''The Guard'' is a Canadian drama television series portraying the life of the

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along the

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. Filming takes place in

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with

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standing in for the fictional Port Hallet and a real 47-foot Coast Guard lifeboat ''Cape St. James'' has been renamed ''Cape Pacific'' for the series. The show primarily revolves around the four main characters: Miro Da Silva (

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), Laura Nelson (

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- Season 1;

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- Seasons 2 and 3), Andrew Vanderlee ( Jeremy Guilbaut), and Carly Greig (

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). There is also a strong supporting cast, including

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(as Barry Winter), who worked with Bacic previously on '' Andromeda'', and

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, who won a 2009

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for her role on the show. The show focuses on both the professional and personal lives of the lead characters, confronting issues such as addiction, post traumatic stress disorder, and family problems. It was picked up by

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premiering March 13, 2010. By late April, it was put on hiatus on the basis that it "did not find a broad enough audience on the network", explained a spokesperson. It subsequently aired for a period on the

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digital channel.

Episodes

While there is agreement that 22 episodes of ''The Guard'' have been produced, the organization into seasons has provided some controversy. Originally, Halifax Film announced a first season consisting of 7 episodes. Halifax announced on October 9, 2008 that season 2 would consist of 15 episodes beginning on 29 October 2008. In the final press kit, it states, "The Guard returns with a new season of 15 one-hour episodes on October 29 in its new timeslot Wednesday at 10 PM on Global TV." However, in this same press kit (edited after the series was completed), Halifax Film opts to relabel the episodes for marketing purposes in other markets so that season 1 consists of 13 episodes, while season 2 consists of 9 episodes. Many television viewers, however, regard the most appropriate organization to consist of three seasons. The first season consisting of 7 episodes was shown in the period 22 January 2008 to 4 March 2008. This was followed by a hiatus of 7.5 months where no new programs were shown. The second season consisted of 7 episodes in the period 29 October 2008 to 10 December 2008. Again, there was a hiatus, this time for over five months, until a third season, consisting of 8 episodes, was shown in the period 18 May 2009 to 6 July 2009. No further new episodes were shown after this date.

Season 1 (2008)

Season 2 (2008)

Season 3 (2009)

References

External links

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