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From Randy Shore of the Vancouver Sun:

• Story, character drive Murdoch Mysteries
  “It’s raining and his boots are soaked from shooting in the mud all morning, but Yannick Bisson is all business, assiduously repeating the scene over and over.” Read more.

From the Canadian Press:

• ‘The Tudors,’ ‘The Englishman’s Boy’ among early winners headed into Geminis
  “Period dramas from the CBC were the big winners at the Gemini Awards on Wednesday, when the racy historical series The Tudors and the miniseries The Englishman’s Boy each snagged four trophies in advance of next month’s televised gala.” Read more.
• See all winners so far at the Gemini website

From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

• Call her Lucky Joy
  ” Murdoch Mysteries got the most Gemini award nominations this year with 14. Durham County got 13. And Helene Joy stars in both shows. ‘My friends in Australia call me Lucky Joy — I guess I’m getting what they mean,’ said Joy, a native of Australia. Joy also received a Gemini nomination for best actress in a drama for her work on Durham County.” Read more.

From a media release:

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the nominations for the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards, recognizing the year’s best in Canadian English-language television. The Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala will be presented in Toronto, ON at the John Bassett Theatre on Friday, November 28, 2008. Canwest Broadcasting joins the Academy in celebrating this year’s exceptional achievements, airing the Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala on E! Network and Showcase at 9 pm ET.

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From Michelle Ruby of the Brantford Expositor:

• Village hosts TV series: Murdoch Mysteries films an episode in St. George
  “There has been a murder at Sunnyside mansion. Well, the made-for-TV kind anyway. The magnificent home that has dominated St. George’s Main Street since 1888 was being transformed by a television production crew on Wednesday into an 18th century brothel where an unfortunate lady of the night meets her demise.” Read more.

From Brent Davis of the Waterloo Record:

• Mystery unfolds on Water Street: Strange forces at work as modern-day Cambridge becomes 1890s Toronto
  “Det. William Murdoch cycles through the Victorian streetscape, past horse-drawn carriages and a storefront brimming with colourful produce.” Read more.

From Thomas Hagey of Cambridge Now:

• The Mysterious Detective William Murdoch Is Back In Town Filming
  “A year ago I hung out with the cast and crew of the Murdoch Mysteries for a couple of days. It was an amazing time. I got to eat with them and chat about the Canadian series that has gone over so well in Britain. It is aired on City TV in Canada.” Read more.

From Rita Zekas of the Toronto Star:

• Talent for power tools, power roles
  “Nellie McClung existed in the same time, in 1890, that my (Murdoch Mysteries) character did. I am intrigued with women of that time who had more open minds than some women in our time. Look at what’s happened today – brainless body-obsessed Pussycat Dolls – and it sickens me. We’ve come so far and we’re going there?” Read more.

From a media release:

• Premieres in Spring 2009 on Citytv

Shaftesbury Films is pleased to announce that production has begun on season two of its successful one-hour drama series Murdoch Mysteries (13 X 60’). Filming runs until November 11 in Toronto and Hamilton, with days scheduled to shoot in Calgary and Vancouver. The second season of Murdoch Mysteries will air on Citytv in spring 2009.

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From TownCrierOnline.ca:

• Actress finds Joy in liberated role
  “Strong, tough roles are Hélène Joy’s thing. Too bad the award-winning Aussie actress wants to play crazy, sexed-up misfits.” Read more.