''Murder, She Baked'' is an American/Canadian television film series, based on the

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novels written by

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. The television films centered around small-town baker Hannah Swensen, portrayed by

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, and Detective Mike Kingston, played by

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. Five films for the

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channel were created based on Fluke's book series, with the fifth movie airing on March 26, 2017. The films took a four year hiatus before returning as the Hannah Swensen Mysteries. The films are set in the fictional town of Eden Lake in

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, reverting to Lake Eden like in the novels in the sixth film.

Cast

as Hannah Swensen, a local baker who owns the Cookie Jar bakery and cafe *

as Detective Mike Kingston, a recently widowed homicide detective who moves to town from the city *

Lisa Durupt Lisa Durupt is a Canadian-born actress with appearances on several television shows and movies including '' Heartland'' and various Hallmark Channel films like ''Reunited at Christmas''. Early life and career Durupt was born and raised in Winnipe ...

as Andrea Todd, Hannah's sister * Toby Levins as Deputy Bill Todd, a local detective who is married to Andrea *

Gabriel Hogan Gabriel Hogan (born 17 May 1973) is a Canadian-born American actor. He is best known for his continuing role on the hit cable television firefighter comedy series ''Tacoma FD'', CBC/Up TV/Netflix’s ''Heartland'' and the drama ''Condor''. ...

as Doctor Norman Rhodes, a dentist and Hannah's close friend *

Barbara Niven Barbara Lee Niven (née Bucholz; born February 26, 1953) is an American actress, writer and producer, best known for her performances in Hallmark and Lifetime movies, and for television roles in ''Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', ''One Life to Live'' ...

as Delores Swensen, Hannah, Andrea and Michelle's mother *Juliana Wimbles as Lisa Herman, a helper at Hannah's bakery *

Garry Chalk Garry Chalk is a British-born Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' and '' Beast Machines'', as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of '' Transformers: Armada'', '' Transform ...

as Mayor Bascomb, the town's Mayor *Tess Atkins as Michelle Swensen, youngest daughter of Delores

Characters

* A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Film series

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Murder She Baked Hallmark Channel original programming Hallmark Channel original films 2015 television films 2016 television films 2017 television films American film series American mystery films Canadian film series Canadian television films Canadian mystery films Films based on American novels Films shot in British Columbia 2010s Canadian films