The WORST episodes of Frankie Drake Mysteries

Every episode of Frankie Drake Mysteries ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Frankie Drake Mysteries!

Frankie Drake Mysteries follows Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s as she takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. Along with her partner Trudy, Frankie and the Drake Detective Agency take on cases of all shapes and sizes. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.

Last Updated: 12/8/2024Network: CBC (CA)Status: Ended

7.11

281 votes

#1 - Mother of Pearl

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2017

Frankie is forced to partner with an unlikely ally when she’s the number one suspect in a jewellery heist.

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7.27

124 votes

#2 - Whisper Sisters

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2017

After a shooting injures the young son of a friend, Frankie and Trudy’s investigation leads them into the dangerous world of bootlegging.

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7.29

138 votes

#3 - Healing Hands

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2017

The ladies wind up in Toronto's jazz scene while trying to protect a faith healer.

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7.31

183 votes

#4 - Ladies in Red

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/2017

Frankie and Trudy are hired by a factory owner to root out communists at his plant, but things soon take an explosive turn.

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7.32

129 votes

#5 - Out of Focus

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2017

Frankie and Trudy go undercover in the glamorous world of film in order to solve a seemingly impossible murder on a silent movie set.

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7.34

73 votes

#6 - A History of Violins

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2019

When a priceless violin is stolen, Frankie & team track down the thief.

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7.34

108 votes

#7 - Anastasia

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/29/2018

Frankie is hired to confirm the identity of a young woman claiming to be a Russian princess and protect her from those who want her dead.

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7.36

156 votes

#8 - Summer in the City

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2017

When a body turns up in the luggage of a young man, Frankie and Trudy must join forces with reporter Ernest Hemingway to clear his name.

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7.40

73 votes

#9 - A Brother in Arms

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2019

Frankie’s floored when a man claiming to be her half-brother shows up at the agency begging her to help his wrongly imprisoned friend.

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7.40

72 votes

#10 - Counterpunch

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2019

Frankie takes her boxing skills to the ring as part of a plan to take down a corrupt cop extorting Ward residents.

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7.49

53 votes

#11 - Life is a Cabaret

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2021

Witnessing a man's murder; Frankie's search for his lady-friend suspect leads her to an underground cabaret.

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7.49

110 votes

#12 - Ghosts

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/2018

The horrors of war haunt Frankie when an investigation into a soldier's murder reunites her with a friend left traumatised by his tour of duty.

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7.49

59 votes

#13 - Ghost in the Machine

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2021

Nora is convinced she was visited by the ghost of a murdered woman; she makes Frankie and Trudy search their building. This leads to a shocking discovery.

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7.51

95 votes

#14 - Dressed To Kill

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2018

When famed French designer Coco Chanel is the target of a brazen assassination attempt, Drake Private Detectives are hired to protect her.

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7.51

89 votes

#15 - Emancipation Day

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2018

When donations are taken from a coloured girls' orphanage, civil rights hero Marcus Garvey hires the team to catch the thief and find the cash.

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7.51

51 votes

#16 - A Family Affair

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2021

A shakeup in all the gals' lives sees Frankie's dad alive but in danger, Trudy leave DPD, Mary going on the record, and Flo's new family threatened.

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7.52

106 votes

#17 - The Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2018

A day off turns into a day at the office for Frankie and Trudy when the infant son of a charismatic aviator is kidnapped during an air show.

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7.52

75 votes

#18 - Things Better Left Dead

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2019

Frankie concocts a chilling ruse to expose a man who claims he can speak to the dead.

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7.52

73 votes

#19 - Life on the Line

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2019

When a toy store owner is the target of a harassment campaign, the gang go undercover at a telephone exchange to nab the culprit.

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7.53

112 votes

#20 - Ties That Bind

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/8/2018

Mary recruits Frankie and Trudy to find a missing teacher, but their investigation leads them to family secrets, Chinatown and murder.

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7.53

94 votes

#21 - Radio Daze

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2018

Mary is acting in a radio drama, but when she realizes the play is a cover for a heist, she must find a way to warn Frankie.

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7.54

61 votes

#22 - Scavenger Hunt

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2021

A scavenger hunt our gals are on turns deadly - is it a case of killing off the competition or more personal?

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7.55

89 votes

#23 - No Friends Like Old Friends

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2019

After her wartime friend goes missing in London, Frankie must work with Agatha Christie to uncover the reason behind the disappearance.

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7.58

79 votes

#24 - A Sunshine State of Mind

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2019

One of their close friends's mother invested in "Miami Springs" supposedly some prime real estate which Frankie discovers, does not exist. The team sets up a plan, with the help of an old friend of Frankie's to get her money back. The Pathologist wants to go back to school, can she change her work day shift to evening shift, so that she can go to school in the day?

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7.59

73 votes

#25 - Ward of the Roses

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2019

The detectives investigate who firebombed the campaign office of a female politician.

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