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Premiering 16 February 2005,
Every Wednesday
9pm
Repeat broadcasts on Thur @ 1am & 12noon, Sun @ 12noon & 9pm and Mon @ 3am Only at AXN (UBC 19)
The undisputed #1 prime time TV series in the US is back! Get ready for the all-new fifth season of the critically acclaimed crime series, first and exclusively on AXN.
The long wait is finally over. The world’s biggest and most successful crime series returns in style, with the series’ 100th episode — also the highest-ever rated episode in the show’s history - and a whopping 4 cases to solve in the season’s premiere episode. Hang on tight for another season of surprises as careers develop and relationships blossom within the hardworking and dedicated CSI team led by Gil Grissom — Catherine Willows, Sara Sidle, Capt. Jim Brass, Warrick Brown, Nick Stokes, and now former DNA lab whiz Greg Sanders.
Passionate and intelligent, these forensics investigators work the graveyard shift at the Las Vegas Criminalistics Bureau, scouring crime scenes, collecting evidence, and finding the missing pieces to solve the mystery. Under Grissom’s leadership, they piece together victims’ stories with the help of both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned savvy.
Produced by mega-hit director Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Armageddon, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pearl Harbour), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation remains one of the most innovative and successful one-hour crime dramas in primetime television, challenging the viewer to solve the crime in tandem with the investigators, or to race to link pieces of the clues before they do. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has garnered both rave reviews from critics and high ratings from the massive following of fans around the world, with its gripping chronicles of the most shocking crimes, top notch script, great ensemble cast, cutting edge graphical flashback sequences, and exciting forensics technology.
To date, the critically-acclaimed series has won numerous accolades, including:
# 1 show on all of US network television
2003 Golden Satellite Award winner for Best Television Series, Drama
2003 and 2004 People’s Choice Awards Winner for Favourite Television Dramatic Series
Consecutive Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2003 for Outstanding Make-Up for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series respectively
2002, 2003 and 2004 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Drama Series
Best Drama TV Series nominee in the 2002 and 2004 Golden Globe Awards
Winner, Best New Series of the Year, TV Guide Awards 2001
Cast & Characters
Gil Grissom
Rank: CSI Three
Special Skills: Entomology
Played by: William Petersen
Gil Grissom is the head of the Las Vegas Criminalistics Bureau, and is a seasoned investigator with 25 years of experience on the job. An intensely private man who has dedicated his life to his work and to his constant pursuit of knowledge, his seeming cold indifference conceals a caring soul who looks out for his team. His leadership has taken Las Vegas from #14 to #2 in the U.S. Crime Lab rankings, but when a nemesis from the past re-emerges to take lives again, he finds that he and his team may have finally met their match.
Catherine Willows
Rank: CSI Three
Special Skills: Blood Matter Analysis
Played by: Marg Helgenberger
Second in command of the CSI team, tough and streetwise Catherine Willows was an exotic dancer and drug addict before she decided to pull herself together and apply her brains to solve crimes instead. A veteran criminalist who loves her job, she is constantly torn between her desire to further her career and her responsibility as a single mother. When the horrors of the crime scenes she investigates drives home her need to protect her daughter, she finds herself faced with some tough decisions.
Sara Sidle
Rank: CSI Three
Special Skills: Materials & Element Analysis
Played by: Jorja-An Fox
Sara Sidle is a highly intelligent, ambitious and dedicated investigator who was hand-picked by Grissom for the CSI team. A loner with problems relating to others, she throws herself wholly into her work, and has been known to sometimes colour outside the lines in order to close a case. Undergoing therapy to help her to come to terms with her past and her confused feelings towards Grissom, she is slowly learning to open herself up to a life outside of work.
Warrick Brown
Rank: CSI Three
Special Skills: Audio-Visual Analysis
Played by: Gary Dourdan
A Las Vegas native, Warrick Brown constantly battles an addiction to gambling that has almost lost him his job. He brings his connections throughout the city to bear in his investigations, and has worked his way up the ranks to become one of Las Vegas’ top investigators. He knows his worth, but still constantly strives for improvement, both in his work and in controlling his inner demons.
Nick Stokes
Rank: CSI Three
Special Skills: Hair & Fibre Analysis
Played by: George Eads
A Texan charmer, Nick Stokes has been frustrated by his slow advancement in his career. His brash ways sometimes get him into trouble, but what he lacks in savvy, he makes up for in common sense and compassion.
Greg Sanders
Rank: Lab Technician
Played by: Eric Szmanda
Greg Sanders is an eccentric, wise-cracking geek at heart who has somehow managed to balance his boyish enthusiasm for his work with a healthy interest in all things cool. Having spent his first few years pining for fieldwork, Greg is finally making the transition from DNA Lab whiz to fully-fledged CSI — but is finding the transition harder than he imagined.
Jim Brass
Rank: Homicide Detective, Las Vegas Police Dept.
Played by: Paul Guilfoyle
Captain Jim Brass was the leader of the CSI team before an on-duty death of a new team member shook up the department. Brass took the political fall and was transferred back to Homicide, while Grissom took over. Still good friends with the team, he combines the best of forensics knowledge with his understanding of law enforcement, and works closely with the CSIs to get cases closed.
Dr. Albert Robbins
Rank: Coroner
Played by: Robert David Hall
Dr. Al Robbins has been the chief medical examiner in Las Vegas for the past five years, and has extensive knowledge and experience under his belt. A pragmatic man, he is able to stomach the grisliest of scenes and sees death as a part of life.
Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive Producer
One of the most successful producers of all time, Jerry Bruckheimer is best known for his brilliant work in Con Air, Armageddon, The Rock, Coyote Ugly, and Pearl Harbour. On television, apart from the CSI franchise, he also produces the Emmy-award winning reality blockbuster, The Amazing Race.
Bruckheimer is a filmmaker renown for his talent for fully-developed characterisation and compelling story-telling, a talent that leaves audiences enriched by unforgettable characters, excited by great stories and intrigued by new experiences.
Other top-grossing movies to his credit include Pirates of the Caribbean:the Curse of the Black Pearl, Bad Boys II, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Black Hawk Down, Crimson Tide, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Flashdance and American Gigolo.
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