"Due South" (1997) TV series 1997-1999

Creator:

Paul Haggis

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

14 September 1997 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

The spin-off picks up shortly after the original left off. Fraser returns to Chicago, to find a blond has assumed Ray Vecchio's identity...

Plot Keywords:

Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Mounted Police Officer | Chicago Illinois | Police Officer

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Paul Gross	...	Constable Benton Fraser / ... (26 episodes, 1997-1999)
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Det. Stanley Raymond Kowalski (26 episodes, 1997-1999)
Beau Starr	...	Harding Welsh / ... (19 episodes, 1997-1999)
Ramona Milano	...	Francesca Vecchio / ... (18 episodes, 1997-1999)
Gordon Pinsent	...	Robert Fraser / ... (18 episodes, 1997-1999)
Camilla Scott	...	Margaret Thatcher / ... (18 episodes, 1997-1999)
Tony Craig	...	Jack Huey / ... (18 episodes, 1997-1999)
Tom Melissis	...	Thomas E. Dewey / ... (18 episodes, 1997-1999)
Draco	...	Diefenbaker (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Dean McDermott	...	Constable Turnbull / ... (13 episodes, 1997-1999)

Also Known As:

Un tandem de choc (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (26 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Trivia:

Catherine Bruhier moved to Los Angeles after "Due South" (1994) was cancelled and was pursuing a career there. She only appears in three "Due South" (1997) episodes until her character, Elaine, graduates from the police academy.

Goofs:

Continuity: Fraser's left hand is stepped on in "Easy Money" yet Quinn tends to the right hand.

Quotes:

Benton Fraser: Ray, you know, you really should try to keep your things a little more organized.
Ray Kowalski: Look, Fraser, this is the wrong time for advice on neatness.
Benton Fraser: It may be the wrong time for advice, Ray, but it's never the wrong time for neatness.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ride Forever (2006) (V)

Superb show and a pleasure to watch

Some shows proclaim to deliver the earth and do nothing of the sort, whereas Due South even with a slightly different setup from the first series maintains its quirky humour and warm ways of surprising the audience without ever claiming how good it is. A pleasure to watch and it makes a change to some of the programmes on in the uk at the moment.