Changes: Darcy Garland

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Dr. Darcy Garland was a fellow doctor in a Buffalo hospital who later marries Dr. Julia Ogden, introduced in Season 4 of Murdoch Mysteries, portrayed by Jonathan Watton.

Character Arc

The two doctors first meet at the Children's Hospital in Buffalo, where Julia has decided to start afresh. A mysterious death of a child promotes her to ask for Murdoch's help. Murdoch arrives to help solve a mystery and with ring in hand. (ep.403) Despite Julia and William's past, the two of them seem to get along quite nicely. However before William can propose to Julia, she reveals that she is engaged to Dr. Darcy Garland. Darcy and Julia marry at the end of Season 4 (ep.413).

Season 4

Buffalo Shuffle

When Murdoch arrives at Julia's request, he discovers that she and Darcy are engaged

Downstairs, Upstairs

Dead End Street

The Kissing Bandit

Murdoch in Wonderland

Darcy and Julia officially marry.

Season 5

Back and to the Left (Mention)

Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 1)

Darcy encourages Julia to take back her job in Toronto.

Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 2)

At first Darcy supports and shares Julia's progressive ideas but when it jeopardizes his social status and promotion, his subtle requests become demands– she is his property now. This strains their relationship, and at times Darcy seems to care about his job more than Julia.

Murdoch in Toyland (Mention)

Twentieth Century Murdoch

In the finale, “You don’t want to do this, do you?” asks Darcy. “It’s the eve of the new century…I think, you should be with whom you wish when it begins,” asking Julia to choose. After Darcy turns from being the enchanted suitor to more the chagrined Victorian husband, Julia takes this opportunity to leave him.

Season 6

The Ghost of Queen's Park

The plot arc involves their divorce in an era when it is nearly impossible for a woman to gracefully exit a marriage. Darcy is a product of his breeding and ambition, behaving as a man of his time.

Murdoch in Ladies Wear

Twisted Sisters

Lovers in a Murderous Time

Crime and Punishment

Darcy makes his final appearance when he is shot through the head and killed by James Gillies. Julia is framed for the murder.

The Murdoch Trap (Mention)

The trial for Darcy's murder continues, and Julia is still the prime suspect...

Season 7

Murdoch Ahoy (Mention)

Tour de Murdoch (Mention)

Julia is taking care of Darcy's personal effects and planning to sell his house, when Darcy's brother, Leslie Garland, suddenly moves there, forcing her to keep the house. In the end, Julia sells the house and all possessions left when she finds out Leslie Garland was the one threatening her and Detective Murdoch.

Murdoch of the Living Dead (Mention)

Trivia

Murdoch Mysteries' fans of Jilliam created a Facebook page dedicated to the death of Darcy Garland, imagine their surprise (even delight) when the MM writers made it a reality towards the end of Season 6.

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+ |image = Darcy_Garland_(Wedding_2).PNG
-|actor         = [[Jonathan Watton]]
+|actor = [[Jonathan Watton]]
-|seen          = {{Ep|403}}<br>{{Ep|404}}<br>{{Ep|413}}<br>Season 5<br>[[Twentieth Century Murdoch]]<br>Season 6<br>[[The Ghost of Queen's Park]]<br>[[Twisted Sisters]]<br>[[Lovers in a Murderous Time]]<br>[[Crime and Punishment]]
+|seen = '''''[[Buffalo Shuffle]]'''''<br>'''''[[Downstairs, Upstairs]]'''''<br>'''''[[Dead End Street]]'''''<br>'''''[[The Kissing Bandit]]'''''<br>'''''[[Murdoch in Wonderland]]'''''<br>'''''[[Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 1)]]''''' <br> '''''[[Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 2)]]'''''<br> '''''[[Twentieth Century Murdoch]]'''''<br>'''''[[The Ghost of Queen's Park]]'''''<br>'''''[[Murdoch in Ladies Wear]]''''' <br> '''''[[Twisted Sisters]]<br>[[Lovers in a Murderous Time]]<br>[[Crime and Punishment]] <br>
-|mention       = [[Murdoch in Toyland]]<br> [[The Murdoch Trap]] <br> [[Murdoch Ahoy]] <br> [[Tour de Murdoch]] <br> [[Murdoch of the Living Dead]]
+|mention = '''''[[Back and to the Left]]''''' <br> '''''[[Murdoch in Toyland]]''''' <br> '''''[[The Murdoch Trap]]''''' <br> '''''[[Murdoch Ahoy]]''''' <br> '''''[[Tour de Murdoch]]''''' <br> '''''[[Murdoch of the Living Dead]]'''''
-|gender        = Male
+|gender = Male
-|status        = Deceased
+|status = Deceased
-|relationships = [[Julia Ogden]], ex-wife <br> [[Melanie Shropshire]], paramour, ended <br> Unnamed parents
+|relationships = [[Julia Ogden]], ex-wife <br> [[Melanie Shropshire]], paramour, ended <br> Unnamed parents <br> Unnamed sister <br> [[Leslie Garland]], brother
+|job = Physician
-Unnamed sister
+}}'''Dr. Darcy Garland '''was a fellow doctor in a Buffalo hospital who later marries [[Julia Ogden|Dr. Julia Ogden]], introduced in [[Season 4 Episodes and Guides|Season 4]] of ''[[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]]'', portrayed by [[Jonathan Watton]].
-|job           = Physician}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Garland}}
-== Biography ==
+== Character Arc ==
+The two doctors first meet at the Children's Hospital in Buffalo, where [[Julia Ogden|Julia]] has decided to start afresh. A mysterious death of a child promotes her to ask for [[William Murdoch|Murdoch's]] help. Murdoch arrives to help solve a mystery and with ring in hand. (ep.[[Buffalo Shuffle|403]])
-Julia Ogden's husband. Despite Julia and William's past, the two of them seem to get along quite nicely. He married Julia at the end of season 4. Until Julia decided to take back her job in Toronto, the two of them were originally going to move to Buffalo. He doesn't like it when Julia starts advocating her ideas of women's birth rights and it threatens his social status and promotion. This gets them into a bit of a fight in Stroll on the Wild Side part 2. Darcy seems to care about his job more than Julia at times, especially in season 5. In the finale, Darcy leaves her, saying that he will let her be with who she really wants to be with.
+Despite Julia and William's past, the two of them seem to get along quite nicely. However before William can propose to Julia, she reveals that she is engaged to '''Dr. Darcy Garland'''. '''Darcy''' and Julia marry at the end of [[Season 4 Episodes and Guides|Season 4]] (ep.[[Murdoch in Wonderland|413]]).
-In season 6, there is a plot arc about Darcy and Julia's divorce.  Darcy appears several times in the later episodes and makes his final appearance in Crime and Punishment when he is shot through the head and killed by [[James Gillies]].
+==Season 4==
+===='''''[[Buffalo Shuffle]] '''''====
+*When [[William Murdoch|Murdoch]] arrives at [[Julia Ogden|Julia]]'s request, he discovers that she and '''Darcy''' are engaged
+===='''''[[Downstairs, Upstairs]] '''''====
+*
+===='''''[[Dead End Street]] '''''====
+*
+===='''''[[The Kissing Bandit]] '''''====
+*
+===='''''[[Murdoch in Wonderland]] '''''====
+*'''Darcy '''and Julia officially marry.
+==Season 5==
+===='''''[[Back and to the Left]]''''' (Mention)====
+===='''''[[Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 1)]] '''''====
-He will be mentioned in season 7 as Julia has to sell his house. A relative of his will appear in season 7 as well.
+*Darcy encourages Julia to take back her job in Toronto.
+===='''''[[Stroll on the Wild Side (Part 2)]] '''''====
+*At first '''Darcy''' supports and shares [[Julia Ogden|Julia]]'s progressive ideas but when it jeopardizes his social status and promotion, his subtle requests become demands– she is his property now. This strains their relationship, and at times '''Darcy''' seems to care about his job more than Julia.
+====[[Murdoch in Toyland |'''''Murdoch in Toyland''''' ]] (Mention)====
+===='''''[[Twentieth Century Murdoch]] '''''====
+*In the finale, “''You don’t want to do this, do you''?” asks '''Darcy'''. “''It’s the eve of the new century…I think, you should be with whom you wish when it begins'',” asking Julia to choose. After '''Darcy''' turns from being the enchanted suitor to more the chagrined Victorian husband, Julia takes this opportunity to leave him.
+==Season 6==
+===='''''[[The Ghost of Queen's Park]] '''''====
+*The plot arc involves their divorce in an era when it is nearly impossible for a woman to gracefully exit a marriage. '''Darcy''' is a product of his breeding and ambition, behaving as a man of his time.
+===='''''[[Murdoch in Ladies Wear]] '''''====
+*
+===='''''[[Twisted Sisters]] '''''====
+*
+===='''''[[Lovers in a Murderous Time]] '''''====
+*
+===='''''[[Crime and Punishment]] '''''====
+*'''Darcy '''makes his final appearance when he is shot through the head and killed by [[James Gillies]]. [[Julia Ogden|Julia]] is framed for the murder.
+===='''''[[The Murdoch Trap]]''''' (Mention)====
+*The trial for '''Darcy''''s murder continues, and Julia is still the prime suspect...
+==Season 7==
+===='''''[[Murdoch Ahoy]]''''' (Mention)====
+===='''''[[Tour de Murdoch]]''''' (Mention)====
+*Julia is taking care of Darcy's personal effects and planning to sell his house, when Darcy's brother, [[Leslie Garland]], suddenly moves there, forcing her to keep the house. In the end, Julia sells the house and all possessions left when she finds out Leslie Garland was the one threatening her and [[William Murdoch|Detective Murdoch]].
+===='''''[[Murdoch of the Living Dead]]''''' (Mention)====
+== Trivia ==
+* Murdoch Mysteries' fans of [[William-Julia Relationship|Jilliam]] created a Facebook page dedicated to the death of Darcy Garland, imagine their surprise (even delight) when the MM writers made it a reality towards the end of [[Season 6 Episodes and Guides|Season 6]].
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Garland}}
+[[Category:Recurring Characters]]
 [[Category:Doctors]]
+[[Category:Season Four]]
+[[Category:Season Five]]
 [[Category:Deceased Characters]]
-[[Category:Recurring Characters]]
+[[Category:Season Six]]