G.I.P.I.: Gulf Islands Private Investigator
Solving crime, on island time.
Ex-cop, Auggie Reed, takes on petty cases from
his unusual island community to pay for repairs
on his liveaboard boat.
TV SERIES
Synopsis: Auggie Reed is a former RCMP officer who bought his dream boat on Pender Island a month before the detachment decided to transfer him to the Yukon. Loving the island life, Auggie quit the force and now lives on his trawler, The Stubbed Towhee, which is in dire need of repair. To keep the boat afloat, Auggie reluctantly takes on the locals’ petty cases as G.I.P.I.: Gulf Islands Private Investigator, solving crime, on island time.
All cases too small.
G.I.P.I. is a live action scripted comedic detective series consisting of 10 x half hour episodes per season with a target primetime adult audience.
In the style and tone of the great "mysteries-of-the-week" series, G.I.P.I. is like a modern day Rockford Files with a comedic twist.
FEATURE FILM
G.I.P.I. in "A Case Of Hard Cider"
Logline: A freelance P.I., Auggie Reed, is hired by Twin Island Cidery to find out why their apple suppliers have mysteriously abandoned them. The investigation weaves through a web of buried secrets and the machinations of a rival cidery. Can Auggie crack the case before the harvest is in and save his friend’s business?
Synopsis: It is fall on Pender Island. Just as the Island is settling down for the off-season, Twin Island Cidery is preparing for the autumn harvest to produce their award-winning cider. But, one by one, the independent orchards that they’ve relied on for years have unaccountably terminated their agreements. With no apples coming in, this could be the end of their business. Desperate to find out why, they hire ex-RCMP officer Auggie Reed to investigate.
Going undercover as a fruit picker, Auggie uncovers a stratagem involving a cabal of crooked WWOOFers, an off-island big-footing brewing magnate and a whole bushel of deep-rooted Island secrets.
At a turning point and fed up with Island living, Auggie has to decide if he’ll fight through the mounting obstacles to save his friend’s business, or will other opportunities draw him into a new life.
Created By: Jaman Lloyd & Carrie Wheeler
Phase: Proof of Concept filmed. Season 1 Series Bible complete. Feature Film in development.
