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Da Vinci's Inquest

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Da Vinci's Inquest
Genre
Created byChris Haddock
StarringNicholas Campbell
Suleka Mathew
Sarah-Jane Redmond
Donnelly Rhodes
Venus Terzo
Camille Sullivan
Ian Tracey
Gwynyth Walsh
Robert Wisden
Opening theme"Da Vinci's Inquest Opening Theme" by Tim McCauley
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes91
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Haddock
  • Laszlo Barna
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 7, 1998 (1998-10-07) –
January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23)

Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian crime drama series produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the CBC Television. It starred Nicholas Campbell. The show ran from October 7, 1998 until January 23, 2005.[1]

The show centers around a coroner and former RCMP undercover officer named Dominic Da Vinci. He travels around the city of Vancouver and trys to help investigate crimes.[2]

A spin-off titled Da Vinci's City Hall was broadcast on CBC Television. It focused on Da Vinci and his political career after he became the mayor of Vancouver. It ran from October 25, 2005 until February 28, 2006.[3]

Nicholas Campbell won the Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his role as Da Vinci. For five out of six seasons, the show won the Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series.[4][5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. "'Da Vinci' cancelled". History of Canadian Broadcasting. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. "Da Vinci's Inquest". broadcasting-history.ca. History of Canadian Broadcasting. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. "Da Vinci's autopsy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  4. "Gemini winners, Nov 1999". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. McKay, John (20 September 2000). "CBC's DaVinci's Inquest tops Gemini nominations". Waterloo Region Record. p. E8.
  6. "2001 Gemini Winners". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. "Canada Sweeps Geminis". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  8. "Gemini Special Awards winners announced". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

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