The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.
The Border (Season 1)
Pockets of Vulnerability 0.0
Air date: 2008-01-07
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When CSIS sends a suspect to Syria to be tortured the elite ICS, Squad must race to prove him innocent.
Gray Zone 0.0
Air date: 2008-01-14
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: ICS Agent Gray Jackson butts heads with a beautiful U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their undercover operation at a Mohawk casino goes awry.
Bodies on the Ground 0.0
Air date: 2008-01-21
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A U.S. rendition flight crash-lands in rural Quebec and ICS must recapture three terrorists before the Americans forcibly intervene.
Gross Deceptions 0.0
Air date: 2008-01-28
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: ICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda clash with disgruntled ex-Airborne soldiers and an elusive arms dealer while hunting for stolen military weapons.
Compromising Positions 0.0
Air date: 2008-02-04
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Major Kessler releases an illegal Russian stripper as a political favour, sparking a scandal that climaxes in murder.
Physical Assets 0.0
Air date: 2008-02-11
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When Gray and Layla bust a human-trafficking operation, they follow a grisly trail to an old adversary.
Family Values 0.0
Air date: 2008-02-18
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: ICS helps a movie star enter the country with her newly adopted son: a Sudanese refugee with a dark past and an even darker secret.
Enemy Contact 0.0
Air date: 2008-02-25
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: ICS races to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of Toronto.
Restricted Access 0.0
Air date: 2008-03-03
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Kessler, Gray, and Layla are trapped aboard a quarantined freighter with a captain who's accused of murdering stowaways.
Normalizing Relations 0.0
Air date: 2008-03-10
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: ICS must prevent the assassination of a visiting Cuban diplomat who has a surprising connection to U.S. Agent Bianca Lagarda.
Civil Disobedience 0.0
Air date: 2008-03-17
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.
Grave Concern 0.0
Air date: 2008-03-24
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: ICS must find a sadistic kidnapper before he auctions off his 12-year-old victim on a pedophile website.
Blowback 0.0
Air date: 2008-03-31
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Kessler discovers a Croatian war criminal has been granted amnesty, and must struggle with demons from his own past in Bosnia.
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 13
Episodes 12