The television series' Due South first season was shown in 1994-1995. Originally CBS intended to produce a stand-alone TV movie. However, when ratings of the movie were pretty good, they decided to start the production of a full television series.
Episode list
List of episodes in the order of airing.
- Pilot
- Free Willie
- Diefenbaker's Day Off
- Manhunt
- They Eat Horses, Don't They
- Pizzas and Promises
- Chinatown
- Chicago Holiday, Part 1
- Chicago Holiday, Part 2
- A Cop, a Mountie and a Baby
- The Gift of the Wheelman
- You Must Remember This
- A Hawk and a Handsaw
- An Eye For an Eye
- The Man Who Knew Too Little
- The Wild Bunch
- The Blue Line
- The Deal
- An Invitation to Romance
- Victoria's Secret, Part 1
- Victoria's Secret, Part 2
- Heaven and Earth
- Letting Go
Detailed info
Pilot
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #100 | Canada / United States: April 26 1994 | Paul Haggis | Fred Gerber |
Synopsis
When a Canadian Mountie is killed, his son (Paul Gross) travels to Chicago to investigate the matter. He will discover a cover-up and solve what happened to his father. The police officer Ray Vecchio (David Marciano) is involved in the search.
Music
- "From a Million Miles" by Single Gun Theory
- "Superman's Song" by Crash Test Dummies
Trivia
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- The pilot movie's length was 92 minutes.
Free Willie
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | #101 | Canada/USA: September 22 1994 | Kathy Slevin, Paul Haggis | George Bloomfield |
Synopsis
Constable Fraser (Paul Gross) begins his new life in Chicago by moving into an apartment, and immediately apprehends a purse snatcher who is in possession of a gun used in a robbery.
Music
- "It's All Over" by The Headstones
Trivia
- The episode title is a reference to the 1993 whale movie "Free Willy".
Diefenbaker's Day Off
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | #102 | Canada/USA: September 29 1994 | Kathy Slevin | Joe Scanlan |
Synopsis
Fraser helps a little girl in his building whose father may be involved in an insurance scam, that is being investigated by a reporter.
Music
- "American Woman" by
The Guess Who
Trivia
- The episode title is a reference to the 1986 teen movie, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
Manhunt
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | #103 | Canada/USA: October 6 1994 | Paul Haggis | Paul Lynch |
Synopsis
Sergeant Buck Frobisher, Fraser Sr.'s best friend on the force, is on the run from an escaped felon, whom he helped put away. Geiger will stop at nothing to kill him, now Fraser and Ray must help Buck to hunt down the killer and bring him to justice once again.
Music
All original music
Trivia
- Leslie Nielsen reappears a couple of more times in the episodes "All the Queen's Horses" and "Call of the Wild" playing his role of Buck Frobisher.
They Eat Horses, Don't They?
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | #104 | Canada/USA: October 13 1994 | Stephen Neigher | Tim Bond |
Synopsis
Ray and Fraser visit a supermarket, where all isn't what it seems. Several cases of food poisoning, and Fraser's keen nose, leads him to believe that the ground beef may contain other meat than just cow meat.
Music
- "Uphill Battle" by Sarah McLachlan
Trivia
- Teri Polo has appeared with Paul Gross before. She played Robin Hand in the 1993 skiing adventure movie "Aspen Extreme."
Pizzas and Promises
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | #105 | Canada/USA: October 20 1994 | David Shore | George Bloomfield |
Synopsis
When Ray tries to scam a pizza company out of paying for his freshly ordered pizza, the recently parolled delivery boy's new car is stolen. This leads to Ray and Fraser going under cover as used car salesmen to expose the owners' scam.
Music
All original music
Trivia
- The infamous license plate RCW 139 shows up on this episode on Lenny's car before it is stolen.
Chinatown
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | #106 | Canada: October 26 1994/USA: November 3 1994 | David Cole | Lyndon Chubbuck |
Synopsis
Fraser and Ray go for a meal in Chinatown, when Fraser overhears a kidnapping. The person kidnapped is the restaurant owners son, and the kidnapper is the local gang-lord. Things heat up when the FBI get involved in the case.
Music
- "Prospero's Speech" by Loreena McKennitt
Trivia
- FBI Agents Ford and Deeter also appear in the episodes "Heaven and Earth," "All the Queen's Horses," and "Red, White, or Blue".
Chicago Holiday, Part 1
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | #107 | Canada/USA: November 10 1994 | Jeff King, Paul Haggis | Paul Lynch |
Synopsis
Fraser's next task is to escort a Canadian Diplomat's daughter to a ball, meanwhile, Ray is trying to track down a murdered mobster's contact list. Little do they know, their tasks will soon merge.
Music
- "Butterfly Wings" by Machines of Loving Grace
Trivia
- Deborah Rennard (Medical Examiner Esther Pearson), is writer Paul Haggis' wife.
Chicago Holiday, Part 2
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | #108 | Canada/USA: November 17 1994 | Jeff King, Paul Haggis | Lyndon Chubbuck |
A Cop, a Mountie and a Baby
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | #109 | Canada/USA: December 1 1994 | Peter Colley, Kathy Slevin | Steve DiMarco |
Synopsis
Ray and Fraser find a baby abandoned in the backseat of Ray's car. They start tracking down its parents.
Music
- "Fear" by Sarah McLachlan
- "Worlds Away" by The Northern Pikes
The Gift of the Wheelman
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | #110 | Canada/USA: December 15 1994 | Paul Haggis | Gerry Ciccoritti |
Synopsis
A gang of Santa Clauses hold up a bank, but when one of the criminals double-crosses his cohorts - Fraser is mystified about his intentions.
Music
- "Steaming" by Sarah McLachlan
- "Henry Martin" and "Rumboldt" by Figgy Duff
Trivia
- This is the first episode that Ray's and Fraser Sr.'s ghosts appear in the show.
You Must Remember This
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | #111 | Canada/USA: January 5 1995 | Peter Lefcourt | David Warry-Smith |
Synopsis
Ray falls in love with a woman who saved his life, but later he realises that the woman is an arms dealer.
Music
- "Why'd You lie?" by Colin James
A Hawk and a Handsaw
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | #112 | Canada/USA: January 19 1995 | David Shore, Paul Haggis | David Shore |
Synopsis
Fraser gets himself admitted to a psychiatric hospital to investigate the death of a patient.
Music
- "Aqua Tuta" by Kashtin
An Eye For an Eye
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | #113 | Canada/USA: February 2 1995 | Carla Kettner, Kathy Slevin, Jeff King | Steve DiMarco |
Synopsis
A neighborhood watch group of senior citizens formed by Fraser, starts to take their duties to seriously.
Music
- "Bone of contention" by Spirit of The West
- "Stain" by Salvador Dream
- "Push" by Moist
The Man Who Knew Too Little
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | #114 | Canada/USA: February 9 1995 | Frank Siracusa | George Bloomfield |
Synopsis
Fraser and Ray are escorting a witness across the border to Canada.
Music
- "Such is the situation" by The Sidemen
Trivia
- Dean McDermott plays one of the bad guys. He will play Constable Turnbull in later seasons.
The Wild Bunch
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | #115 | Canada/USA: February 16 1995 | Kathy Slevin, Jeff King | Richard Lewis |
Synopsis
Diefenbaker begins acting strangely and Fraser thinks that he may be reverting back to his wild ways.
The Blue Line
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | #116 | Canada/USA: March 8 1995 | David Shore | George Bloomfield |
Synopsis
Fraser's childhood friend, now a famous hockey player, receives death threats. Fraser agrees to protect the sports star.
The Deal
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | #117 | Canada/USA: March 30 1995 | Peter Lefcourt | George Mendeluk |
Synopsis
A mafia boss and former schoolmate of Ray's insists that the police investigate the robbery of a church poor-box.
An Invitation to Romance
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | #118 | Canada/USA: April 6 1995 | Deborah Rennard, Paul Haggis | George Bloomfield |
Synopsis
Fraser's delivery of a party invitation turns dangerous when the receiver's jealous boyfriend turns on him.
Music
- "Sleeping Beauty waltz" by The Emperor Quartet
Victoria's Secret, Part 1
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | #120 | Canada:May 11 1995/USA: June 2 1995 | Paul Haggis, David Shore | Paul Haggis |
Synopsis
A woman from Fraser's past comes to Chicago, but does she have ulterior motives?
Music
- "Possession" by Sarah McLachlan
- "O God, my God" by The Baha'i Chorale
Victoria's Secret, Part 2
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | #121 | Canada:May 11 1995/USA: June 2 1995 | Paul Haggis, David Shore | Paul Haggis |
Music
- "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" by Sarah McLachlan
Trivia
Paul Haggis plays the man who closes the door to the adult store behind Fraser.
Heaven and Earth
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | #119 | Canada:May 25 1995/USA: June 16 1995 | Phil Bedard, Larry Lalonde | David Warry-Smith |
Synopsis
A homeless man who sees visions may be Ray and Fraser's only link to finding a missing girl.
Music
- "At the hundredth meridian" by The Tragically Hip
Letting Go
| # | Production code | First broadcast | Writers | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | #122 | Canada:June 1 1995/USA: June 9 1995 | Jeff King, Kathy Slevin | George Bloomfield |
Synopsis
After being shot, Fraser is in hospital investigating a blackmail scheme (an homage to Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window).
Music
- "Plenty" by Sarah McLachlan
See also
- List of Due South episodes (Season 2)
- List of Due South episodes (Season 3)
- List of Due South episodes (Season 4)
Source
External links
- Due South (pilot movie) at the Internet Movie Database
- Due South (1994-1996) at the Internet Movie Database
| Due South | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
Canadian Consulate | |
| Constable Benton Fraser | Diefenbaker | ||
| Inspector Margaret Thatcher | Constable Renfield Turnbull | Sergeant Bob Fraser | Sergeant Duncan "Buck" Frobisher | ||
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27th Precinct, Chicago PD | |
| Detective Ray Vecchio | Detective Stanley "Ray Vecchio" Kowalski | ||
| Lt Harding Welsh | Detective Jack Huey | Detective Thomas E Dewey | Detective Louis Gardino | Elaine Besbriss | Francesca Vecchio | ||
| Due South Episodes | ||
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | ||
| Due South Soundtracks | ||
| Due South: The Original Television Soundtrack | Due South, Volume II: The Original Television Soundtrack | ||
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