About this season
The Great Detective is a Canadian television drama, which aired on CBC from 1979 to 1982. It starred Douglas Campbell and James Dugan.
Episodes (8)
1. Train of Events
Aired 2 January 1980 • 60 min
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.
2. The Eye of Clarkie Blackburn
Aired 9 January 1980 • 60 min
An autopsy of a skull reveals a one-eyed man has been strangled. Sergeant Striker soon discovers it belonged to a "village idiot" who lived upriver, but how to uncover the culprit?
3. A Family Business
Aired 16 January 1980 • 60 min
The Great Detective encounters a respectable middle-class family of counterfeiters.
4. Murder in Sepia
Aired 23 January 1980 • 60 min
Cameron investigates the murder of photographer. Why did the killer destroy all the negatives in the dark room?
5. A Watery Grave
Aired 30 January 1980 • 60 min
6. Spirit Guide
Aired 6 February 1980 • 60 min
Inspector Cameron becomes involved in a discovery of what appears to be the mummy of a Viking. While investigating, he finds himself dealing with Madam Zorah, a medium.
7. The Man Who Died Twice
Aired 13 February 1980 • 60 min
Inspector Cameron responds to a young boy's plea to save his father who is accused of murder at the mine where he works. The town's residents are in no mood to wait for a judge to get there
8. Too Many Cooks
Aired 20 February 1980 • 60 min
Each of four employees of an eccentric, wealthy semi-invalid has an interest in adding spice to her life by loading a casserole with curry. After her death, all four raid the medical office for her post-mortem stomach, stored in