The Best Episodes of The Detectives
Every episode of The Detectives ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Detectives!
A gripping factual series that brings to life the work of real detectives by blending the best of documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments. Every episode features a different detective reliving the investigation that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a residual impact on an aspect of Canadian life and law enforcement.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Detectives" is "Out of Lies", rated 8.5/10 from 19 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Out of Lies" aired on 1/16/2020 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "She Said".
8.5/10 19 votes#1 - Out of Lies
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2020
Lethbridge Police Detective Ryan Stef pushes his investigative creativity to the limit as he tries to solve the vicious murder of an innocent grandmother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10 28 votes
#2 - She Said
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/2018
The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10 19 votes
#3 - Mother and Son
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2020
A Sackville mother and son are found strangled to death in their trailer home, which becomes an intensely personal case for RCMP Detective Gerry Belliveau.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 36 votes
#4 - Project Hitchhiker
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2018
Detective Herb Curwain is finally promoted to the Homicide Unit and with this comes the assignment of an unsolved case he knows well — the disappearance of a young woman in Pickering, Ont. There’s evidence this may be connected to one man and a string of serial killings, but when red tape threatens to get in his way — Curwain does whatever it takes and changes the way serial killers are investigated in Canada to this day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 12 votes
#5 - The Last Fare
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2018
This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 42 votes
#6 - The Wells Gray Gunman
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2018
One of the largest mass murders in Canada is heinously committed In Wells Gray Park, B.C., as three generations of a family are brutally killed. For Detective Mike Eastham, it’s mission that takes him across the country and back again as he pioneers the use of the media to catch his man. When the killer gets a plea, Eastham vows to put him behind bars, because for Eastham the case won’t be over for him until he’s gone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 30 votes
#7 - Stranger Calling
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2018
Detective Rod Piukkala faces a gruesome crime scene, a bomb threat, and a killer threatening to strike again. The victim's family helps change Canadian parole laws forever.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 11 votes
#8 - Jackie
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2018
But this time, she never made it home
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 33 votes
#9 - Father's Day
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018
When leads dry up on a double homicide, Hamilton Detective Don Forgan turns to the only potential witness, the murder victim's three-year-old son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 21 votes
#10 - Home
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/21/2018
The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 13 votes
#11 - The Second Chance
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2018
Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 39 votes
#12 - Trick or Treat
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2018
When a man is reported missing, things don’t add up. Edmonton Homicide Investigator Bill Clark takes charge and before long finds himself deep in the world of Internet homicide and the sickening potential that the murder was filmed and for sale to the highest bidder.
Director: John L'Ecuyer, Petro Duszara
Writer: Alain Zaloum, Eric Sabbag
- 7.8/10 30 votes
#13 - Burning Season
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/2018
In 2011, a massive fire tore down a 19th century heritage building and threatened Toronto’s downtown core. The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 16 votes
#14 - The Walk Home
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2018
Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 15 votes
#15 - Project Prism
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2020
As more men go missing from The Village, the entire city is on high alert; all eyes are on Toronto Detective Hank Idsinga to bring the disappearances to an end.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 11 votes
#16 - Hated
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2018
When a man with no enemies and few friends is viciously murdered in a quiet neighbourhood in Calgary, Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 10 votes
#17 - Starting Over
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2020
A Hamilton detective follows a string of evidence in the hopes it will unravel the mystery of why an innocent father of four was executed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 18 votes
#18 - Project Houston
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2020
A Toronto detective's investigation into a missing man from the village uncovers a bizarre international cannibal ring.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 7 votes
#19 - Officer Down
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2020
When a young RCMP constable is found murdered in the middle of a deserted road, it's up to Detective Earl Peters to figure out who killed his colleague in cold blood.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 10 votes
#20 - Nine Shots
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2018
But this time, she never made it home
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 9 votes
#21 - Small Town Murder
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2018
This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 11 votes
#22 - Master Manipulator
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2018
Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 10 votes
#23 - Murder on the Causeway
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2020
A missing pregnant woman turns up dead on the shores of the Delta Causeway after attending a yoga class. Her abandoned car is located nowhere near her body or the class. Delta Police Detective Harj Sidhu is brought in to investigate and forced to delve into his own Punjabi community to try and understand who killed the beloved young mother and elementary school teacher — and why.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/10 0 votes
#24 - The Cottage Country Killer
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2020
A detective uncovers a pattern of escalating crimes that suggest a serial killer is operating in cottage country.
Director: Jasmin Mozaffari
Writer: N/A