The Great Detective: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Great Detective (1979): Drama, Mystery, History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
A Scottish policeman in the Victorian era moves to Toronto to care for his orphaned niece and ends up becoming Canada's first real detective. Based on the book Memoirs of a Great Detective by Canada's actual first detective, John Wilson Murray, who was appointed to Ontario's Department of Justice in 1875.
Series details
- Title: The Great Detective
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, History
- Premiere date: 1979-01-17
- Final broadcast date listed: 1982-03-03
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
- Network country: Canada
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 10457
- TVDB ID: 325698
Cast and credited roles
- Douglas Campbell — Inspector Alistair Cameron
- Sandy Webster — Dr. Archie Chisholm
- Tracy Brett — Prudence Wetherall
- James Duggan — Sgt. Striker
- Kay Hawtrey — Mrs. Lutz
- Roy Wordsworth — Willie
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1979-01-17; final listed air date 1979-03-21.
- Season 2: premiered 1980-01-02; final listed air date 1980-02-20.
- Season 3: premiered 1981-01-13; final listed air date 1981-03-10.
- Season 4: premiered 1982-01-14; final listed air date 1982-03-03.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Great Detective on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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