The Pilot

The Pilot is the eighth episode in Season 1 of the Frankie Drake Mysteries' series. It first aired on January 15, 2018.

Plot Synopsis
A day off turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudy when the son of an aviator is kidnapped.

Character Revelations

 * George Crabtree is a successful investor and retired from the Constabulary.
 * Frankie was involved in an incident during the war which resulted in the death of an innocent person, and for which she continues to blame herself.

Continuity

 * Back in town, Moses Page gives Frankie more boxing tips.

Trivia

 * Actress Charlotte Sullivan appeared in the first season of Murdoch Mysteries as Minerva Fairchild and returned in Season 7 as James Pendrick's actress girl friend Charlotte (formerly Minerva Fairchild).
 * Stunning old aircraft zipped around the sky in Guelph, Ont.
 * This was the first episode of  Frankie Drake Mysteries  to be filmed.

Main Cast
Lauren Lee Smith as Frankie Drake

Chantel Riley as Trudy Clarke

Rebecca Liddiard as Officer Mary Shaw

Sharron Matthews as Flo

Recurring Cast
Emmanuel Kabongo as Moses Page

Romaine Waite as Bill Peters

Kris Holden-Ried as Peter

Thamela Mpumlwana as Jacob Clarke

Guest Cast
Jonny Harris as George Crabtree

Laurence Fox as Greg Mills

Lucas Bryant as Phillip Anderson

Charlotte Sullivan as Meara Anderson

Adrienne Wilson as Mrs. Brown-Sherbon

Charlotte Arnold as Miss Frost/Margie Hunt

Claire Hunter as Agnes

David Patrick Flemming as Mr. Williams

Ivan Sherry as Concierge

Karina Bershteyn as Young Woman

Bas Reitsma as Johnny Angel