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Frankie Drake Mysteries

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.
IMDb 6.8201914 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Mother of Pearl
    June 14, 2019
    44min
    13+
    Frankie partners with a surprising ally when she’s named as the number one suspect in a robbery that looks like the work of her dead father.
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  2. S1 E2 - Ladies in Red
    June 21, 2019
    44min
    13+
    Frankie and Trudy are hired by a factory owner to root out communists at his plant, but things soon take an explosive turn.
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  3. S1 E3 - Summer in the City
    June 21, 2019
    44min
    13+
    When a body turns up in the luggage of a young man, the case brings Frankie and Trudy into Toronto’s elite social circles.
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  4. S1 E4 - Healing Hands
    June 28, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    When Trudy gives shelter to a faith-healing preacher’s daughter, she and Frankie find themselves investigating Toronto’s jazz scene.
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  5. S1 E5 - Out of Focus
    June 28, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    Frankie and Trudy go undercover in the glamorous world of film in order to solve a seemingly impossible murder on a silent movie set.
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  6. S1 E6 - Whisper Sisters
    July 5, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    After a shooting injures the young son of a friend, Frankie and Trudy’s investigation leads them into the dangerous world of bootlegging.
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  7. S1 E7 - Ties That Bind
    July 5, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    Mary recruits Frankie and Trudy to find a missing teacher, but their investigation leads them to family secrets, Chinatown, and murder.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Pilot
    July 12, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    A day off turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudy when the infant son of a charismatic aviator is kidnapped during an air show.
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  9. S1 E9 - Ghosts
    July 12, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    The horrors of war haunt Frankie when an investigation into a soldier’s murder reunites her with a friend left traumatized by his tour of duty.
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  10. S1 E10 - Anastasia
    July 19, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    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.
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  11. S1 E11 - Once Burnt Twice Spied
    July 19, 2019
    44min
    TV-14
    When Frankie gets a mysterious call from a British spy, Mary discovers how she and Trudy met, and how Drake Private Detectives was formed.
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  12. S1 E103 - 20s Style Feminism
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    August 19, 2018
    2min
    TV-14
    Christina Jennings and cast members discuss how the women of the series are early feminists; how they don't need a man to define them, and are not afraid to be living the lives they want to live, not the lives that are dictated by society.
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Extras

Bonus

The Women of Frankie Drake
The Women of Frankie Drake
3min7+
Hear from executive producer Christina Jennings, Lauren Lee Smith (Frankie), Chantel Riley (Trudy), Sharron Matthews (Flo), and Rebecca Liddiard (Mary), as they discuss how the four strong female lead characters in the series demonstrate how difficult it was to be a woman in the 1920s, and despite that, celebrate female independence and empowerment.
Hear from executive producer Christina Jennings, Lauren Lee Smith (Frankie), Chantel Riley (Trudy), Sharron Matthews (Flo), and Rebecca Liddiard (Mary), as they discuss how the four strong female lead characters in the series demonstrate how difficult it was to be a woman in the 1920s, and despite that, celebrate female independence and empowerment.
Hear from executive producer Christina Jennings, Lauren Lee Smith (Frankie), Chantel Riley (Trudy), Sharron Matthews (Flo), and Rebecca Liddiard (Mary), as they discuss how the four strong female lead characters in the series demonstrate how difficult it was to be a woman in the 1920s, and despite that, celebrate female independence and empowerment.

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Content advisory
Violencealcohol usefoul language
Audio languages
English Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Leslie HopeMichelle RicciCarol Hay
Producers
Michelle RicciCarol HayScott GarvieChristina JenningsCal Coons
Starring
Lauren Lee SmithChantel RileyRebecca Liddiard
Studio
PBS
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