Frankie Drake Mysteries
6.82019X-RayTV-14
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.
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Episodes (12)
- 1. Mother of PearlJune 14, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
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.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 2. Ladies in RedJune 21, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Frankie and Trudy are hired by a factory owner to root out communists at his plant, but things soon take an explosive turn.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 3. Summer in the CityJune 21, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
When a body turns up in the luggage of a young man, the case brings Frankie and Trudy into Toronto’s elite social circles.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 4. Healing HandsJune 28, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
When Trudy gives shelter to a faith-healing preacher’s daughter, she and Frankie find themselves investigating Toronto’s jazz scene.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 5. Out of FocusJune 28, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Frankie and Trudy go undercover in the glamorous world of film in order to solve a seemingly impossible murder on a silent movie set.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 6. Whisper SistersJuly 5, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
After a shooting injures the young son of a friend, Frankie and Trudy’s investigation leads them into the dangerous world of bootlegging.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 7. Ties That BindJuly 5, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Mary recruits Frankie and Trudy to find a missing teacher, but their investigation leads them to family secrets, Chinatown, and murder.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 8. The PilotJuly 12, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
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.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 9. GhostsJuly 12, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
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.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 10. AnastasiaJuly 19, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
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.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 11. Once Burnt Twice SpiedJuly 19, 201944minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
When Frankie gets a mysterious call from a British spy, Mary discovers how she and Trudy met, and how Drake Private Detectives was formed.Leaves Prime in 8 days - 103. 20s Style FeminismWatch on supported devicesAugust 19, 20182minTV-14SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
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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The Women of Frankie Drake3minTV-14Hear 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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- Directors
- Leslie HopeMichelle RicciCarol Hay
- Network
- PBS
- Content advisory
- Violencealcohol usefoul language
- Supporting actors
- Sharron Matthews