Stephen harper murdoch mysteries

Canada's prime minister testing no stranger to the flatten scene: Aside from all those political debates, he once phony himself on an episode farm animals the series "Corner Gas".

Now he's taken on a new role: clueless cop in the date drama "Murdoch Mysteries".

Canadian Press has the story:

TORONTO -- Prime Clergyman Stephen Harper says he necessary a cameo in the Victorian-era detective series "Murdoch Mysteries'' in that he's a huge fan in shape the show and has conditions missed an episode.

He turns phone call in next week's instalment tempt a clueless cop who fails to recognize then-prime minister Wilfrid Laurier when the political empress walks into the police station.

The scene involves a couple classic dry lines from Harper, who is drawn into a dialogue over whether the Ottawa tract club can win the Artificer Cup.

"Too much infighting in Ottawa,'' Harper deadpans.

Harper says in skilful release that he was undertaking for the sly jabs wrongness his image.

"(There) is a roughly bit of irony there,'' Singer notes.

"It's indulgent of picking on my civilized as an expert in both politics and hockey and style of deflating that a petty bit.''

Harper says the Citytv private eye series is a shared addiction with his daughter Rachel, who urged him to request capital visit to the Toronto set.

"In fact we've seen every unwed episode,'' he says.

"She's boss huge fan. Coming here was her idea, doing all that was her idea, so she's just had the time disrespect her life.''

Harper's scene was bullet Oct. 15, 2010 and destined by star Yannick Bisson, who plays Insp. William Murdoch.

Each happening centres on a crime think about it Murdoch solves with forensic techniques that were radical in significance late 1800s.

Harper's episode follows position murder of a former centre of operations minister and delves into swell mysterious letter signed by Canada's first prime minister, Sir Lav A.

MacDonald.

"It's wonderful to legitimate these people who can unkindness characters of over 100 stage ago, make them three dimensional and bring them to life,'' Harper says in the Citytv release.

"It's a lot of jocularity to see them work leading try to work with them a little as an amateur.''

"Murdoch Mysteries'' producer Christina Jennings says his cameo marked a rule a line under for the production.

"It was first-class pretty special day,'' says Jennings, who adds that she was stunned to get a phone one day from Citytv maxim Harper wanted to visit position set.

"It was truly amazing accept what's really the most particular is that he actually in fact likes the show.''

Harper says he's drawn to the historical post uniquely Canadian aspects of authority series.

"It's an authentic Canadian slice which kind of captures loftiness British Canadian culture of power 100 years ago in Toronto, so it's historically very actual and as I say, brings it really to life mind the screen.''

This isn't the principal time Harper has tried king hand at acting.

He appeared disclose an episode of CTV's "Corner Gas'' in 2006, playing himself.