''The Detail'' is a Canadian television
police procedural
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drama series, developed by Ley Lukins, that premiered on
CTV on March 25, 2018. The series, which stars
Angela Griffin
Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976) is a British actress and television presenter who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of Fiona Middleton in the ITV soap opera '' ...
in the lead role of Detective Stevie Hall, features a trio of female homicide detectives who solve crimes while dealing with their own personal lives. Although the series uses original scripts, the format is based upon British crime drama series ''
Scott & Bailey
''Scott & Bailey'' is a British police procedural series that debuted on ITV on 29 May 2011 and concluded on 27 April 2016. The series stars Suranne Jones, Lesley Sharp, Amelia Bullmore, Nicholas Gleaves, Danny Miller and Pippa Haywood. The s ...
''. Following commission, a debut series of ten episodes was ordered by the network.
On June 5, 2018, just two days after the finale, it was announced that CTV had declined a recommission and the show would be cancelled after one season. Outside of
Canada
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, the series was purchased by
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* Viacom18, a joint venture between Par ...
for broadcast on
5USA in the
United Kingdom
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, with broadcast commencing on November 2, 2018.
"5USA Sets UK Premiere Date for the Detail"
''TV Wise'', October 17, 2018.
Cast
* Angela Griffin
Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976) is a British actress and television presenter who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of Fiona Middleton in the ITV soap opera '' ...
as Det. Stevie Hall
* Shenae Grimes-Beech as Det. Jacqueline "Jack" Cooper
* Wendy Crewson
Wendy Jane Crewson (born May 9, 1956) is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film '' The Doctor''.
Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, inc ...
as Staff Inspector Fiona Currie
* David Cubitt
David Cubitt (born 18 March 1965) is an English-born Canadian television actor.
Born in England in 1965 to a Dutch mother, Jette, and an English father, David, he moved with his parents to Vancouver, British Columbia when he was six months ol ...
as Det. Kyle Price
* Al Mukadam
Al Mukadam (born Ali Mukaddam; April 6, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance as Ray Brennan in the Family Channel television series ''Radio Free Roscoe'' (2003–2005).
Career
Mukadam started his career very young and st ...
as Det. Aaron Finch
* Matt Gordon
Matt Gordon (born 1969) is a Canadian actor, perhaps best known for playing Doc in the sports sitcom '' Rent-a-Goalie'', and for his portrayal of Officer Oliver Shaw in the drama series ''Rookie Blue
''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police ...
as Det. Donnie Sullivan
* Ben Bass as Marc Savage
* Claire Qute as Katie Hall
* Richie Lawrence as Nate Hall
* Dan Abramovici as Noah Griffin
* Elizabeth Whitmere
Elizabeth Whitmere is a Canadian actress working in the United States and Canada. Born and raised in northern Canada, she draws on her experiences there in the development of her characters and her stand-up comedy.
Whitmere appeared in her first ...
as Rita Moretti
Episodes
References
External links
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2018 Canadian television series debuts
2018 Canadian television series endings
2010s Canadian crime drama television series
2010s Canadian television miniseries
CTV Television Network original programming
Television shows set in Toronto
English-language television shows
Canadian police procedural television series
Television series by Entertainment One