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Follows teams of cops and psychiatric professionals who make up the Psych Crimes and Crisis unit.

Creators:

Calum de Hartog, Tracey Forbes

Stars:

David Sutcliffe, Luisa d'Oliveira, Dayo Ade

1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Sutcliffe	...	Detective Aidan Black 21 episodes, 2013
Luisa d'Oliveira	...	Detective Poppy Wisnefski 21 episodes, 2013
Dayo Ade	...	Leo Beckett 21 episodes, 2013
Karen LeBlanc	...	Inspector Diane Caligra 21 episodes, 2013
Mayko Nguyen	...	Detective Elizabeth Liette 15 episodes, 2013
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Dr. Daniella Ridley 13 episodes, 2013

Storyline

After an embarrassing and public breakdown, Detective Aidan Black (David Sutcliffe) is reassigned from his beloved SWAT team to the newly created Psych Crimes and Crisis Unit. There, he's dismayed to find his partner is not another cop, but forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Daniella Ridley (Stefanie von Pfetten). The unit also includes Detective Poppy Wisnefski (Luisa d'Oliveira) and psychiatric nurse Leo Beckett (Dayo Ade), with Inspector Diane Caligra (Karen LeBlanc) keeping a close watch over the unique partnerships. Passionate and opposing viewpoints are an inherent part of the job in Psych Crimes, and the answers the teams seek never come easy. Aidan's deep insight and investigative skills combine brilliantly with Daniella's keen ability to decipher human behaviour. Learning to work cohesively, the Psych Crimes and Crisis Unit investigates city's most troubling and psychologically complex crimes. Whether or not the unit is still around in a few months... is completely up to them.

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Plot Keywords:

police | police investigation | mental illness | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephanie Von Pfetten and Brooke Nevin played step mother and step daughter in season 7 episode 5 of Ncis entitled "Code of Conduct"

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Soundtracks

Weighty Ghost
Written by Paul Murphy, Tim D'eon, Loel Campbell & Jud Haynes
Performed by Wintersleep
Series theme song played over the opening titles and credits

User Reviews

Definitely has grown on me...

To be honest, I didn't think much of the pilot, but I wanted to give it a chance because of the topic matter. With there still being such a negative stigma attached to mental illness sufferers, it's good to see relatable, realistic characters that are either displaying signs of a mental illness or be seen to be compassionate and understanding towards those going through the symptoms.

If I were to nitpick at it, I guess some of the writing seemed a bit lazy in parts, but I find the characters likable despite (or maybe because of?) their flaws. I find myself being easily drawn into the plot and I guess this helps me overlook what I see as failures in the story line where luck seems to have them in the right place at the right time saying just the right things... not as realistic as I'd like, but I guess I'm watching this more for the entertainment factor.

It also helps having actors who double as eye candy ;)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Aidan Black

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

White Pine Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1