''Across the River to Motor City'' is a Canadian television drama series, that aired on

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stations. It debuted November 22, 2007. The series is about an insurance investigator named Ben Ford who works the border in both

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and

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. The story takes into account the shifting allegiances and ambitions that straddle the Detroit/Windsor boundary, an urban portion of the Canada/United States border. Benjamin Ford's 30th birthday happens to fall on a fateful day: November 22, 1963, the day of the

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. Coincidentally, it is also the day that his flight attendant girlfriend, Katie, disappears on a flight back from Dallas. The mystery of what happened to her, and why, consumes the life of Ben Ford; it eventually involves his adult daughter, Kathleen, when Katie's body turns up 40 years later. Family mysteries and intrigue play out against a backdrop of some of the more momentous events of recent American and Canadian history. The six-episode series was shot in Canada in the Ontario cities of

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, and Windsor, as well as in the United States in the Michigan city of Detroit. In April, 2008, ''Across The River To Motor City'' won a Canadian Screenwriting Award for Best Dramatic Writing for Denis McGrath and Robert Wertheimer. On August 26, 2008, ''Across the River to Motor City'' was nominated for 7

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, including Best Dramatic Miniseries, Best Lead Actor (David Fox) and Best Writing in a Dramatic Miniseries.

Cast

Sasha Roiz Sasha Roiz ( he, סשה רויז; born October 21, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science-fiction TV series ''Caprica'' and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series ' ...

— Ben Ford *

Anne Openshaw Anne Openshaw is a Canadian actress from Surrey, British Columbia. She is most noted for her recurring role as Alice Fitzpatrick in the television series ''Call Me Fitz'', for which she was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actr ...

— Kathleen Ford-McNeal *

Joe Pingue Joe Pingue is a Canadian actor and film maker. Early life Pingue was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario. He attended Ridley College for both elementary and high school, and studied theatre at York University. While attending Ridley Coll ...

— Young Del Sherman *

Charlotte Sullivan Charlotte Sullivan is a Canadian actress. Career Sullivan began acting professionally as a child. Her first on-screen role was an extra in a Liza Minnelli music video. She has had starring roles in the film ''Harriet the Spy'' (1996) and the ...

— Katie Wilton * Matthew Deslippe — Frank Calasso *

Peter Stebbings Peter Stebbings is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for portraying Kevin Sharp in the drama series ''Madison (TV series), Madison'', Paul Deeds in the series ''Traders (TV series), Traders'', and for writing an ...

— Brett McNeal * Alan C. Peterson — Angelo Boudreau * Raven Dauda — Jessie Preacher *Howard Jerome — Old Del Sherman * David Fox — Benjamin Ford *

Anand Rajaram Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer Places * Anand ...

— Detective Singh * Victor Gomez — Young Rafael Padron * Lenno Britos — Old Rafael Padron * Dylan Authors — Hunter McNeal *Sean Sullivan — Detective Lewis * David Ferry — Giovanni Rizanno * Tara Nicodemo — Lorraine Calasso *

Siobhan Murphy Siobhan Murphy is a Canadian actress who has appeared in ''The Smart Woman Survival Guide'' in 2006, ''Men with Brooms'' in 2010, '' Max & Shred '' in 2014, '' Murdoch Mysteries'' in 2016 and ''Merry Happy Whatever'' in 2019. Early life From ...

— Marie Hart *

Jessica Greco Jessica Greco (born June 26th, 1980) is a Canadian actress and comedian best known for playing Karen Thurston, the dead teenage daughter of a chemical factory worker, in the 1997 television adaptation of the ''Goosebumps'' book '' Welcome to Dead ...

— Samantha Porter * Stefano DiMatteo — Salvador Cruz *Mitchell Nye Frank Calasso Jr. * Darryn Lucio — Nick Delgado *

Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang The Minnesota Wrecking Crew is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe, featuring members John Catucci, Josh Glover, Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang and Ron Sparks. They all met as members of The Vanier Improv Company. The group won two consecutive Canadian Comed ...

— Monk * Lorry Ayers — Sheila Wilkins

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Across The River To Motor City 2000s Canadian drama television series 2007 Canadian television series debuts 2007 Canadian television series endings Citytv original programming Television shows set in Detroit Television shows set in Ontario 2000s Canadian television miniseries