60 minutes – Crime, Comedy
Date of first broadcast: April 26, 1994
Originating Network: CTV
Production company: Alliance Communications
Canadian distributor: Alliance Atlantis
Created by screenwriter Paul Haggis, who also wrote or co-wrote all 67 episodes, Due South follows the adventures of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer Benton Fraser (Paul Gross), who is assigned to the Canadian consulate in Chicago initially to solve the murder of his father, Sergeant Robert ‘Bob’ Fraser (Gordon Pinsent). The ghost of his father becomes a regular character, only seen by his son, who often provides mixed advice on how to solve certain cases. Benton Fraser works alongside Chicago Police Department Detective Raymond Vecchio (David Marciano). Both are aided at times by Fraser’s deaf lip-reading half-wolf named Diefenbaker, or Dief for short. Largely shot in and around Toronto, Due South was the first Canadian-made series to have a prime time slot on a major US network, CBS. It originally ran from April 26, 1994 to March 14, 1999. We list the main cast and recurring regulars who appeared in at least 10 episodes of the 67 episode series. Many Canadian actors who made made guest appearances in 1 or 2 episodes can be found on Northernstars.ca |
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