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13 episodes

Murdoch Mysteries - Season 5

First aired Feb 28, 2012Season 5

Detective Murdoch must tread carefully when he pursues a Catholic suspect in the murder of an Alderman, killed during the attempted assassination of the city's Protestant Mayor.

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Community reviews for Murdoch Mysteries, shown here with its season details.

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MovieGuys

6.0

When I first reviewed this series for another site several years ago, I gave The Murdoch Mysteries, an emphatic endorsement. Regrettably, since then, like so much other entertainment, its become a vehicle for woke ideologues to push their brand of "intolerant, tolerance" on viewers.Its revisionism is, to make matters worse,completely out of touch with the period in which this series is set. My advice, watch the first 10 or so seasons, they offer up a uniquely Canadian take on Agatha Christie style murder mysteries, albeit set in a slightly earlier, Victorian and Edwardian period. Acting is excellent, the episodic tales of crime, presented in a polite, gentlemanly manner, that reflects the attitudes of the series, key protagonist, Detective William Murdoch. In summary, a once great show tainted by the usual preachy, lecturing, woke nonsense, many of us wish would just "go away".

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Sharon’sTomcat

6.0

I completely concur with MovieGuys. My wife and I loved this show and up until around season 12, to maybe 13, this show is a wonderful period piece. Acting is great, character and story development are very entertaining. However, as with so many shows these days, it has died the death of a thousand ideologies.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Murdoch of the Klondike

6.3
Feb 28, 201260 min9 votes

Murdoch joins the Gold Rush in the Yukon and meets radical author Jack London.

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Episode 2

Back and to the Left

8.0
Mar 6, 201260 min6 votes

Detective Murdoch must tread carefully when he pursues a Catholic suspect in the murder of an Alderman, killed during the attempted assassination of the city's Protestant Mayor.

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Episode 3

Evil Eye of Egypt

7.7
Mar 13, 201260 min7 votes

When Detective Murdoch investigates a series of deaths linked to an exhibition of Egyptian antiquities, Constable Crabtree is convinced a Mummy's curse is to blame.

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Episode 4

War on Terror

7.5
Mar 20, 201260 min6 votes

While investigating an explosion, Detective Murdoch infiltrates an anarchist group lead by American labour organizer, Emma Goldman.

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Episode 5

Murdoch at the Opera

7.1
Mar 27, 201260 min7 votes

With the close assistance of opera-loving Inspector Brackenreid, Detective Murdoch investigates the murder of a young opera singer acting as the understudy for a tempestuous diva.

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Episode 6

Who Killed the Electric Carriage?

8.0
Apr 3, 201260 min7 votes

Detective Murdoch suspects the ambitious inventor of an electric vehicle murdered an associate who stood in the way of his plans to compete with Henry Ford.

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Episode 7

Stroll on the Wild Side (1)

6.1
Apr 10, 201260 min8 votes

Detective Murdoch's investigation into the disappearance of a quiet librarian leads to a reunion with former love Anna Fulford and the discovery of a seamy underworld.

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Episode 8

Stroll on the Wild Side (2)

6.2
Apr 17, 201260 min9 votes

After saving his lover Anna from the Black Hand, Detective Murdoch bargains for her life. During his investigation into the murder of a shy librarian with a secret life, he encounters another young woman behaving seductively.

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Episode 9

Invention Convention

8.8
Apr 24, 201260 min6 votes

After a ruthless inventor is killed at a convention, Murdoch's investigation is assisted by his idol, Alexander Graham Bell.

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Episode 10

Staircase to Heaven

6.1
May 1, 201260 min9 votes

After a high stakes card game involving Dr. Grace ends with the death of a player, Murdoch is shocked to learn the true cost of their wagers is the opportunity to die.

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Episode 11

Murdoch in Toyland

7.8
May 8, 201260 min8 votes

Detective Murdoch is taunted by a deranged criminal who leaves talking dolls with macabre personal messages at each crime scene.

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Episode 12

Murdoch Night in Canada

7.7
May 15, 201260 min7 votes

Detective Murdoch's investigation into the murder of a member of the Toronto Wellingtons hockey team takes him to Ottawa.

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Episode 13

Twentieth Century Murdoch

7.9
May 22, 201260 min8 votes

Murdoch investigates the claims of a man who says his time travels to the future provided him with information that allowed him to stop crimes, while the New Year's Eve Policeman's Ball offers exciting personal possibilities for the 20th century.