Durham County is a Canadian crime drama television series produced by Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Films. It starred Hugh Dillon as Mike Sweeney, a homicide detective who finds that moving back home comes with trouble and danger. Dillon appeared in this series at the same time he appeared in an ongoing role in another series, Flashpoint.

Premise

The series stars Hugh Dillon as Mike Sweeney, a homicide detective from Toronto who moves his family to suburban Durham County to start over after his partner was killed and his wife Audrey (Hélène Joy) was diagnosed with breast cancer. However, he soon discovers that his neighbour and childhood nemesis Ray Prager (Justin Louis) may be a serial killer.

Airings

The series premiered on Movie Central and The Movie Network on May 7, 2007. After more than a year, the second season premiered on July 13, 2009. The third and final season debuted on October 25, 2010. The first season subsequently aired on Global in the 2007–2008 television season. In Canada, the first season was released on DVD on September 9, 2008, followed by the second season on July 27, 2010. On September 7, 2009, the series began airing on Ion Television, which reaches more than 94 million US television households. The network secured all US television, digital media rights, Internet streaming and video-on-demand rights for the program. It is the first original series to air on the network since 2004.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2007)

Season 2 (2009)

Season 3 (2010)

Distribution

All three seasons of Durham County are distributed in Canada by Muse Distribution International and internationally by ITV Global. All three seasons were filmed in and around Montreal, Quebec.

DVD releases

Anchor Bay Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Canada only. The third season will be released on February 21, 2012. In addition to the DVD releases, all three seasons became available in Canada in the iTunes Store on August 1, 2011. Well Go USA released the first season on DVD in the US. Season 2 was released on November 23, 2010.

Awards and nominations

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3