Short lived but intriguing cult series about magician Harry Dresden who Jonathan Creek like finds himself getting involved in the solving of criminal cases. Harry though may just have real magical powers and finds himself dealing with all manner of werewolfs, vampires and the like that actually sees the show being more akin to Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Harry is based in Chicago and usually called upon by Lt Connie Murphy.
Dresden had a nice line in self depracating, dry humour and sparked off well with his aide de camp Bob (who was actually a ghost). A two hour pilot was filmed but ended up being re-edited to become episode 8 of the series although it has been seen in full as a stand alone movie since. The show itself is based on a series of popular novels by Jim Butcher.
‘you’re talking like a 1930’s gangster’s moll’
‘I was a 1930’s gangster’s moll’
production details
USA | SciFi Channel – Lionsgate Television – Saturn Films | 12×60 minute episodes | Broadcast 21 January – 15 April 2007
Creator: Jim Butcher
Executive Producers: Norm Golightly, Morgan Grendel, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Hans Beimler, Nicolas Cade
cast
PAUL BLACKTHORNE as Harry Dresden
VALERIE CRUZ as Lt Connie Murphy
TERRENCE MANN as Bob
CONRAD COATES as Donald Morgan
RAOUL BHANEJA as Detective Sid Kirmani
MATT GORDON as M.E. Waldo Butters
DANIEL KASH as Justin Morningway
NATALIE LISINSKA as Laura Ellis
JOANNE KELLY as Bianca
THE EPISODES WERE
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
THE BOONE IDENTITY
HAIR OF THE DOG
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
BAD BLOOD
SOUL BENEFICIARY
WALLS
STORM FRONT
THE OTHER DICK
WHAT ABOUT BOB?
THINGS THAT GO BUMP
SECOND CITY
