frankie drake mysteries seasons 1-3  set in 1920s toronto, the series follows the adventures of frankie drake (lauren lee smith) and her partner trudy clarke (chantel riley) at drake private detectives, the city's only all-female detective agency, as they find themselves fighting crime in the age of flyboys, gangsters, rum-runners, and speakeasies. a new age calls for a new kind of detective, and the women of drake private detectives fit the bill.