Is Frankie Drake real?

Is Frankie Drake real?

Lauren Lee Smith portrays the fictional Frankie Drake, the first female private detective in 1920s Toronto, with Chantel Riley as her crime solving partner Trudy Clarke.

Who plays Frankie Drake’s brother?

Jacob Clarke is Trudy Clarke’s younger brother introduced in Season 1 of Frankie Drake Mysteries, portrayed by Thamela Mpumlwana.

Why did Frankie Drake change her hair?

When Frankie Drake Mysteries kicks off its third season, some things feel very different. And not just Frankie’s hair, though that is one of the most jarring changes. Presumably, this hairdo change is because star Lauren Lee Smith got tired of dying her natural hair color every year for the show.

What year is Frankie Drake?

1920s Toronto
Set in 1920s Toronto, the series follows the adventures of Frankie Drake (Lauren Lee Smith) and her partner Trudy Clarke (Chantel Riley) at Drake Private Detectives, the city’s only all-female detective agency, as they find themselves fighting crime in the age of flyboys, gangsters, rum-runners, and speakeasies.

Does Frankie Drake wear a wig?

TTVJ: Frankie has a bit of a different look this season, as do you with your haircut. In Season 2, we decided to do a beautiful wig, but it added an hour and a half to my day everyday — which is a little insane because shooting is already between 12-15 hours.

Was Frankie Drake Cancelled?

Frankie Drake Mysteries is ending its run on CBC with its current fourth season. aired the first three seasons of the Canadian series and it will likely air the fourth and final year, but a premiere date has not been set.

What happened to Trudy on Frankie Drake?

When Chantel Riley’s Trudy Clarke turns up dead on the floor of the Drake Detective Agency in the episode’s opening moments, it’s wildly shocking. Especially when it seems as though it’s very, very real. There’s a body, after all. The show really commits to the idea for a good half the episode that Trudy’s dead.

Is Trudy dead on Frankie Drake?

To be fair, it’s an unexpected way of telling a familiar story. When Chantel Riley’s Trudy Clarke turns up dead on the floor of the Drake Detective Agency in the episode’s opening moments, it’s wildly shocking. Especially when it seems as though it’s very, very real. There’s a body, after all.

Did Lauren Lee Smith wear a wig?

Her hair was damaged when she went from red back to blonde to start filming last fall, and eventually had to be cut as a result. Given that episodes and certain scenes are shot out of order, we had to use a wig for consistency’s sake in just a few instances.

Is Frankie Drake a copy of Miss Fisher?

Now, the comparison is made that ‘Frankie Drake is no Phryne Fisher’ which is accurate because Frankie Drake is not meant to be another Miss Fisher. The other ‘apples and oranges’ comparison to point out is that Frankie Drake is an original TV character not created by a novelist first – so “no user manual included”.

Is Frankie Drake returning in 2021?

Though the series is canceled, the story will live on, as the CBC has commissioned Mary & Flo: On The Go, an animated children’s series starring Frankie Drake’s beloved sidekicks. All ten episodes of the fourth and final season of The Frankie Drake Mysteries arrive on PBS Passport starting Sept. 3, 2021.

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