Television films (2004–2005) Season 1 (2008) In July 2007, Shaftesbury Films began filming a 13-episode series based on both Maureen Jennings' novels and the
Murdoch Mysteries TV movies, which would air on Bravo! in 2008. 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.
Season 2 (2009) Filming for season two took place in Toronto,
Cambridge and
St. George. Additional filming took place in
Drumheller and near
Vancouver, where the set of the 1989 series
Bordertown was used. Recurring cast members include Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins, Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid,
Paul Amos as Doctor Roberts,
Sarah Gadon as Ruby Ogden,
Michael Seater as James Gillies, Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers,
Sarah Allen as Enid Jones,
Dakota Goyo as Alwyn Jones, and
Stephen McHattie as Harry Murdoch.
Season 3 (2010) Murdoch Mysteries was renewed for a third season by CityTV in June 2009. As part of the show's production deal, all episodes premiered in the UK on the Alibi network before premiering in Canada; this arrangement continued until the end of season five. Additional filming took place around Ontario, at
Ball's Falls and the
Glanmore National Historic Site. Recurring cast members include Lachlan Murdoch as Henry Higgins,
Lisa Faulkner as Anna Fulford, Allan Royal as Chief Constable Stockton, Richard Clarkin as Inspector Davis, Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid, Paul Amos as Doctor Roberts,
Peter Stebbings as James Pendrick, Kate Greenhouse as Sally Pendrick, Sarah Gadon as Ruby Ogden, Dmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola Tesla, and
Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers.
Season 4 (2011) Guest appearances in season four included
Victor Garber,
Lisa Faulkner,
Simon Williams, Peter Keleghan,
Craig Olejnik, and
Lisa Ray. On October 15, 2010, then
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his daughter visited the set of
Murdoch Mysteries. As part of the visit to the set Stephen Harper filmed a cameo appearance.
Season 5 (2012) Season 6 (2013) Scenes from "The Ghost of Queen's Park" were filmed on location on July 13, 2012.
David Onley, the current
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, had a cameo in season six in which he portrayed the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario,
Oliver Mowat.
Thomas Howes made a guest appearance as
Winston Churchill, who asked Murdoch's help when he was accused of murder.
Georgina Reilly (Dr. Emily Grace) was promoted to series regular for the sixth season.
Season 7 (2013–2014) The seventh season premiered on September 30, 2013.
Season 8 (2014–2015) Season 9 (2015–2016) Season 9 saw guest appearances of
William Shatner as author
Mark Twain,
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prime Minister
Wilfrid Laurier and
Mouna Traoré as Rebecca James, a young protegee whom Julia takes under her wing.
Season 10 (2016–2017) Season 11 (2017–2018) Season 11 saw the return of
Alexander Graham Bell and
Theodore Roosevelt.
Helen Keller,
Anne Sullivan and Dr.
William Osler made guest appearances as well.
Dylan Neal reprised his role as Jasper Linney, Murdoch's half-brother, during the Christmas special, last seen in the season two finale.
Mouna Traoré, who played Rebecca James, left the show in episode two, with a guest appearance in episode seventeen. In episode four,
Shanice Banton joined the cast in a recurring role as Violet Hart, a medical student and Julia's new morgue assistant.
Season 12 (2018–2019) Unlike seasons nine through eleven, the twelfth season of
Murdoch Mysteries did not include a Christmas movie, opting instead for an "out of the box" Halloween episode. Former Canadian Olympic figure skater
Elvis Stojko guest-starred in episode 13 as ex-con Sam Marshal, who Murdoch suspects of murder. The episode also saw the return of
Dmitry Chepovetsky as
Nikola Tesla, whose last appearance was nine years ago in season 3, episode 13.
Colin Mochrie reprises his role from last season as Ralph Fellows and
Patrick McKenna returned as Inspector Hamish Slorach, last seen in season eight. The season averaged 1.1 million viewers in Canada on CBC from September 24, 2018, to March 4, 2019.
Season 13 (2019–2020) This season,
Murdoch Mysteries celebrated its 200th episode, with Lisa Norton, John Tench,
Dmitry Chepovetsky, David Storch and Peter Stebbings, reprising their roles as Emma Goldman, Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, and James Pendrick respectively.
Colm Feore made a guest appearance this season as George's long lost father, George Crabtree Sr.
Season 14 (2021) This season sees the return of
Peter Keleghan,
Peter Stebbings, and
Matthew Bennett as Terrence Meyers, James Pendrick and Allen Clegg, respectively for a total of eleven episodes.
Season 15 (2021–2022) Season fifteen has twenty-four episodes, including Halloween and Christmas specials, a first for the show. Returning recurring stars include
Nigel Bennett as Chief Constable Giles,
Jesse LaVercombe as Jack Walker,
Colin Mochrie as Ralph Fellows,
Peter Stebbings as James Pendrick and
Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers, with Keleghan's wife,
Leah Pinsent, guest starring, playing his TV wife.
Season 16 (2022–2023) Season 16 also marked the 250th episode, which was filmed in black and white.
Jesse LaVercombe reprised his role as Jack Walker in the two-part season premiere. Episode three features three literary characters:
Rudyard Kipling,
Lucy Maud Montgomery, and
Edith Wharton.
William S. Harley and
Arthur Davidson appear when another inventor steals their ideas for motorcycles.
Peter Stebbings returns as James Pendrick in episode fourteen and guest-stars alongside astronaut
Chris Hadfield, portraying a rocket scientist, for the event of
Halley's Comet. Brian Paul,
Peter Keleghan, John Tench and
Matthew Bennett reprised their roles as Prime Minister Laurier, Terrence Meyers, Alexander Graham Bell and Allen Clegg, respectively, with this being the final appearance for Bennett. This season also marks the final appearance of James Graham as Arthur Carmichael. Olympic gold medal winner
Andre De Grasse makes his first television appearance as a shopkeeper who brags how he fast he could run.
Season 17 (2023–2024) Kristen Thomson plays artist
Emily Carr, who is a suspect in a murder investigation, in episode three. The fifth episode is the annual Halloween special, in which Julia dreams James Gillies (played by
Michael Seater) has returned. Episode nine is the traditional Christmas episode and includes a parade. Episode eleven deals with the
Highland Games and was written by Maureen Jennings, with guest stars
R. H. Thomson and Ian D. Clark as Scotsmen from different clans, both of whom co-starred in
Road to Avonlea. Episode thirteen sees the return of both
Colm Feore as George Crabtree Senior and Sarah Swire as Dorothy Ernst. Canadian author
Margaret Atwood guest stars as Loren Quinnell, an amateur
Ornithologist, in episode fifteen. Ted Atherton, who co-starred with Yannick Bisson in two TV series, guest stars in episode sixteen as Preacher Jimmy Wilde.
Peter Keleghan returns in episode seventeen as Terrence Meyers when Prime Minister candidate
Robert Borden is in danger, with his real-life wife,
Leah Pinsent, reprising her role as Swedish spy and on-screen wife Laura Sollner. Episode twenty two is the show's first musical, which sees the return of
Colin Mochrie and
Sharron Matthews.
Season 18 (2024–2025) For season 18,
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee was added to the cast as Inspector Albert Choi. On August 21, CBC scheduled the premiere dates for its shows.
Murdoch Mysteries aired on CBC Gem first, then on CBC a week later. In another first, the premiere aired in the US on the same date as the Canadian premiere. Then, starting in January, it was available online and on TV in Canada and the US on the same day. Season 18 has a new opening scene, the first time since
Murdoch Mysteries started, with only the main cast's names being shown when they appear in an episode. The studio where the show was filmed since season six would no longer be used after this season; the sets were taken down at the end of filming.
Murdoch Mysteries celebrated its 300th episode this season, with scenes filmed at
Caledon Mountain Trout Club in
Caledon, Ontario, to represent England. Guest stars included singer/actress
Aqyila as singer Eudor Nadeau, Debrah Yeo of the
Toronto Star, and
Donal Logue as Detective Ronald Perle of the New York Metropolitan Police. Hélène Joy is not part of the main cast for the first time, with her character in England but returning for the 300th and 301st episodes. The season premiere saw the return of
Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers for his nineteenth and twentieth appearances in episode seventeen, alongside
Peter Stebbings as James Pendrick who had not been on since season sixteen. One of Pendrick's inventions is a "matter of national security". Siobhan Murphy returned as Ruth Newsome, who has not appeared since season fifteen. Episode nine introduced Toronto's first
Morality officer, a nod to
Frankie Drake Mysteries, which also had one.
Etalks
Lainey Lui appeared in episode twelve as a gossip columnist and a guest at the grand opening of the
Royal Ontario Museum.
Luann de Lesseps appeared in episode twenty one, as the mayor's wife. The finale guest star
Katherine Ryan plays a character named Kiera Ryan, a woman ahead of her time, a stand-up comedienne.
Season 19 (2025–2026) On May 1, 2025
Murdoch Mysteries was renewed for a 19th season for an additional 21 episodes. Ovation aired the nineteenth premiere on October 6, alongside CBC.
Luann de Lesseps reprised her role as Noelle Victoria, wife of Mayor Vaughn, in the season premiere.
Jonny Harris only appeared in the second episode this season. His character returning to Newfoundland for a job promotion.
Peter Keleghan appeared in the fifth episode, for his twenty first appearance, as Terrence Meyers.
Laura Vandervoort also guest starred in the same episode as Agent DuMaurier, set in Ottawa, with current Prime Minister,
Robert Borden. Episode seven's guest star was
Coronation Street's
Sally Lindsay as Nigella Fletcher, Brackenreid's British cousin and famous author, visiting Torornto. This year's Christmas episode had three special guest stars:
Barenaked Ladies singer
Steven Page playing a singer of the same name,
Kids in the Hall actors
Dave Foley as Mr. Knight and
Scott Thompson as Richmond St. Clair.
Siobhan Murphy also returned in the Christmas episode. Episode ten, which was filmed in Alberta, guest stars Owen Crow Shoe as
Tom Three Persons and
Heartlands
Amber Marshall as
Annie Oakley, at the first
Calgary Stampede.
Jason Mewes guest starred in episode twelve, as "Slippery" Bill Watson, a reformed criminal.
Jann Arden appeared in episode fourteen as, Pippa Pearson, co-owner of the York Lawn Tennis Club. Episode fifteen will see the return of Cyrus Lane as, Rupert Newsome. Episode nineteen saw the return of
Patrick McKenna, as Inspector Hamish Slorach who hasn't been since the third episode of season thirteen. This episode reunites him with his
Red Green Show co-star,
Bob Bainborough, who guest starred as Inspector Dawes. Episode nineteen saw the return of
Colin Mochrie and
Michael Seater as Ralph Fellows and James Gillies, respectively. Episode twenty had
Craig Olejnik guest star as Joseph Cutter, a man who believed he was abducted by aliens. The season finale saw
Property Brothers host,
Drew Scott guest star as Cecil Winchester. Yannick Bisson directed the second episode. Maureen Jennings wrote the fourteenth episode. == Webisodes ==