List of Due South episodes (Season 1)

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The television series' Due South first season was shown in 1994-1995. Originally CBS intended to produce a stand-alone TV movie. However, when ratings of the movie were pretty good, they decided to start the production of a full television series.

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List of episodes in the order of airing.

  1. Pilot
  2. Free Willie
  3. Diefenbaker's Day Off
  4. Manhunt
  5. They Eat Horses, Don't They
  6. Pizzas and Promises
  7. Chinatown
  8. Chicago Holiday, Part 1
  9. Chicago Holiday, Part 2
  10. A Cop, a Mountie and a Baby
  11. The Gift of the Wheelman
  12. You Must Remember This
  13. A Hawk and a Handsaw
  14. An Eye For an Eye
  15. The Man Who Knew Too Little
  16. The Wild Bunch
  17. The Blue Line
  18. The Deal
  19. An Invitation to Romance
  20. Victoria's Secret, Part 1
  21. Victoria's Secret, Part 2
  22. Heaven and Earth
  23. Letting Go

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[edit] Pilot

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
1 #100 Canada / United States: April 26, 1994 Paul Haggis Fred Gerber

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When a Canadian Mountie is killed, his son (Paul Gross) travels to Chicago to investigate the matter. He will discover a cover-up and solve what happened to his father. The police officer Ray Vecchio (David Marciano) is involved in the search.

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  • The pilot movie's length was 92 minutes.

[edit] Free Willie

Main article: Free Willie (Due South)
# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
2 #101 Canada/USA: September 22, 1994 Kathy Slevin, Paul Haggis George Bloomfield

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Constable Fraser (Paul Gross) begins his new life in Chicago by moving into an apartment, and immediately apprehends a purse snatcher who is in possession of a gun used in a robbery. Fraser is convinced the boy was not involved in the crime and sets about helping him, placing Vecchio's job on the line while doing so.

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  • The episode title is a reference to the 1993 whale movie "Free Willy".

[edit] Diefenbaker's Day Off

Main article: Diefenbaker's Day Off (Due South)
# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
3 #102 Canada/USA: September 29, 1994 Kathy Slevin Joe Scanlan

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Fraser helps a little girl in his building whose father may be involved in an insurance scam, that is being investigated by a reporter.

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[edit] Manhunt

Main article: Manhunt (Due South)
# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
4 #103 Canada/USA: October 6, 1994 Paul Haggis Paul Lynch

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Sergeant Buck Frobisher, Fraser Sr.'s best friend on the force, is on the run from an escaped felon, whom he helped put away. Geiger will stop at nothing to kill him, now Fraser and Ray must help Buck to hunt down the killer and bring him to justice once again.

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All original music

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  • Leslie Nielsen reappears a couple of more times in the episodes "All the Queen's Horses" and "Call of the Wild" playing his role of Buck Frobisher.

[edit] They Eat Horses, Don't They?

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
5 #104 Canada/USA: October 13, 1994 Stephen Neigher Tim Bond

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Ray and Fraser visit a supermarket, where all isn't what it seems. Several cases of food poisoning, and Fraser's keen nose, leads him to believe that the ground beef may contain other meat than just cow meat.

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[edit] Pizzas and Promises

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
6 #105 Canada/USA: October 20, 1994 David Shore George Bloomfield

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When Ray tries to scam a pizza company out of paying for his freshly ordered pizza, the recently parolled delivery boy's new car is stolen. This leads to Ray and Fraser going under cover as used car salesmen to expose the owners' scam.

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All original music

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  • The infamous license plate RCW 139 shows up on this episode on Lenny's car before it is stolen.

[edit] Chinatown

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
7 #106 Canada: October 26, 1994/USA: November 3, 1994 David Cole Lyndon Chubbuck

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Fraser and Ray go for a meal in Chinatown, when Fraser overhears a kidnapping. The person kidnapped is the restaurant owners son, and the kidnapper is the local gang-lord. Things heat up when the FBI get involved in the case.

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  • FBI Agents Ford and Deeter also appear in the episodes "Heaven and Earth," "All the Queen's Horses," and "Red, White, or Blue".

[edit] Chicago Holiday, Part 1

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
8 #107 Canada/USA: November 10, 1994 Jeff King, Paul Haggis Paul Lynch

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Fraser's next task is to escort a Canadian Diplomat's daughter to a ball, meanwhile, Ray is trying to track down a murdered mobster's contact list. Little do they know, their tasks will soon merge.

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[edit] Chicago Holiday, Part 2

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
9 #108 Canada/USA: November 17, 1994 Jeff King, Paul Haggis Lyndon Chubbuck

[edit] A Cop, a Mountie and a Baby

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
10 #109 Canada/USA: December 1, 1994 Peter Colley, Kathy Slevin Steve DiMarco

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A mother seeks Fraser for help, but is forced to abandon her baby in Vecchio's car to avoid discovery by the child's father. Vecchio gives Fraser the rest of the day to track down the parents before they hand the child over to Social Services. Diefenbaker is intent on protecting the child. They find the child's home and return the child to father, unaware this is thwarting the mother's intentions. After leaving the family's apartment, Fraser realizes something is amiss. Vecchio and Fraser chase the father as he runs away with the baby. The mother reappears and tells Fraser and Vecchio that the child is due to be adopted to pay the family's debts. The pair visit the lawyer and find that the transaction is legal and has been agreed to by the mother on a previous occasion. The baby and his father spend the night in a motel with Diefenbaker, who refuses to leave. The next morning, the father and baby are taken to the handover by the loan shark and his heavies. At the last moment, the father changes his mind and tries to escape with the child. Fraser, Vecchio and Diefenbaker save the father from being shot.

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[edit] The Gift of the Wheelman

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
11 #110 Canada/USA: December 15, 1994 Paul Haggis Gerry Ciccoritti

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A gang of Santa Clauses hold up a bank, but when one of the criminals double-crosses his cohorts - Fraser is mystified about his intentions.

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  • This is the first episode that Ray's and Fraser Sr.'s ghosts appear in the show.

[edit] You Must Remember This

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
12 #111 Canada/USA: January 5, 1995 Peter Lefcourt David Warry-Smith

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Ray falls in love with a woman who saved his life, but later he realises that the woman is an arms dealer.

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[edit] A Hawk and a Handsaw

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
13 #112 Canada/USA: January 19, 1995 David Shore, Paul Haggis David Shore

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Fraser gets himself admitted to a psychiatric hospital to investigate the death of a patient.

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[edit] An Eye For an Eye

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
14 #113 Canada/USA: February 2, 1995 Carla Kettner, Kathy Slevin, Jeff King Steve DiMarco

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A neighborhood watch group of senior citizens formed by Fraser starts to take their duties too seriously.

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[edit] The Man Who Knew Too Little

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
15 #114 Canada/USA: February 9, 1995 Frank Siracusa George Bloomfield

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Fraser and Ray are escorting a witness across the border to Canada.

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  • "Such is the situation" by The Sidemen

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  • Dean McDermott plays one of the bad guys. He will play Constable Turnbull in later seasons.

[edit] The Wild Bunch

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
16 #115 Canada/USA: February 16, 1995 Kathy Slevin, Jeff King Richard Lewis

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Diefenbaker begins acting strangely and Fraser thinks that he may be reverting back to his wild ways.

[edit] The Blue Line

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
17 #116 Canada/USA: March 8, 1995 David Shore George Bloomfield

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Fraser's childhood friend, now a famous hockey player, receives death threats. Fraser agrees to protect the sports star.

[edit] The Deal

# Production code First broadcast Writer Director
18 #117 Canada/USA: March 30, 1995 Peter Lefcourt George Mendeluk

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A mafia boss and former schoolmate of Ray's insists that the police investigate the robbery of a church poor-box.

[edit] An Invitation to Romance

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
19 #118 Canada/USA: April 6, 1995 Deborah Rennard, Paul Haggis George Bloomfield

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Fraser's delivery of a party invitation turns dangerous when the receiver's jealous boyfriend turns on him.

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  • "Sleeping Beauty waltz" by The Emperor Quartet

[edit] Victoria's Secret, Part 1

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
20 #120 Canada:May 11, 1995/USA: June 2, 1995 Paul Haggis, David Shore Paul Haggis

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A woman from Fraser's past comes to Chicago, but does she have ulterior motives?

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[edit] Victoria's Secret, Part 2

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
21 #121 Canada:May 11, 1995/USA: June 2, 1995 Paul Haggis, David Shore Paul Haggis

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Paul Haggis plays the man who closes the door to the adult store behind Fraser.

[edit] Heaven and Earth

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
22 #119 Canada:May 25, 1995/USA: June 16, 1995 Phil Bedard, Larry Lalonde David Warry-Smith

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A homeless man who sees visions may be Ray and Fraser's only link to finding a missing girl.

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[edit] Letting Go

# Production code First broadcast Writers Director
23 #122 Canada:June 1, 1995/USA: June 9, 1995 Jeff King, Kathy Slevin George Bloomfield

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After being shot, Fraser is in hospital investigating a blackmail scheme (an homage to Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window).

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[edit] See also

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Due South
National Flag of Canada Canadian Consulate National Flag of Canada
Constable Benton Fraser | Diefenbaker
Inspector Margaret Thatcher | Constable Renfield Turnbull | Sergeant Bob Fraser | Sergeant Duncan "Buck" Frobisher
National Flag of the United States of America 27th Precinct, Chicago PD National Flag of the United States of America
Detective Ray Vecchio | Detective Stanley "Ray Vecchio" Kowalski
Lt Harding Welsh | Detective Jack Huey | Detective Thomas E Dewey | Detective Louis Gardino | Elaine Besbriss | Francesca Vecchio
Due South Episodes
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4
Due South Soundtracks
Due South: The Original Television Soundtrack | Due South, Volume II: The Original Television Soundtrack