UNWRAP AN ALL-NEW TWO-HOUR MURDOCH MYSTERIES HOLIDAY SPECIAL: “ONCE UPON A MURDOCH CHRISTMAS” PREMIERES DECEMBER 12 ON CBC
Christmas cheer returns to Station House No. 4 once more with the second annual MURDOCH MYSTERIES holiday special, “Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas,” premiering Monday, December 12 at 8 p.m. (8:30NT) on CBC with an encore broadcast on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, at 5 p.m. (5:30NT). In the standalone two-hour special, Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) find their jobs at risk as they investigate a series of brazen robberies targeting Toronto’s wealthiest businessmen just days before Christmas. In keeping with the festive spirit, the special also includes a unique scripted integration with The Salvation Army, featuring the historic brand’s presence and message of giving written into the storyline. Commissioned by CBC and produced by Shaftesbury, “Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas” is written by Paul Aitken, Carol Hay and Michelle Ricci and directed by T.W. Peacocke.
It’s four days ‘til Christmas, and with no snow on the streets of Toronto, spirits are low until two bombastic businessmen barge into Station House No. 4 with a far-fetched story about a train robbery – a bandit is trying to steal Christmas! Murdoch (Bisson) is baffled but soon, more impossible robberies have him giving chase around the city. Crabtree (Jonny Harris) is convinced the bandit is based on his latest fictional hero but Brackenreid (Craig) dismisses this outlandish theory. Meanwhile, Constable Jackson (Kristian Bruun) forms a Station House No. 4 choir, but with only a few days to whip the singing constables into shape he begs Rebecca James (Mouna Traoré) for help. And Ogden (Hélène Joy) finds herself mysteriously spirited away after a family of children who need her help mistake her for a storybook heroine. Stories collide on Christmas Eve – and once again, Murdoch must find a way to pull off a Christmas miracle.
Nearly two million (1.969M) Canadians enjoyed the gift of last year’s inaugural two-hour holiday special, making it the highest-rated MURDOCH MYSTERIES ever. Overall, it reached 3.5 million Canadians – or 10% of the population – over the course of the two-hour broadcast.*
One of Canada’s most successful and longest-running dramas, MURDOCH MYSTERIES (10 seasons; 150 x one-hour episodes) has become a staple for CBC and broadcasters around the world with its winning formula that brings together compelling mysteries, unique slices of turn-of-the-century history, ingenious inventions and personal moments for each character. The series is licensed to broadcasters in 110 countries and territories including the U.S., U.K., France, Finland and China, and continues to thrive at home, boasting an average audience of 1.4 million each week in Canada in Season 9 and for Season 10 to date.** Season 10 premiered October 10 on CBC, and is currently in production in Ontario until December 2016.
MURDOCH MYSTERIES was initially adapted for television from Maureen Jennings’s popular Detective Murdoch series of novels as three made-for-TV films produced by Shaftesbury and broadcast in Canada in 2004 and 2005. The series first premiered in Canada in January 2008.
MURDOCH MYSTERIES is developed and produced by Shaftesbury in association with CBC, ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment and UKTV, and with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and the COGECO Program Development Fund. The series is executive produced by Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Yannick Bisson and Peter Mitchell, who also serves as showrunner, and produced by Stephen Montgomery and Julie Lacey. Shaftesbury Sales Company and ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment hold worldwide distribution rights for the series. (CBC)
Stay tuned as we continue to monitor the cancel/renew status of Murdoch Mysteries Season 11…
Carolyn Dalton says
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show.
Kathy says
Does anyone know when and where we will get new seasons in the US?
percy frazier jr says
I really enjoy Murdock Mysteries but I just finished watching the episode where “Inspector Brackenreid” was ambushed by the Irish dock workers and nearly beaten to death, but the question is, did he die or is this going to be where the show picks up in the fall! I hope it hasn’t been cancelled completely because my favorite character is “George”, the Constable with the weird theories but Detective Murdock really gets off!! I get it on Netflix but please advise on the status of the show, and thanks!