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 2)
Stop Loss 0.0
Air date: 2008-09-29
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Three American army deserters claim refugee status in Canada, and ICS must deal with the personal and political fallout.
Target of Opportunity 0.0
Air date: 2008-10-06
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: A deadly assassin shows up in Toronto, drawing ICS into a web of international political intrigue.
Floral Tribute 0.0
Air date: 2008-10-13
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: MI6 horns in on the ICS investigation of tainted heroin and an African drug smuggling ring.
Nothing to Declare 0.0
Air date: 2008-10-20
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The Prime Minister of Quebec feels threatened and ICS follows the trail of a former FLQ bomber to a small town straddling the Canadian/US border.
Peak Oil 0.0
Air date: 2008-10-27
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: An eco-terrorist sabotages an Alberta pumping station and Gray and Layla must untangle an international corporate espionage scheme.
Prescriptive Measures 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-03
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill an American rock star. ICS searches for the Canadian link but Bianca LaGarda takes matters into her own hands.
Articles of Faith 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-10
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: While tracking a fundamentalist Christian sect moving "child brides" across the border, Gray meets his match.
The Sweep 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-17
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Maggie becomes personally invested in the plight of two young Filipino children, victims of a human trafficking scheme.
Good Intentions 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-24
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Kessler suspects the Canadian military is complicit in the cover-up of a scheme to smuggling cheap Afghan heroin into the country.
Double Dealing 0.0
Air date: 2008-12-01
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: The frozen body of a Russian man is found in a railway car triggers an ICS investigating of the smuggling of blood diamonds via the Canadian north.
Unacceptable Risk 0.0
Air date: 2008-12-08
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: ICS face escalating gang violence when a U.K. Tamil gang member enters the country for his son's life-saving surgery.
Shifting Waters 0.0
Air date: 2008-12-15
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: As international leaders debate Arctic sovereignty, Kessler and ICS fight to rescue a Canadian submarine crew trapped under the polar ice.
Going Dark 0.0
Air date: 2008-12-22
Runtime: 43 min
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 13
Episodes 12