Fortier (TV series)

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Fortier
GenreCrime drama
Mystery thriller
Created byFabienne Larouche
Written byFabienne Larouche
Directed byFrançois Gingras (all seasons)
Érik Canuel (season 1)
Sophie Lorain (season 5)
StarringSee cast below
ComposersDAZMO Musique
(seasons 1-2)
Miklos Simpson
(seasons 3-5)
Country of originCanada
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes42
Production
Executive producersFrançois Reid (seasons 1-2)
Lucie Bouliane (season 3)
Louis-Philippe Rochon (seasons 4-5)
ProducersFabienne Larouche (all seasons)
Michel Trudeau (seasons 3-5)
Production locations Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CinematographyGeorges Archambault
Editors André Corriveau (all seasons)
Yves Chaput (season 1)
Running time45 minutes
Production companyAetios Productions
Original release
Network TVA
CBC Television
TV5 Monde
AMI-tv
ReleaseFebruary 3, 2000 (2000-02-03) 
April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)

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.

Contents

It was made by Aetios Productions, and the show's creator, writer and producer Fabienne Larouche.

Synopsis

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

Main characters

ActorCharacter
Sophie Lorain Anne Fortier
Gilbert Sicotte Gabriel Johnson
Pierre Lebeau Jean-Marie Dufour
Jean-François Pichette Claude Mayrand
François ChénierÉtienne Parent

Recurring characters

ActorCharacter
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 LégerChristine Forest
JackFernand (le chien)

Notable guest stars

ActorCharacterAppearance
Roch AubertAlain Charest"Dans le cœur d'une mère"
Annick BergeronCaroline 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 LeblancJohannie Desmarais"Un petit lapin qui dit tout"
François Papineau Claude Lizotte"L'homme froid"
Steve BannerPierre-Paul TétraultSeasons 3–5
Anne-Marie Cadieux Louise Marcotte"Star académie"
"Esprit de famille"
Patrick Labbé Jacques Marcotte
Maude Tremblay-HarveyValérie Marcotte

Episode list

SeasonNo.TitleOriginal air date
11"Dans le cœur d'une mère"February 3, 2000
2February 10, 2000
3"Trois petits chats"February 17, 2000
4February 24, 2000
5March 2, 2000
6"Apparences trompeuses"March 9, 2000
7March 16, 2000
8March 23, 2000
9"Soupçons et paranoïa"March 30, 2000
10April 6, 2000
211"Elles ne sont qu'une..."February 8, 2001
12February 15, 2001
13February 22, 2001
14"Un petit lapin qui dit tout"March 1, 2001
15March 8, 2001
16March 15, 2001
17"L'homme froid"March 22, 2001
18March 29, 2001
319"Du cœur au ventre"February 7, 2002
20February 14, 2002
21February 21, 2002
22"Tout sera parfait"February 28, 2002
23March 7, 2002
24"Un passé si présent"March 14, 2002
25March 21, 2002
26March 28, 2002
427"Peines d'amour"February 6, 2003
28February 13, 2003
29February 20, 2003
30"24 heures"February 27, 2003
31March 6, 2003
32"Que veut une femme?"March 13, 2003
33March 20, 2003
34March 27, 2003
535"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

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.

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References

  1. "CBC Program Guide: Fortier V (season 5)". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-05.