Series synopsis
The Detectives is a Canadian crime drama documentary television series that premiered on CBC Television on January 10, 2018. It ended on February 27, 2020.
A gripping factual series that brings to life the work of real detectives by blending the best of documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments. Every episode features a different detective reliving the investigation that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a residual impact on an aspect of Canadian life and law enforcement.
Premise
A gripping factual series that brings to life the work of real detectives by blending the best of documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments. Every episode features a different detective reliving the investigation that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a residual impact on an aspect of Canadian life and law enforcement.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Jarrod Vanvolkenburg as Mark Twitchell
- Ambrosio De Luca as Young Boy
- Lochlyn Munro as Detective Bill Clark
- Michael Ironside as Detective Mark Anstey
- Jonah Carson as Joss Hnatiuk
- Sean Colby as Gilles Tetreault
- Nir Guzinski as Ken Wilcox
- Daniel Kash as James Wingate
- Peter Outerbridge as Inspector Doug Grady
- Kyle Gatehouse as Carl Earnest Hall
- Jane Wheeler as Connie Pangburn
- Kaniehtiio Horn as Detective Jones (as Tiio Horn)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | January 10, 2018 | March 21, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 8 | September 20, 2018 | November 8, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 8 | January 9, 2020 | February 27, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Wells Gray Gunman One of the largest mass murders in Canada is heinously committed In Wells Gray Park, B.C., as three generations of a family are brutally killed. For Detective Mike Eastham, it’s mission that takes him across the country and back again as he pioneers the use of the media to catch his man. When the killer gets a plea, Eastham vows to put him behind bars, because for Eastham the case won’t be over for him until he’s gone. |
January 10, 2018 |
| 2 |
Project Hitchhiker Detective Herb Curwain is finally promoted to the Homicide Unit and with this comes the assignment of an unsolved case he knows well — the disappearance of a young woman in Pickering, Ont. There’s evidence this may be connected to one man and a string of serial killings, but when red tape threatens to get in his way — Curwain does whatever it takes and changes the way serial killers are investigated in Canada to this day. |
January 17, 2018 |
| 3 |
Trick or Treat When a man is reported missing, things don’t add up. Edmonton Homicide Investigator Bill Clark takes charge and before long finds himself deep in the world of Internet homicide and the sickening potential that the murder was filmed and for sale to the highest bidder. |
January 24, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Walk Home Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home |
September 20, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Second Chance Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home |
September 27, 2018 |
| 3 |
Nine Shots But this time, she never made it home |
October 4, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mother and Son A Sackville mother and son are found strangled to death in their trailer home, which becomes an intensely personal case for RCMP Detective Gerry Belliveau. |
January 9, 2020 |
| 2 |
Out of Lies Lethbridge Police Detective Ryan Stef pushes his investigative creativity to the limit as he tries to solve the vicious murder of an innocent grandmother. |
January 16, 2020 |
| 3 |
Starting Over A Hamilton detective follows a string of evidence in the hopes it will unravel the mystery of why an innocent father of four was executed. |
January 23, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBC Television |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 2018 |
| Last aired | February 27, 2020 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |