"There's Something About Mary" is the twelfth episode of the fifteenth season of Murdoch Mysteries and the two hundred twenty-seventh episode of the series (not including the three stand-alone holiday specials). It first aired on January 3, 2022.
Summary
Murdoch investigates the suspicious death of a stage manager after a going away party for Mary Pickford.
The morning after a boisterous party celebrating actress Mary Pickford's departure for New York to make movies, the stage manager is found dead from an apparent fall. John Brackenreid says the deceased hurled drunken accusations at the theater owner and Mary's mother. When the investigation yields a film frame of Miss Pickford in a compromising moment, the actress and her mother become suspects.
Character Revelations
- The Murdoch Home's kitchen is revealed for the first time...
- Mrs. Hart enters into business partnership with Cassiopeia Bright who meets Arthur Carmichael for the first time.
Continuity
- Violet Hart has her obedient husband Arthur on a very short leash...
- Julia and Murdoch tell Inspector Brackenreid their good news...
Historical References
- Mary Pickford appeared at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in January 1909; Pickford screen-tested in New York in April 1909 which launched her legendary film career. She appeared in 51 films in 1909 alone.
Trivia
- Neither George Crabtree nor Detective Watts appear in this episode. Showrunner Peter Mitchell live tweeted: "even without George and Watts this may have been our most 'cast heavy' episode of the season".
- Recasted actor Mike "Nug" Nahrgang first appeared as the Bartender in A Murdog Mystery.
Errors
- Regarding the time of this episode it was first released on CBC after the 1909 Christmas episode and the actual historical events in Mary Pickford's life happened earlier in the same year.
Cast
Main Cast
Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Recurring Cast
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins
Arwen Humphreys as Margaret Brackenreid
Bea Santos as Louise Cherry
James Graham as Arthur Carmichael
Samantha Walkes as Cassiopeia Bright
Eva Foote as Mary Pickford
Charles Vandervaart as John Brackenreid
Guest Cast
Ennis Esmer as Edwin Scantage
Rachel Wilson as Charlotte Hennessy
Amanda Jeanette Bridel as Susan Halliday
Liam Tobin as Owen Moore
Mike "Nug" Nahrgang as Percy Leavey
Mark Sparks as Ezra Steele
Graham Conway as City Offfical
David DiFrancesco as Blake Berger
Gallery
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| The Things We Do for Love Part 1 • The Things We Do for Love Part 2 • Manhunt • Blood on the Tracks • Love or Money • I Know What You Did Last Autumn • The Incorrigible Dr. Ogden• Murdoch Knows Best • The Lady Vanishes • Drawn in Blood • The Night Before Christmas •There's Something About Mary • Murdoch on the Couch • The Witches of East York • Rawhide Ralph • It's a Wonderful Game • Bloodlines • Patriot Games• Brother Can You Spare a Crime • Pendrick's Planetary Parlour • Devil Music • Sweet Amelia • Pay the Piper • Close Encounters
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