Shaftesbury Films

Cutting-edge Victorian science meets cunningly plotted mystery in this award-winning Canadian TV drama. William Murdoch is a detective in Toronto in 1895, using new forensic techniques like fingerprinting and psychological profiling. He crosses paths with famous figures including Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. G. Wells.

Season 4 pits the kindhearted cop against a would-be vampire, a costumed killer, and ruthless mobsters, inspiring him to whip up a slew of innovative crime-fighting techniques along the way. But while Murdoch nabs the culprits with the help of politically ambitious inspector Thomas Brackenreid and eager constable George Crabtree, he struggles to subdue his feelings for former sweetheart Dr. Julia Ogden.

Following the shocking cliffhanger last season, Station House Number Four attempts to clear Murdoch's name after he is arrested for murder. Along the way, they encounter the greatest minds of the time, including Helen Keller, Alexander Graham Bell and Theodore Roosevelt.

Follow the continuing professional and personal challenges of Detective William Murdoch and his friends, set in Edwardian-era Toronto.

Ex-detective Joanne Kilbourn now works as a university lecturer and a crime commentator for the local news. She is reminded of the reason why she left the force when the six-year-old case file on her husband's murder is reopened. Kevin Tarpley is considered a suspect and is arrested. Kevin denies being the killer but does seem to have insider information about the husband's death. Kevin is gunned down in the street soon after his release. Joanne is...

Detective Murdoch seeks to find and protect his newly discovered son from the Black Hand gang. Meanwhile, Brackenreid's son has sprung loose from jail and is on the run, and Crabtree finds himself in a compromised situation as he tries to save Effie from her kidnappers.

Detective Murdoch continues his inventive detective work with Ogden's unflinching support even after an investigation leads him to a family member that he never knew about. Inspector Brackenreid's rocky marriage is tested again and Constable Crabtree's relationship is threatened. Meanwhile, the team deals with a death in a vaudeville troupe that includes Charlie Chaplin, a dangerous science experiment goes wrong, there could be an international incident...

"In 1920s Toronto, the world is undergoing massive changes. Jazz is on the turntables as communism and prohibition are being hotly debated over hard drinks in speakeasies. Society will never be the same -- and crime has never had it better. A new age calls for a new kind of detective, and the women of Drake Private Detectives fit the bill"--Container.

"Set in 1920s Toronto, the city's only female private detectives take on cases the police don't want to touch. In a time of change and hopefulness, their gender is their biggest advantage as they defy expectations and rebel against convention. The Drake Private Detectives take on cases that explore every cross section of Toronto, from gospel church choirs, bathing beauties and the early cinema scene, to the homes and private parties of the city's...

Dashing detective William Murdoch must solve a holiday whodunit in this feature-length special of the award-winning mystery series set in Edwardian Toronto. Days before Christmas, Murdoch and his wife, Dr. Julia Ogden, travel to Victoria, British Columbia, to spend time with Murdoch's eccentric brother. But instead of a relaxing holiday with Jasper and his family, they end up investigating a murder at an archaeological site.