Product Description
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Combining the period appeal of Sherlock Holmes with the forensic
fascination of CSI, this slick, stylish series has won fiercely
loyal fans in the U. K. and Canada. In Victorian Toronto,
handsome Detective Murdoch (Yannick Bisson, Sue Thomas: F. B.
Eye) uses newfangled scientific techniques like finger marks to
solve the citys most baffling murders. Helped by a pretty
pathologist (Gemini-winner Hilhne Joy, Durham County) and an
eager protigi (Jonny Harris, Hatching, Matching & Dispatching),
he tries to win over his skeptical boss (Thomas Craig, Where the
Heart Is) to his radical methods. Clever plot twists, sly wit,
and references to historical figures add to the fun. Starring
Yannick Bisson, Jonny Harris, Helene Joy Special Features: 4-Disc
Set Box Set Screen Format Note: Widescreen 16:9 Audio: Stereo -
English Subtitles - English - SDH Additional Release Material
Runtime: 598 Minutes.
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Inspired by a series of television movies based on the mystery
novels of Maureen Jennings, the enjoyable Murdoch Mysteries:
Series One follows the investigations of Toronto detective
William Murdoch at the close of the 19th century. A man of
scientific progress as well as devout Catholicism, Murdoch
(Yannick Bisson) approaches mysteries with such new,
state-of-the-art techniques as fingerprinting, blood-testing, and
trace evidence, collaborating closely with his department's
pathologist, Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy). Working under the
skeptical Inspector Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), an old-school
copper who respects his lead investigator's results but has
little patience for his complex methods, Murdoch often encounters
new-fangled technology that, in time, will pave the way for such
20th-century stes as radio, television and the electronic
grid. At the same time, the faith element in Murdoch's view of
the world allows him to be something more than a complete
rationalist. His occasional reliance on a medium (Maria del Mar)
to help him discover clues, and his church-derived ethics are all
part of Murdoch's approach to an increasingly complicated world.
The first episode in Murdoch Mysteries: Season One is an
excellent template for all 13 shows in this boxed set. "Power"
finds Murdoch trying to discover how and why a woman was killed
during a demonstration of the "evils" of
alternating-current-derived electricity put on by a
direct-current power company. Murdoch's queries put him in touch
with Nikola Tesla, the real-life her of the AC motor. "The
Glass Ceiling" pits Murdoch's scientific techniques against the
more brutal approach of his boss, Brackenreid, who seems to be
the target of a killer linked to an old case. "Elementary, My
Dear Murdoch" somewhat inevitably pairs Murdoch in a murder
investigation with one of his idols, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
whose faith in such spiritualist pursuits as seances complicates
things. (Doyle returns in a later episode, "Belly Speaker," again
proving more of a meddler than a help in a case involving a mad
ventriloquist.) "Bad Medicine" is a y story about a hooded
archer killing off the patients at a clinic for advanced brain
study. (The aforementioned medium has unnerving visions of
Murdoch becoming one of the murderer's victims.) The last
episode, "The Annoying Red Planet," is easily the season's most
ambitious, involving crop circles, possible extraterrestrial
footprints, and a genuine unidentified flying object that pushes
the series into The X-Files territory. --Tom Keogh
Stills from Murdoch Mysteries: Series 1 (Click for larger image)
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Review
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Clever and smart. -- Deseret News (UT)
Excellent adventure. -- Midwest Book Review
The compelling performances of the cast help make the series
absolutely addictive. -- The Boston Event Guide
This is a show that perhaps you haven't heard much of, but it is
truly outstanding. Check this out right away! -- Fort Bend Star
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