"Murdoch Mysteries" Secondary Characters Quiz

Answer: Alwyn

Detective Murdoch actually met the young Alwyn Jones before he met his mother, in the episode "I, Murdoch". Alwyn had seen a robot in the woods and reported it to the police. Naturally they didn't believe him at first, and William brought Alwyn home, where he met Alwyn's widowed mother, Enid. Enid appeared in a few more episodes, and she and William began a tentative relationship. It did not last long however, as William still had feelings for Julia.

Enid was portrayed by Sarah Allen and Alwyn by Dakota Goyo. Both characters originated in the "Murdoch Mysteries" book series written by Maureen Jennings; they first appeared in the second novel, "Under the Dragon's Tail", in which they lived in the same boarding house as William.

Answer: Margaret

Portrayed by Arwen Humphreys, Margaret Brackenreid is Thomas' wife. They have some good arguments at times throughout the series, particularly about Thomas' drinking as Margaret is part of a temperance movement for awhile. However they are generally shown to have a strong and loving relationship.

Margaret is first seen in the season one episode "The Glass Ceiling", but first gets a bigger role in an episode in season three's "Rich Boy, Poor Boy", in which her son Bobby is kidnapped (he is rescued by Murdoch and the Inspector). Margaret appears in several more episodes throughout the series, and her sons appear far less frequently.

Answer: James Gillies

James Gillies, played by Michael Seater, was involved in several cases in the series. In season two's "Big Murderer on Campus", Gillies and his friend Robert Perry orchestrated the murder of their university professor, for no real reason. Gillies turned out to be a complete psychopath, and after Detective Murdoch foiled him, Gillies became obsessed with Murdoch.

The next time Gillies showed up, in season five's "Murdoch in Toyland', he devised a game for Murdoch to solve. Gillies kidnapped Julia and buried her alive in this episode. After Murdoch stopped Gillies and rescued Julia in the nick of time, Gillies appeared again at the end of season six in "Crime and Punishment" and "The Murdoch Trap". This time he killed Dr. Darcy Garland, Julia's husband, and framed Julia for the murder. He also trapped Murdoch in an elaborate cage, to stop him from revealing the truth before Julia could be hanged. Murdoch again foiled Gillies' plan.

Gillies was next seen in season seven's "A Midnight Train to Kingston", in which he was being transported to his hanging. He again managed to pull off an elaborate escape, but had to jump off a bridge while handcuffed. While his fate remained a mystery for awhile, Gillies was declared to be well and truly dead in the seventh season finale.

Answer: He was frozen alive.

Dr. Roberts, never given a first name in the few episodes he appeared in, was played by Paul Amos. He was first seen in season two in "Snakes and Ladders", in which Detective Murdoch approached him to learn about the psychological profile of a serial killer, and what might be driving the murders of local young women. Roberts assisted on a few more cases, and was last seen in "Twentieth Century Murdoch", set on New Year's Eve 1899.

In this episode, the case revolved around a man who claimed to have invented a time machine, and was taking members of the public, including William, on 'trips' into the future. It turned out to be all smoke and mirrors, but the man behind it was Dr. Roberts' stepbrother. He arranged the charade as a way to raise money to keep Dr. Roberts frozen. He was suffering from a disease and wanted to be frozen alive so that he could be revived in the future when a cure is found.

Answer: Ruby

Ruby Ogden, a journalist, is portrayed by Sarah Gadon. She was first seen in the second season episode "Houdini Whodunit", in which she was an assistant in a young Harry Houdini's magic show. She was next seen in season three, in "Future Imperfect", with writer H.G. Wells. Ruby was shown to take a bit of an interest in Constable George Crabtree, and also flirted with Detective Murdoch, though that was likely just to make her sister jealous.

It was Ruby who urged Julia, at the end of season four, not to marry Darcy Garland if she still had feelings for William; Ruby also encouraged William to speak up if he still wanted Julia. Unfortunately, it didn't work out at this time, and Julia and Darcy did get married.

Answer: James and Sally Pendrick

James and Sally Pendrick were portrayed by Peter Stebbings and Kate Greenhouse respectively. They were a wealthy couple who were first seen in the third season episode "This One Goes to Eleven", in which a priceless Rembrandt painting in their possession was stolen. They also appeared in "Future Imperfect", "In the Altogether" and "The Tesla Effect", all from season three. Each time, Murdoch suspected James Pendrick to be the man behind the crimes, and he was jailed after one of them. In "The Tesla Effect", Sally Pendrick, who Murdoch seemed to be a bit taken with in earlier episodes, was revealed to be the person behind all the crimes in these episodes (though they were mostly actually committed by others in her employ).

Sally Pendrick was not seen again after that, but James continued to appear in several more episodes. Murdoch still suspected him of being guilty of a few crimes, but they came to be friends.

Answer: Anna Fulford

In season three's "The Murdoch Identity", William found himself in Bristol, England with no recollection of who he was. He was being chased by bad guys, and ran into Anna's pub. She agreed to help him, and eventually they solved the case at hand and William remembered who he was and where he came from. Anna next showed up in, in Toronto, in "The Black Hand" in season four. In this episode, Anna's fiance was killed by an organized crime unit and William told her to leave town in order to be safe.

She did leave, but later turned up again in Toronto in "Stroll on the Wild Side (Parts 1 and 2)" in season five. Anna was still being targeted by the criminals who'd killed her fiance, and she and William ended up faking her death and getting her out of town to take the target off her back. Anna was played by Lisa Faulkner.

Answer: Terrence Meyers

Terrence Meyers is portrayed by Peter Keleghan. He first appeared in the season one episode, "The Annoying Red Planet". He continued to show up and involve himself in Murdoch's investigations whenever the cases involved important political figures and pieces of technology that the government wanted to have.

In season seven, Meyers was almost framed for murder and conspiracy but Murdoch cleared his name. Murdoch and Meyers often work well together, despite not always liking each other very much.

Answer: Leslie Garland

Leslie Garland, a law student and the younger brother of Julia's deceased husband Darcy, first showed up in "Tour de Murdoch" in season seven. He appeared to be a very charming man, and even wooed Dr. Grace, who had previously been seeing Constable Crabtree socially, but he turned out to be behind a very nasty trick played on Julia. Midway through season 7, Julia began receiving threats that were supposedly from James Gillies, warning her that she and William would die if they were to get back together and get married.

In the end, it was determined that Gillies was dead and that Leslie Garland was threatening Julia and William's relationship, as some sort of revenge for his dead brother.

Answer: Flowers

Some of the aunts mentioned by George over the seasons include Azalea, Primrose, Dahlia, Begonia and Petunia. There are several more. None of them are actually George's biological aunts, though; he was taken in by a reverend as a baby and the women with flower names helped raise him. Most of his aunts reside in Newfoundland, where George is from, and a few of them were first seen on screen in season 7's "Republic of Murdoch", when George and William followed a murder suspect to Newfoundland.

In that episode, it was revealed that George's aunts make a living through prostitution, something that was apparently supported by the reverend when he was alive.