Due South is a 1994-98 comedy cop show about Canadian Constable Benton Fraser who came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of his father, and "for reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture" have remained, attached as liaison with the Canadian Consulate. He works alongside a detective of the Chicago Police Department to solve crimes and are aided at times by Fraser's deaf white wolf, Diefenbaker. The show was cancelled twice. When it was revived in 1998, the actor for the original detective "Ray" Vecchio (Ray V) had other jobs, so a new actor came in as Fraser's new partner "Ray" Kowalski (Ray K).
Episode Summary: "Fraser returns to Chicago after a vacation in Canada, only to find someone masquerading as Ray Vecchio - Stanley "Ray" Kowalski. As he tries to get to the truth of where Vecchio is, the pair find themselves on the trail of an arsonist, connected to another currently detained at a mental institution, and who seems to be hounding them."
Quick Thought of the episode:
( It's really clever and funny, with loads of whimsy balanced by melancholy and action )