Republic of Doyle


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, retired police officer 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/Sergeant 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.

Cast

Main

  • Allan Hawco as Jake Doyle
  • Seán McGinley as Malachy Doyle
  • Lynda Boyd as Rose Miller / Rose Doyle
  • Krystin Pellerin as Leslie Bennett
  • Rachel Wilson as Dr. Nikki Renholds
  • Mark O'Brien as Desmond "Des" Courtney
  • Marthe Bernard as Katrina "Tinny" Doyle
  • Bob Cole as 'The Republic'

    Recurring

  • Steve O'Connell as Sergeant Daniel Hood
  • Sean Panting as Walter McLean
  • Michelle Nolden as Allison Jenkins
  • Jonathan Goad as Christian Doyle
  • Krista Bridges - Kathleen Doyle
  • Lola Tash as Sloan Daniels
  • Rick Roberts as Mayor William Cadigan Clarke
  • Jonathan Keltz as Grayson Mann
  • Patricia Isaac as Monica Hayward
  • Greg Malone as Finn

    Notable guest appearances

  • Oluniké Adeliyi as Harley Denief
  • Megan Follows as Warden Barton
  • A.J. Buckley as Alex Marshall
  • Nicholas Campbell as Martin Poole
  • Enrico Colantoni as Donny Pearl
  • Russell Crowe as Boyd Kelley
  • Alan Doyle as Wolf Redmond
  • Shawn Doyle as Carl Maher
  • Kevin Durand as Donny Squires
  • Victor Garber as Garrison Steele
  • Scott Grimes as Jimmy O'Rourke
  • Paul Gross as Kevin Crocker
  • Luis Guzmán as Charles Alomar
  • Natasha Henstridge as Inspector Valerie O'Brien
  • Robert Joy as Alex Kavanaugh
  • Angus Macfadyen as Gerald Byrne
  • Shaun Majumder as Benny Natchie
  • Max Martini as Big Charlie Archer
  • Stephen McHattie as Stack/Spencer Rennette
  • Rick Mercer as Mayor Budgell
  • Jason O'Mara as Seth Rankin
  • Gordon Pinsent as Maurice Becker
  • Serinda Swan as Patti Middlebrooks
  • Shannon Tweed as Frances Lemont
  • Emmanuelle Vaugier as Gabriele Del Toro
  • Mary Walsh as Miranda Cahill
  • Cathy Jones as Janet Chafe
  • R.H. Thomson as Francis Chafe
  • Stuart Margolin as Stanley Westcott
  • Jennifer Podemski as Maria House
  • Yannick Bisson as Bill Murdoch
  • Joel Thomas Hynes as Taylor Gossard

    Characters

  • Jake Doyle – Jake is a 30-year-old man living with his father Malachy because his ex-wife Nikki kicked him out. A former cop, he works as a private investigator with his father, Mal, and his father's wife, Rose. He is over-protective of his 16-year-old niece, Tinny. He is the second son and youngest child of Mal Doyle and his late wife Emily Ann. He drives a 1968 Pontiac GTO and wears a black leather jacket, both of which figure prominently and iconically throughout the series. After years of pursuit, in Season Four, he and Leslie Bennett become a couple. He also discovers in Season Five that he has a sixteen-year-old daughter, Sloan. Near the end of the series, Sloan reveals to Jake that it was all a scam and she forged the DNA test and isn't actually Jake's daughter. In the series finale, Leslie reveals to Jake that she is pregnant with twins and in the hospital after being shot by her supervisor, Inspector Vince Pickard, who attempted to kill her to hide his ties to corruption.
  • Leslie Bennett – Leslie is a Constable, later Sergeant and Inspector, in the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary who is friends/lovers with Jake and gives him information to help with his cases. Leslie is Jake's source of distraction from his cases and personal life. She and Jake have feelings for each other, but seem to show them the wrong way, making their relationship complicated. From season four onwards their relationship has been growing stronger, until a secret from her past resurfaces. At the end, she is the mother of two of Jake's children, with another baby of theirs on the way.
  • Malachy Doyle – Malachy, known as Mal or Skipper and Poppy, is a private investigator with his son, Jake in their business "Doyle and Doyle." He is 56 and has three “grown” children: Christian, Kathleen and Jake. He also has a granddaughter named Tinny, who is living with him while her mother is away working in Alberta. His wife Rose lives with him, his granddaughter, and his youngest son Jake. He pokes fun at Jake's somewhat 'unsuccessful' relationships with women. He has since discovered he has a second granddaughter.
  • Rose Doyle – Rose is Mal's wife, stepmother to Jake, Christian, and Kathleen, and step-grandmother to Tinny and Sloan. She works as the office manager/secretary for Doyle and Doyle. She seems to have a love/hate relationship with her husband's granddaughter Tinny and his son Jake, which has evolved over the series into motherly affection. Rose's criminal ex-husband, Martin Poole, keeps turning up.
  • Nikki Renholds – Nikki is Jake's ex-wife. Nikki was a physician at a St. John's hospital. Nikki helped out with different cases in the first few episodes. She has since remarried, moved away, and has a son.
  • Katrina 'Tinny' Doyle-Courtney – Tinny is the daughter of Kathleen Doyle. She lives with her grandfather, Mal or Poppy as she calls him, Uncle Jake and grandfather's wife, Rose. She is 16 and can't stand her grandfather and uncle's over-protective nature. She has a love/hate relationship with her grandfather's wife, Rose and one of the employees and main characters, Des Courtney. Tinny has since become a Constable with the Constabulary, and has begun dating Des. She is now Katrina 'Tinny' Doyle-Courtney after marrying Des.
  • Des Courtney – Des is the fashion-challenged and delinquent graffiti artist who tags the town and Jake's beloved Pontiac GTO until Jake brings him to heel – and into the employ of Doyle and Doyle Investigations. He is 19 and has a crush on Tinny, leading Jake to dislike him. His real name is Pierce Redmond, and he is the son of the infamous, yet equally as dopey, Jody Redmond. Not wanting to be associated with his father, Des conceals his identity. He has grown from a delinquent to a valued member of Doyle & Doyle, specializing in the technological side of investigations. After a failed relationship with a medical student and surviving getting shot, he has begun dating Tinny. He is now married to Tinny Doyle-Courtney.
  • Walter McLean – Walter has been Jake's best friend since kindergarten and his wing-man that used to be right behind Jake in a fight. Walter was Jake's lawyer in his divorce from his wife Nikki. Walter appears only sporadically. In season three he becomes romantically involved with Tinny's mother Kathleen. The status of their relationship is unknown, but presumed to be over.
  • Allison Jenkins – Allison is the crown attorney and has all the things that turn Jake's head. What was once strictly professional turned into a romantic relationship, which ended when she realized Jake's feelings for Leslie were stronger than his feelings for her. She appeared briefly in season four.
  • Sloan Daniels - Initially believed to be Jake's sixteen-year-old daughter that he had with high school flame Ellen Daniels, Sloan spent her time in group homes before meeting the Doyles. In "Whistleblower" her half-sister arrives and reveals to the Doyles that she is not Jake's daughter after all and was simply conning them. She is responsible for bankrupting the Doyles, and eventually attempts to turn herself in to the police to make things right before Jake stops her. She leaves to go to Gander to live with her aunt.
  • Kevin Crocker - Jake's former partner on the force, and Tinny's biological father. Crocker was dismissed from the force for the presumed murder of a call girl, and has been on the run ever since. In Season Four he discovers that he is Tinny's father, much to Jake's initial dismay.

    Production

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, Rob Blackie, Perry Chafe 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 28, 2014 episode of Republic of Doyle as Detective Bill Murdoch, a 21st-century descendant of his regular character Detective William Murdoch.

Season synopses

Season One

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, a constable in 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 doubt 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.