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Murdoch Mysteries

Network
CBC
Genre
Drama
Premiered
20 January, 2008
Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008 and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick Bisson as the fictional William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The series was titled The Artful Detective on the Ovation cable TV network in the United States, until season twelve.

Genre Crime, Mystery, Period drama
Developed by R.B. Carney, Cal Coons, Alexandra Zarowny
Starring Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris, Georgina Reilly, Shanice Banton
Composer(s) Robert Carli
Country of origin Canada
No. of seasons 15
No. of episodes 227 (including 3 specials)
Executive producer(s) Scott Garvie, Noel Hedges, Cal Coons, Christina Jennings
Producer(s) Jan Peter Meyboom, Julie Lacey, Laura Harbin, Shane Kinnear
Location(s) Toronto, Oshawa, Belleville, Hamilton, St. John's, Ottawa, Cambridge, Drumheller, Guelph, Pitt Meadows, Dawson City, Bristol, England, Stratford, Kingston
Running time 43–46 minutes
Production company(s) Shaftesbury Films, Rogers Media (seasons 1–5), UKTV
Distributor Genesis International
Original network Citytv (Seasons 1–5), CBC (Seasons 6–)
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Netflix ID 70143861
Official Website http://www.cbc.ca/murdochmysteries/

About Murdoch Mysteries

Drama series revolving around the exploits of young detective William Murdoch. He uses up-and-coming forensics techniques and an unconventional approach to solve a string of murder cases in Toronto, Canada.

Achievement of Murdoch Mysteries

The show is based upon Maureen Jennings' Detective Murdoch novel series. The series ran for a total of 226 episodes over the course of its 15 season run. 

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Latest information about Murdoch Mysteries updated on January 03 2022.