Season 1 Episodes Guide

**Season 1** of *Frankie Drake Mysteries* premiered on Monday, November 6, 2017 on CBC after *Murdoch Mysteries*.

**Season 1** of the series garnered an audience average of 782,000 on CBC, making ***Frankie Drake Mysteries*** the public broadcaster’s second-most-watched drama of the current broadcast season after *Murdoch Mysteries*.

As of Sept. 2018, **Season 1** is available in the U.S. via PBS Online's Passport access. On Oct. 12, 2018, Ovation announced they’ve acquired the first two seasons of the Canadian TV show.

## Season overview

There's a new detective in town – Frankie Drake.

**FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES** follows Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s as she takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. Her gender is her biggest advantage – who would ever think a woman could be a detective? She has a knack for solving cases but she’s no cop – her brand of justice doesn’t always follow the law. Along with her partner Trudy Clarke (Chantel Riley; *Race, The Lion King*), Frankie and the Drake Private Detectives take on cases of all shapes and sizes. 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. In a time of change and hopefulness, Frankie is a woman ahead of everyone.

* Joining the cast are Rebecca Liddiard (*Alias Grace, Houdini & Doyle, Slasher 2: Guilty Party*) as police morality officer Mary Shaw, Sharron Matthews (*Mean Girls*, *Odd Squad*) as morgue attendant Flo, and Emmanuel Kabongo (*21 Thunder*, *Teenagers*) as boxer Moses Page.

* Guest stars include Lucas Bryant (*Haven*, *Shoot the Messenger*), Wendy Crewson (*Saving Hope, Slasher*, *Revenge*), Laurence Fox (*Inspector Lewis*), Grace Lynn Kung (*Carmilla The Movie*, *Mary Kills People*), Steve Lund (*Reign*, *Bitten*), Charlotte Sullivan (*Chicago Fire*, *Rookie Blue*), and Laura Vandervoort (*Bitten, Smallville*).

On December 14, CBC posted *How to Make a Hogtown Gin Fizz, Franke Drake style.*

## **Episodes 1 - 11**

### **1.01** ***Mother of Pearl*** • Nov. 6, 2017

* After she becomes a suspect in a jewelry heist, Frankie is forced to partner with an unlikely ally.

### **1.02** ***Ladies In Red*** • Nov. 13, 2017

* A factory owner hires Frankie and Trudy to get rid of communists working at his plant.

### **1.03** ***Summer in the City*** • Nov. 20, 2017

* After the discovery of a body in a young man's luggage, Frankie and Trudy team up with a reporter to clear the young man's name.

### **1.04** ***Healing Hands*** • Nov. 27 , 2017

* The ladies wind up in Toronto's jazz scene while trying to protect a faith healer.

### **1.05** ***Out of Focus*** • Dec. 4, 2017

* In an attempt to solve a seemingly impossible murder that occurred on a movie set, Frankie and Trudy go undercover.

### **1.06** ***Whisper Sisters*** • Dec. 11, 2017

* Frankie and Trudy are led into the world of bootlegging after a shooting injures the son of a friend.

### **1.07** ***Ties That Bind*** • Jan. 8, 2018

* Mary, Frankie and Trudy search for a missing teacher, but they discover family secrets, Chinatown and murder.

### **1.08** ***The Pilot*** • Jan. 15, 2018

* On their day off, an aviator's son is kidnapped.

### **1.09** ***Ghosts*****•** Jan. 22, 2018

* While investigating a soldier's murder, Frankie reunites with a friend whose tour of duty left him traumatized.

### **1.10** ***Anastasia* •**Jan. 29, 2018

* 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.

### **1.11** ***Once Burnt Twice Spied* •**Feb. 5, 2018

* *Season Finale*
* Mary finds out how Frankie and Trudy met and how Drake Private Detectives was formed.