''Fortier'' is a French-language

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which debuted on the TVA network in

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from February 3, 2000, and ended on April 1, 2004. A subtitled version later aired on the English-language

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network, as part of its now-defunct late-night ''Best of French Canada'' anthology series, then followed by broadcast internationally on TV5 Monde, and later re-showing again for the disability network AMI-tv on July 18, 2017. It was made by Aetios Productions, and the show's creator, writer and producer Fabienne Larouche.

Synopsis

Anne Fortier (Lorain) is a criminal psychologist from

Montréal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

, who works with the investigators of SAS (Anti-Sociopathic Service), a fictional police division specialising in crimes involving abnormal

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. Although their sordid crimes include those of a shoe thief and a

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c, most of the cases given a lot of time on the series are ruthless murders, often serial killings. While solving these cases Fortier and her colleagues must wrestle with her own murky past and several psychological issues.

Cast

Main characters

Recurring characters

Notable guest stars

Episode list

Awards and recognition

The series earned Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as the role of Magali Simon a Prix Gémeaux took place on September 30, 2001, for ''Best Supporting Actress - Series or Dramatic Program'' from her appearance in episodes two and three ("Elles ne sont qu'une...") of the second season. Four other Prix Gémeaux nominations were given in the category ''Best Supporting Actor - Series or Dramatic Program'', such as François Papineau for the role of Claude Lizotte in two episodes ("L'homme froid") of the second season.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0229898, Fortier 2000 Canadian television series debuts 2004 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian drama television series TVA (Canadian TV network) original programming CBC Television original programming Television shows set in Montreal