Playing Dead 

College professor, Amy (Jill Wagner) is working on a play, when the main actress' life is threatened, so she works with Detective Burke (Kristoffer Polaha) and try to figure out who is lying and keeping secrets.

Director:

Blair Hayes

Writers:

John Christian Plummer, Robin Bernheim (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha, Robin Thomas

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jill Wagner	...	Amy Winslow
Kristoffer Polaha	...	Travis Burke
Robin Thomas	...	Graham Winslow
Louriza Tronco	...	Lacey Daniels
Preston Vanderslice	...	Bud
Sarah Dugdale	...	Claire Tate
Derek Green	...	Chief Tate
Matthew Kevin Anderson	...	Duncan Spencer
Luke Camilleri	...	Elliot Quirk
Rekha Sharma	...	Bella Brightman
Aaron Douglas	...	Karl Muhlenbeck
Robert Moloney	...	Vincent Cuddahy
Christie Burke	...	Josie Hart
James Rha	...	Dr. Gentry
Colin Lawrence	...	Sebastian Dusquenes

Storyline

There have been a rash of "middle of the night" break-in burglaries at the commercial establishments on Main Street in Garrison, Washington, the latest to be hit being the pharmacy. Out for an early morning run, Garrison Police Detective Claire Tate is knocked unconscious and hospitalized in coming across the burglary in progress. Meanwhile, Garrison Community Playhouse is mounting a production of Shadow of Death. Movie and stage star Bella Brightman, who, along with her current husband Duncan Spencer, own property in town, has agreed to star in this community theater production as a favor to the town. Because she specializes in crime fiction, Elmstead College English Professor Amy Winslow is the production's dramaturge. There seems to be as much drama behind the scenes as there is on stage, as there may or may not be secret romantic liaisons between various people working on the production, much of the scuttlebutt centered on Bella, which is probably why seemingly jealous Duncan has ...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

As is often the case with movies made in British Columbia, of the 15 first billed cast members, only Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha, Robin Thomas, Louriza Tronco, and James Rha (5) have not appeared in Supernatural (2005).

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Goofs

TV cop error 101: The detective while jogging sees a fresh break in. She has her phone in her hand and no weapon. Instead of calling it in and awaiting backup (which in a town that size that time of day would be under 5 minutes), she enters the store. She is subsequently knocked out. An actual police officer would recognize the risk vs reward of entering an unoccupied store unarmed and would not do so. The only time an officer would do something like this is if there was someone endangered inside the building.

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Connections

Follows Mystery 101: Mystery 101 (2019)

User Reviews

Really, really, really stupid cop

Opening scene, hours before dawn, abandoned downtown streets, a lone lady jogger comes across broken glass of a closed store, glances at her phone to check the time, and then ...

does what? Dial 911 on her phone? NOPE! She does something dumb. And she's a COP!!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Osnove skrivnosti: Delaj se mrtvo

Filming Locations:

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color