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"Train to Nowhere” is the thirteenth episode of the seventeenth season of Murdoch Mysteries and the two hundred seventy-sixth episode of the series (not including the three stand-alone holiday specials). It first aired on January 22, 2024.
Summary
George Crabtree takes a train north to intercept his fugitive father, who is wanted for murder. But on the journey he discovers a murdered cop, and then he's nearly killed himself by a ruffian passenger before a mysterious man known as Forge saves him.
Character Revelations
Continuity
Historical References
- This episode takes place in Toronto 1911 – 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.
Trivia
- According to showrunner Peter Mitchell, this episode is loosely based on The Getaway a 1958 crime novel by Jim Thompson.
Error
- Timeline error as this episode is set in October while next episode is still in September.
Cast
Main Cast
Yannick Bisson as Detective William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as Constable George Crabtree
Recurring Cast
Daniel Maslany as Detective Llewellyn Watts
Shanice Banton as Violet Hart
Colm Feore as George Crabtree senior
Clare McConnell as Effie Crabtree
Sarah Swire as Dorothy Ernst
Guest Cast
Tennille Read as Mary-Ann Shainsworth
Alex Spencer as Jerrod Byllis
Guled Abdi as Clutch
Andre Colquhoun as Porter
Dove Mickelson as Mayor Frank Henshaw
Charlotte Cattel as Ghost
Stephen Hart as Hard-Drinking Man with Hatch
David C. Thompson as Yankee
Jesse Collin as Herman Shainsworth
Thomas Gough as Bertie Mupps
Non-Credited Cast
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