Frankie Drake Mysteries

Mother of Pearl

43m 41s

The sins of the father cast a shadow on Frankie when she’s a suspect in a jewelry heist. In order to clear her name, Frankie inserts herself into the investigation only to discover that the victim of the theft is someone from her past. Forced to work with the unlikeliest of partners, Frankie realizes that catching a thief requires thinking like one.

Episodes

Mother of Pearl

S1 E1 - 43m 41s

The sins of the father cast a shadow on Frankie when she’s a suspect in a jewelry heist. In order to clear her name, Frankie inserts herself into the investigation only to discover that the victim of the theft is someone from her past. Forced to work with the unlikeliest of partners, Frankie realizes that catching a thief requires thinking like one.
Ladies in Red

S1 E2 - 43m 41s

After Frankie and Trudy interrupt a violent home invasion, they’re hired to root out the suspected culprits – Communists at the family’s factory. Trudy goes undercover, but when Frankie is nearly killed in an explosion outside the factory gates, it’s clear someone knows Drake Private Detectives are getting close to cracking the case.
Summer in the City

S1 E3 - 43m 41s

Frankie is shocked when Eric Morrison, the son of her former Signal Corps commander, appears on her doorstep in the dead of night. A very dead body has suddenly appeared in his luggage - can the Drake Private Detectives help? But soon they discover the young man isn’t as innocent as he’d like them to believe he is.
Healing Hands

S1 E4 - 43m 41s

When Elsie, the faith-healing daughter of a preacher, disappears, Trudy brings the case to the agency. Frankie and Trudy agree on one thing: there’s no way a teenage girl is as innocent as her parents believe. They discover Elsie has been not just moonlighting as a jazz singer, but also that she’s been planning to run away with her handsome mentor. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Out of Focus

S1 E5 - 43m 40s

Frankie and Trudy go Hollywood when they’re hired to investigate what looks like a murder captured on film by none other than legendary film producer Mack Sennett. To blend in, Frankie becomes a reluctant stunt double for leading lady Sofia Devoe, while she works to find out who could be a real killer. Can the detectives discover the truth behind the façade before the final credits roll?
Whisper Sisters

S1 E6 - 43m 41s

Frankie and Trudy’s night out at Quon’s Speakeasy turns deadly when bullets start flying, injuring the young son of the owner. Frankie seeks out local gangster Joe Perry, who she suspects is responsible for the attack. But the tables are turned when Joe kidnaps her, leading Trudy and Morality Officer Mary Shaw on a search through burlesque halls and to bootlegger’s stills.
Ties That Bind

S1 E7 - 43m 41s

Morality Officer Mary Shaw recruits Frankie and Trudy to investigate the disappearance of an English teacher in Chinatown, but Frankie suspects Mary isn’t telling them the whole truth. They soon learn that Mary has a personal connection to the missing woman, who was involved in pursuits much more wide-reaching and much less virtuous than teaching.
The Pilot

S1 E8 - 43m 41s

A day at the air show turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudy when they prevent the kidnapping of aviator Phillip Anderson’s son Charlie. Although Anderson shuns their offer of assistance, Frankie and Trudy stay on the case. Their worst fears are realized when Charlie and his nanny go missing. Things aren’t as they seem in the Anderson house, and no one can be trusted.
Ghosts

S1 E9 - 43m 40s

A young wife of a veteran hires the detectives to investigate her husband, but before they can get very far, the man is killed in an explosion. Frankie discovers the murder is just one in a series seemingly connected to a secret military facility in England. Frankie comes face-to-face with a long-lost friend who may be the only one able to help--if she can face her own ghosts.
Anastasia

S1 E10 - 43m 41s

The lady of the stately Winchester house wants to hire Frankie to confirm that Anna, a member of a Cossack dance troupe, is actually Princess Anastasia of the Romanov family. Frankie is dubious--surely there’s someone more appropriate than a private detective to handle the case. But after Anna’s life is threatened, Frankie realizes that princess or not, the young woman needs protection.
Once Burnt Twice Spied

S1 E11 - 43m 41s

After Frankie gets a cryptic telephone call, she bolts from the office. As they set out to find her, Trudy tells Morality Officer Mary Shaw about how Frankie became a private detective. Immediately after the war, Frankie worked as a spy for MI-5, and as they quickly discover, the past doesn’t always stay in the past.

Extras + Features

Trailer

S1 - 30s

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.

Schedule

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Frankie Drake Mysteries

Wednesday
Mar 22

9:00 pm

1 Hour

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

Thursday
Mar 23

1:30 am

1 Hour

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

Thursday
Mar 23

3:00 pm

1 Hour

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

Friday
Mar 24

1:30 am

1 Hour

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

Healing Hands

Saturday
Mar 25

2:00 pm

1 Hour

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

Out of Focus

Wednesday
Mar 29

9:00 pm

1 Hour

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

Out of Focus

Thursday
Mar 30

1:30 am

1 Hour

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

Out of Focus

Thursday
Mar 30

3:00 pm

1 Hour

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

Saturday
Apr 1

2:00 pm

1 Hour

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

Saturday
Apr 1

9:00 pm

1 Hour

This drama series, set in stylish 1920s Toronto, follows the female-only agency Drake Private Detectives, led by the eponymous Frankie Drake and her partner Trudy Clarke. Incorporating a brand of justice that doesn't always follow the law, Frankie and Trudy investigate mysteries and crimes that either the police refuse to take on, or that their clients cannot take to the police at all. Against a backdrop of social change, radical politics and jazz music, the series is immersed in both the real Toronto of the 1920s and the world of mystery and suspense conjured by creators Carol Hay and Michelle Ricci.
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Frankie Drake Mysteries

Sunday
Apr 2

12:00 am

1 Hour

This drama series, set in stylish 1920s Toronto, follows the female-only agency Drake Private Detectives, led by the eponymous Frankie Drake and her partner Trudy Clarke. Incorporating a brand of justice that doesn't always follow the law, Frankie and Trudy investigate mysteries and crimes that either the police refuse to take on, or that their clients cannot take to the police at all. Against a backdrop of social change, radical politics and jazz music, the series is immersed in both the real Toronto of the 1920s and the world of mystery and suspense conjured by creators Carol Hay and Michelle Ricci.

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