The Great Detective (TV series)

The Great Detective  is a Canadian detective series, which was broadcast on television from 1979 to 1982 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The leading roles were filled by Douglas Campbell as Inspector Alistair Cameron, the great detective, and sergeant James Dugan as Striker, his assistant. ==Background[ Edit] == The Great Detective was inspired by the acts of John Wilson Murray, the first investigator appointed by the Canadian Government, and takes place at the end of theVictorian era. The protagonist, Superintendent Alistair Cameron, is a fictional counterpart of Murray. Inspector Cameron is aided by his assistant, sergeant Striker, and byforensic researcher Dr. Chisholm. The television series was recorded in Rockwood, Kleinburg and Shadow Lake in Ontario, in town centres of Toronto and in studio 7 by CBC television.