Fortier (TV series)
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.
| 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 |
| Composer(s) | DAZMO Musique (seasons 1-2) Miklos Simpson (seasons 3-5) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | French |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | François Reid (seasons 1-2) Lucie Bouliane (season 3) Louis-Philippe Rochon (seasons 4-5) |
| Producer(s) | Fabienne Larouche (all seasons) Michel Trudeau (seasons 3-5) Sophie Lorain (associate producer) |
| Production location(s) | Montréal, Québec |
| Cinematography | Georges Archambault |
| Editor(s) | André Corriveau (all seasons) Yves Chaput (season 1) |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Aetios Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVA CBC Television TV5 Monde AMI-tv |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | February 3, 2000 – April 1, 2004 |
| External links | |
| (in French) Website | |
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 including 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
- Sophie Lorain as Anne Fortier
- Gilbert Sicotte as Gabriel Johnson
- Pierre Lebeau as Jean-Marie Dufour
- Jean-François Pichette as Claude Mayrand
- François Chénier as Étienne Parent
Recurring characters
- Carl Marotte as Jacques Savaria
- Sylvie Drapeau as Louise Dusseault
- Valérie Blais as Kathleen Giroux
- Louise Marleau as Jeannine Ross
- Alexis Martin as Thomas Sévigny (seasons 1–2)
- Réjean Lefrançois as Armand Durivage
- Louise Deslières as Suzanne Landreville
- Benoît Dagenais as Fontaine
- Paul Savoie as Roger Lefebvre
- Danièle Lorain as Louise Garnier
- Sophie Léger as Christine Forest
- Jack as Fernand (le chien)
Notable guest stars
- Roch Aubert as Alain Charest (Dans le cœur d'une mère)
- Annick Bergeron as Caroline Landry (Trois petits chats)
- Henri Chassé as Pierre Lemire (Trois petits chats)
- Stéphane Demers as Pierre Gagnon (Soupçons et paranoia)
- Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as Magali Simon (Elles ne sont qu'une...)
- Sara Leblanc as Johannie Desmarais (Un petit lapin qui dit tout)
- François Papineau as Claude Lizotte (L'homme froid)
- Steve Banner as Pierre-Paul Tétrault (seasons 3–5)
- Anne-Marie Cadieux as Louise Marcotte (Star académie/Esprit de famille)
- Patrick Labbé as Jacques Marcotte (Star académie/Esprit de famille)
- Maude Tremblay-Harvey as Valérie Marcotte (Star académie/Esprit de famille)
Episodes
Season 1 (2000)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season 2 (2001)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Elles ne sont qu'une..." | February 8, 2001 |
| 2 | February 15, 2001 | |
| 3 | February 22, 2001 | |
| 4 | "Un petit lapin qui dit tout" | March 1, 2001 |
| 5 | March 8, 2001 | |
| 6 | March 15, 2001 | |
| 7 | "L'homme froid" | March 22, 2001 |
| 8 | March 29, 2001 |
Season 3 (2002)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Du cœur au ventre" | February 7, 2002 |
| 2 | February 14, 2002 | |
| 3 | February 21, 2002 | |
| 4 | "Tout sera parfait" | February 28, 2002 |
| 5 | March 7, 2002 | |
| 6 | "Un passé si présent" | March 14, 2002 |
| 7 | March 21, 2002 | |
| 8 | March 28, 2002 |
Season 4 (2003)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Peines d'amour" | February 6, 2003 |
| 2 | February 13, 2003 | |
| 3 | February 20, 2003 | |
| 4 | "24 heures" | February 27, 2003 |
| 5 | March 6, 2003 | |
| 6 | "Que veut une femme?" | March 13, 2003 |
| 7 | March 20, 2003 | |
| 8 | March 27, 2003 |
Season 5 (2004)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "La rue anonyme" | February 5, 2004 |
| 2 | "L'homme qui mangeait ses mots" | February 12, 2004 |
| 3 | "L'horreur du double" | February 19, 2004 |
| 4 | "Star académie" | March 4, 2004 |
| 5 | "Esprit de famille" | March 11, 2004 |
| 6 | "Windigo" | March 18, 2004 |
| 7 | "La forêt meurtrière" | March 25, 2004 |
| 8 | "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.
See also
References
- "CBC Program Guide: Fortier V (season 5)". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-05.