E01
Willy MacIsaac
Marcie faces off against a former colleague; Pam volunteers to represent a friend; Marcie struggles with her anger toward the pastor she believes drove her aunt to commit suicide.
TV SERIES / EPISODE GUIDE
Diggstown
EndedFirst aired 2019-03-06CBC
Drama · Legal
A legal drama set in the gritty arena of legal aid, focusing on Marcie Diggs, a star corporate lawyer who reconsiders her priorities after her beloved aunt commits suicide following a malicious prosecution. Landing at a legal aid office in Dartmouth, Marcie is driven by one thing – to never again allow innocent lives to be destroyed by the justice system.
FROM THE SHOW GUIDE
Season by season.
26 listed episodes across 4 seasons. Air dates are provided by TVmaze and can change.
Season 1 6 episodes
E02
Renee Joy
An activist lawyer jeopardizes the future of Marcie's musically gifted teen client in the name of "the greater good"; Doug's defense of a lawyer accused of defrauding his community of millions dredges up his past at the Eskasoni reserve; Marcie and Carson struggle to keep their jobs from coming between them.
E03
Taisir Ahmed
Marcie races to find her client after he's snatched off the street by law enforcement; Pam scrambles to track down a new home for her pregnant client after her arguments against an eviction leads to the building being condemned; Marcie's work-place dating advice to Leah falls on deaf ears.
E04
Delroy Nelson
Marcie goes to extremes to protect her client after his plea deal is taken away; Reggie re-evaluates his marriage; Colleen and Gregor uses Doug as a pawn in their political games; Carson is caught in a lie.
E05
Nikki LeBlanc
Marcie's defence takes a turn. Doug represents Sam in a discrimination hearing. Colleen is accidentally outed.
E06
Kim Bond
Marcie fights to help a mother regain custody of her infant son. Doug represents Colleen's former manny. Avery gets in the way of Marcie and Carson's rekindled relationship.
Season 2 6 episodes
E01
Vince Hu
Marcie takes on the case of a dismissed police officer who killed a local woman during a high-speed chase through the streets of North Preston; Pam fights for a single mother charged with prostitution and fraud.
E02
Cheryl Battiste
Marcie's patience is tested when an Indigenous girl accused of murder refuses a deal that will afford her a more lenient sentence. Iris butts heads with Reggie when he fails to notice a client being blatantly racist, and Pam has an unexpected scare.
E03
Willy MacIsaac Redux
Marcie's previous client Willie MacIsaac resurfaces, this time charged with the murder of his ex-wife, Gloria; Doug fights for a nurse accused of stealing from his elderly patient who has fallen into a coma.
E04
Tanya Ivanova
Marcie defends trans woman, Tanya Ivanova, when she is charged in a seafood stealing scheme masterminded by her boss/lover, Lonnie Thibedeau; only to learn her efforts to clear Tanya's name may lead to her deportation.
E05
Vi Bayley
Marcie defends a hair salon owner who is charged in connection with the assault of a gang member. Colleen and Iris represent a couple with marital issues. A relationship with a former client puts Doug and Pam in the crosshairs of a misconduct complaint.
E06
Dani Ewing
Marcie defends a woman charged with arson and hate crimes. Reggie mediates between Velma and Austin when they end up on opposite sides of a dispute. An altercation with a client's abusive boyfriend triggers Iris, threatening her future as a social worker.
Season 3 8 episodes
E01
Nina Francis
Marcie defends a Continuing Care Assistant charged with assault and criminal negligence following an incident with a patient's daughter during the COVID-19 pandemic. Doug and Iris find themselves in a race against time as they fight for an indigenous unborn child to remain in the care of the family.
E02
Jojo Carvery
Marcie leaves no stone unturned in representing Jojo Carvery, an older Black woman from Africville who is facing a life sentence in prison. A simple DUI becomes complicated when Colleen's loud-mouthed client refuses to take a plea bargain, and Doug's ex-wife Michelle re-enters his life.
E03
Percy Lincoln
Marcie defends Percy Lincoln, accused of killing an off-duty officer in self-defence, a decision that causes her to question her future at Halifax Legal Aid, and her actions in court may prove one-step-too-far for Colleen. In an effort to impress his students, Reggie loses sight of what's best for his client.
E04
Enter Vivian Jefferson
After quitting Halifax Legal Aid, Marcie is on the hunt for investors in a new venture. Catching the attention of tech-entrepreneur Vivian Jefferson, Marcie may have found the perfect benefactor… or has she? Meanwhile, shifts within HLA change the team immeasurably.
E05
Ivy Maloney
Marcie represents a group of Indigenous and Black women in a class-action suit against the province's "birth alert" policy. Colleen takes a seat on the other side of the bench. Avery is confronted by the consequences of his past actions.
E06
Miles Jones
In a David-versus-Goliath case, Marcie works with the survivors and victims' families of a church shooting as she takes on the technological platform she believes radicalized the killer. Reggie comes into conflict with a tenured professor he believes to be promoting misogyny.
E07
Christian Spry
Marcie represents a sexual assault victim in a human rights case after the police botch the investigation. Velma, Avery, and Rev. Cliff Crawley work together to right a 20-year-old wrong, and Avery soon discovers he has his work cut out for him.
E08
Riley Seaver
Marcie defends a young Olympic-level swimmer in a case of defamation of character after she implicates her coach in the death of her best friend and teammate, Dianne Winston. Avery takes on a wrongful conviction case against a seemingly untouchable opponent.
Season 4 6 episodes
E01
Larissa Crooks
Marcie's absence leaves a power vacuum at her firm. When Vivian jumps in, her actions threaten their case against a doctor accused of sterilizing patients, causing tensions to reach a boiling point.
E02
Basil Allen
Marcie launches a search across the Atlantic provinces when a client goes missing. Plus, Vivian makes an offer to Doug that causes him to question his future at Marcie Diggs and Associates.
E03
Donald Kitpu Christmas
The firm's case against a nun accused of abuse at Indian day schools unearths tragic elements of Doug's past. Conflict sparks between Marcie and the Clawfords over the death of a migrant worker.
E04
Trudy Willis
Stakes run high when Marcie and the team bring a wrongful death suit against Goldenview Farms, a megafarm run by the ruthless Clawford family; Doug and Michelle re-tie the knot.
E05
Marcie Diggs
Marcie faces off against old friends and foes during her professional responsibility hearing; Doug and Ellery get a front-row seat to how the Clawfords deal with their enemies.
E06
Cruz Diaz
Escalating conflict between Marcie and Vivian places the future of Marcie Diggs and Associates at risk; the Clawfords enact an endgame to neutralize Marcie's threat to their business.
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