Cameras rolling on Shaftesbury Films’ The Murdoch Mysteries, A New one-hour drama series for Bravo!
- Yannick Bisson (Sue Thomas F.B.Eye) stars as Detective William Murdoch
- Based on the critically-acclaimed mystery novels by Maureen Jennings
Shaftesbury Films (ReGenesis) is pleased to announce that production has begun on The Murdoch Mysteries, a one-hour drama series based on Maureen Jennings’s acclaimed mystery novels and a wheel of TV movies produced by Shaftesbury. Filming of the 13 one-hour episodes began June 11 and runs until October 17, 2007 in Toronto and Hamilton. The series will air in 2008 on Bravo!.
“The response to the first three Detective Murdoch movies in Canada and around the world has been excellent. With this series, we’re taking the brand to the next level by injecting a dose of humour, and giving it an edgier, more contemporary feel,” says Christina Jennings, Chairman of Shaftesbury Films.
She adds: “Bravo! has been a wonderful partner in the Murdoch franchise and we are delighted to be working with them again.”
Set in 1895 Toronto, The Murdoch Mysteries explores the intriguing world of William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson, Sue Thomas F.B. Eye), a handsome young detective using radical forensic techniques, like fingerprinting and trace evidence, to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders. Though his unconventional approach elicits ridicule from fellow officers and scepticism from his boss, Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig, Coronation Street), Murdoch is often the only one who can crack the case.
Murdoch’s small circle of confidantes includes pathologist Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy, Durham County), a staunch ally who shares the detective’s fascination with forensic science, and Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris, Hatching, Matching and Dispatching), Murdoch’s eager but inexperienced right-hand man. Both are valuable allies who help Murdoch solve his varied cases and traverse the many stratums of Victorian society.
The Murdoch Mysteries is executive produced by Christina Jennings and Scott Garvie for Shaftesbury Films (ReGenesis). Producers are Cal Coons (Blue Murder), Peter Meyboom (The Newsroom) and Laura Harbin for Shaftesbury Films.
Series directors are Don McBrearty (Terry), Shawn Alex Thompson (Billable Hours) and Farhad Mann (Painkiller Jane); director of photography is David Perrault (The Eleventh Hour); and production designer is Sandra Kybartas (ReGenesis).
The Murdoch Mysteries is developed and produced by Shaftesbury Films, produced in association with Bravo!, Granada International and UKTV, and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and the Canadian Television Fund.
So I wonder, originally this was a CHUM project…did CTV Globemedia sell Murdoch Mysteries to Bravo since the merger or will it air on both Bravo and CityTV?
I love the Murdoch Mysteries & they are filming in Hamilton right by my work on Lansdowne I am looking forward to seeing it on TV in the new year. I hope I can catch some of the filming, good luck all around.
I hope this new TV series is shown in the United States.
I liked Peter Outerbridge better as Murdoch, but I guess I may get to like this new guy.
I also liked Peter Outerbridge much better as well as the previous pathologist.
Yannick Bisson has an excellent range as an actor and he really nails those subtle comedic undertones in this show. In fact, the entire cast is well chosen and they (Bisson, Joy, Craig and Haris) have a delightful chemistry together. Long live “Murdoch Mysteries”!
The style of the two shows is so different it is not fair to compare the two actors. There was one further adaptation of Maureen jenninf
gs’ novels, and that was the episode Let Loose The Dogs, which Yannick did a fantastic job.
That would be the only episode where you could make a fair comparison.
I say both actors were equal to the task and did amazing with the original source material.
I think they’re both terrific.
When will Murdoch Mysteries aire again. This Fall ( 2009 ) ?