John Brackenreid

John Brackenreid
Actor	John Fleming (Season 1) Charles Vandervaart (Season 6-10)
Seen	The Glass Ceiling Murdoch Air Murdoch and the Cloud of Doom Republic of Murdoch Murdoch and the Temple of Death The Local Option Bend It Like Brackenreid The Canadian Patient Dr. Osler Regrets 21 Murdoch Street
Mentioned	Rich Boy, Poor Boy From Murdoch to Eternity
Gender	Male
Status	Living
Relationships	Thomas Brackenreid (Father) Margaret Brackenreid (Mother) Bobby Brackenreid (Brother) Charlie Brackenreid (Cousin)
Job	Constable

John Brackenreid is the eldest son of Thomas and Margaret Brackenreid. First introduced as Johnny Brackenreid in Season 1 of Murdoch Mysteries.

Appearances and Mentions

Republic of Murdoch

• John is revealed to share his father's love of the arts. This makes his father suspicious that he may be gay, and Thomas gets Julia to talk with him, and it is clear he isn't gay, and John even gets in a fight to prove it to his father, who says he will accept him no matter what.

Bend It Like Brackenreid

• John learns from his Dad that "There's only one kind of Brackenreid - one that speaks his mind."

From Murdoch to Eternity (mentioned)

• Margaret tests the younger-looking Brackenreid: "Where were you when John was born?"
• Thomas was trapped in the Station House under three feet of snow. But when he heard the news, he dug his way out with a latrine bucket. He was by her side before the midwife handed John back to Margaret.

The Canadian Patient

• John returns in this episode, and has joined Station Four as a constable in training, much to his mothers distress. Thomas swears he will dissuade him, but John doesn't back down, and proves his worth to his father as a copper, following his every order. George asks him why he wants to be a constable, and John replies that "it's the most honourable job I know."

Dr. Osler Regrets

• John is joined by his father on his beat with Higgins, and ends up giving chase to a thief before sending him tumbling to the ground and arresting him.

21 Murdoch Street

• Two boys go missing at a boys school. When the boys at the school won't talk to the police, Murdoch sends John undercover as a student to find out what's going on. Though his father doesn't approve of this, he eventually goes along with it. Soon after, John and George uncover an illegal gambling ring, and more shockingly- human remains. John sets out to prove himself as a constable by finding who did it.

Gallery

With Thomas, Margaret and Bobby in "The Glass Ceiling"

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Undercover in 21 Murdoch Street