

OVATION ARTFUL DETECTIVE SERIES
The series was preceded by three television movies, which aired on Bravo! from 2004 to 2005. These featured a different cast: Peter Outerbridge as Murdoch, Keeley Hawes as Doctor Ogden, Matthew MacFadzean as Constable Crabtree and Colm Meaney as Inspector Brackenreid. Murdoch Mysteries aired on Citytv for five seasons before being cancelled. It was then picked up by CBC, where it has aired since season six.

The show airs in the UK on Alibi and is co-produced by Alibi's parent company, UKTV. It has also aired in the United States on Ovation under the title The Artful Detective, but as of season twelve, has reverted to the original title. The United States will premiere Season 14 on Ovation, starting February 20, 2021.
OVATION ARTFUL DETECTIVE TV
Season 15 aired in the US on both Ovation and Acorn TV at the start of January 2022. Įpisodes Television films (2004–2005) No.Ī woman is found murdered and naked in a back alley known for prostitution. Detective Murdoch discovers that the woman was actually a housemaid of a prominent family. Teleplay by : Cal Coons, Jean Grieg and Janet MacLean Ogden informs him that the girl was pregnant and had been drugged Detective Murdoch is ever more convinced the girl's death was not an accident. When Detective Murdoch's friend and protege, Constable Oliver Wicken, is found shot to death in the basement of an abandoned house, the constabulary decide it was suicide. Murdoch is determined to prove it was murder and clear Wicken's name.ĭolly Capshaw, a mid-wife, has been murdered. The case grows more complex when it is learned that she also performed abortions. In July 2007 Shaftesbury Films announced that filming had begun on a 13-episode series based on both Maureen Jennings' novels and the Murdoch Mysteries TV movies, which would air on Bravo! in 2008. However, subsequent changes in Canadian media ownership resulted in Bravo! being owned by CTVglobemedia, whereas Murdoch Mysteries was acquired by Rogers Communications, who decided to air it on their recently acquired CityTV network.įilming of the first season of Murdoch Mysteries occurred between June 11 and October 17, 2007, primarily in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario. Recurring cast members include Tamara Hope as Edna Garrison, Dmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola Tesla, Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins, Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid, Allan Royal as Chief Constable Stockton, Geraint Wyn Davies as Arthur Conan Doyle, Maria del Mar as Sarah Pensell, Stephen McHattie as Harry Murdoch, and Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers. Murdoch investigates the inexplicable murder of Alice Howard, the newly crowned Miss Toronto Electric and Light, who is electrocuted by an insulated switch at a public demonstration on the dangers of alternating current. Murdoch enlists the help of Nikola Tesla in order to solve the case. Crabtree becomes romantically involved with one of the suspects, Edna Garrison.Ī murderer taunts Brackenreid by sending him the bodies of a lawyer and a judge, along with a note claiming he will be next. Murdoch's impressive detection skills are noticed by Chief Constable Stockton, who subsequently interviews him for the position of Inspector at another police station. Upon learning that Murdoch is Catholic, Stockton withdraws his offer as Toronto is a predominately Protestant city. When African American boxer Amos Robinson is shot after a fight, all the evidence points to his wife, who was found standing over his body holding the murder weapon. However, Murdoch believes her to be innocent, and sets out to find the real killer amid mounting racial tensions.Ī skeptical Murdoch accompanies Arthur Conan Doyle to a seance. When the medium, Sarah Pensell, channels a murder victim and reveals the location of her body, Murdoch must come up with a rational explanation. Murdoch's skepticism is further shaken when Pensell reveals private information to him about his deceased fiancée, Liza.
