Seasonįictional character Thomas Charles Brackenreid In a crossover with fellow CBC show Republic of Doyle, called 'If the Shoe Fits', a modern-day version of Murdoch appears in the form of 'Bill Murdoch', who is the great-great-great-grandson of William. In season 9, episode 10, 'Raised on Robbery', he and Julia have adopted a son, Roland, the orphaned son of the bank-robber couple however, in episode 14, 'Wild Child', when they find out that the couple were not Roland's biological parents, Murdoch and Julia make the heart-breaking decision to give up Roland and reunite him with his real father (the mother having died in childbirth.) In season 1, episode 4, it is revealed that Murdoch once had a fiancée, Liza Milner she died a year prior of consumption. This episode also mentions that Murdoch's father was still alive two years prior and lives in Western Canada. Their conversations reveal that they had an Aunt, whose home he left at seventeen, to work at a logging camp. In the season 4 episode Voices, it is revealed that Murdoch has a younger sister, Susanna, who is a nun living in Toronto briefly before returning to her convent in Montreal when it is revealed she is terminally ill. Jasper is a sergeant in the North-West Mounted Police and his mannerisms, interests and investigative techniques are similar to those of Murdoch's own (mentioned above), and the two prove successful in working together to solve a gold mining scam case. In the season 2 finale, it is revealed his father had another son, Jasper Linney (of whom Murdoch knew nothing) out of wedlock, before marrying Murdoch's mother. Ogden and Murdoch become engaged in the finale of season 7 and are married in episode 4 of season 8. However, he and Ogden rekindled their relationship during the season 2 finale on the advice of his half-brother (see below), and it becomes 'public' (despite everyone already knowing about it) in the first episode of season 3. As the season progressed, an argument over beliefs and past decisions made by Ogden split up the couple for a time, during which time Murdoch pursued a relationship with Enid Jones. Julia Ogden, with whom he is infatuated, although he did not attempt a relationship with her until the first half of season 2. This is something he cannot do and he ends up angrily throwing his clubs in the lake, one by one. Julia plays well and Murdoch is told all he has to do is empty his mind to again play well. In season 9, episode 11, Murdoch takes up golf and does quite well till a machine he invents ruins his 'swing'.

Often his unusual techniques and unbiased opinions of people lead him to clash with Brackenreid (even though they work together well). Murdoch is also a polymath: Although very logical, sceptical, observant, scientific and clear-headed with a photographic memory (possibly Hyperthymesia) and working memory, these become an issue when he needs to connect with people on an emotional level, something he finds difficult. Following that incident, he was taken to live in an orphanage for a time. In one episode, it is revealed that he believes that his father beat his mother and may have indirectly caused her death, although this was proven incorrect. It is revealed he comes from Nova Scotia, is a devout Roman Catholic who was educated by the Jesuits and is fluent in French. Yannick Bisson, the actor who plays Murdochĭetective Murdoch, who is portrayed by Peter Outerbridge in the TV movies and by Yannick Bisson in the series, is an intelligent, observant detective who uses unusual (for the time) techniques such as blood testing and fingerprinting. Sergeant Jasper Linney (older halfbrother) Main William Henry Murdoch įictional character William Henry Murdoch Inspector (later Chief Constable) Thomas Brackenreid The original three movies, filmed in Winnipeg and Toronto, were collectively titled The Murdoch Mysteries. Prior to the television series, Shaftesbury Films and CHUM Television produced three made for TV movies which were shown on the Canadian cable channel Bravo! in 20. The show was developed for television by Cal Coons and Alexandra Zarowny based on the characters in the Detective Murdoch series of novels written by Maureen Jennings. The show follows the titular character William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario, through the turn of the 19th century into the 20th, who makes use of what was, in the late Victorian era, the latest in forensic science to solve crimes. It was picked up by CBC for its sixth season. Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian drama television series produced by Shaftesbury Films that premièred in January 2008 and was broadcast on Citytv in Canada and on Alibi in the UK.

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