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[[File:2008-murdoch-mysteries-S01E09-sacd-murdoch.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'' ([[Geraint Wyn Davies]]) & ''Detective William Murdoch'' (Yannick Bisson)]]<br />
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''Belly Speaker'' is the 9th episode of season 1 of the Canadian TV series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' produced by ''Shaftesbury Films / Granada International'' aired on 20 march 2008. 46 minutes.<br />
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About Conan Doyle in this fiction: <br />
* [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] is played by [[Geraint Wyn Davies]].<br />
* He is sometimes depicted as a dumb person or interested in women, drunk and boxing in a pub. Willing to copy Murdoch methods. However, he was able to help solving a previous crime thanks to his oriental knowledge.<br />
* He is called "Mr. Doyle" (rather than "Conan Doyle") throughout the whole episode.<br />
* He confesses to Murdoch the disease (tuberculosis) of his (first) wife Louise ("Touie"), and his presence to Toronto is to find a remedy for her.<br />
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References to Sherlock Holmes:<br />
* The puppet is named Mycroft like the [[Mycroft Holmes|Sherlock Holmes' brother]] first name.<br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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File:2008-murdoch-mysteries-S01E09-murdoch.jpg|''William Murdoch''<br />([[Yannick Bisson]])<br />
File:2008-murdoch-mysteries-S01E09-sacd.jpg|''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''<br />([[Geraint Wyn Davies]])<br />
File:2008-murdoch-mysteries-S01E09-mycroft-puppet.jpg|''Mycroft the puppet''<br />
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== Plot summary ==<br />
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Arthur Conan Doyle is again in Toronto wanting to participate to Detective Murdoch investigations for inspiration for a new Sherlock Holmes story. Detective Murdoch investigates the murder of Rod Grimesby but is troubled by the confession of the victim's son Harcout, a ventriloquist, via his puppet Mycroft.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* '''Detective William Murdoch''' : Yannick Bisson<br />
* '''Dr. Julia Ogden''' : Hélène Joy<br />
* '''Inspector Thomas Brackenreid''' : Thomas Craig<br />
* '''Constable George Crabtree''' : Jonny Harris<br />
* '''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''' : [[Geraint Wyn Davies]]<br />
* '''Harcourt / Mycroft Grimesby''' : Gavin Crawford<br />
* '''Stanley Paulk''' : Stephen Jackson<br />
* '''Emmy Paulk''' : Marilla Wex<br />
* '''Roderick Grimesby''' : Duncan McLeod<br />
* '''Puppeteer''' : Eric Woolfe<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[Farhad Mann]]<br />
* '''Screenplay''' : Larry Lalonde, Philip Bedard, Maureen Jennings (novels)<br />
* '''Producer''' : Jan Peter Meyboom<br />
* '''Executive Producer''' : Cal Coons, Scott Garvie, Noel Hedges, Christina Jennings<br />
* '''Co-Producer''' : Laura Harbin, Shane Kinnear, Julie Lacey<br />
* '''Creative Producer''' : Derek Schreyer<br />
* '''Original Music''' : Robert Carli <br />
* '''Cinematography''' : David Perrault<br />
* '''Film Editor''' : Tom Joerin<br />
* '''Casting''' : Deirdre Bowen<br />
* '''Production Design''' : Sandra Kybartas<br />
* '''Art Director''' : Armando Sgrignuoli<br />
* '''Set Decoration''' : Andrew Kawczynski<br />
* '''Costume Design''' : Alexander Reda<br />
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