I've been watching this show for a number of months on the CBC afternoon block from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST and 6:00 pm to 7:00 PST.  It's a good show that stars Allan Hawco and Sean McGinley who star as a father/son sleuths Jake and Malachy Doyle who get themselves into all sorts of trouble, Jake more so than Malachy.  Jake's hires Desmond "Des" Courtney, played by Mark O'Brien, as an apprentice to help him with a lot of the technical grunt work.

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Rose Doyle nee Rose Martin, played by Lynda Boyd, is first Malachy's girlfriend and then his wife.  She has some problems with her ex-husband Martin Poole, played by Nicholas Campbell, and tries to enlist Rose's help for some issues that he's been having with some people.  But Malachy doesn't like Martin and he warns others "not to mess with his family."


The final member of the Doyle family is Katrina "Tinny" Doyle, played by Marthe Bertrand, who is Kathleen Doyle, played by Krista Bridges, and Kevin Crocker's, played by Paul Gross, daughter and Jake's neice, and Malachy's granddaughter.

Then are the Doyle family enemies like Crocker, and Maurice Becker, played by Gordon Pinsent, who is a big time con-man and arms dealer.

I like this show a lot but when it's aired on the CBC they don't warn about the violence.  They just warn about mature subject matter.  My mom and I like to joke about how, when a show warns about mature subject matter, I can't watch because my mind is too young and inmature.  However, I'm just so desensitized to any violence that it doesn't really upset me as much as it would have.  Jake and Malachy getting themselves socked in their chins. Jake accidentally shooting Des.  Jake and Des getting knocked out by someone using a taser.  ETC.

Russell Crowe was in an episode (with Scott Grimes).  Russell is close friends with Alan Doyle of the east coast band Great Big Sea and got Russell a guest spot on the show.  To return the favour, Russell got Alan a small part in his movie Robin Hood.

I never watched Republic of Doyle when it originally aired on CBC but I've since seen reruns and I think I need to get it on DVD.  It's kind of like a Magnum PI for Canada

Russell Crowe was in an episode (with Scott Grimes).  Russell is close friends with Alan Doyle of the east coast band Great Big Sea and got Russell a guest spot on the show.  To return the favour, Russell got Alan a small part in his movie Robin Hood.

I never watched Republic of Doyle when it originally aired on CBC but I've since seen reruns and I think I need to get it on DVD.  It's kind of like a Magnum PI for Canada


I never watched its original run on CBC either.  I found out it was on Crave TV and their streaming service but I also found it on CBC Gem Streaming service.  It's also on MTV Canada and CTV Life Channel.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "Magnum P.I. for Canada"  yes Malachy and Jake are PIs but there's more to Malachy and Jake than just being business partners.  They're family and they look out for their own.

I heard Jake Doyle use a very interesting insult toward Garrison Steele, Victor Garber, and his Editor was complaining about how Jake was supposedly turning Garrison Steele into a "clown" and Jake says "Oh, believe me.  He was a clown before he even met me."  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I think that Republic of Doyle is a cross between The Rockford Files and Hart To Hart with a little bit of Bonnie and Clyde at the end.  Only Leslie and Jake weren't robbing banks and Jake didn't kill anybody.

I've been trying to find some of the places where Republic of Doyle was filmed.

The outside of the house that was used as the outside of the Doyle family's residence
The outside of the house that was used as the outside of the Reynolds/Purcell family's residence
The outside of the house that was used as the former mayor's residence and the place where Brogan and Denief snatched Leslie off of the sidewalk
The outside of the house that was used as the outside of Elsa Tessier's former residence and the place where Brogan and Denief buried Leslie alive
The Green Room Bar that was Vick Saul's bar before he went to jail and he sold it to Alisha
The Duke on Duckworth Bar which is Doyle Family territory in the show
The outside of the former RNC, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Headquarters which is a celebrated landmark and was used as the outside of Leslie's place of employment
The outside of the Supreme Court house of Newfoundland and Labrador that was used whenever Jake got into his legal troubles.
The outside of Her Majesty's Penitentiary
The Team Bushue highway overpass where Alisha and Leslie had their first standoff that was undoubtedly about Jake and the place where Leslie and Pickard had their final fights
The park where Jake and Leslie cornered Thomas Plaskett and humiliated him
The footbridge where Jake Doyle fought with Damon Rhodes over the evidence that he needed to clear his name
And lastly, the park where Tinny and Des tied the knot.

I found all of the places where Republic of Doyle was filmed and now I have to get to St John's to see everything.