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    The Great Detective

    2019 · Mystery · 1h 38m

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  1. The Great Detective was inspired by the exploits of John Wilson Murray, Canada's first government-appointed detective, set in the latter part of the Victorian era. The leading character, Inspector Alistair Cameron, was a fictional counterpart of Murray. Inspector Cameron was ably assisted by his friend, forensic scientist Dr. Chisholm.

    • 35
    • January 17, 1979 –, March 4, 1982
  2. The Great Detective: With Douglas Campbell, Sandy Webster, Kay Hawtrey, James Duggan. Canadian TV series filmed in part in Ontario. The series is based on the first government appointed provincial detective Alistair Cameron, set during the late Victorian era.

    • (47)
    • 1983
    • Crime, Mystery
    • 60
  3. 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. Conflict has broken out, resulting in the death of a white settler.

  4. The Great Detective. Top-rated. Wed, Feb 7, 1979. S1.E4. Murder at Blenheim Swamp. While investigating the murder of a visiting Englishman, Cameron suspects the local inhabitants know more than they are letting on. 7.6/10. Rate. Top-rated.

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  6. Great Detective. The game is afoot. "I never guess. It is a shocking habit — destructive to the logical faculty." A staple of Mystery Fiction and Detective Fiction, the Great Detective relies on powers of deduction and educated thought to solve crimes. The Great Detective is usually an Amateur Sleuth or a Private Detective (because Police Are ...

  7. Jun 14, 2016 · More than a century after Sherlock Holmes first capered into our world, Arthur Conan Doyle’s peculiar creation continues to fascinate us, and in The Great Detective, journalist and lifelong Sherlock fan Zach Dundas sets out to learn why. Through sparkling new readings of the original stories, he unearths the inspirations behind Holmes and his ...

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