The Indian Detective
The Indian Detective is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series which debuted on CTV and Netflix in 2017.[1] The show stars Russell Peters as Doug D'Mello, a police officer from Toronto who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation while visiting his father (Anupam Kher) in Mumbai during a one-month suspension for incompetence.[1] The fourth episode ended in a cliffhanger, hinting at a possible second season; while Peters has stated at various times that a second season was in the works, none has been officially announced as of September 2019. As of January 2020, Peters entered a partnership with Amazon Prime with the comedic special “Russell Peters: Deported,” possibly delaying season 2 of The Indian Detective even further.
| The Indian Detective | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy Police procedural Mystery Crime |
| Created by | Frank Spotnitz Smita Bhide |
| Starring | Russell Peters Anupam Kher William Shatner Christina Cole Deepti Jal Singh Mishqah Parthiephal |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Trevor Hopkins |
| Production location(s) | Mumbai, India Cape Town, South Africa Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 44-46 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CTV |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
| Original release | 23 November – 14 December 2017 |
Production
The Canadian scenes of The Indian Detective were filmed on location in Toronto, and in surrounding areas in Ontario. The Canadian border crossing scenes were filmed at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park,and some of the Indian scenes were actually filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.[2]
At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the series won the Golden Screen Award as the highest-rated Canadian television program of 2018.[3]
Cast and characters
- Deepti Jal Singh as Seema
- Russell Peters as Douglas "Doug" D'Mello
- Anupam Kher as Stanley D'Mello
- William Shatner as David Marlowe
- Christina Cole as Robyn "Bob" Gerner
- Mishqah Parthiephal as Priya Sehgal
- Hamza Haq as Gopal Chandekar / Amal Chandekar
- Meren Reddy as Inspector Abhishek Devo
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Sandy Johnson | Frank Spotnitz & Smita Bhide | November 23, 2017 | 2.12[4] | |
| A Toronto police officer gets embroiled in a murder investigation while visiting his father in Mumbai. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Sandy Johnson | Frank Spotnitz & Smita Bhide | November 30, 2017 | 1.54[5] | |
| Priya introduces Doug to a case of a missing Canadian traveler; Doug learns the location of the missing girl. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Sandy Johnson | Frank Spotnitz & Smita Bhide | December 7, 2017 | 1.28[6] | |
| The violent death of an innocent man at the hands of one of Gopal's henchmen allows Doug and Priya to infiltrate his inner circle. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Sandy Johnson | Frank Spotnitz & Smita Bhide | December 14, 2017 | 1.26[7] | |
| In a desperate race against time in order to save thousands of lives, Doug and Robyn embark on a dangerous mission in the season finale. | |||||||
References
- "Russell Peters, Frank Spotnitz Partner for ‘The Indian Detective’ Series". Variety, June 7, 2016.
- "Russell Peters talks 'The Indian Detective' and why he'll never host the Junos again". Toronto Sun, November 22, 2017.
- "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". ET Canada, March 28, 2019.
- "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) November 20 - November 26, 2017" (PDF). Numeris. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) November 27 - December 3, 2017" (PDF). Numeris. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) December 4 - December 10, 2017" (PDF). Numeris. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) December 11 - December 17, 2017" (PDF). Numeris. Retrieved 30 December 2017.