Tom Stone (TV series)
{{Short description|Television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator = Andrew Wreggitt
| starring = Chris William Martin
Janet Kidder
Stuart Margolin
Art Hindle
| country = Canada
| location = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| company = SEVEN24 Films
| network = CBC Television
| first_aired = {{start date|2002|3|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2004|5|1}}
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 26
}}
Tom Stone is a crime drama series that ran in Canada on CBC Television for two 13-episode seasons beginning on March 25, 2002.Judy Monchuk, "Hero in CBC detective show is 'trailer trash'". Sault Star, February 21, 2002. In the United States, the series is syndicated by PPI Releasing and Sony Pictures Television under the title Stone Undercover.
Overview
The hour-long series, which is set on location in Calgary and surrounding Alberta locations, stars Chris William Martin in the title role, a roguish character with a colorful past: He was a cop, an oil rigger and an ex-con."No, Jim Rockford hasn't moved to a trailer in Alberta's foothills". Winnipeg Free Press, February 25, 2002. His background provides the perfect ingredients the Royal Canadian Mounted Police need to help them in solving cases that require an outsider.
Assisting him in these assignments is RCMP Corporal Marina Di Luzio (Janet Kidder), a female by-the-book type commercial crime specialist who has an on again-off again friction with the unconventional Stone, which also carries over into the cases they're assigned to. In addition, there is also Tom's American scotch-and-cigar smoking buddy, Jack Welsh (Stuart Margolin). Canadian actor Art Hindle also had a recurring role as Neil McQuinn, a shady but well connected businessman.
The series was commonly compared by television critics to a Canadian version of The Rockford Files. Series creator Andrew Wreggitt openly acknowledged that he was influenced by that show, as well as Northern Exposure and North of 60.James Muretich, "Tom Stone expected to hit Calgary like, well, a large stone". Calgary Herald, November 10, 2001.
Episodes
=Season 1 (2002)=
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=Season 2 (2002–03)=
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References
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External links
{{Portal|Television|Canada}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012142623/http://www.stoneundercover.tv/ Official website]
- {{IMDb title|id=0309221|title=Tom Stone}}
Category:CBC Television original programming
Category:2000s Canadian crime drama television series
Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television
Category:2002 Canadian television series debuts
Category:2004 Canadian television series endings