Series synopsis
InSecurity is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on CBC Television on January 4, 2011. It ended on December 12, 2011. It stars Natalie Lisinska, William deVry, Richard Yearwood and Rémy Girard.
InSecurity is a Canadian action comedy television series. The series focuses on a team of spycatchers set at the fictional Canadian National Intelligence and Security Agency. The series is set in Ottawa but filmed primarily in Regina. The initial season of 13 episodes premiered January 4, 2011. It was followed by a second season of 10 episodes before cancellation by CBC on April 19, 2012 due to budget cuts from the 2012 Canadian federal budget.
One of the producers called it "the 24 of Canada"; ...
Premise
InSecurity is a Canadian action comedy television series. The series focuses on a team of spycatchers set at the fictional Canadian National Intelligence and Security Agency. The series is set in Ottawa but filmed primarily in Regina. The initial season of 13 episodes premiered January 4, 2011. It was followed by a second season of 10 episodes before cancellation by CBC on April 19, 2012 due to budget cuts from the 2012 Canadian federal budget.
One of the producers called it "the 24 of Canada"; one writer described it as "24 without Jack Bauer; CSI minus the science; and James Bond - if James Bond were Mr. Bean."
The initial pilot focused on the tedium involved in electronic eavesdropping but the decision was made that it would be too "niche". A second pilot was done with a more 24 approach.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natalie Lisinska as Alex Cranston
- William deVry as Peter McNeil
- Richard Yearwood as Benjamin N'udu
- Rémy Girard as Claude Lesage
- Matthew MacFadzean as Burt Wilson
- Grace Lynn Kung as Jojo Kwan
- Ali Kazmi as Nigel
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | April 28, 2010 | April 28, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 4, 2011 | March 29, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 10 | October 3, 2011 | December 12, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The B Team Alex Taylor, a team leader at the Canadian Intelligence and Security Establishment, is tasked to spy on an unemployed shoe salesman who is potentially a Chechen operative. Lesage anonymously gives the Chechen a model train starter kit to enliven his dull life. When Alex sees the surveilance video she believes that the friends who are visiting are using the model train as a cover for a bigger terrorist conspiracy until she gets the translation of video which confirms they are 'nerds playing with trains'. A moment later Burt mistakes modelling clay for C-4 explosives. The A team, led by Alex's ex-boyfriend Peter, are tasked to take down the Chechen and his friends. After Lesage informs Alex that it is not explosives and says that the Nathan, the new kid on the team, gave the Chechen the train set Alex confesses to everyone that there are no explosives and it was all a mistake. |
April 28, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Doctor NISA Team Leader Alex Cranston is captured by uranium smugglers, who bring in a freelance torturer enhanced interrogation specialist (the eponymous "Doctor") to question her. The matter is complicated by the fact that Agent Cranston discovers that the torturer enhanced interrogation specialist is someone from her past. The remainder of the report will cover the team's attempts to locate and recover Cranston. |
January 4, 2011 |
| 2 |
Keeping up with the Laslovs A mission to retrieve stolen secret Canadian submarine plans is complicated when Agent Cranston and Director McNeil (who takes a rare turn at field work) are invited to dinner by the Russian couple they're surveilling. |
January 11, 2011 |
| 3 |
View To A Nursing Home Alex and her team have to spy on a right-wing terrorist group. But surveillance becomes difficult when their only vantage point is the nursing home where Alex's cranky grandmother lives. |
January 18, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Agent Oo La La When inside jokes and inside information are WikiLeaked, Alex must win back Claude's respect and an informant's trust. Burt's lie detector test threatens to reveal his secret office affair. |
October 3, 2011 |
| 2 |
The Gift of Life Alex goes undercover as a pregnant woman to investigate a scientist suspected of selling secrets. Burt is down in the dumps when an ailing friend/informant needs a kidney. |
October 10, 2011 |
| 3 |
The Spy Whisperer Alex reveals top-secret feelings for a co-worker while under anesthetic at the dentist. Burt finds N’udu’s Ligerian birth certificate, which contains life-changing information. |
October 17, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBC Television |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2011 |
| Last aired | December 12, 2011 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:30:00 |