The Great Detective
1979
📺 4 Seasons
🎬 31 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
The Great Detective is a Canadian television drama, which aired on CBC from 1979 to 1982. It starred Douglas Campbell and James Dugan.
Seasons
Season 1
Alistair Cameron comes from Scotland to Canada when his niece is orphaned. When a magician is killed, Cameron solves the case. He is rewarded by a commission as the first provisional detective in the country, and he is persuaded to stay.
Season 2
When anarchists are rumored to be planning a train robbery of gold bars, Cameron double checks security. Even so, when the non-stop train reaches Toronto, the gold is nowhere to be seen.
Season 3
When the scion of a wealthy family is found shot to death in a servant girl's room, Inspector Cameron needs to know whether it is premeditated murder.
Season 4
Inspector Cameron gets a call from a student at a prestigious boy's academy that there's been a murder. He must untangle the false accusations and confirm the boy's trust.
Cast
Network
CBC Television