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IMDB (Series Info) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156442/
Wikipedia (Series Info) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci%27s_Inquest
IMDB (Episodes Guide) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156442/episodes/
Da Vinci's Inquest Playlist (Full Episodes) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXssjYeUyJVGYHB2os6BiGLYgnfXuz0OI
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series which originally aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, the critically acclaimed show did attract a loyal following, and ultimately seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes.
The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, starred Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates.
Every death tells a tale, and it is Vancouver Coroner Dominic Da Vinci’s obsession to discover that story. Da Vinci is the first at the scene of a death and the last person to give his verdict on how the death occurred. Operating in a big port city, with big-city problems, Da Vinci navigates a complicated world.
Da Vinci's Inquest was loosely based on the real life experiences of Larry Campbell, the former chief coroner of Vancouver, British Columbia, who was elected mayor of that city in 2002. The part of Da Vinci, however, was written specifically for actor Nicholas Campbell. Elements of the series storylines were also taken from sociopolitical issues faced by Vancouver itself, such as the plight of the homeless, the controversy over a designated injection site for drug users, the idea of establishing a red light district, and the disappearance of homeless women and sex workers-similar to the case of Robert Pickton.
The cast also included Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci, Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon, and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary.
Format
Da Vinci's Inquest is notable for its unconventional story formats. Unlike most crime dramas, many cases on Da Vinci's Inquest aren't fully explained, and some aren't even solved; often the episodes end with the resolution implied or withheld entirely. Many of the show's fans hail this characteristic as one of its finest qualities. Also unusual is its handling of story arcs. Some arcs span the length of one or more seasons, but aren't touched on at all for several episodes at a time, similar to the Mythology / Monster of the Week format of The X-Files (which was also a Vancouver production, though not at the same time as Da Vinci's Inquest); several main and many guest actors appeared on both shows. An exception to this is Season 7, which features at least three main plots that are addressed in every episode. Two episodes, Season 3's "It's Backwards Day" and Season 4's "Pretend You Didn't See Me," are notable for their extended opening takes, which follow Da Vinci as he walks around a location and speaks with multiple characters in one continuous, ten-minute shot; the former episode is also noted for playing out largely in real time.[citation needed]
Major story arcs include: Da Vinci's attempts to balance his work life with his ex-wife and daughter, as well as his battles with alcoholism; Leo Shannon struggling to care for his mentally ill wife and facing pressure to retire from the force; the relocation of an old mental hospital's cemetery and the intrigue that follows; Sunny overseeing an archaeological dig at a construction site; Angela Kosmo's battle with a corrupt Vice cop and the teenage prostitute who tries to manipulate both of them; and Da Vinci's quest to establish a red light district and safe injection site to protect the sex workers and drug addicts of Vancouver, which leads him to run first for police chief and then mayor. The sex trade is a recurring theme throughout the entire series, and early season premieres and finales center around high numbers of homicides where prostitutes are the victims, which often turn out to be the work of a serial killer. Relationships between characters (such as Da Vinci's many romantic flings and that between Mick Leary and Sunny Ramen) are left in the background of or take place between episodes.
In Internet fandom, the plot line following Mick Leary's downward spiral into depression after an unstable female constable infatuated with him commits suicide is often considered one of the most powerful and best-written arcs in the entire series by many fans.
Cast
Nicholas Campbell as Coroner (Mayor in season 8) Dominic Da Vinci
Suleka Mathew as Dr. Sunita "Sunny" Ramen (credited as "Sue Mathew" in the first season) (seasons 1–5 & beginning of season 6)
Donnelly Rhodes as Detective Leo Shannon (seasons 1–7)
Venus Terzo as Detective Angela Kosmo
Ian Tracey as Detective (Coroner in season 8) Mick Leary
Gwynyth Walsh as Dr. Patricia Da Vinci (seasons 1–4)
Robert Wisden as Chief Coroner James Flynn (seasons 1–2 & beginning of 3)
Sarah-Jane Redmond as Sergeant Sheila Kurtz (seasons 3–7, recurring in seasons 2 and 8)
Gerard Plunkett as Chief Coroner [formerly Crown Prosecutor] Bob Kelly (seasons 3–7; recurring in seasons 1–2 and 8)
Kimberly Hawthorne as Detective Rose Williams (credited as "Kim Hawthorne") (seasons 4–7)
Alex Diakun as Forensics Detective Chick Savoy (seasons 5–8, recurring in 1–4)
Sarah Strange as Helen (seasons 5–7, recurring in 1–4)
Simone Bailly as Constable Jan Ferris (season 8)
Brian Markinson as Police Chief Bill Jacobs (season 8; recurring in seasons 6–7)
Mylène Dinh-Robic as Rita Mah (season 8)
Benjamin Ratner as Sam Berger (season 8)
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Video Description: Da Vinci investigates numerous prostitute murders over several months. Leary questions a local diner owner who received the mail of some of the victims.
https://pics.filmaffinity.com/Da_Vinci_s_Inquest_TV_Series-521564898-large.jpg
Wikipedia (Series Info) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci%27s_Inquest
IMDB (Episodes Guide) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156442/episodes/
Da Vinci's Inquest Playlist (Full Episodes) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXssjYeUyJVGYHB2os6BiGLYgnfXuz0OI
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series which originally aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, the critically acclaimed show did attract a loyal following, and ultimately seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes.
The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, starred Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates.
Every death tells a tale, and it is Vancouver Coroner Dominic Da Vinci’s obsession to discover that story. Da Vinci is the first at the scene of a death and the last person to give his verdict on how the death occurred. Operating in a big port city, with big-city problems, Da Vinci navigates a complicated world.
Da Vinci's Inquest was loosely based on the real life experiences of Larry Campbell, the former chief coroner of Vancouver, British Columbia, who was elected mayor of that city in 2002. The part of Da Vinci, however, was written specifically for actor Nicholas Campbell. Elements of the series storylines were also taken from sociopolitical issues faced by Vancouver itself, such as the plight of the homeless, the controversy over a designated injection site for drug users, the idea of establishing a red light district, and the disappearance of homeless women and sex workers-similar to the case of Robert Pickton.
The cast also included Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci, Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon, and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary.
Format
Da Vinci's Inquest is notable for its unconventional story formats. Unlike most crime dramas, many cases on Da Vinci's Inquest aren't fully explained, and some aren't even solved; often the episodes end with the resolution implied or withheld entirely. Many of the show's fans hail this characteristic as one of its finest qualities. Also unusual is its handling of story arcs. Some arcs span the length of one or more seasons, but aren't touched on at all for several episodes at a time, similar to the Mythology / Monster of the Week format of The X-Files (which was also a Vancouver production, though not at the same time as Da Vinci's Inquest); several main and many guest actors appeared on both shows. An exception to this is Season 7, which features at least three main plots that are addressed in every episode. Two episodes, Season 3's "It's Backwards Day" and Season 4's "Pretend You Didn't See Me," are notable for their extended opening takes, which follow Da Vinci as he walks around a location and speaks with multiple characters in one continuous, ten-minute shot; the former episode is also noted for playing out largely in real time.[citation needed]
Major story arcs include: Da Vinci's attempts to balance his work life with his ex-wife and daughter, as well as his battles with alcoholism; Leo Shannon struggling to care for his mentally ill wife and facing pressure to retire from the force; the relocation of an old mental hospital's cemetery and the intrigue that follows; Sunny overseeing an archaeological dig at a construction site; Angela Kosmo's battle with a corrupt Vice cop and the teenage prostitute who tries to manipulate both of them; and Da Vinci's quest to establish a red light district and safe injection site to protect the sex workers and drug addicts of Vancouver, which leads him to run first for police chief and then mayor. The sex trade is a recurring theme throughout the entire series, and early season premieres and finales center around high numbers of homicides where prostitutes are the victims, which often turn out to be the work of a serial killer. Relationships between characters (such as Da Vinci's many romantic flings and that between Mick Leary and Sunny Ramen) are left in the background of or take place between episodes.
In Internet fandom, the plot line following Mick Leary's downward spiral into depression after an unstable female constable infatuated with him commits suicide is often considered one of the most powerful and best-written arcs in the entire series by many fans.
Cast
Nicholas Campbell as Coroner (Mayor in season 8) Dominic Da Vinci
Suleka Mathew as Dr. Sunita "Sunny" Ramen (credited as "Sue Mathew" in the first season) (seasons 1–5 & beginning of season 6)
Donnelly Rhodes as Detective Leo Shannon (seasons 1–7)
Venus Terzo as Detective Angela Kosmo
Ian Tracey as Detective (Coroner in season 8) Mick Leary
Gwynyth Walsh as Dr. Patricia Da Vinci (seasons 1–4)
Robert Wisden as Chief Coroner James Flynn (seasons 1–2 & beginning of 3)
Sarah-Jane Redmond as Sergeant Sheila Kurtz (seasons 3–7, recurring in seasons 2 and 8)
Gerard Plunkett as Chief Coroner [formerly Crown Prosecutor] Bob Kelly (seasons 3–7; recurring in seasons 1–2 and 8)
Kimberly Hawthorne as Detective Rose Williams (credited as "Kim Hawthorne") (seasons 4–7)
Alex Diakun as Forensics Detective Chick Savoy (seasons 5–8, recurring in 1–4)
Sarah Strange as Helen (seasons 5–7, recurring in 1–4)
Simone Bailly as Constable Jan Ferris (season 8)
Brian Markinson as Police Chief Bill Jacobs (season 8; recurring in seasons 6–7)
Mylène Dinh-Robic as Rita Mah (season 8)
Benjamin Ratner as Sam Berger (season 8)
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Video Description: Da Vinci investigates numerous prostitute murders over several months. Leary questions a local diner owner who received the mail of some of the victims.
https://pics.filmaffinity.com/Da_Vinci_s_Inquest_TV_Series-521564898-large.jpg