TV series
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
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Episode 1
Frankie is forced to partner with an unlikely ally when she’s the number one suspect in a jewellery heist.
Guest stars Wendy Crewson, Steve Lund, Derek McGrath, Sean Sullivan, Eugene Clark, Robert Clarke, Bo Martynowska, Sai Yin Cheung
Episode 2
Frankie and Trudy are hired by a factory owner to root out communists at his plant, but things soon take an explosive turn.
Guest stars Zoe Cleland, Karen Robinson, Thamela Mpumlwana, Paul Amos, Howard Hoover, Gabriella Sundar Singh, Ben Clost, James Godfrey
Episode 3
When a body turns up in the luggage of a young man, Frankie and Trudy must join forces with reporter Ernest Hemingway to clear his name.
Guest stars Romaine Waite, Steve Lund, William Melling, Emmanuel Kabongo, John Ralston, Bracken Burns, Gregg Lowe, Nic Rhind
Episode 4
When Trudy gives shelter to a faith-healing preacher’s daughter, she and Frankie find themselves investigating Toronto’s Jazz scene.
Guest stars Jeremy Walmsley, Greta Onieogou, Karen Robinson, Richard Walters, Thamela Mpumlwana, Emmanuel Kabongo, Dion Johnstone, John Tench
Episode 5
Frankie and Trudy go undercover in the glamorous world of film in order to solve a seemingly impossible murder on a silent movie set.
Guest stars Laura Vandervoort, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Megan Fahlenbock, Stefano DiMatteo, Eric Woolfe, Jason Allin
Episode 6
After a shooting injures the young son of a friend, Frankie and Trudy’s investigation leads them into the dangerous world of bootlegging.
Guest stars Jeremy Walmsley, William Melling, Luke Humphrey, Michael Miranda, Dante Zee, Kelly Van der Burg, Alex Bird, Peter Deiwick
Episode 7
Mary recruits Frankie and Trudy to find a missing teacher, but their investigation leads them to family secrets, Chinatown and murder.
Guest stars Wendy Crewson, Romaine Waite, Melanie Scrofano, Paul Braunstein, Russell Yuen, Tabitha Tao, Scott Dion Brown, Conni Miu
Episode 8
A day off turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudie when the infant son of a charismatic aviator is kidnapped during an air show.
Guest stars Jonny Harris, Romaine Waite, Kristen Holden-Ried, Laurence Fox, Lucas Bryant, Charlotte Sullivan, Charlotte Arnold, Claire Hunter
Episode 9
The horrors of war haunt Frankie when the investigation of a soldier's murder reunites her with a friend left traumatized by his tour of duty.
Guest stars Kristen Holden-Ried, Jim Watson, Steven McCarthy, Geordie Johnson, Gia Sandhu, Kamiran Aldeo, Patrice Goodman, Samantha Gracie
Episode 10
Frankie is hired to confirm the identity of a young woman claiming to be a Russian princess and protect her from those who want her dead.
Guest stars Jodelle Ferland, Wendy Crewson, Steve Lund, Laurence Dauphinais, Mikhail Bronnikov, Nick Stojanovic, Sebastian Pigott, Igor Shamuilov
Episode 11
When Frankie gets a mysterious call from a British spy, Mary discovers how she and Trudy met and how Drake Private Detectives was formed.
Guest stars Karen Robinson, Charlie Carrick, Christopher Jacot, Elizabeth Saunders, Carlyn Burchell, Jesse Buck, Gabriel Mattka, Grace Lynn Kung
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Lauren Lee SmithFrankie Drake
Chantel RileyTrudy Clarke
Rebecca LiddiardMary Shaw
Sharron MatthewsFlo Chakowitz
Anthony LemkeDetective Greyson
Johnathan SousaAlessandro Contento
Jeremy WalmsleyBobby Preston
Patrick GarrowHarvey Lyle
CBC TelevisionCanada
Shaftesbury FilmsCanada
