The production company for Murdoch Mysteries will be back in Cobourg from September 10 to 12 to film scenes for the 18th season of the popular mystery drama series. Crews will arrive early Tuesday morning to set up, with filming taking place all day on Wednesday and Thursday.
Murdoch Mysteries stars Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The series is based on characters from the Detective Murdoch novels by British-Canadian writer Maureen Jennings and has a devoted international fan base.
Cobourg has been a popular location for filming of scenes for previous seasons of Murdoch Mysteries, especially Victoria Hall, which was built in the mid-19th century.
On Wednesday, filming will happen outside of Victoria Hall and at 25 King Street West (in front of Lalies & The Dutch) and, on Thursday, at 92 King Street West (Grandma’s Kitchen), at Victoria Park, and at 181 Perry Street. Filming on both days takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, various downtown parking lots will be used for production vehicles and film equipment, including the north end of the Second Street Parking Lot, the Albert Street Parking Lot, and the north end of the Trinity Church Parking Lot. The Marina Parking Lot will be used from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, and the Centennial Pool Lot will be used from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
In addition, the production company has paid for various on-street parking spots on September 11 and 12 to place period vehicles for filming as well as filming equipment. The spots are located on Church, Petty, Queen, McGill, and Charles streets, as well as on the north side of King Street between Spring and George streets and Hibernia and Third streets.
Cobourg police will supervise intermittent traffic stoppages throughout the day Wednesday on Third Street, Second Street, and King Street West and Thursday on King Street West, McGill Street, College Street, Church Street, and Queen Street.
In addition, the audible crosswalk at King Street and Third Street will be turned off during filming hours on Wednesday and Thursday, with a paid duty officer on site to ensure safe road crossings for people who rely on the audible crosswalk.
Season 18 of Murdoch Mysteries premieres on Monday, September 30th on CBC Gem and Monday, October 7th at on CBC TV. For the first time in the history of the series, each episode of the 18th season will be available to stream for free on CBC Gem one week before it airs in its regular television time slot.
