Murdoch Mysteries received a 2017 Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists ( ACTRA) nomination for the Series Ensemble Award and won the Golden Screen Award for Best TV Drama. Combining the period appeal of Sherlock Holmes with the forensic fascination of C.S.I., this slick, stylish series has won fiercely loyal fans in Canada, the UK and, now, around the world. With 25 Gemini® nominations to its credit, this sharp, sophisticated drama delves into the fascinating roots of modern criminology with sly wit and endearing characters. At the same time, the faith element in Murdoch's view of the world allows him to be something more than a complete rationalist to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders. Working under the skeptical Inspector Brackenreid, an old-school copper who respects his lead investigator's results but has little patience for his complex methods, Murdoch often encounters new fangled technology that, in time, will pave the way for such 20th-century staples as radio, television and the electronic grid. Julia Ogden, eager Constable George Crabtree, and his no-nonsense boss, Inspector Thomas Brackenreid.Ī man of scientific progress as well as devout Roman Catholic, Murdoch approaches mysteries with new, state-of-the-art techniques as fingerprinting, blood-testing, and trace evidence, collaborating closely with Dr. A methodical and dashing detective with a knack for inventing new crime-solving technologies, Murdoch receives valuable assistance from beautiful pathologist Dr. This acclaimed mystery series follows Detective William Murdoch from the late 1890s Toronto to the early 20th century as he investigates the city’s most challenging cases and encounters the famous figures of his day. Murdoch Mysteries' successful style and charm is in part due to its unique tropes: the ahead-of-his-time-homemade-crime-solving gadgets made by Detective Murdoch tongue-in-cheek current cultural references cameos by public figures historical figures as characters fanciful flights of imagination and allusions to classic literature, theatre, art, television and films. Murdoch Mysteries is developed and produced by creator and producer Shaftesbury, in association with CBC, ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment and UKTV, and with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and the Independent Production Fund/COGECO Program Development Fund. Other countries include: Brazil, China, Hungary, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Turkey, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Italy, Poland, and Norway. The series airs in the UK on Alibi and is one of the highest-rated programs in France on France Television (France3). The series has been licensed to broadcasters in 120 countries and territories worldwide to date. In the U.S., in addition to broadcaster Ovation, the series is available on Acorn TV and earlier seasons air in syndication. Season 14 for CBC and UKTV is distributed by ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment. ( Ovation), U.K., France, Finland, India and China, and continues to thrive at home, boasting an average audience of 1.4 million each week in Canada in Season 9 and for Season 10 to date. The series is licensed to broadcasters in 110 countries and territories including the U.S. One of Canada's most successful and longest-running dramas, Murdoch Mysteries (14 seasons 215 one-hour episodes) has become a staple for CBC and broadcasters around the world with its winning formula that brings together compelling mysteries, unique slices of turn-of-the-century history, ingenious inventions and personal moments for each of the four main characters. JanuPresent Murdoch Mysteries or The Artful Detective (USA) is a Canadian detective drama television series set in Toronto in the 1890s and, starting in season six, in the 1900s, based on Maureen Jennings’ popular Detective Murdoch series of novels that premiered January 2008 in Canada.
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