Murdoch Mysteries
E331986
Canadian television series
crime drama television series
period drama television series
television series
Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian period crime drama series that follows innovative detective William Murdoch as he solves cases in turn-of-the-20th-century Toronto using ahead-of-its-time forensic techniques.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murdoch Mysteries canonical | 8 |
| Murdoch Mysteries: The Movies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3156977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murdoch Mysteries Context triple: [CBC Television, notableProgram, Murdoch Mysteries]
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A.
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders is a long-running British detective drama series set in the fictional English county of Midsomer, known for its picturesque villages and surprisingly high murder rate.
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B.
Sherlock
Sherlock is a modern television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the brilliant but eccentric consulting detective in contemporary London.
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C.
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a long-running British crime drama television series that follows forensic pathologists as they investigate complex and often disturbing deaths.
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D.
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a British television crime drama series centered on the cerebral and often irascible Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse as he solves complex murder cases in Oxford.
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E.
MI-5
MI-5 is a British spy thriller film (also known as "Spooks: The Greater Good") based on the TV series "Spooks," featuring David Oyelowo in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murdoch Mysteries Target entity description: Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian period crime drama series that follows innovative detective William Murdoch as he solves cases in turn-of-the-20th-century Toronto using ahead-of-its-time forensic techniques.
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A.
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders is a long-running British detective drama series set in the fictional English county of Midsomer, known for its picturesque villages and surprisingly high murder rate.
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B.
Sherlock
Sherlock is a modern television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the brilliant but eccentric consulting detective in contemporary London.
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C.
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a long-running British crime drama television series that follows forensic pathologists as they investigate complex and often disturbing deaths.
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D.
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a British television crime drama series centered on the cerebral and often irascible Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse as he solves complex murder cases in Oxford.
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E.
MI-5
MI-5 is a British spy thriller film (also known as "Spooks: The Greater Good") based on the TV series "Spooks," featuring David Oyelowo in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian television series
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crime drama television series ⓘ period drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Artful Detective ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Detective Murdoch novels
ⓘ
novels by Maureen Jennings ⓘ |
| broadcastInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Alex Pugsley
ⓘ
Cal Coons ⓘ R.B. Carney ⓘ |
| developedFrom | television movies The Murdoch Mysteries ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology |
early forensic techniques
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innovative investigative methods ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2008 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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mystery ⓘ period drama ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Murdoch Mysteries
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Murdoch Mysteries: The Movies
|
| leadActor |
Hélène Joy
ⓘ
Jonny Harris ⓘ Thomas Craig ⓘ Yannick Bisson ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
George Crabtree
ⓘ
Inspector Brackenreid ⓘ Julia Ogden ⓘ William Murdoch ⓘ |
| notableElement |
appearances of historical figures
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steampunk-influenced inventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
CBC Television
ⓘ
Citytv ⓘ |
| portrays |
Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden
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Jonny Harris as George Crabtree ⓘ Thomas Craig as Inspector Brackenreid ⓘ Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Shaftesbury Films ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer |
Toronto Police Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto police
|
| protagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Toronto ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usesTheme |
forensic science
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police procedural ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murdoch Mysteries Description of subject: Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian period crime drama series that follows innovative detective William Murdoch as he solves cases in turn-of-the-20th-century Toronto using ahead-of-its-time forensic techniques.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Murdoch Mysteries: The Movies