Shaftesbury, the production company for Murdoch Mysteries, is back in downtown Cobourg on Monday and Tuesday (May 26 and 27) to film scenes for the 19th season of the popular mystery drama series.
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.
Earlier in May, scenes were filmed over four days at a private residence in Grafton, and a special episode will be filmed in Ottawa in July.
In Cobourg, filming will take place from around 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday outside of Prep Food Company at 7 King Street West and the entrance to the First Street alleyway.
For the entire day on Tuesday, filming will take place at various locations in Cobourg: the south side of King Street West near Brocanier’s Menswear and The Grubby Barber Shop, the north and south sides of King Street East (including from Nessie’s British Shop to MacCoubrey Funeral Home Ltd. and for several hours on the porch at James W. Gordon Insurance), and at 142 King Street East.
Production vehicles will be parked in a section of the Second Street Lot and the Albert Street Lot, and horses and wagons will be parked on Second Street.
Cobourg police will be working directly with the production company to ensure safety and to provide intermittent traffic control. There will be no full road closures during the filming.
Season 19 of Murdoch Mysteries is scheduled to air this fall.
