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Look for Proctor House Museum in episode of Murdoch Mysteries By John Campbell
Brighton – Local fans of CBC’s Murdoch Mysteries will have additional reason to watch an upcoming episode of the historical drama – some of the scenes were shot in and around Proctor House Museum. The filming took place Sept. 1316 inside the house as well as on the lawn at the rear and a path on property owned by Lower Trent Conservation. The museum was first contacted last November and photos were taken but the production company decided the site wasn’t what it was looking for at the time. Anna Rittwage, president of Save Our Heritage Organization, which leases Proctor House from the Lower Trent, was called again in the spring and that’s when negotiations began for use of the 19th century property by Shaftesbury Murdoch IX Incorporated. She wouldn’t reveal how much the not-for-profit charitable orgaAnna Rittwage said it was “like a city on wheels” when the production company nization was paid but said it was arrived at Proctor House Museum last month to film scenes for an upcoming epi- “a nice sum” that is being put into reserves, for the upkeep of the
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museum and the Brighton Barn Theatre. She and incoming president Rick Daniels were at the museum by 7 a.m. each day of the shooting and remained until 10 p.m. more than once. “It was a learning experience,” Rittwage said. “It’s unbelievable what they do for five minutes’ worth of film.” She was told the episode will air in mid-February. Rittwage and her board were sworn to secrecy so no release was given out saying the popular series, now in its 10th season, was being shot locally, to avoid drawing crowds that could interfere with filming. Dozens of extras were bused in from Toronto for a tea party but most of the cast along with the crew stayed locally and in Trenton, some at bed-and-breakfasts. “I was really proud of the people of Brighton,” Rittwage said, because “they respected (their] privacy.” She didn’t get to speak to Yannick Bisson who plays Detective Murdoch -- “apparently he got
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surrounded by autograph seekers” while filming in a park in Port Hope “so he was a little bit gun shy,” she said, “but the rest of them wandered around and we talked to them.” Rittwage did take photos of Bisson in shorts and T-shirt rehearsing but contractual obligations prevented her from posting them on social media. Helene Joy, who plays Murdoch’s wife, Dr. Julia Ogden, “is just the sweetest thing,” Rittwage said. “She was great.” The barn’s downstairs was used for hair, makeup and wardrobe. The fleet of vehicles carrying cameras, lighting and other equipment was “like a city on wheels,” Rittwage said. “A lot of money was spent in Brighton (by the production company).” She was impressed by how meticulous the film crew was ensuring no damage was done by what they doing. “You have to be so careful with a heritage property,” Rittwage said, but “there wasn’t anything here left out of place” after they were gone.
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