TV series
Murdoch Mysteries
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2008-01-24
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 19 seasons
- Episodes
- 330 episodes
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama
- Network
- CBC Television, Citytv
- Production
- Shaftesbury Films, UKTV, Cogeco Program Development Fund, Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada
- Country
- CA
- Original language
- EN
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
- Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
- 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
- Kenzie Delo as Constable Tucker
Creators and crew
- Maureen Jennings - Creator
- Scott Garvie - Executive Producer
- Cal Coons - Executive Producer
- Christina Jennings - Executive Producer
- Noel Hedges - Executive Producer
- Claire Hookway - Executive Producer
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