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"Murdoch Air" is the first episode of the sixth season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the sixty-sixth episode of the series.

Summary

The episode opens with William Murdoch and Julia Ogden in a church, about to be married. George Crabtree is attending as well as the Brackenreids. The moment doesn't last, however, as Murdoch is awaken from his dream by George loudly warning about a flying machine in the air over Toronto. They rush outside to see an amazing device flying over the city, only to see it crash into a building. They investigate the crash and find both a man and a pig have been killed. George wonders if the pig is an alien creature, but that idea is closed out quickly.

They soon discover the device is a test flight that is part of a race to build the a flying machine that can win a $1,000,000 prize, with James Pendrick as the key inventor. Super spy Terrence Meyers horns in to declare a flying machine to be a matter of national security.

Character Revelations

James Pendrick would rather remain financially ruined than to design a war machine
Julia returns from studying with Freud in Austria possessing a new European style and confidence.

Continuity

Dr. Ogden secures a position as psychiatrist at the asylum and tells William she hopes to be unmarried, he gives her his heartfelt support
Darcy is agreeable to an annulment.

Historical References

The Wright brothers are briefly mentioned in this episode.
Inspector Brackenreid signs up for military service during the Second Boer War.
Allusions to the Avro Arrow in that outside influences are trying to hijack the technology of the Canadian Arrow.

Trivia

George introduces Emily to the hot hamburger which at first she declines (making a reference that combining hot meat and bread was not good for the digestion), but later she is eating one in the morgue and offers it to Murdoch for a taste. He declines.

Errors

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as George Crabtree
Georgina Reilly as Emily Grace

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid
Charles Vandervaart as John Brackenreid
Jayden Greig as Bobby Brackenreid
Peter Stebbings as James Pendrick
Peter Keleghan as Terrence Meyers
Matthew Bennett as Allen Clegg

Guest Starring

Jamie Abrams as Harry
Rick Hughes as Arthur
Tim MacLean as Arthurs

Other Cast

David MacInnis as Recruits Sergeant
Derek Bogart as Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Daniel Cristofori asOrville Wright (uncredited)
Scott Leaver as Arm Cast Suspect (uncredited)

Gallery

Murdoch Mysteries Season 6
"Murdoch Air" • "Winston's Lost Night" • "Murdoch On The Corner" • "A Study in Sherlock" • "Murdoch Au Naturel" • "Murdoch and the Cloud of Doom" • "The Ghost of Queen's Park" • "Murdoch in Ladies Wear" • "Victoria Cross" • "Twisted Sisters" • "Lovers in a Murderous Time" • "Crime and Punishment" • "The Murdoch Trap" Web Series: Nightmare on Queen Street Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • eason 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 • Season 11 • Season 12 • Season 13 • Season 14 • Season 15

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 == Summary ==
-The episode opens with William Murdoch and Julia Ogden in a church, about to be married. George Crabtree is attending as well as the Brackenreids. The moment doesn't last, however, as Murdoch is awaken from his dream by George loudly warning about a flying machine in the air over Toronto. They rush outside to see an amazing device flying over the city, only to see it crash into a building. They investigatre the crash and find both a man and a pig have been killed. George wonders if the pig is an alien creature, but that idea is closed out quickly.
+The episode opens with William Murdoch and Julia Ogden in a church, about to be married. George Crabtree is attending as well as the Brackenreids. The moment doesn't last, however, as Murdoch is awaken from his dream by George loudly warning about a flying machine in the air over Toronto. They rush outside to see an amazing device flying over the city, only to see it crash into a building. They investigate the crash and find both a man and a pig have been killed. George wonders if the pig is an alien creature, but that idea is closed out quickly.
 They soon discover the device is a test flight that is part of a race to build the a flying machine that can win a $1,000,000 prize, with James Pendrick as the key inventor. Super spy Terrence Meyers horns in to declare a flying machine to be a matter of national security.
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 [[Georgina Reilly]] as [[Emily Grace]]
 === Recurring Cast ===
+[[Lachlan Murdoch]] as Constable [[Henry Higgins]]<br />
+Arwen Humphreys as [[Margaret Brackenreid]]<br />
+Charles Vandervaart as [[John Brackenreid]]<br />
+Jayden Greig as [[Bobby Brackenreid]] <br/>
+Peter Stebbings as [[James Pendrick]]<br/>
+Peter Keleghan as [[Terrence Meyers]]<br/>
+Matthew Bennett as [[Allen Clegg]]
 === Guest Starring ===
+Jamie Abrams as Harry<br />
+Rick Hughes as Arthur<br />
+Tim MacLean as Arthurs
 === Other Cast ===
+David MacInnis as Recruits Sergeant <br/>
+Derek Bogart as Wilbur Wright (uncredited)<br />
+Daniel Cristofori asOrville Wright (uncredited)<br />
+Scott Leaver as Arm Cast Suspect (uncredited)
 == Gallery ==
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