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The Border
Overview
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.
Status
Canceled
Created By
Peter Raymont
Network
CBC Television
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
Episodes
Stop Loss
Three American army deserters claim refugee status in Canada, and ICS must deal with the personal and political fallout.
Target of Opportunity
A deadly assassin shows up in Toronto, drawing ICS into a web of international political intrigue.
Floral Tribute
MI6 horns in on the ICS investigation of tainted heroin and an African drug smuggling ring.
Nothing to Declare
The Prime Minister of Quebec feels threatened and ICS follows the trail of a former FLQ bomber to a small town straddling the Canadian/US border.
Peak Oil
An eco-terrorist sabotages an Alberta pumping station and Gray and Layla must untangle an international corporate espionage scheme.
Prescriptive Measures
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill an American rock star. ICS searches for the Canadian link but Bianca LaGarda takes matters into her own hands.
Articles of Faith
While tracking a fundamentalist Christian sect moving "child brides" across the border, Gray meets his match.
The Sweep
Maggie becomes personally invested in the plight of two young Filipino children, victims of a human trafficking scheme.
Good Intentions
Kessler suspects the Canadian military is complicit in the cover-up of a scheme to smuggling cheap Afghan heroin into the country.
Double Dealing
The frozen body of a Russian man is found in a railway car triggers an ICS investigating of the smuggling of blood diamonds via the Canadian north.
Unacceptable Risk
ICS face escalating gang violence when a U.K. Tamil gang member enters the country for his son's life-saving surgery.
Shifting Waters
As international leaders debate Arctic sovereignty, Kessler and ICS fight to rescue a Canadian submarine crew trapped under the polar ice.
Going Dark
ICS discovers that toxic sludge is being trucked across the border and dumped in the Canadian wilderness. They follow a trail to a vicious criminal gang, who gain control over Gray and his father. As Gray struggles to save his father, he sets off a chain of events which bring about the season's shocking conclusion.
Top Cast
James McGowan
Major Mike Kessler
Graham Abbey
Detective Sergeant Gray Jackson
Jonas Chernick
Agent Heironymous Slade
Mark Wilson
Detective Sergeant Al 'Moose' Lepinsky
Jim Codrington
Acting Inspector Darnell Williams
Catherine Disher
Superintendent Maggie Norton
Grace Park
Special Agent Liz Carver
