackenreid however is certain he saw a monster in Lake Ontario and Murdoch is skeptical until he too sees a creature in the water. Constable Crabtree is dismissive of any suggestion that there might be a monster in the water and pursues a more realistic line of inquiry.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch, Inspector Brackenreid, Dr. Ogden and several others are transporting serial killer James Gillies to the prison in Kingston, Ontario where he is scheduled to be executed the next day. It creates a bit of a stir among the passengers when they learn who is being transported. Among them are Aaron Rauls, a late arrival on the train and Nathaniel Henry. Both come under suspicion when the police find a dead man, Dennis Bolton who was released from the Don jail just a week ago. There's no direct connection between Bolton and Gillies but both were in the same jail at the same time. As tensions rise, it becomes evident that Gillies has arranged for several ex-convicts to be on the train - all part of his plan to escape.
- DirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the murder of Nathan Peters, a ragtime musician and renowned band-leader, who was found dead at the docks. His group, the Jubilee Singers, was performing nearby and his wife had already reported him missing. Dr. Emily Grace determines that he died in the early hours of the morning from a blow to the head causing a subdural hemorrhage. The evidence in the case begins to point to one of the Jubilee Singers as the perpetrator. Much to George Crabtree's chagrin, Emily seems to have taken an interest in the roguish Leslie Garland. Julia meanwhile feels that a huge weight has been taken off her shoulders now that James Gillies is dead.
- DirectorDawn WilkinsonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyOn his deathbed, Jeffrey Roundhill confesses to having killed his wife Evelyn some 8 years before and tells Murdoch where to find her remains. Dr. Grace confirms the identity of the skeleton as that of Mrs. Roundhill but the manner in which she died doesn't match Roundhill's statement. Further investigation reveals that Roundhill was actually in Winnipeg on the day his wife disappeared. Julia recalls a case, that of Amelia Thompson, who was killed just as Roundhill describes. At the time, Murdoch was convinced that her husband was responsible for his wife's death. Could the two men have killed each other's spouse? Meanwhile, George Crabtree hasn't seen much of Emily lately and takes Leslie Garland to task for interfering in their relationship.
- DirectorSudz SutherlandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch and station house 4 employ a con woman to catch an elusive murderess. Doctor Ogden receives a threatening note from beyond the grave, or is it? Doctor Grace and George hit turbulence in their relationship when she is forced to 'ad-lib' during the performance of her life. Was she acting? Murdoch and Julia hit yet another snag in their already complicated relationship. William decides to forge ahead much to Julia's consternation.
- DirectorMichael DeCarloStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyJulia, Emily and four of their friends head off to a remote cabin on an island. It's a party to celebrate Lavinda's upcoming wedding to Cedric Maxwell. Cedric's sister is part of the party and she and her brother own the family retreat. Julia is obviously not happy and confides in Emily. Before long however, the women are being killed, one by one. Still reeling from Julia's rejection of his marriage proposal, Murdoch immerses himself in his work. When a drunken Crabtree challenges Leslie Garland to a curling match, he has to put a foursome together. Murdoch declines an invitation to join but applies his scientific approach to helping them play better.
- DirectorMichael McGowanStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWith Murdoch away, Constable Crabtree finds himself investigating the apparent death by poisoning of a visiting Chinese official who was in Toronto seeking men who had participated in the Boxer Rebellion. Their immediate suspect is Wu Chang but as Crabtree gets to know the young man, he is increasingly convinced of his innocence. It turns out it's not Boxers they're after. Murdoch and Julia Ogden meanwhile are trying to find their nemesis, James Gillies. Things take a strange twist when the Cobourg police inform them they may have found Gillies' remains. Ballistics settles the issue but one question remains: who wrote the threatening letters. Murdoch settles that mystery as well.
- DirectorMichael McGowanStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the death of Oliver Hoyle who is found in the billiard room of his posh club. Hoyle was part of a group of competitive puzzle solvers and he may have been killed after solving a puzzle published by Edgar Allen Poe many years ago. It appears that one of his competitors killed him to get the glory for himself. Meanwhile, Julia visits her father Lionel but arrives only to learn that her father has died. His physician, Dr. Bradley, believes he died of heart failure sometime in the night. Julia is confused, particularly when Dr. Bradley refuses to undertake an autopsy. Murdoch soon joins her and initially doubts that anything illegal has happened. He reconsiders when he learns that Julia has found a needle mark in her father's neck and a new neighbor is the beneficiary in his will.
- DirectorSudz SutherlandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAfter testifying at Mary Thompson's trial for murdering her husband Percival that the woman is criminally insane and should be committed to an asylum, Julia Ogden receives an anonymous postcard saying she has condemned an innocent woman. Julia and Detective Murdoch re-examine the case and find an anomaly in the time-line but the Crown Attorney isn't interested as he's convinced the woman is guilty. Further investigation reveals that Percival Thompson's business partner, Alexander Wainwright, automatically assumed 100% of their business upon Thompson's death - an agreement they signed just one week before the murder. Wainwright promptly vanishes. With the assistance of the indefatigable Mrs. Brackenreid, who has clearly taken charge, Julia is in the final preparations for her wedding. She and William make it to the altar on the big day but midway through the ceremony they realize they overlooked something very important in the Thompson case.
- DirectorSudz SutherlandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDuring their honeymoon in New York, Murdoch and Ogden uncover a deadly conspiracy threatening U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt, while Brackenreid and Dr. Grace investigate a murder by motorcar back in Toronto.
- 2008– 45mTV-PG8.2 (337)TV EpisodeDirectorDeborah ChowStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the death of a man found dead on a park bench. Dr. Grace initially determines that he was stabbed in the abdomen but subsequently concludes he was actually suffocated. He also has dried blood on his index finger and three pages from a Mark Twain novel on him. When he returns to the station Murdoch meets Owen Hume who reports that his employer, lawyer Randolph Sampson, has been missing for two days and subsequently identifies him as the man in the park. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree investigates the disappearance of a corpse, that of Prof. Andrew Richardson, from the medical school. His brain was the object of a medical study by Dr.Dempsy who is researching the brains of highly intelligent people. When it turns out that Sampson and Richardson are the same person Murdoch learns that he's dealing with a group of admirers who wanted to see him in action so to speak. Julia continues her suffrage activities and lawyer Clara Brett Martin confirms that it's possible for a woman to run for elected office.
- DirectorCal CoonsEleanore LindoStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyInspector Murdoch investigates shooting of vaudeville comedian Bert Grady who is found dead on the street, shot three times in the chest. Grady had just finished his performance at the Bradley theatre, with Constables Crabtree and Higgins in the audience. The shooting looks like - or was made to look like - a robbery. He was not well-liked by others in the show, including a young juggler by the name of W.C. Fields and Ed Ward, Grady's one time comedic partner who is now far less popular on his own. The police find Grady's hotel room ransacked and suspect someone may have been out to steal his jokes. Would-be comedians Crabtree and Higgins join the show undercover and quickly identify Grady's mistress, Eleanor Moffat, wife of the show's manager, Lewis Moffat who became aware of their affair a week ago. A buried body gives them the clue to solving the crime.
- 2008– 45mTV-PG7.9 (322)TV EpisodeDirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWhile investigating a mysterious death in Markham, Det. Murdoch discovers a hidden ornate and booby-trapped laden building that could contain the Holy Grail.
- DirectorEleanore LindoStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the death of Nurse Collins who seems to have been killed by a patient, Rose Maxwell, at the insane asylum where Dr. Ogden works. Somehow, the extremely violent Rose managed to get out of her room and knock out the guard, Samuel Drainie. It appears she then used his knife to stab nurse Collins 11 times; there were also bite marks on the body. Rose, who killed her entire family, also blames Dr. Ogden and Dr. Grace for her current predicament and has vowed revenge. Crabtree finds all of the women's fingermarks on the murder weapon but it's the frequent visits from Rose's brother Cedric that initially draws his attention. The solution to the mystery lies elsewhere however.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA series of murdered women whose bodies are electroplated and displayed in public as nude sculptures puts Murdoch on the case.
- DirectorGary HarveyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyMurdoch is summoned by no less than Prime Minister Laurier to head off the launch of an explosive-armed missile set to be fired from Canada to New York City unless a ransom demand of $4 million is met within the next 24 hours.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyMurdoch reunites with a childhood acquaintance to investigate a series of deaths of people whom they all met in one outdoor expedition in their youth.
- DirectorEleanore LindoStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyA baffling bank heist risks Murdoch's reputation.
- DirectorJill CarterStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyA young girl raised in the wild is the prime suspect in a murder case. Julia tries to locate their child's real parents.
- DirectorPeter MitchellStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAfter a man is shot during a burlesque performance at the Star Room theatre, Murdoch, Odgen and Brackenreid are surprised to discover a familiar face in the audience.
- DirectorPeter MitchellStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAfter Julia is shot at her home, William and his comrades' desperate efforts to respond are complicated when he then mysteriously disappears.