# Murdoch Mysteries **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-mysteries/587291 "2011-06-29T18:24:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-mysteries/587291/1 "2011-06-29T18:24:36Z")
Mrs. R and I have been watching the Murdoch Mysteries series, about a police detective in turn-of-the-century Toronto. We’ve been enjoying them a lot. The setting is nicely realized, and the supporting characters (eager Constable Crabtree and irascible Chief Inspector Brackenreid) are well-played. The female lead, Doctor Julia Ogden, the pathologist, is a charming nerd. The lead actor, Yannick Bisson, who of course plays Detective William Murdoch, was a bit of a stiff in the first couple episodes, but now he’s more comfortable in the role; and to be fair, the character, an inhibited, workaholic Roman Catholic, is a bit of a stiff, too. His very very very slow-developing romance with Doctor Ogden is a delight to watch. The show has a certain subtle wit, too, which I enjoy. And there are interesting guests: Conan Doyle, Tesla, a man who may be Jack the Ripper, a pair of dinosaur hunters perhaps modelled on Cope and Marsh, a proto-zeppelin, Roentgen’s rays… I got so enthusiastic that I bought all three seasons, and am rationing them so as to prolong the pleasure. And I hear there’s a fourth season on the way! Hurrah! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-mysteries/587291/2 "2011-06-29T18:33:05Z")
Cool, thanks for the recommendation! I love me some mysteries and I while I try to savor them like you, they always end. This one looks great! ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-mysteries/587291/3 "2011-06-29T18:39:24Z")
Fun show and it’s back for a new season. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-mysteries/587291/4 "2011-06-29T19:37:21Z")
I watched and enjoyed the first two seasons from Netflix, but they don’t seem to have the third. I’ll have to look for it elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murdoch-mysteries/587291/5 "2011-06-29T20:48:06Z")
Thanks for the tip! I just added it to my list.