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

User Rating:

8.1/10   

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)
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)
Ramona Milano	...	Francesca Vecchio / ... (17 episodes, 1997-1999)
Draco	...	Diefenbaker (15 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:

David Marciano opted not to return to the spin-off after a contract dispute with Alliance Atlantis, the production company. His character of Ray was replaced by Callum Keith Rennie. The writers wrote Rennie into the story by saying the original Ray Vecchio had gone deep undercover with the mob which was why the appearance change of Ray took place.

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)

Great acting, great plots, great characters...much better than Yank comedies

This show has got to be the best made television show ever. Not only has it got great acting, great plots and great characters it has something you very rarely get in other television shows - quirkiness. It's mix of drama and comedy is excellently done, and you can't help but fall in love with all the characters. It is not a show that relies on all the characters being good looking (such as American sitcoms), but relies more on the characters personalities and plots, which are superior to any Yank comedy. Even though it has run its course it will live on forever as a highly underrated show by those who haven't seen it and a show that could do no wrong by those who have.