TV series
He speaks for the DEAD to protect the LIVING.
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes. The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates. The cast also includes Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci, Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon, and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary.
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Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes. The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates. The cast also includes Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci, Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon, and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary.
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Episode 1
Da Vinci is back in the headlines when he calls for Vancouver City to set up a red light district following the death of a high-priced escort, and the continuing mystery of the 28 missing prostitutes who are presumed dead.
Directed by Anne WheelerWritten by Chris HaddockGuest stars David Kopp, Mackenzie Gray, Callum Keith Rennie, Katharine Isabelle, Sarah Strange, Jewel Staite
Episode 2
Da Vinci is back in the headlines when he calls for Vancouver City to set up a red light district following the death of a high-priced escort, and the continuing mystery of the 28 missing prostitutes who are presumed dead.
Directed by Anne WheelerWritten by Chris HaddockGuest stars David Kopp, Mackenzie Gray, Callum Keith Rennie, Blu Mankuma, Katharine Isabelle, Sarah Strange, Jewel Staite
Episode 3
Da Vinci desperately searches for the truth behind a death in custody and implications of police corruption. The death of an elderly woman during a suspected home invasion puts rookie Coroner Winston at odds with the Chief Pathologist.
Written by Chris HaddockGuest stars Pablo Coffey, Peter Williams, Blu Mankuma, Sarah Strange
Episode 4
Da Vinci has to untangle the truth of two fatalities that happened during a controversial high-speed police car chase. Shannon and Leary try to solve that the hold up of an armoured car.
Written by Chris HaddockGuest stars Peter Williams, Sarah Strange
Episode 5
Kosmo and Leary discover that when it comes to spousal abuse nothing is simple. Da Vinci steers through a political minefield when a body turns up under suspicious circumstances.
Written by Chris HaddockGuest stars Paula Shaw, Laurie Murdoch, Teryl Rothery, Alan DiFiore, Sarah Strange
Episode 6
A fishing boat goes down in calm seas and three men with more than a century of experience die. Da Vinci, who is coping with his own grief, must navigate his way through the secrets of a grieving family, a stonewalling corporation and his own sympathies to find the truth.
Directed by David FrazeeWritten by Chris HaddockGuest stars Mary Black, Peter Williams, Eric Breker, Christianne Hirt, Sarah Strange, Ben Derrick
Episode 7
The excavation for a water main turns up human bones. Kosmo takes up the challenge of piecing together the puzzle of Vancouver's 28 missing prostitutes.
Directed by Chris Haddock, Tom BraidwoodWritten by Chris HaddockGuest stars Frances Bay, Sarah Strange
Episode 8
The death of a child always hits hard for those who have to investigate, especially when it looks like suicide. Da Vinci tries to rein in a community on a quest to publicly expose a suspect.
Directed by Chris Haddock, Tom BraidwoodWritten by Chris HaddockGuest stars Callum Keith Rennie, Peter Williams, Jane Sowerby, Sarah Strange
Episode 9
A police shooting is always a complicated, politically charged matter. Da Vinci convenes a Coroner's Court to investigate, and untangle the web of conflicting evidence, some of it presented by his closest colleagues
Written by Chris HaddockGuest stars Michael Benyaer, Andrew Kavadas, Dean Wray, Sarah Strange, Hrothgar Mathews, Erin Fitzgerald
Episode 10
Da Vinci and Shannon investigate a death that brings them face to face with their own ethics. Meanwhile, Leary takes on a dangerous undercover assignment.
Directed by Tom BraidwoodWritten by Chris HaddockGuest stars Ben Bass, Peter Williams, George Touliatos
Episode 11
When a baby dies from a brain injury, pathology turns up a lot of unanswered questions. Da Vinci is on the case. The police investigate a possible drug-related shooting.
Directed by Chris HaddockWritten by Larry CampbellGuest stars Jed Rees, Peter Williams, Alisen Richmond-Peck, Sarah Deakins
Episode 12
The police catch a man with a sex-trade worker bound and gagged in his truck. Da Vinci questions whether this was a consensual act or the work of a man who has killed before.
Directed by Chris HaddockWritten by Chris Haddock, Larry CampbellGuest stars Andrew Airlie, Nancy Sivak, Matt Frewer, Callum Keith Rennie, Peter Williams, Peter Mustapic, Sean Day Michael
Episode 13
Larry Williams is out on bail. Da Vinci and the police must find evidence that will put him behind bars before his fantasies lead him to kill.
Directed by Chris Haddock, Tom BraidwoodWritten by Chris Haddock, Larry CampbellGuest stars Andrew Airlie, Matt Frewer, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Strange
Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026
Sarah-Jane Redmond
Suleka Mathew
Venus Terzo
Donnelly Rhodes
Gwynyth Walsh
Nicholas Campbell
Ian Tracey
Alex Diakun
CBC TelevisionCanada
CBCCanada
CBS StudiosUnited States
Alliance AtlantisCanada
