The Great Detective - Season 1

The Great Detective - Season 1

Season 1

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DatesJan 17, 1979 - Mar 21, 1979
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Episodes

Case of the Magic Mandarin
Season 1Episode 160 min

Case of the Magic Mandarin

In a journey to Canada, filled with murder and magic, we begin this series of the hearty detective who finds mystery and murder In Victorian Canada. Detective Inspector Cameron of the Glasgow Police arrives in Toronto to take charge of his young niece Prudence, who has recently lost her parents in an epidemic and becomes involved in a bizarre murder case. As a reward for solving the mystery, he is appointed by the Premier to be Ontario's first Provincial detective.

Jan 17, 1979
The Black Curse
Season 1Episode 260 min

The Black Curse

Inspector Cameron visits an Indian Shaman whose cabin has apparently been burned by white farmers. While investigating the case, Cameron soon discovers that the local Indians own and have rights to very fertile and possibly oil rich property.

Jan 24, 1979
Death Takes a Curtain Call
Season 1Episode 360 min

Death Takes a Curtain Call

Inspector Alastair Cameron is led from one theatrical murder to another as he tries to determine who is the victim and who is the murderer. A dwarf, an orchestra leader and a soprano figure prominently in Cameron's investigation of several theatrical murder cases.

Jan 31, 1979
Murder at Blenheim Swamp
Season 1Episode 460 min

Murder at Blenheim Swamp

Inspector Cameron is called to Blenheim to investigate the murder of an unidentified young man found floating face down in the swamp.

Feb 7, 1979
Bloodhounds Can't Fly
Season 1Episode 560 min

Bloodhounds Can't Fly

Inspector Cameron uses a bloodhound to assist him in the search for hidden diamonds used as a ranson pay off in an apparent kidnapping.

Feb 14, 1979
Nightwalker of the Wards
Season 1Episode 660 min

Nightwalker of the Wards

Feb 21, 1979
Pretty Mary Mitchell
Season 1Episode 760 min

Pretty Mary Mitchell

Feb 28, 1979
The Curious Death of a Maiden Lady
Season 1Episode 860 min

The Curious Death of a Maiden Lady

Alderman Tanner calls on the services of Detective Cameron to aid the Toronto Police Force in their investigation of the death of an elderly, philanthropic Temperance worker found dead in the Rossdale Ravine, her skull crushed and reeking of rye whiskey.

Mar 7, 1979
The Song of the Hemp
Season 1Episode 960 min

The Song of the Hemp

Mar 14, 1979
Fire at Fenroy
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Fire at Fenroy

Mar 21, 1979

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