The character of Dominic Da Vinci was based on the real-life B.C. Chief Coroner Doctor Larry Campbell, who after his tenure of coroner acted as a technical advisor on the show. In 2002 Larry Campbell was elected mayor of Vancouver.
Before the show premiered in 1998 there was an ongoing mystery concerning the disappearance of dozens of Vancouver area prostitutes which did not stop until the arrest of a Port Coquitlam. B.C. pig farmer - Robert "Willy" Pickton - for multiple murder of some of these prostitutes. The three part opening episode was based on this mystery.
Sarah-Jane Redmond who joined the cast in season two as Homicide Sgt. Sheila Kurtz first played a hooker in the season one three-part opener. Also starring in two roles is Katharine Isabelle who played a drifter (Mandy) in the three-part opener, and an escort girl in the season two opener (Audrey). Further, Emily Perkins who played a high school girl in the the first season joined the main cast post-season four as the recurrent prostitute/informant Sue Lewis.
After detectives realize they may be looking for a sailor suspect, a sailor is shown going toward a ship which then leaves harbor. The ship's stern shows its name, Star Hansa, and its origin, Bergen. The Star Hansa is a real vessel sailing under the Norwegian flag.
Episode dedicated to the memory of Robert Clothier (1921-1999). Clothier played the role of Robert Da Vinci, the title character's father, in two previous episodes.
The book that Sunny recommends to Nick when he tells her about the dying secret policeman in his custody is "Anil's Ghost: A Novel" by Michael Ondaatje.
Shown in real time.
The episode titles for this series come from quotes from the characters in the episode. This episode: 11 minutes into the show: Mick to Leo & DaVinci after finding ID of corpse in forest: "Here's the wallet... Raymond Early... Too late for Mr. Early"
The episode titles for this series come from quotes from the characters in the episode. This episode: 16 minutes into the show: Da Vinci on phone to body pickup: "I've got a deceased right down here, in... uhhh... Oppenheimer Park. Needs picking up!"
The episode titles for this series come from quotes from the characters in the episode. This episode: 9 minutes into the show: Sue to Angie about neighbor: "He's too damn loud all the time! Always banging on the wall"
The episode titles for this series come from quotes from the characters in the episode. This episode: 22 minutes into the show: Da Vinci to Bob Kelly in Kelly's office: "What is that smell? Is that that cheap political aftershave?"
The episode titles for this series come from quotes from the characters in the episode. This episode: 4 minutes into the show: Rose to Mick in front of Josie's house: "Without knowing all the circumstances, I can tell you my experience with these things is they can get ugly quick".
The episode titles for this series come from quotes from the characters in the episode. This episode: 6 minutes into the show: Da Vinci to Body Pickup by boat: "Probably where the birds got at her; that's what I think"
The episode titles for this series come from quotes from the characters in the episode. This episode: 24 minutes into the show: Leo to Mick walking away from car: "You know that thing we talked about the other day? The Charlie Josephs thing? I shouldn't have said anything about that; I should have been a priest on that!"
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