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201860 minPG-13documentary

6.9/ 10(46 ratings)• TMDB

The Detectives

201860 minPG-13documentary

6.9/ 10(46 ratings)• TMDB

Each episode features a different detective recounting a significant investigation that influenced Canadian life and law enforcement.

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Jan Švankmajer

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Each episode features a different detective recounting a significant investigation that influenced Canadian life and law enforcement.

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Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajerdirector

Václav Helšuscast

Klára Issová

Klára Issovácast

Daniela Bakerovácast

Zuzana Kronerovácast

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A gripping factual series that brings to life the work of real detectives by blending the best of documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments. Every episode features a different detective reliving the investigation that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a residual impact on an aspect of Canadian life and law enforcement.

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