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The Border

43min

Drama

Action & Adventure

Crime

The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Pockets of Vulnerability

1. Pockets of Vulnerability

43min

7th Jan 2008

When CSIS sends a suspect to Syria to be tortured the elite ICS, Squad must race to prove him innocent.

Gray Zone

2. Gray Zone

43min

14th Jan 2008

ICS Agent Gray Jackson butts heads with a beautiful U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their undercover operation at a Mohawk casino goes awry.

Bodies on the Ground

3. Bodies on the Ground

43min

21st Jan 2008

A U.S. rendition flight crash-lands in rural Quebec and ICS must recapture three terrorists before the Americans forcibly intervene.

Gross Deceptions

4. Gross Deceptions

43min

28th Jan 2008

ICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda clash with disgruntled ex-Airborne soldiers and an elusive arms dealer while hunting for stolen military weapons.

Compromising Positions

5. Compromising Positions

43min

4th Feb 2008

Major Kessler releases an illegal Russian stripper as a political favour, sparking a scandal that climaxes in murder.

Physical Assets

6. Physical Assets

43min

11th Feb 2008

When Gray and Layla bust a human-trafficking operation, they follow a grisly trail to an old adversary.

Family Values

7. Family Values

43min

18th Feb 2008

ICS helps a movie star enter the country with her newly adopted son: a Sudanese refugee with a dark past and an even darker secret.

Enemy Contact

8. Enemy Contact

43min

25th Feb 2008

ICS races to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of Toronto.

Restricted Access

9. Restricted Access

43min

3rd Mar 2008

Kessler, Gray, and Layla are trapped aboard a quarantined freighter with a captain who's accused of murdering stowaways.

Normalizing Relations

10. Normalizing Relations

43min

10th Mar 2008

ICS must prevent the assassination of a visiting Cuban diplomat who has a surprising connection to U.S. Agent Bianca Lagarda.

Civil Disobedience

11. Civil Disobedience

43min

17th Mar 2008

When his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.

Grave Concern

12. Grave Concern

43min

24th Mar 2008

ICS must find a sadistic kidnapper before he auctions off his 12-year-old victim on a pedophile website.

Blowback

13. Blowback

43min

31st Mar 2008

Kessler discovers a Croatian war criminal has been granted amnesty, and must struggle with demons from his own past in Bosnia.

First air date

7th Jan 2008

Last air date

14th Jan 2010

Status

Canceled

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks