Best "Murdoch Mysteries" Episodes all time
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- 2008– 44mTV-PG7.7 (311)TV EpisodeDirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates a series of robberies where the thieves have dug through the the ground and into various shops or banks. The thieves only steal diamonds however. Murdoch suspects the thief is using some type of boring device and that he and Julia may have actually felt it burrowing under the ground the night of the first robbery. Constable Crabtree develops his own theories after interviewing Elva Gordon, a deep cave explorer who believes the Earth is hollow and that there might be an entire world of people living underground. Crabtree now believes "mole people" may be at work. That theory doesn't impress Murdoch who decides to use modern technology to track the boring machine.Like Jules Verne Stories
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigWhen a famous Rembrandt nude is stolen while it is in transit on a moving elevator, Murdoch, who was present during the theft, finds himself asking how, not who.
- DirectorSudz SutherlandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAfter testifying at Mary Thompson's trial for murdering her husband Percival that the woman is criminally insane and should be committed to an asylum, Julia Ogden receives an anonymous postcard saying she has condemned an innocent woman. Julia and Detective Murdoch re-examine the case and find an anomaly in the time-line but the Crown Attorney isn't interested as he's convinced the woman is guilty. Further investigation reveals that Percival Thompson's business partner, Alexander Wainwright, automatically assumed 100% of their business upon Thompson's death - an agreement they signed just one week before the murder. Wainwright promptly vanishes. With the assistance of the indefatigable Mrs. Brackenreid, who has clearly taken charge, Julia is in the final preparations for her wedding. She and William make it to the altar on the big day but midway through the ceremony they realize they overlooked something very important in the Thompson case.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDuring a hunt for a killer who collects macabre trophies, Murdoch becomes a target. Meanwhile, Crabtree discovers the recently returned formerly presumed dead husband of his love is an abusive brute.
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAfter a series of seemingly random murders, Murdoch rigs a film camera with a timer on a downtown street corner in order to capture the killer.
- DirectorAlison ReidStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigMurdoch investigates a car accident and uncovers sinister motives.very emotional
- DirectorLeslie HopeStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigTheodore Roosevelt sneaks into Canada for a hunting trip.
- DirectorGary HarveyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigAt the wedding of Henry Higgins and Ruth Newsome on the Newsome estate, random murder attempts on Higgens are just the beginning of the machinations happening there.
- DirectorFarhad MannStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigMurdoch faces a serial killer-could he be Jack the Ripper?
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA Robin Hood-like bank robber with a flair for style kisses pretty female bank employees before donating the money to a local orphanage.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigJonny HarrisWhen Detective Murdoch investigates a series of deaths linked to an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities, Constable Crabtree is convinced a mummy's curse is to blame.
- DirectorLaurie LyndStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigA series of murdered women whose bodies are electroplated and displayed in public as nude sculptures puts Murdoch on the case.
- DirectorGail HarveyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyAs New Year's Eve and a new century approach, a seemingly unbalanced man who claims to have visited the future in a time machine prevents an accident and murder that he knew were going to happen.
- DirectorGary HarveyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyMurdoch is summoned by no less than Prime Minister Laurier to head off the launch of an explosive-armed missile set to be fired from Canada to New York City unless a ransom demand of $4 million is met within the next 24 hours.
- DirectorDon McCutcheonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWhen a flying machine crashes, killing a man on the ground, Murdoch's investigation uncovers high-level conspiracy and sabotage in the race to achieve the first human-controlled flight.
- DirectorYannick BissonStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWhen an anonymous madman threatens the citizens of Toronto with a deadly toxic gas, Murdoch must race against the clock to stop him.
- 2008– 44mTV-PG8.1 (399)TV EpisodeDirectorGail HarveyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch and many others attend a special showing of a film that will also include sound. The man behind the scheme is James Pendrick and his main competitor, Thomas Edison, is also present for the showing. The film includes a scene where a shot is fired but when the lights come up, one of the patrons, Pendrick's principal investor, has been shot in the head. Thanks to an observation by Dr. Ogden, Murdoch concludes that the shot was intended for Pendrick himself. Pendrick decides to make a film about the cases of Detective Murdoch but in one scene, the actor playing Murdoch is shot by a real bullet. In the original script a character called constable Tom, played by Pendrick, was to be shot again seeming to confirm that Pendrick is the main target. With the investigation ongoing, movie making is proving to be a distraction.first episode I see
- DirectorGail HarveyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyMurdoch finds his investigation into a nanny's disappearance assisted by the man who considers himself the real Sherlock Holmes.
- DirectorCal CoonsStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyDetective Murdoch investigates the death of Sarah Bosen who apparently threw herself from her hospital room window and breaking her neck in the fall. Sarah was being treated by Julia Ogden for arachnophobia and had been making some progress in overcoming her fears. Murdoch however finds a dead spider in her room. The three remaining members of the treatment group begin to have their doubts about their therapy. Julia's colleague, Dr. Charles Linden, thinks her therapy is a waste of time and as far as he is concerned, Sarah's death proves him correct. He launches a formal complaint to have her research terminated. When her other patients are forced to face their phobias, Murdoch concludes that someone is trying to kill her patients. Meanwhile, Crabtree tries to save his pet spider from Dr. Grace's experiments and Dr. Ogden helps Murdoch overcome his own irrational fear.
- DirectorCal CoonsEleanore LindoStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyInspector Murdoch investigates shooting of vaudeville comedian Bert Grady who is found dead on the street, shot three times in the chest. Grady had just finished his performance at the Bradley theatre, with Constables Crabtree and Higgins in the audience. The shooting looks like - or was made to look like - a robbery. He was not well-liked by others in the show, including a young juggler by the name of W.C. Fields and Ed Ward, Grady's one time comedic partner who is now far less popular on his own. The police find Grady's hotel room ransacked and suspect someone may have been out to steal his jokes. Would-be comedians Crabtree and Higgins join the show undercover and quickly identify Grady's mistress, Eleanor Moffat, wife of the show's manager, Lewis Moffat who became aware of their affair a week ago. A buried body gives them the clue to solving the crime.
- 2008– 45mTV-PG7.9 (324)TV EpisodeDirectorHarvey CrosslandStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWhile investigating a mysterious death in Markham, Det. Murdoch discovers a hidden ornate and booby-trapped laden building that could contain the Holy Grail.
- DirectorPeter MitchellStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyGeorge Crabtree investigates a suspicious death in the world of entertainment wrestling.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyJulia and her colleagues are going to vote for a female candidate as a gesture for women's suffrage; meanwhile, Murdoch investigates the death of a man who may be one of Terrence Meyer's minions.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyA bad thing happens to a young opium smoker.
- DirectorEleanore LindoStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyA baffling bank heist risks Murdoch's reputation.