Due South characters


Due South[] is a Canadian crime series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, Gordon Pinsent, Beau Starr, Catherine Bruhier, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano, and later Callum Keith Rennie. It ran for 67 episodes over four seasons, from 1994 to 1999.

Characters

Constable Benton Fraser

Sergeant Robert Fraser

Robert J. Fraser, often called Bob Fraser and referred to as Fraser Sr. to distinguish from his son, is a fictional character in the television series Due South portrayed by Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent.
Robert Fraser was a sergeant of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Fraser Sr. was 57 years old in April 1994. The pilot episode of Due South focuses on Fraser Sr.'s murder and his son's attempt to solve the case. His last words before he was shot were; "You're going to shoot a Mountie? They'll hunt you to the end of the Earth!" Robert Fraser was betrayed by, and his murder orchestrated by Gerrard, his friend of some 30 years, who was highly ranked within the RCMP and involved with illegal activity, in-order to cover-up the truth about flaws in a dam.
Fraser Sr. was a legend in his lifetime. He had a strong sense of justice and believed in the letter of the law. He was known for his ability to track criminals, especially in the expanse of wilderness. For over 20-years, the name "Bob Fraser" was spoken with awe among the ranks of the RCMP. In his eulogy, it was said that he 'could track a ghost across sheer ice', and that a young officer would have to move fast and drive hard 'just to catch his shadow'. He was considered, by his colleagues, to be a mountie who embodied the spirit and traditions of the RCMP. A toast to Robert Fraser after his funeral said, "may he not give the angels a moment's peace". It's also said that his son "didn't fall far from the tree."
Fraser Sr. appears in later episodes, starting with The Gift of the Wheelman, as a ghost providing advice to his son, Benton. Fraser Sr. also features in the series in voice-overs of sections from his diaries. In "Asylum", in season 3, Bob tells his son the story where he helped a group of Inuit being forcefully relocated to establish a fictitious town, called Elsmare, and over the course of a year used their accumulated relocation cheques to hire a lawyer to fight and win their case against their relocation in court; Bob mentions that Elsmare, during that time, was listed as having the lowest crime rate in North America.
Bob Fraser was married to Caroline Fraser,. He had two children, both of whom became Mounties: son Benton Fraser, and, after the death of his wife, daughter Maggie Mackenzie by his friend Ellan Mackenzie, a widow and trapper. The latter was only brought to light after his death. #Sergeant Buck Frobisher was one of his closest friends.
Fraser Sr. and his wife lived in an igloo for four months, where their son Benton was conceived. They also lived in Fort Nelson for a while and at "The Rat", near a strip mine. His final home was a log cabin in the Yukon. He built the cabin himself.
Fraser Sr.'s ghost at first only allowed himself to appear to his son but it was soon revealed he could make himself be seen by anybody he chose to. He allows best friend, Sergeant Buck Frobisher, to see him, but is surprised when Constable Maggie Mackenziewho he did not yet know was his daughteris able to first hear him, and soon see him as well. On two occasions he has allowed non-family/friends to see him: once to one of the men who was responsible for his death, and to a former friend was being attacked after he offered to turn in evidence against his former partners-in-crime. Fraser Sr. offered to give his former friend a hand up when he was pursued by a car trying to run him down. When Fraser Sr.'s former friend tried to grabbed Fraser Sr.'s hand, it passed right through. The former friend fell several stories. Although severely injured, the former friend survived. The second time that Fraser Sr. appeared to another person was to a criminal name Muldoon, whom Fraser Sr. had pursued and captured years before. But Muldoon escaped from prison and was pursued by Fraser Jr. and "Ray Vecchio". "Vecchio" did not see Fraser Sr. though. Fraser Sr. appears in time to stop Muldoon from escaping, with Muldoon surprised to see his old nemesis having heard Fraser Sr. had died. Muldoon was returned to prison, making no mention of seeing Fraser Sr.'s ghost because people would most likely not believe him.

Sergeant Buck Frobisher

Sergeant Duncan "Buck" Frobisher is a fictional character in the television series Due South. Portrayed by Leslie Nielsen, he appears in the episodes "Manhunt", "All The Queens's Horses", "Call of the Wild " and "Call of the Wild ".
Frobisher is approximately tall with grey hair and is in his late 50s or early 60s, and in season 3, in "Burning Down the House", Benton Fraser describes him as bearing an uncanny resemblance to "a certain famous Canadian comedian". He is one of #Sergeant Robert Fraser's closest friends; and like his best friend, Frobisher is a legendary sergeant in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
During their youth, Fraser and Frobisher were both in love with Caroline. Caroline ultimately chose Fraser after he made fancy shot over a rope bridge. Frobisher accepted his loss with grace. He would later get married and have one known child, Julia, who would have a daughter of her own, Patty.
In his first appearance, in "Manhunt", Frobisher appears to be going through a mid-life crisis; after a phone call from Geiger, one of the worst felons he had ever arrested, Frobisher flees to Chicago, running from both his pursuer, Geiger, and from his own legendary reputation. After being confronted on this by Benton Fraser, the son of his late best friend, Frobisher manages to bring in Geiger for a second time. When Geiger was taken in by the Chicago PD, Frobisher advised the Chicago police "first chance you get, shoot".
In later episodes, it is revealed that Frobisher can also see and talk to Fraser Sr.'s ghost, who first reveals himself to Frobisher in "All The Queens's Horses".
He also seems to take a lot of taxis as seen in "Manhunt". He can't drive motorcycles.

Detective Stanley Kowalski

Stanley Raymond Kowalski is a fictional character in the television series Due South. He is a Polish-American detective with the Chicago Police Department, serving with the 27th Precinct. The character is portrayed by actor Callum Keith Rennie.
Kowalski's father was a fan of Marlon Brando, who played Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film version of A Streetcar Named Desire, hence his name. Kowalski however prefers to go by his middle name, Ray. To add to the Streetcar connections, Kowalski's ex-wifethe Assistant States Attorneyis called Stella. They still care about each other, but broke up because he wanted kids and she didn't. Kowalski's family includes his parents Damian and Barbara, and a brother who is only referenced on the show's official webpage and never made an appearance on the show.
Kowalski was brought into the series at the start of Season 3. Detective Raymond Vecchio had suddenly been sent deep undercover with the mob in Las Vegas, and to protect Ray's identity Kowalski was brought in to impersonate him until the real Vecchio returned. This meant taking on Ray's friend and unofficial partner, Mountie Benton Fraser, who was on vacation at the time of the "switch" and returned to find Kowalski at Ray's desk claiming to be Ray Vecchio. After being let into the secret, Fraser and Kowalski became true friends and partners.
Kowalski's eyesight is not the best in the world, and he needs to put on his glasses in order to use a gun with any degree of effectiveness. He prefers not to wear his glasses because he doesn't like how he looks with them, but he is an excellent shot when he does wear them. Kowalski also likes to put the Canadian version of Smarties into his coffee and likes to dance, something he used to do with Stella. Since the divorce he has taken fancy to a few women, but nothing serious has really happened.
Kowalski owns a black Pontiac GTO that he and his father refurbished. In the episode "Easy Money", his father returns it to him and Kowalski now uses it as his car.
The series ends with Fraser and Kowalski embarking on a quest to find the Hand of Sir John Franklin.

Inspector Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher is a fictional character in the television series Due South. She is an inspector of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who works in the American city of Chicago, Illinois. The character is portrayed by Canadian actress Camilla Scott.
Thatcher shares her name with the former British Prime Minister, but seems to prefer "Meg" to her full name. She transfers from Ottawa to the Canadian consulate in Chicago at the beginning of the second season. Following protocol, she inspects all of Constable Benton Fraser's files, resulting in a rather negative initial opinion of him. Throughout the season, Fraser is often called upon to retrieve her clothing from the dry cleaners, to drive her to various formal functions, and to perform other menial tasks better suited to an administrative assistant. Her love of city living clashes with Fraser's love for the Canadian wilderness, a difference she manages to accept only after several years and an impending transfer away from Chicago. Regardless, her mastery of vintage skills of the Force are undiminished for her preferences, such when she effortlessly communicates with Fraser using hand semaphore when they are in a hostage situation.
Thatcher eventually falls in love with Fraser and often becomes flustered in his presence. He reciprocates her feelings, though he is never demonstrative until the events of "All the Queen's Horses". The two share a passionate kiss on top of a moving train filled with explosives before engaging a group of domestic terrorists. They kiss again in "Mountie on the Bounty, Part 2", though this is possibly a daydream. They kiss one last time in the series finale, "Call of the Wild, Part 2". However, the kiss was shown only in the original Canadian airing and has been cut out of subsequent airings and DVD releases. On one occasion, she asks him to help her adopt a child, though he misinterprets her request as one to father a child with her. They part ways at the end of the series, with Thatcher taking a post in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. She is shown standing behind Saddam Hussein amongst other Iraqi military officers. In voiceover, Fraser implies that she has a hand in destabilizing Hussein's regime.
Thatcher hints that more than one male superior has propositioned her in the past, offering professional gain in exchange. She has always rejected these offers; she once bluntly rebuffed RCMP counsel Henri Cloutier, who called her his protégée.