Episode 1
Opening Moves
7.0 / 10
Balagan's first case is launched when Danni pleads with him to find a missing boy and, in a race against time, he enlists Sam and Alcina to help.
Episode credits
Directed by David Frazee, James Head
TV series
Endgame
2011TV-141 season7.0 / 10
The death of his fiancee has left chess master Arkady Balagan agoraphobic and unwilling to step outside of his hotel. This debilitation, however, doesn't stop him from solving difficult crimes.
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Synopsis
The death of his fiancee has left chess master Arkady Balagan agoraphobic and unwilling to step outside of his hotel. This debilitation, however, doesn't stop him from solving difficult crimes.
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Episode 2
Turkish Hold'em
8.0 / 10
A daring robbery during a high-stakes poker game forces Hugo to ask Balagan for help, prompting the chess master to create his own complex plot to trap the culprit.
Episode credits
Directed by David FrazeeGuest stars Matteo Mazziotti
Episode 3
The Caffeine Hit
8.0 / 10
A well-dressed man wakes up on the sidewalk with no shoes, no wallet, and no memory. The only thing in his pocket is a receipt that leads him to the Huxley Hotel. Remembering nothing but how much he loves his wife, the man hires Balagan to find her and to help him rediscover his identity. While uncovering the truth of the amnesiac’s complicated life, Balagan battles with Pippa over the investigation into Rosemary’s murder.
Episode credits
Directed by Anne Wheeler
Episode 4
The Other Side of Summer
8.0 / 10
Swallowing his pride, Hugo asks Balagan for help. Walt, Hugo’s police mentor, is retiring, but one unsolved case still haunts him. Twenty years ago, a teen girl disappeared and Walt is convinced her ex-boyfriend, Stephen, killed her. But because the girl’s body was never found, Walt could never charge Stephen. Now with Balagan’s help, Hugo hopes to find the one piece of evidence that will put Stephen behind bars before Walt takes matters into his own hands. Pippa comes to Balagan with some startling news in Rosemary’s case: the police have finally arrested a suspect.
Episode credits
Directed by Anne Wheeler
Episode 5
I Killed Her
8.0 / 10
A mysterious doctor tells Balagan that he is responsible for the murder of a woman found in the hotel pool during a Psychiatric Conference, drawing Balagan into a complex and dangerous game.
Episode credits
Directed by James Head
Episode 6
Fearful Symmetry
7.0 / 10
Enlisted by a terrified family to help solve the inexplicable bombing of their car, Balagan is sidetracked by an unexpected match with a 16-year-old world chess champion.
Episode credits
Directed by David FrazeeGuest stars Quinn Lord
Episode 7
Gorillas in our Midst
6.0 / 10
Smitten by a beautiful Chinese cryptologist, Sam convinces Balagan to try to solve an intricate puzzle involving a vital secret and an attractive, conniving female journalist.
Episode credits
Directed by Rachel Talalay
Episode 8
The White Queen
8.0 / 10
When the imperious heiress of the Huxley Hotel empire descends for an inspection, she coerces Balagan into helping her find her son, who has mysteriously disappeared.
Episode credits
Guest stars Wendy Crewson
Episode 9
Huxley, We Have a Problem
7.0 / 10
When Balagan’s oldest friend, the larger than life Russian cosmonaut Oleg Olesky, comes to the Huxley, he brings more than the party. About to pilot the first private space tourism rocket ship, Oleg is there with Chase Galactic as they announce their maiden launch. When the head engineer, Randall, falls from the roof of the hotel, Oleg is the prime suspect. With his only alibi being the fact he was with his boss’s wife, which she denies, Oleg pleads for Balagan’s help. Balagan eventually figures out the true motive for Randall’s murder – and the real murderer.
Episode credits
Directed by Anne WheelerWritten by Graeme Manson
Episode 10
Bless This Union
7.0 / 10
When the hotel safe is robbed during an extravagant Indian wedding celebration, the distraught couple asks Balagan to help recover their stolen gifts- but is it an inside job or the work of professionals?
Episode credits
Directed by David Frazee
Episode 11
Mr Black
9.0 / 10
Balagan is forced to match his chess skills against a computer when his anonymous online opponent reveals that he is playing for lethally high stakes - the lives of a group of innocent hostages.
Episode credits
Directed by David FrazeeGuest stars Karen LeBlanc
Episode 12
Polar Opposites
6.0 / 10
A rock star rock star hires Balagan to find $200,000 stolen from him - a mystery that also involves colourful groupies, a missing polar bear, and the kidnapped grandmother of Danni's estranged husband.
Episode credits
Directed by Kari SkoglandGuest stars John Tench
Episode 13
Deadman Talking
7.0 / 10finale
After Balagan investigates the sudden death of a hotel security guard, he is forced to face his worst nightmare.
Episode credits
Directed by David Frazee
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Cast
Shawn DoyleArkady Balagan
Patrick GallagherHugo Lum
Katharine IsabelleDanni
Lisa RayRosemary Venturi
Melanie PapaliaPippa Venturi
Torrance CoombsSam Besht
Veena SoodBarbara Stillwell
Quinn LordColin DavisCredits
- Created by
- Avrum Jacobson
- Written by
- Graeme Manson
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 13
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ShowcaseCanada- Thunderbird Films
Themes
chesschess championdetective