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s released by the

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between 2005 and 2008, and later appearing regularly on the

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. While on the Hallmark Channel, it was broadcast in rotation with the movie series '' McBride'', '' Murder 101'', and ''

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'', under the

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''. In the UK, these movies are aired on a rotation basis, in the afternoon drama slot on Channel 5.

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created the series.

Lea Thompson Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future (franchise), ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990) and Beverly Switzl ...

stars as Cathy Davis, a soccer mom who is secretly Jane Doe, an agent for the federal "Central Security Agency". The films focus on her efforts to keep her lives separate while solving mysteries. Thompson also made her directorial debut with the sixth film in the series, called ''Jane Doe: The Harder they Fall'' and went on to also direct ''Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder''.

Main cast

as Cathy Davis/Jane Doe *

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as Frank Darnell *

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as Jack Davis *

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as Susan Davis *

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as Nick Davis

Films

References

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