Emily Grace, Murdoch Mysteries

Dr. Emily Grace (Georgina Reilly)

On historical drama Murdoch Mysteries, Dr. Emily Grace was introduced in Season 5 as the new coroner who joined the morgue, as Dr. Ogden, the previous coroner, had left to set up her private practice. Initially described as Dr. Ogden’s protégée, Emily was a trained medical doctor but self-admittedly preferred pathology because she had little patience to maintain a good bedside manner. Though eager and impatient, she quickly learned the rules of the station house and proved to be a highly competent coroner to Murdoch in his investigations.

It was revealed that Emily used to be engaged to a man named Jerome Bradley, but broke it off. Emily later became a love interest for series main character Constable George Crabtree, their relationship starting as good friends and developed into romance in Season 6. However, George broke off their relationship after Emily kissed male character Leslie Garland. After she ended things with Leslie, George was still quite distant with her, though they gradually became friends again. Emily joined the Suffrage movement in Season 8, becoming a strong advocate for obtaining the vote for women and encouraging Dr. Ogden to support them.

Through the Suffrage movement, Emily became acquainted with Lillian Moss, and they eventually began a romance. Lilian proposed that they move to London together to continue their advocacy, though Lilian was murdered by the husband of her ex-lover before they could leave together. In the early Season 9 episode, “Double Life,” Emily still chose to follow through with moving to London and finally leaves Toronto alone.

Appearances:

• 65 episodes. 5x01 - 9x03

Female love interests:

• Lillian Moss 💀 (Sara Mitich, recurring 10 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

Male love interests:

• George Crabtree (Jonny Harris, main cast 133 episodes)
• Jerome Bradley (Mark O'Brien, guest, 1 episode)
• Leslie Garland (Giacomo Gianniotti, recurring 9 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Recurring), Male (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.