Cold Squad (1998–2005)

Cold Squad is a one hour police crime-drama made in Vancouver about a team of Vancouver police officers in charge of investigating and solving cases that have been in the "cold" file for a ... See full summary »

Creators:

Julia Keatley, Philip Keatley, Matt MacLeod

Stars:

Julie Stewart, Garry Chalk, Tamara Craig Thomas

8 wins & 42 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Julie Stewart	...	Sgt. Ali McCormick (98 episodes, 1998-2005)
Garry Chalk	...	Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk (67 episodes, 1999-2005)
Tamara Craig Thomas	...	Detective Mickey Kollander (59 episodes, 1999-2003)
Gregory Calpakis	...	Det. Nicco Sevallis (58 episodes, 1999-2003)
Joely Collins	...	Christine Wren (56 episodes, 2000-2005)
Jay Brazeau	...	Sam Fisher (44 episodes, 1998-2001)
Matthew Bennett	...	Det. Len Harper (41 episodes, 2001-2005)

Storyline

Cold Squad is a one hour police crime-drama made in Vancouver about a team of Vancouver police officers in charge of investigating and solving cases that have been in the "cold" file for a while, which basically means the police gave up on them because there were no leads.

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Plot Keywords:

police | scene of the crime | forensic science | criminal investigation | vancouver british columbia canada | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1999 (France)

Also Known As:

Cold Squad, brigade spéciale

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Canadian Television (CTV), Cold Squad VII Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show had a complete cast overhaul for the third season, keeping only one of the characters, Sgt. Ali McCormick (Julie Stewart), from the previous two seasons. In fact, Stewart is the only cast member to appear in all the episodes of all seven seasons.

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Connections

Follows Cold Squad: Christopher Williams (1998)

User Reviews

Canadian CSI: Vancouver Edition!

Okay, I watched the Cold Squad a few times. Expect for the fact that we have so many CSI and Law and Order shows on the air, Cold Squad would have been a great stand out. I applaud Canadian actress, Julie Stewart, who plays the lead cop, Ali McCormick, in all 7 seasons. She is on par with Dame Helen Mirren in the Prime Suspect series in England. Of course, her hairstyle reminds me of American mystery writer, Patricia Cornwell at times. The show's strength is on the location in beautiful Vancouver as Vancouver. Of course, the show has weaknesses with trying to maintain originality and uniqueness from the American shows like CSI and Law & Order. I appreciate that it is a Canadian show and I love Canadian television but I'm tired of these crime shows trying to outdo each other. There are just too many of them and they begin to resemble each other.