- Tom Stone (TV series)
"Tom Stone" is a crime drama series that ran in
Canada on the CBC for two 13-episode seasons beginning in 2002. In theUnited States , the series is syndicated byProgram Partners andSony Pictures Television under the title "Stone Undercover".Overview
The hour-long series, which is set on location in
Calgary and surroundingAlberta locations, starsChris William Martin in the title role, a roguish character with a colorful past: He was a cop, an oil rigger and an ex-con. His background are the perfect ingredients theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police needs to help them solve cases that requires 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 actorArt Hindle also had a recurring role as Neil McQuinn, a shady but well connected businessman.Trivia
* The series is similar to "
The Rockford Files ", and like that series, also has the character living in a trailer home.
* In addition, Margolin, who also starred in "Files", is also the series director.External links
* [http://www.stoneundercover.tv Official website]
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