The Detectives

This show is absolutely extraordinary.....it rivals 48 hours but is paced in a very Canadian way with no fake dramatic build-up. It covers all the most well-known cases in Canadian crime and deals with them is a most interesting and informative way. Narrated and featuring the actual detectives active on the cases it also stars some OUTSTANDING Canadian actor and actresses. I simply cannot praise this show enough from the high production values to the actors and the cases chosen. At the end of each case we hear the resolution and if that is not topical enough, their real names are given as are the cities so internet verification is always possible. Perhaps the BEST true-crime series I have ever seen. Thanks for making it and I hope it continues for more seasons. VERY highly recommended.

Each episode in this series is a reenactment of a major Canadian crime.

I usually find productions like this (e.g. The First 48) to be dry and fairly uninteresting, but the makers have managed to capture the feel of the investigations as well as the facts. I think that this is because this series uses quality Canadian actors. The production values are also very good.

I like a lot about this series.

They got the actual detectives from the cases to talk through the investigations. I felt this gave the show a weightier impact than had a narrator presented everything.

The tone was very professional -- cases were neither sensationalized nor presented as entertainment. It's tricky to get the tone just right with a show like this, but they did.

The reenactments were appropriately presented and well-acted. Some similar shows would overdo it on the suspense and try to turn everything into a horror movie. This show resisted that temptation and merely stuck to what I assume are the facts.

I would love it if CBC produced more seasons. I raced through the first three seasons in less than a week.

Very well done. For being a Canadian show I'm actually proud to say, WTG CBC for making a quite enjoyable mystery documentary.

I have to say for a Canadian developed, produced, acted, and directed series, this is about as good as it gets. It stars some of the best, and most recognizable, Canadian actors. To have someone of the stature of Michael Ironside really adds a lot of credibility to the series - even though he only appears in one episode. Hugh Dillon is no slouch either. And to boot it's a CBC series. One of the best they've produced in years. I'm only through the first four episodes, my favourites being 1&3, so far. I really hope they do a season two, and more...