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"Bottom of the Barrel" is the fourth episode of the seventeenth season of Murdoch Mysteries and the two hundred sixty-seventh episode of the series (not including the three stand-alone holiday specials). It first aired on October 23, 2023.

Summary

Brackenreid's rowdy bachelor party for Constable Tucker takes a violent turn when a drunk patron is found dead in an oyster barrel. Making matters worse, Tucker had an altercation with the victim earlier in the evening. Murdoch suspects the stabbing of a man at an oyster bar is linked to a former case involving harlots sold into marriage.

Character Revelations

Continuity

Historical References

  • This episode takes place in Toronto – George V is King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
  • The stimulant drug cocaine made from the leaves of the South American coca plant was used for thousands of years, indigenous people in the Amazon Rain forest and Andes Mountains have chewed coca leaves for energy and to ward off the effects of high altitude. European scientists first isolated cocaine from coca leaves in the 1850s. It was lauded as a medical “wonder drug,” freely used by Sigmund Freud to Coca-Cola. In 1914, cocaine and opiates are banned as illegal substances in the U.S.A under the Harrison Act. At the start of WWI in Europe, cocaine was given to British troops in the form of ‘Forced March Tablets’. Cocaine was banned as an illegal substance in the U.K. under the Dangerous Drugs Act in 1920. This started the illegal importation trade. Cocaine is recognize as one of the most addictive substances on Earth.

Trivia

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins-Newsome
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid
Fiona Mongillo as Madeline Tomkins
Kenzie Delo as Constable Tucker

Guest Cast

Mark Taylor as Isaiah Buchanan
Lanette Ware as Mother Malone
Gavin Fox as Harry Hayes
Madison Sequin as Millicent Drysdale
Vanessa Jackson as Diana Mckeen
Simon Webster as Buster
Alison Deon as Eleanor Pinch
Jordan Andonov as Jeweler
Bennett Taylor as Mick Peterson
Jessalyn Ferguson as Fiancée

Non-Credited Cast

Gallery


Murdoch Mysteries Season 17
Do the Right Thing Part 1Do the Right Thing Part 2Murdoch and the Mona LisaBottom of the BarrelStation House of HorrorsDying to be EnlightenedCool MillionThe Cottage in the WoodsThe Christmas ListMrs. Crabtree's NeighborhoodA Heavy EventWheel of Bad FortuneTrain to NowhereThe Smell of AlarmMurdoch and the Treasure of LimaPreacher Jimmy WildeThe Fantastic Mr. FawkesSpirits in the NightA Most Surprising BondRhapsody in BloodEngaged to be MurderedWhy Is Everybody Singing?Smoke Gets In Your EyesFor the Greater Good
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