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The Border

The Border

TV-142008•43m•6.0/10
DramaAction & AdventureCrime

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6.0/10(13)

The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.

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Language

EN

Status

Canceled

First Aired

January 7, 2008

Last Aired

January 14, 2010

Networks

CBC Television

Created By

Peter Raymont

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Pockets of Vulnerability
E1
Pockets of Vulnerability
Air date: 2008-01-07
When CSIS sends a suspect to Syria to be tortured the elite ICS, Squad must race to prove him innocent.
Gray Zone
E2
Gray Zone
Air date: 2008-01-14
ICS Agent Gray Jackson butts heads with a beautiful U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their undercover operation at a Mohawk casino goes awry.
Bodies on the Ground
E3
Bodies on the Ground
Air date: 2008-01-21
A U.S. rendition flight crash-lands in rural Quebec and ICS must recapture three terrorists before the Americans forcibly intervene.
Gross Deceptions
E4
Gross Deceptions
Air date: 2008-01-28
ICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda clash with disgruntled ex-Airborne soldiers and an elusive arms dealer while hunting for stolen military weapons.
Compromising Positions
E5
Compromising Positions
Air date: 2008-02-04
Major Kessler releases an illegal Russian stripper as a political favour, sparking a scandal that climaxes in murder.
Physical Assets
E6
Physical Assets
Air date: 2008-02-11
When Gray and Layla bust a human-trafficking operation, they follow a grisly trail to an old adversary.
Family Values
E7
Family Values
Air date: 2008-02-18
ICS helps a movie star enter the country with her newly adopted son: a Sudanese refugee with a dark past and an even darker secret.
Enemy Contact
E8
Enemy Contact
Air date: 2008-02-25
ICS races to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of Toronto.
Restricted Access
E9
Restricted Access
Air date: 2008-03-03
Kessler, Gray, and Layla are trapped aboard a quarantined freighter with a captain who's accused of murdering stowaways.
Normalizing Relations
E10
Normalizing Relations
Air date: 2008-03-10
ICS must prevent the assassination of a visiting Cuban diplomat who has a surprising connection to U.S. Agent Bianca Lagarda.
Civil Disobedience
E11
Civil Disobedience
Air date: 2008-03-17
When his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.
Grave Concern
E12
Grave Concern
Air date: 2008-03-24
ICS must find a sadistic kidnapper before he auctions off his 12-year-old victim on a pedophile website.
Blowback
E13
Blowback
Air date: 2008-03-31
Kessler discovers a Croatian war criminal has been granted amnesty, and must struggle with demons from his own past in Bosnia.

Cast

James McGowan

James McGowan

Major Mike Kessler

Graham Abbey

Graham Abbey

Detective Sergeant Gray Jackson

Jonas Chernick

Jonas Chernick

Agent Heironymous Slade

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Detective Sergeant Al 'Moose' Lepinsky

Jim Codrington

Jim Codrington

Acting Inspector Darnell Williams

Catherine Disher

Catherine Disher

Superintendent Maggie Norton

Grace Park

Grace Park

Special Agent Liz Carver

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