Played (TV series)

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Played
Genre Police procedural
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time43 min
Release
Original network CTV
Original releaseOctober 3 (2013-10-03) 
December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)

Played is a Canadian action/drama television series which premiered on CTV on October 3, 2013. [1] The series was developed and is produced by Greg Nelson (Rookie Blue), Adrienne Mitchell (Bomb Girls) and Janis Lundman (Durham County). [2] It follows a team of undercover police officers belonging to the fictional Covert Investigations Unit (CIU). Each episode finds them risking their lives by going undercover on short term, high intensity assignments to infiltrate and bring down criminal organizations at a fast pace. Often having to think on their feet, they find it easy to lose track of who they really are, but smooth talking and quick thinking when things go wrong usually get them out of trouble. The series was cancelled after its first season. [3]

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Cast

Episodes

No.#TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Drugs" [4] Adrienne MitchellGreg NelsonOctober 3, 2013 (2013-10-03)
22"Girls" [4] Charles BinaméGreg NelsonOctober 10, 2013 (2013-10-10)
33"Money" [4] Kelly Makin Larry BambrickOctober 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)
44"Lawyers" [4] Charles BinaméGreg Nelson and Hannah MoscovitchOctober 24, 2013 (2013-10-24)
55"Guns" [4] Jerry CiccorittiMatt MacLennanOctober 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
66"Fights" [4] Jerry CiccorittiBruce M. SmithNovember 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)
77"Cars" [4] Rachel TalalayDaniel Godwin and Matt MacLennanNovember 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)
88"Poison" [4] Bradley WalshHannah Moscovitch and Greg NelsonNovember 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)
99"Cops" [4] Lee RoseLey LukinsNovember 28, 2013 (2013-11-28)
1010"Secrets" [4] Paul FoxLarry BambrickDecember 5, 2013 (2013-12-05)
1111"Untouchables" [4] Grant HarveyIan CarpenterDecember 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)
1212"Hitmen" [4] Andy MikitaMatt MacLennanDecember 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)
1313"Revenge" [4] Rachel TalalayGreg NelsonDecember 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)

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References

  1. "Played : Episode Guide : Season 1 : Drugs, Episode 1". CTV. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  2. "'Played': CTV's Police Drama Breaks New Ground". HuffPost Canada TV. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  3. Katie Bailey (May 22, 2014). "CTV ending Played". Playback. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Episode Guide". CTV. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.

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