The Sentinel
The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Richard Burgi, Garett Maggart, Bruce A. Young
Creator: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 45m
Release: 1996
Rating: 7.1
Season 1 - The Sentinel
20 Mar 1996
"After spending years in the Peruvian jungle during his tour in Army Special Forces, Cascade PD Detective James Ellison developed hyperactive senses, which came back to him five years after ..."
27 Mar 1996
"Jim tries to find a way for Sandburg to help him on duty. They need to talk to the Captain, but a terrorist manages to take control of Police Headquaters. Sandburg is one of the hostages. ..."
03 Apr 1996
"When undercover police officer Danny Choi is killed at the hands of Tommy Juno, Jim must use his senses and his skills as a detective to prove Juno's guilt. However, Juno seems capable of being two places at once."
15 May 1996
"Blair woes the daughter of a suspected arms dealer in order to help Jim bring down the father and stop the escalating violence caused by the influx of powerful weapons. Jim has to deal with a female ATF agent with an abrasive personality."
17 Jul 1996
"Sandburg takes Ellison to a monastery for what he hopes is a relaxing vacation. Jim isn't enthusiastic about this idea. One of the monks is murdered and the two visitors are the prime suspects."
Season 2 - The Sentinel
11 Sep 1996
"A female pop star is being stalked by her escaped convict ex-lover. Ellison and Sandburg are assigned as her protection detail."
18 Sep 1996
"When the car of Ellison's partner, who went missing a few years ago while he and Ellison were working on the kidnapping of the son of a wealthy, is found. But everyone seems heel bent on ..."
09 Oct 1996
"A camera crew from a true crime show dog Ellison and Sandburg as they investigate a series of bank heists."
06 Nov 1996
"Jim and Blair investigate a murder on an oil rig while Sandburg tries to help Ellison get over his fear of deep water."
08 Jan 1997
"While investigating a designer drug, Ellison gets some in his eyes and is blinded."
12 Feb 1997
"Ellison is kidnapped by Norman Oliver, a former army intelligence officer. Sandburg and Simon Banks work together to try and locate and rescue their friend."
12 Mar 1997
"Ellison investigates the death of a Rainier University campus maintenance worker. Sandburg mentors a young genius with attitude issues."
26 Mar 1997
"Naomi's psychic friend, Charlie Spring, is hired by a distraught mother to find her kidnapped child. Ellison doesn't believe that Spring has psychic abilities and doesn't want Charlie involved with this case."
09 Apr 1997
"Ellison clashes with a manipulative FBI agent when he learns that a mob informant that is supposed to be dead is really still alive."
14 May 1997
"Sandburg helps Ellison investigate murders at the local horse racing track. Ellison's brother Stephen is one of the suspects."
21 May 1997
"Ellison and Sandburg work with a twenty year old woman who recently awoke from a ten year coma. They try to solve the murder of her parents and to help her adjust to losing ten years out of her life."
Season 3 - The Sentinel
10 Sep 1997
"Incaaha and other members of the Chopec tribe Jim lived with in Peru come to Cascade to confront officers of the oil company that is destroying their jungle."
15 Oct 1997
"Ellison goes undercover as a bodyguard for a mob boss. He tries to help the mobster's daughter-in-law and her young son escape from the man's influence."
29 Oct 1997
"Ellison nearly crashes into the car of a computer hacker. The enraged man stalks Ellison, complicating the safe cracking case Jim is working."
05 Nov 1997
"During an Amnesty International peace conference Blair helps Jim protect one of the delegates,Genevieve Benet."
19 Nov 1997
"When a celebrated Russian poet and activist is publicly assassinated on the steps of Cascade Museum, Jim and Blair have to work with the Moscow police - but Jim and the assassin have met before."
26 Nov 1997
"When a body drops from the sky over Cascade, the trail leads Jim and Blair to Pine Crest, a tiny place where nothing ever happens. As if. Throw in new, pushy, over-eager forensic chief ..."
14 Jan 1998
"When prisoners at Starkville jail are found savagely beaten - and in at least one case, dead - Jim goes undercover as an inmate to investigate. This would be easier if one of the prisoners hadn't recognised him."
11 Feb 1998
"Someone is beating then killing criminals who got off on technicalities. The MO is identical to that of the killer who shot Cassie in her previous post. But he's in a maximum security prison. It can't be him - can it?"
18 Feb 1998
"While Simon is recovering in hospital from being shot, he overhears a murder being planned - placing his life in immediate jeopardy. Meanwhile his substitute is trying to take down a major crime lord - by herself."
25 Mar 1998
"The death of a dear friend of Blair's uncovers some unpleasant sporting politics and a web of corruption involving murder and counterfeit money."
22 Apr 1998
"Jim leaves for a solitary trip. Suspecting he's hiding the location of the perfect fishing spot, Blair and Simon track him, only to find themselves all caught up in an army and CDC lockdown..."
29 Apr 1998
"Feisty, insubordinate Australian cop Megan Connor temporarily joins Cascade PD as an observer. However, she's not here by chance - she has her own agenda, and if achieving it means ignoring Simon and Jim's orders, so be it."
06 May 1998
"The murder of a friend of Jim's spurs an investigation into crooked FBI agents, Federal Witness Protection clients, and gung-ho Neighbourhood Watch vigilantes. Much amusement, shenanigans and violence ensues."
20 May 1998
"Blair encounters a woman who is having problems with her senses. He finds out she has Sentinel abilities, and helps her cope with her abilities just as he helped Jim. Unknown to Blair, ..."
Season 4 - The Sentinel
10 May 1999
"Vince Deal, washed-up actor and occasional (usually mistaken) informant for Cascade PD, is sure he has a genuine case this time. Jim goes undercover to investigate - but finds Vince in his way at every turn."
17 May 1999
"Professional thief Harry wants to see his daughter and grandson one last time, but his position on the FBI's Most Wanted list makes that difficult - especially when another thief is using his MO and has killed two cops during a job."
24 May 1999
"Blair's mother tries to help him out by giving his dissertation to a friend whose a publisher, so he can proof read it. He wants to publish it, soon everyone knows Jim's secret. The courts ..."
