Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006)

Dominic Da Vinci, former Coroner and Police Officer in Vancouver, BC, starts his first term as the newly elected mayor of Vancouver.

Creator:

Chris Haddock

Stars:

Nicholas Campbell, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Benjamin Ratner

4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nicholas Campbell	...	Mayor Dominic Da Vinci (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mylène Dinh-Robic	...	Rita Mah (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Benjamin Ratner	...	Sam Berger (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ian Tracey	...	City Coroner Mick Leary (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Sgt. Charlie Klotchko (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Brian Markinson	...	Police Chief Bill Jacobs (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Venus Terzo	...	Det. Angela Kosmo (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Patrick Gallagher	...	Det. Joe Finn (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Charles Martin Smith	...	Joe Friedland (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Stephen E. Miller	...	Inspector Zack McNab (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Simone Bailly	...	Constable Jan Ferris (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gina Holden	...	Claire (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rebecca Reichert	...	Marcie (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eugene Lipinski	...	Lloyd Manning (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rekha Sharma	...	Constable Cindy Winters (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael-Ann Connor	...	Vera (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Fire Captain Roy Komori (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Brian Mulligan	...	Earl Sweeney (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Colin Cunningham	...	Det. Brian Curtis (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alex Diakun	...	Det. Chick Savoy (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kaaren de Zilva	...	Julia Forsythe (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dean Marshall	...	Det. Carter (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Evan Adams	...	Councillor Jason Horne (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jim Codrington	...	Bob Forrest (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Zaib Shaikh	...	Councillor Shakil Khan (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Donna Soares	...	Constable Carrie Jones (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rajinder Singh Cheema	...	Councillor Rajinder Ahluwalia (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sammy Fattedad	...	Roger Woo (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Glen Gould	...	Clarke Messner (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Terence Kelly	...	Fire Chief Ed Welles (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Colleen Rennison	...	Katie (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael Roberds	...	Councillor Ben Solomon (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kwesi Ameyaw	...	Kaspar (6 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

Former Vancouver City Coroner, Dominic Da Vinci, has just been elected Mayor of Vancouver. Opinionated, Mayor Da Vinci tries to implement some controversial policies for the City, including a red light district for prostitutes, safe injection sites for the troubled drug dependent population in the Downtown Eastside, and cross-training between the police department and fire & rescue. With the assistance of his hard working aides, Rita Mah and Sam Berger, Da Vinci is not averse to bending the rules or making back room deals to achieve his goals. But he must also work in holding together his caucus of City Councillors, and dealing with an uncooperative Police Chief who is at political and philosophical odds with the Mayor.

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Plot Keywords:

mayor | coroner | vancouver british columbia canada | father daughter relationship | sequel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CBC [ca] Haddock Entertainment Inc. [ca]

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 2005 (Canada)

Also Known As:

A polgármester

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Da Vinci City Productions, Haddock Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 44 min (13 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As in the previous series "Da Vinci's Inquest" the character of Dominic Da Vinci was based on the real-life B.C. Chief Coroner Larry Campbell, who after his tenure of coroner acted as a technical adviser on the show. Like the character of Dominic Da Vinci, Larry Campbell was elected mayor of Vancouver in 2002.

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Connections

Followed by The Quality of Life (2008)

User Reviews

And just when you thought it could not get any better WOW !!!

I have been a DaVinci fan for years since the first episode in fact. But this new season opener just blew me away it has to be the best yet.

I have never, to my knowledge seen a show so full of biting socially relevant issues in a drama format before. This is not season 8 of DaVinci's Inquest, this is the beginning of a whole new form of Television Drama.

I liked the way that there was no long drawn out explanation of how Dominic DaVinci got to be The Mayor of Vancouver, And that he was thrown to the LIONS on his first day in office without even having unpacked his stuff. I have lived in and around Vancouver for 25 years and have seen some of the Social and economic hardship that exists there.

My hat is off to all Cast and Crew and Production team you have outdone yourself once again.