SOUTH BOUND
ITV goes behind the scenes with Canada's most famous red coat.

Saturday 30th December 7pm
Sky Digital Channel 118 (+1 = 213)
Freeview Channel 10
NTL/Telewest Channel 116

Due South is the award-winning Canadian television police drama created by Paul Haggis  The series starred Paul Gross and David Marciano and for 68 hours of action-packed television from 1994 until 1998. Due South followed the adventures of a fictional Mountie Benton Fraser and his wolf companion Diefenbaker, living and working in Chicago. Fraser's methods, usually more sensitive and understanding than is typical for police work, gave the series a reputation for well-rounded characters.

To coincide with the repeat of the series on ITV3, Free@Last TV takes a loving look at the story of this 1990's classic in an hour long celebration South Bound. Dubbed the series that wouldn't die, Due South was an instant hit on BBC1 but it's domestic history would be much more complicated. In our one hour celebration of the series we chart the origins of the series as a made for TV movie and it's subsequent seasons.

South Bound is narrated by Canadian comedian Phil Nichol, winner of the 2006 if.comedies award (formally the Perrier Awards) and will be broadcast as part of ITV3's Due South day on December 30th 2006 as families and fans prepare for the New Year the program is a warm, cozy treat that all the family will enjoy. 

South Bound’ features a heartfelt series of intimate reminisces by the cast including paul Gross (Benton Fraser), David Marciano (Ray Vecchio), Callum Keith Rennie (Stanley Kowalski), Catherine Bruhier (Inspector Margaret Thatcher) and many more as we reveal the origins, legacy and behind the scenes stories of the ever popular Canadian police comedy drama. Mixing interviews, with classic clips from the series, the program paints a portrait of television series that is still and will be forever fondly remembered by both the cast and its fans.