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Murdoch Mysteries
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Murdoch Mysteries |
| Abbreviation(s): | The Artful Detective (on some U.S. channels) |
| Creator: | R.B. Carney, Cal Coons, Alexandra Zarowny |
| Date(s): | 2004 - present |
| Medium: | Television series |
| Country of Origin: | Canada |
| External Links: | Wikipedia |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian television drama-mystery series.
Canon
The series follows William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Canada, around the turn of the twentieth century.
Main Characters
- Detective William Murdoch
- Doctor Julia Ogden
- Constable George Crabtree
- Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Fandom
Pairings
- William Murdoch/Julia Ogden - canonical and most popular pairing
- George Crabtree/Emily Grace - canonical
- Nina Bloom/George Crabtree - canonical
- Margaret Brackenreid/Thomas Brackenreid - canonical
- Emily Grace/Lillian Moss - canonical
- George Crabtree/Henry Higgins
- William Murdoch/James Pendrick
- George Crabtree/William Murdoch
- William Murdoch/James Gillies
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Casefic: because of the procedural nature of the series many stories focus on the characters solving various murder mysteries
- Episode Tags: based on the occurrences of specific episodes, often the aftermath of certain cases
- Futurefic: before William and Julia committed to a relationship, and eventually got married, fanfiction was written speculating how and when they would get together
- Crossover: usually involving characters from other fandoms ending up in Victorian Toronto and meeting Murdoch and others
Fanworks
Fan Art
- Murdoch Mysteries by lorainesammy
- William Murdoch by AubreyBeardsley
- Detective Murdoch by Miss-Catherine
- Station House Four by GlamourKat
- George Crabtree by Lenka-Slukova
- Murdoch Mysteries... by BlueMillenium
- Murdochmysteries by blackdaisies-DA
FanFiction
- Inside by yeaka
- like the holly-tree by donquichotte
- Dangerous Disease by JuliaJoyBell
Fan Vids
- William and Julia - A Thousand Years by elise1898
- Mr & Mrs B ~ "Victorian Matrimony" by Techtra3
Other
- Detective Murdoch, crochet by Ginger-PolitiCat
Resources
- Murdoch Mysteries tag at Archive of Our Own
- Murdoch Mysteries at FanFiction.net
- Murdoch Mysteries Appreciation Society Facebook group
- Wiki