Rookie Blue (2010) Season 1

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▪ Missy Peregrym portrays Andy McNally, the series protagonist. She is driven by the desire to do the right thing even if it means not following procedure. Her father was formerly a homicide detective before he burned out. As a result McNally carries her father's baggage trying to prove herself. She is in a relationship with homicide detective Luke Callaghan and at the end of the first season they bought a house and moved in together. In the episode "Hot and Bothered" she kisses and almost has sex with Sam Swarek, her training officer, before walking out on him, something that leaves them in discomfort for several episodes.
▪ Gregory Smith portrays Dov Epstein. He is often shown to be overeager to get involved in everything even when it is not necessary for him to do so. This characteristic has gotten him into trouble many times, so much so he has been told to "slow it down". However, in the first episode of the second season, Epstein's desire to be heavily involved enables him to save a man's life.
▪ Charlotte Sullivan portrays Gail Peck. She is often seen by others as getting preferential treatment because of her connections to high-ranking officials in the police force. Her mother is a superintendent, her brother a successful narcotics detective and her godfather is the chief of police. Because of this, she feels the need to prove to herself and others that she can do the job without help, which further isolates her. In the first season, she develops a relationship with Chris Diaz.
▪ Enuka Okuma portrays Traci Nash. She is a single mother trying to find the balance between her work and her family. Complications arise both at work and at home as she once dated detective Jerry Barber until she decided to try and get back together with her son's father. She is always trying to focus on her son, and do everything that is best for him. However, this sometimes gets in the way of her being a police officer.
▪ Travis Milne as Chris Diaz. He is often seen as taking the "by the book" approach. Despite this seemingly good trait, it makes him unable to take initiative. He is involved in a relationship with Peck until Diaz is forced to notify the authorities of corruption that Peck's brother's partner was involved in. This temporarily costs him the relationship with Gail Peck.

The series follows the lives of five rookie cops who have just graduated from the Academy. It has been described as Grey's Anatomy (a popular, Emmy Award winning US Series) in the world of rookie cops.

The series has its share of decent police action, humour, and drama but the greatest thing about this show, briefly listed above, is that all the characters are very diverse. Each of them have their own quirks and flaws so it's so easy for the audience to relate with atleast one of the characters. With every episode, there's a different crime but at the heart of the series, is the growth of all the characters and their relationships with one another. To put it bluntly, you're not watching this show for the police action, you're watching it for the characters, and trust me, you will fall in love with them (A close friend of mine actually had "I heart Gail Peck" as his bbm status for over a week).

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