''The Bridge'' is a Canadian

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commissioned by CTV starring Aaron Douglas. The name of the series is derived from the bridge which connects the wealthy Rosedale neighborhood of Toronto with one of its poorest, St. James Town.

Overview

Aaron Douglas' character, Frank Leo, is loosely based upon former

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head

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. After being unanimously elected head of the union, Leo sets out to end corruption in the force while working in the best interests of the rank-and-file.

Cast

* Aaron Douglas as Frank Leo *Frank Cassini as Bernie Cantor *

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as Jill *

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as Ed Wycoff *

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as Abby St. James *

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as Tommy Dunn *Theresa Joy as Billy * Brandon Ludwig as Bennie

Production and broadcast

The initial order was for 11 episodes, produced by

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. After CTV ordered the pilot to series in November 2008, CTV later shared the pilot with CBS. The series premiered on March 5, 2010, on CTV, and July 10, 2010, on CBS. It was canceled in the United States after three episodes due to low ratings. CTV announced on June 3, 2010, that the series would return for a second season during the 2010–11 season. However, on January 13, 2011, star Aaron Douglas tweeted that the series had been officially canceled after only one season. ''The Bridge'' was produced by

, 990 Multi Media Entertainment Company, and Jonsworth Productions. It was announced that principal photography began on April 24, 2009. ''The Bridge'' was originally commissioned as a two-hour movie and a

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by CTV.

Episodes

Home media

On October 25, 2011,

released ''The Bridge- Season 1'', featuring all 13 episodes of the series, on DVD in Region 1.

Ratings

Canadian ratings

United States ratings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridge (Canadian TV series), The 2010 Canadian television series debuts 2010 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian crime drama television series CTV Television Network original programming Television shows set in Toronto Television series by Entertainment One