Fortier (TV series)
| Fortier | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama Mystery thriller |
| Created by | Fabienne Larouche |
| Written by | Fabienne Larouche |
| Directed by | François Gingras (all seasons) Érik Canuel (season 1) Sophie Lorain (season 5) |
| Starring | See cast below |
| Composers | DAZMO Musique (seasons 1-2) Miklos Simpson (seasons 3-5) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | François Reid (seasons 1-2) Lucie Bouliane (season 3) Louis-Philippe Rochon (seasons 4-5) |
| Producers | Fabienne Larouche (all seasons) Michel Trudeau (seasons 3-5) |
| Production locations | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Cinematography | Georges Archambault |
| Editors | André Corriveau (all seasons) Yves Chaput (season 1) |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Aetios Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVA CBC Television TV5 Monde AMI-tv |
| Release | February 3, 2000 – April 1, 2004 |
Fortier is a French-language Canadian television series which debuted on the TVA network in Quebec from February 3, 2000, and ended on April 1, 2004. A subtitled version later aired on the English-language CBC Television network, as part of its now-defunct late-night Best of French Canada[1] anthology series, then followed by broadcast internationally on TV5 Monde, and later re-showing again for the disability network AMI-tv on July 18, 2017.
It was made by Aetios Productions, and the show's creator, writer and producer Fabienne Larouche.
Synopsis
[edit]Anne Fortier (Lorain) is a criminal psychologist from Montréal, who works with the investigators of SAS (Anti-Sociopathic Service), a fictional police division specialising in crimes involving abnormal psychology. Although their sordid crimes include those of a shoe thief and a pyromaniac, most of the cases given a lot of time on the series are ruthless murders, often serial killings.
While solving these cases Fortier and her colleagues must wrestle with her own murky past and several psychological issues.
Cast
[edit]Main characters
[edit]| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Sophie Lorain | Anne Fortier |
| Gilbert Sicotte | Gabriel Johnson |
| Pierre Lebeau | Jean-Marie Dufour |
| Jean-François Pichette | Claude Mayrand |
| François Chénier | Étienne Parent |
Recurring characters
[edit]| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Carl Marotte | Jacques Savaria |
| Sylvie Drapeau | Louise Dusseault |
| Valérie Blais | Kathleen Giroux |
| Louise Marleau | Jeannine Ross |
| Alexis Martin | Thomas Sévigny (seasons 1–2) |
| Réjean Lefrançois | Armand Durivage |
| Louise Deslières | Suzanne Landreville |
| Benoît Dagenais | Fontaine |
| Paul Savoie | Roger Lefebvre |
| Danièle Lorain | Louise Garnier |
| Sophie Léger | Christine Forest |
| Jack | Fernand (le chien) |
Notable guest stars
[edit]| Actor | Character | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Roch Aubert | Alain Charest | "Dans le cœur d'une mère" |
| Annick Bergeron | Caroline Landry | "Trois petits chats" |
| Henri Chassé | Pierre Lemire | |
| Stéphane Demers | Pierre Gagnon | "Soupçons et paranoia" |
| Michèle-Barbara Pelletier | Magali Simon | "Elles ne sont qu'une..." |
| Sara Leblanc | Johannie Desmarais | "Un petit lapin qui dit tout" |
| François Papineau | Claude Lizotte | "L'homme froid" |
| Steve Banner | Pierre-Paul Tétrault | Seasons 3–5 |
| Anne-Marie Cadieux | Louise Marcotte | "Star académie" "Esprit de famille" |
| Patrick Labbé | Jacques Marcotte | |
| Maude Tremblay-Harvey | Valérie Marcotte |
Episode list
[edit]| Season | No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Dans le cœur d'une mère" | February 3, 2000 |
| 2 | February 10, 2000 | ||
| 3 | "Trois petits chats" | February 17, 2000 | |
| 4 | February 24, 2000 | ||
| 5 | March 2, 2000 | ||
| 6 | "Apparences trompeuses" | March 9, 2000 | |
| 7 | March 16, 2000 | ||
| 8 | March 23, 2000 | ||
| 9 | "Soupçons et paranoïa" | March 30, 2000 | |
| 10 | April 6, 2000 | ||
| 2 | 11 | "Elles ne sont qu'une..." | February 8, 2001 |
| 12 | February 15, 2001 | ||
| 13 | February 22, 2001 | ||
| 14 | "Un petit lapin qui dit tout" | March 1, 2001 | |
| 15 | March 8, 2001 | ||
| 16 | March 15, 2001 | ||
| 17 | "L'homme froid" | March 22, 2001 | |
| 18 | March 29, 2001 | ||
| 3 | 19 | "Du cœur au ventre" | February 7, 2002 |
| 20 | February 14, 2002 | ||
| 21 | February 21, 2002 | ||
| 22 | "Tout sera parfait" | February 28, 2002 | |
| 23 | March 7, 2002 | ||
| 24 | "Un passé si présent" | March 14, 2002 | |
| 25 | March 21, 2002 | ||
| 26 | March 28, 2002 | ||
| 4 | 27 | "Peines d'amour" | February 6, 2003 |
| 28 | February 13, 2003 | ||
| 29 | February 20, 2003 | ||
| 30 | "24 heures" | February 27, 2003 | |
| 31 | March 6, 2003 | ||
| 32 | "Que veut une femme?" | March 13, 2003 | |
| 33 | March 20, 2003 | ||
| 34 | March 27, 2003 | ||
| 5 | 35 | "La rue anonyme" | February 5, 2004 |
| 36 | "L'homme qui mangeait ses mots" | February 12, 2004 | |
| 37 | "L'horreur du double" | February 19, 2004 | |
| 38 | "Star académie" | March 4, 2004 | |
| 39 | "Esprit de famille" | March 11, 2004 | |
| 40 | "Windigo" | March 18, 2004 | |
| 41 | "La forêt meurtrière" | March 25, 2004 | |
| 42 | "Mauvais rêve" | April 1, 2004 |
Awards and recognition
[edit]The series earned Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as the role of Magali Simon a Prix Gémeaux took place on September 30, 2001, for Best Supporting Actress - Series or Dramatic Program from her appearance in episodes two and three ("Elles ne sont qu'une...") of the second season.
Four other Prix Gémeaux nominations were given in the category Best Supporting Actor - Series or Dramatic Program, such as François Papineau for the role of Claude Lizotte in two episodes ("L'homme froid") of the second season.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "CBC Program Guide: Fortier V (season 5)". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-05.