Da Vinci's City Hall was a Canadian dramatic television series, which premiered on CBC Television on 25 October 2005. The series is a spinoff of the long-running Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest. The creator, writer and executive producer of the series was Chris Haddock. Current CBC Television logo. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Da Vincis Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series, which aired on the CBC from 1998 to 2005. ... Chris Haddock is a Canadian screenwriter and producer. ...

Overview

Nicholas Campbell reprised his role as Dominic Da Vinci, a former coroner entering municipal politics as the mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia. Da Vinci is based on the real-life experiences of Larry Campbell, the former chief coroner of Vancouver who was elected that city's mayor in 2002. Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci Nicholas Campbell (b. ... A coroner is either the presiding officer of a special court, a medical officer or an officer of law responsible for investigating deaths, particularly those happening under unusual circumstances. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Sam Sullivan City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km... The Honourable Larry W. Campbell, MBA (born February 28, 1948, in Brantford, Ontario) is the outgoing Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and a Member of the Canadian Senate. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

With the series regular Ian Tracey (playing Mick Leary) inheriting the coroner's job, the show toggled back and forth between crime scenes and politics. Haddock says: My approach was to make all the political stuff criminal and all the criminal stuff political. When we're in city hall we're really about conspiracy and scheming, who's crooked and who's going to get caught. Ian Tracey (b. ...

Cancellation

With an average weekly audience of just 400,000 viewers, Da Vinci's City Hall lost about half of the former audience for Da Vinci's Inquest. On February 13, 2006, the CBC announced that the show would not be brought back for a second season in 2006, although they also indicated that negotiations were underway to reprise the Da Vinci character in a series of television movies, similar to the manner in which North of 60 continued after its run as a weekly series had ended. This move is widely regarded as one of the most incompetent moves the CBC has ever made, second only to its cancellation of The Friendly Giant. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television movie (also known as a TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... North of 60 was a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the Arctic (north of 60 degrees North latitude, hence the title). ... The Friendly Giants model castle, used during the opening sequence, currently on view at the CBC Museum The Friendly Giant was a popular Canadian childrens television program on the CBC from September 1958 through to March 1985. ...

The show's final episode is scheduled to air on February 28. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cast

• Nicholas Campbell
• Mylene Dinh-Robic
• Benjamin Ratner
• Ian Tracey
• Venus Terzo
• Brian Markinson
• Stephen E. Miller
• Evan Adams
• Patrick Gallagher

Ian Tracey (b. ... Venus Terzo (born Oct. ...

Episode Guide

Season 1 (2005)

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External links

• Official website www.davinciscityhall.com
• CBC's webpage for Da Vinci's City Hall Some info about upcoming episode(s).

Source

• From Jam.canoe.ca, Da Vinci moves into City Hall by John Mckay