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The leather bar in episodes 109 and 108 ("A Chicago Holiday" parts 1 and 2) is actually the set of The Raven, Janette's nightclub from the television series "Forever Knight".

Fraser is named after the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. Diefenbaker is named after John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, 1957-63. Thatcher is named after Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the UK, 1979-90.

For a time, this was considered the most popular Canadian-based and produced TV series ever shown on a US network. After its cancellation, the series was later spun-off into "Due South" (1997) after the producers were able to obtain international funding a year after the original was cancelled.

First season characters were typically named after famous Canadians

The first season episode "Victoria's Secret" was originally the season finale for that season and the series finale but when it was announced the series would be renewed, "Letting Go" was created to answer the questions of what happened after VS.

In the episode "Mountie Sings the Blues" from the first season, officers Huey and Dewey try to write a country and western song. The lyrics that they are working with ("Don't call me for supper, if you don't mean to feed me. Don't tell me you love me with that gun in your hand.") are from the title track of Paul Gross and David Keeley's first CD, named "Two Houses".

Leslie Nielsen's recurring character - legendary mountie Buck Frobisher - was named for 16th century explorer Sir Martin Frobisher, who explorer the northern areas of what is now Canada searching for the Northwest Passage.

The character of print journalist MacKenzie King, who appeared in two episodes (played by two different actresses) was named for former Canadian prime minister, William Lyon MacKenzie King, who served in the 1920s.

The license plate RCW139 appears on cars in a lot of the episodes from the seasons.

While Constable Fraser has sustained various injuries during the run of the series, they have only happened when he chose not to wear his hat, or it had been knocked off his head through various circumstances. This has earned his hat the nickname, "The Stetson of Invulnerability.

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The first season episode "Victoria's Secret" was originally the season finale for that season and the series finale

Это было бы актом садизма.


Я как-то отыскала черновик сценария Пилотной серии. Во-первых, первонaчально имена главных героев были другими. Бентон Фрейзер был Бентоном Прескоттом (видимо, Пол Хаггис таким образом намекал на знаменитого сержанта Престона), а Рэй Веккио был Рэем Эрнандесом. К тому же, Рэй был латиноамериканцем, а не итальянцем. В добавление к этому Рэй (о, ужас, ужас!) курил!

Вобще, в черновике есть довольно много интересных моментов, которые не вошли в оригинальный сценарий. Почитать черновик и сравнить можно здесь - www.weeklyscript.com/Due%20South%20-%20001%20-%... .