Intelligence (TV series)

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Intelligence
Genre
Running time	60 minutes
Creator(s)	Chris Haddock
Executive producer(s)	Chris Haddock Laura Lightbown
Starring	Ian Tracey Klea Scott Matt Frewer John Cassini
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
Original channel	CBC
Original run	October 10, 2006–present
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Intelligence is a television drama airing on the CBC, beginning in 2006, based on a 2005 pilot of the same name.

The show, a crime drama, centres on Jimmy Reardon (Ian Tracey), one of Vancouver's top organized crime bosses, and Mary Spalding (Klea Scott), the Director of the Vancouver Organized Crime Unit (OCU), who has offered Reardon immunity from prosecution in exchange for his role as a police informant. The show also stars Matt Frewer as Ted Altman, the scheming Assistant Director of the OCU who seeks to replace Spalding, and John Cassini as Ronnie Delmonico, Reardon's business partner and confidant.

The show's cast also includes Tom McBeath and John Mann as CSIS directors.

[edit] Overview

Reardon and Spalding are parallel characters working together on opposite sides of the law. Both have followed in the family footsteps, and both face threats from others trying to derail their careers. Reardon represents the 3rd generation of his west coast crime family, that began with his prohibition era bootlegging grandfather. Conversely, Spalding has her roots as the daughter of an ex-army intelligence officer. Spalding must constantly watch herself against the conniving Assistant Director Altman who is after her position, and the old school CSIS Regional Director Deakins, for whose job she is the leading candidate. For Reardon, it is the Disciples (Outlaw Motorcycle Club), led by Dante Ribiso (Fulvio Cecere), whose aim is to control the whole of Vancouver's marijuana trade and ATM money laundering industry.

[edit] Cast

Character	Actor	Role
Jimmy Reardon	Ian Tracey	Organized crime boss
Mary Spalding	Klea Scott	Director of Vancouver Organized Crime Unit
Ted Altman	Matt Frewer	Assistant Director of Vancouver Organized Crime Unit
Ronnie Delmonico	John Cassini	Business partner of Jimmy
Francine Reardon	Camille Sullivan	Wife of Jimmy
Michael Reardon	Bernie Coulson	Drug trafficker, brother of Jimmy and Maxine
Roger Deakins	Tom McBeath	Regional Director of CSIS
Maxine Reardon	Sabrina Grdevich	Business manager, sister of Jimmy and Michael
Stella Reardon	Sophie Hough	Daughter of Jimmy and Francine
James Mallaby	John Mann	CSIS director from Ottawa
Dante Ribiso	Fulvio Cecere	Gang leader of the Disciples (Outlaw Motorcycle Club)
Katarina Weigel	Ona Grauer	Escort agency owner, informant