Republic of Doyle
| Republic of Doyle | |
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| Genre |
Comedy-drama Police procedural |
| Created by |
Allan Hawco Malcolm MacRury Perry Chafe |
| Starring | Allan Hawco Seán McGinley Lynda Boyd Krystin Pellerin Mark O'Brien Marthe Bernard Bob Cole |
| Opening theme | "Oh Yeah" by Great Big Sea |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 77 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Allan Hawco, John Vatcher, Michael Levine |
| Location(s) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Cinematography | Malcolm Cross |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Take the Shot Productions Fireworks (seasons 1-2) Content Film (season 3-6) |
| Distributor |
Trifecta Entertainment & Media (United States) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 6, 2010 – December 10, 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Republic of Doyle is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador which aired on CBC Television from January 6, 2010 to December 10, 2014.
The show stars Allan Hawco as private investigator and former police officer Jake Doyle and Seán McGinley as his father, Malachy Doyle. They partner as private investigators with Rose Doyle, Malachy's second wife, played by Lynda Boyd, in St. John's. Krystin Pellerin stars as Constable Leslie Bennett, with Mark O'Brien as Desmond "Des" Courtney, who works with the Doyles, and Marthe Bernard as Katrina "Tinny" Doyle, Jake's niece and Malachy's granddaughter. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings – not all of them on the right side of the law.
The show was renewed on April 4, 2014, for a sixth and final season.
The show is filmed in and around St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The show's star, Allan Hawco, is also executive producer/showrunner/co-creator and head writer of the show.
Other producers include John Vatcher (exec producer), Rob Blackie, Perry Chafe (co-creator and writer) and Michael Levine.
In 2013, Republic of Doyle aired a fictional crossover with another CBC Television crime drama, Murdoch Mysteries. With the two shows set over 100 years apart, Hawco appeared on the November 25, 2013 episode of Murdoch Mysteries as Jacob Doyle, a 19th-century ancestor of Jake Doyle, while Yannick Bisson appeared on the January 29, 2014 episode of Republic of Doyle as Detective Bill Murdoch, a 21st-century descendant of his regular character Detective William Murdoch.
Premiering on January 6, 2010, the show introduces Allan Hawco as Jake Doyle and Sean McGinley as Mal Doyle as a father and son pair of private investigators. The debut show also reveals relationship complications with Jake and his ex-wife Nikki and his new infatuation: Leslie, the Inspector who works at the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. While Jake tries to improve his relationship with Leslie, he discovers he may have impregnated his ex-wife, but soon discovers the positive pregnancy test he found in her garbage can did not belong to her. After he realizes he is free from the burden of having to deal with child-support, his relationship with Leslie develops as Nikki’s relationship with her new boyfriend grows. However, Leslie soon begins to decide whether her relationship with Jake will prove beneficial in the future. As Jake finalizes his divorce with Nikki, his relationship status with Leslie improves to good friends. Yet Leslie’s focus quickly shifts to her new title as Sergeant after being promoted to the position. Jake realizes he has other problems too; his mischievous older brother, Christian makes an unexpected visit to his house, greeting him in the kitchen. After Christian offends Jake, their relationship swiftly intensifies. The last episode of the season shows the characters’ struggle to keep their republic strong as their relationships fall apart.
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