Trivia / The Indian Detective

• Actor-Shared Background: Like Doug, Russell Peters is an Indian-Canadian with parents born in India before immigrating, plus a Western first and last name. Both were raised as Catholics too.
• California Doubling: Mumbai in the show has some locations shot in South Africa, because it has one of the largest Indian African communities.
• Fake Nationality: English actress Christina Cole plays Canadian Robyn Gerner.
• Playing Against Type: William Shatner, best known as playing heroic characters like James T. Kirk or lately campy self-parodies, plays David Marlowe, the sleazy, corrupt real estate mogul who's secretly working with much worse men such as Gopal Chandakar. Comedian Russell Peters similarly has the title role in a semi-dramatic show.