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It was picked up by CBC for its sixth season.

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The show follows the titular character William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario , through the turn of the 19th century into the 20th, who makes use of what was, in the late Victorian era , the latest in forensic science to solve crimes. The show was developed for television by Cal Coons and Alexandra Zarowny based on the characters in the Detective Murdoch series of novels written by Maureen Jennings.

Detective Murdoch, who is portrayed by Peter Outerbridge in the TV movies and by Yannick Bisson [ 1 ] in the series, is an intelligent, observant detective who uses unusual for the time techniques such as blood testing and fingerprinting. It is revealed he comes from Nova Scotia , is a devout Roman Catholic who was educated by the Jesuits and is fluent in French.

In one episode, it is revealed that he believes that his father beat his mother and may have indirectly caused her death, although this was proven incorrect. Following that incident, he was taken to live in an orphanage for a time. Murdoch is also a polymath : Although very logical, sceptical, observant, scientific and clear-headed with a photographic memory possibly Hyperthymesia and working memory , these become an issue when he needs to connect with people on an emotional level, something he finds difficult.

Often his unusual techniques and unbiased opinions of people lead him to clash with Brackenreid even though they work together well. In season 9, episode 11, Murdoch takes up golf and does quite well till a machine he invents ruins his "swing". Julia plays well and Murdoch is told all he has to do is empty his mind to again play well.

This is something he cannot do and he ends up angrily throwing his clubs in the lake, one by one.