Arts·Q with Tom Power

Allan Hawco on his new police procedural set on St-Pierre-Miquelon

The Canadian actor sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about his latest series, Saint-Pierre, and why he's drawn to detective-type roles.

In a Q interview, the Canadian actor talks about playing a detective on Saint-Pierre

A man wearing over-ear headphones sits in front of a studio microphone.
Allan Hawco in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

Allan Hawco has spent a good chunk of his life playing detectives, like the private investigator Jake Doyle on the hit show Republic of Doyle. Now, he stars in the new police procedural Saint-Pierre, which is set on St-Pierre-Miquelon, the French island just off the coast of Newfoundland. Hawco drops by the Q studio to chat with Tom Power about the show's unique location and why he's drawn to detective-type roles.

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Interview with Allan Hawco produced by Liv Pasquarelli.