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The Best Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries

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The Best Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries

A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition...
  1. Background image for The Accident
    9.2/10(562 votes)

    #1 - The Accident

    S11:E7

    Murdoch investigates a car accident and uncovers sinister motives.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Dead End Street
    8.8/10(487 votes)

    #2 - Dead End Street

    S4:E6

    Murdoch makes a surprising discovery at a dolls house fair; in one of the houses the artist has placed a hand firing a gun. This is no ordinary model - it’s a crime scene. Murdoch finds the creator of the streetscape, an autistic 19-year-old, Lydia, who communicates best through model building. No one has reported a murder yet, but using the model’s intricate clues left by Lydia, Murdoch discovers that someone indeed has been killed – but what happened and why? Someone is far from happy by his investigations and things begin to get even more sinister in the neighbourhood.

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    Director:Laurie Lynd
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Up From Ashes
    8.7/10(385 votes)

    #3 - Up From Ashes

    S11:E1

    A jailed Murdoch must prove his innocence amid police and government corruption after the constables are ambushed, Ogden is kidnapped, and Brackenreid goes missing.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Twentieth Century Murdoch
    8.6/10(438 votes)

    #4 - Twentieth Century Murdoch

    S5:E13

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Bl**dy H*ll
    8.6/10(330 votes)

    #5 - Bl**dy H*ll

    S9:E16

    Murdoch and Brackenreid unwittingly put their careers at risk when they investigate high-level police corruption.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Murdoch Identity
    8.5/10(457 votes)

    #6 - The Murdoch Identity

    S3:E1

    Murdoch finds himself with amnesia and running for his life on the streets of Bristol, England, very far from home, if he knew where his home was. Taking refuge in a pub, he gains the assistance of a vivacious barmaid who helps him reconstruct his memories, escape his pursuers, and foil an assassination plot.

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    Director:Laurie Lynd
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Love and Human Remains
    8.5/10(421 votes)

    #7 - Love and Human Remains

    S3:E9

    Workers laboring to build a bridge across the Don River make a grisly discovery – entombed in the swamplands bordering the river are the well-preserved bodies of a man and a woman. Called to the scene, Murdoch and Ogden quickly determine that the couple was murdered. When a third body is then discovered, Murdoch has to re-evaluate the nature of the crime.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Murdoch in Wonderland
    8.5/10(416 votes)

    #8 - Murdoch in Wonderland

    S4:E13

    When a woman is found murdered at a costume party held in honour of the late Lewis Carroll, all clues point to a man dressed as the Mad Hatter. It seems obvious that this is the killer? This is not welcomed news as this part was played by Murdoch himself. Murdoch becomes the Alice In Wonderland prime murder suspect and it’s up to his team to prove their favourite detective is not the killer – or can we be sure of that?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Murdoch in Toyland
    8.5/10(405 votes)

    #9 - Murdoch in Toyland

    S5:E11

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for What Lies Buried
    8.5/10(389 votes)

    #10 - What Lies Buried

    S8:E7

    Murdoch's own colleagues are suspects when a police officer's skeleton is discovered in the basement.

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    Director:Deborah Chow
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Artful Detective
    8.5/10(417 votes)

    #11 - Artful Detective

    S8:E18

    During a hunt for a killer who collects macabre trophies, Murdoch becomes a target.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Darkness Before the Dawn (2)
    8.5/10(262 votes)

    #12 - Darkness Before the Dawn (2)

    S12:E18

    Murdoch suspects John is being framed for murder by Inspector McWorthy and Brackenreid goes after the corrupt copper.

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  14. Background image for Me, Myself and Murdoch
    8.4/10(423 votes)

    #13 - Me, Myself and Murdoch

    S3:E5

    A family celebration of Alexander Reynolds' 60th birthday is dampened when he's found with a knife plunged into his chest. Murdoch is called in and soon discovers the victim was universally despised by his kin. Reynolds' family instantly falls under suspicion but the field of suspects narrows considerably when daughter Charlotte Reynolds appears in a blood soaked dress and confesses to killing her father.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Murdoch Trap
    8.4/10(401 votes)

    #14 - The Murdoch Trap

    S6:E13

    With his colleague sentenced to hang for murder, Detective Murdoch races to exonerate them and steps into a trap set by the real killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Death of Dr. Ogden
    8.4/10(361 votes)

    #15 - The Death of Dr. Ogden

    S7:E18

    Julia discovers a secret about her father upon his death; Brackenreid takes over a murder investigation.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Holy Matrimony, Murdoch!
    8.4/10(394 votes)

    #16 - Holy Matrimony, Murdoch!

    S8:E4

    As their wedding day approaches, Murdoch and Ogden intervene in the trial of a woman accused of killing her husband.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Nolo Contendere
    8.4/10(359 votes)

    #17 - Nolo Contendere

    S9:E1

    While Crabtree serves time for the murder of his sweetheart's husband, Murdoch investigates an inmate stabbing that may be connected to the case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Hell to Pay
    8.4/10(360 votes)

    #18 - Hell to Pay

    S10:E18

    The team gets caught up in a conspiracy and is in danger when a dancer asks Murdoch for help.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for 8 Footsteps
    8.4/10(316 votes)

    #19 - 8 Footsteps

    S11:E3

    A recording device made by Alexander Graham Bell assists in the investigation of a murder at a dinner honoring Helen Keller.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Night Before Christmas
    8.4/10(254 votes)

    #20 - The Night Before Christmas

    S15:E11

    Murdoch and company's Christmas at an idyllic country estate turns potentially deadly.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Invention Convention
    8.3/10(371 votes)

    #21 - Invention Convention

    S5:E9

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for A Study in Sherlock
    8.3/10(417 votes)

    #22 - A Study in Sherlock

    S6:E4

    Two bank safe deposit boxes that were being transferred are taken by thieves and the crime is investigated by Detective Murdoch. The getaway driver for the thieves is killed.  While on scene someone claiming to be Sherlock Holmes shows up and provides some helpful information.  Dr. Ogden figures out that he is actually David Kingsley who at one time was treated for mental illness.  "Sherlock Holmes" appears to have the qualities of the fictional character of the same name such as the ability to "read" an individual or a crime scene.

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  24. Background image for Murdoch Au Naturel
    8.3/10(399 votes)

    #23 - Murdoch Au Naturel

    S6:E5

    Murdoch enlists some revealing detective work while investigating a murder at a nudist community.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Return of Sherlock Holmes
    8.3/10(410 votes)

    #24 - Return of Sherlock Holmes

    S7:E4

    Murdoch investigates a nanny's disappearance with the so-called real Sherlock Holmes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for On the Waterfront: Part Two
    8.3/10(362 votes)

    #25 - On the Waterfront: Part Two

    S8:E2

    Murdoch and the force have to confront more violence on the waterfront as they try and bring Brackenreid to justice. Dr. Ogden and Dr. Grace go head to head in court.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Accident" is the best rated episode of "Murdoch Mysteries". It scored 9.2/10 based on 562 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/13/2017. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead End Street".