Janet MacLean wrote the three Murdoch Mysteries TV movies (2004): Except the Dying (writer), Poor Tom Is Cold (teleplay) and Under the Dragon's Tail (2005). Before writing 'Til Death Do Us Part, episode 5 of Season 1 (2008) for the Murdoch Mysteries TV series (2008).
She was nominated for the Writer Guild of Canada for MOW & Miniseries: Except the Dying in 2005.
In 2008, she was nominated for Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Drama series 'Til Death Do Us Part.