The cast is on the move.
That's it, everyone.
Stand by, camera one.
Here we go.
Five seasons ago, Team
One of the SRU shot on to the scene.
Scorpion.
Copy.
An instant success,
the show debuted to nearly
10 million North American viewers.
Don't see lady snipers too often. That's kind of sexy.
What's that? A Remmie 700?
I carry the vintage Colt myself.
- It's all good. You want to... - Put your hand up!!
Lower your weapon!
Since then, the fans
have lived on the edge of their couches.
Put it down.
Put the gun down.
You heard me, put it down!
We did all we could tonight.
Hey, I'm proud of all of you.
I'm damn proud to be a member of this team.
And it all comes down
to this, the final episode.
Sam! We will not lose each other!
Sam! Get up! Get out! Go!
Sam, get out of there now!
The final interview.
There's stuff bubbling up here.
How are you feeling about it?
The Final Salute.
Today is the kind of day that
we'll all look back at years
from now and remember exactly
where we were and what we did.
We have a chance to make choices
here that we will be proud of.
Today's the day that we did not
let fear break us down and turn
us against each other.
This was the day that we took
care of each other.
The day that we said "no" to terror.
Together.
I want us all to think about
how we want to remember this day.
It's up to us.
Thank you Sargent Parker.
What do you think Spike? Cheesy?
Not cheesy Boss.
Guys thank you so much for
sharing this day with us.
It's the last day of shooting as
a group.
Did you have to prepare in a
different way today?
Enrico, you want to start us off?
Well, it wasn't different at all
'cause everything that we're
going to be dealing with will be
right at the surface for every
one of us, I think.
Last shows are always easy to get
to the emotional life of so,
yeah, less is more.
Is that true for everyone?
It's been what, the victory tour? No.
- It's been... this last few... - Depending how many days off
you get during the week.
- All right. - It's been fun.
Rico knows that the luxury
of knowing you're ending
and being able to see the end it's a luxury.
So he didn't have that on most of the show.
You don't get that, to go out on your own terms,
and I think we've all
all at least tried to savour and appreciate.
- Certainty, there's something - Yeah. Yeah.
in the absolute knowledge that this is it.
You savour the minutia of the food, the hellos, everybody
starts saying hello with much more sincerity.
Good morning.
I mean, you see the same people
every morning at almost the same time,
and, you know...
Night Ralph.
Yeah, good night Sam.
When constabulary...
♪ Duty to be done to be done ♪
♪ policeman's job is not a happy one ♪
♪ ♪ happy one ♪
So it was July 2008. That was when first episode aired
and we did an interview with you where you predicted
that it would be a hit.
I'd been involved in some projects that had done well,
very well, and I just could tell the chemistry that we all had,
and I had that gut, when I read the first script by Mark Ellis
and Stephanie Morgenstern, I just felt it.
And as it came together, I mean,
I felt that song writing with bands.
I could... I just... it's an innate sensibility you sometimes have
and sometimes you get lucky,
but I felt this was our opportunity.
Enrico, were you as confident about the show when it
first premiered?
- I followed his lead, - Yeah.
you know what I mean?
There's something about him
immediately that was so confident
and for me, it was
just... this was just another
job.
My character's name is Sam Braddock
and he's a former JTF2,
which is, yeah, well, believe
it or not, those are Canadian
special forces and they're
bad-ass.
They're like British SAS,
they're the best of the best,
which is a bit of an honour.
And he's coming in for his first
day to check out this new ETF
which is the Toronto squad.
My expectations were very
high, but, at the same time, it
was all about what happened in
the states.
You know, and I think we just
didn't know if they were going
to accept a Canadian-set show in
the U.S.
And as soon as we got those
numbers and the next week, it
went even higher, up to
9 million, then it was like,
okay, I can see our next five years. In a flash.
It was exciting.
I watched SWAT and talked
to a guy who knew a guy who held a gun once.
because I always wanted
to point my gun at a 45° angle and I go is that... do people do that,
Oh, yeah, man, they do it all the time.
And I go, on, okay, cool.
Amy Jo what - what were your Impressions - your first impressions
of these guys down the line?
Down the line or the first impression?
Your first impression of this line up.
- Oh, down the line. - Of these characters.
Start with Hugh, and we'll work our way down the line.
- First impressions? - Yes.
Um... uh... intense.
And then as I've gotten to know
Hugh, he's hilarious.
But I found him very intense at first.
Rico, just a big heart
that is really nurturing.
And I still feel the same way.
Like the dating game.
I didn't say this
wouldn't be awkward.
Sergio, first impression was
incredibly smart.
And thoughtful.
And I still have the same
impression of Sergio but he's a
bit more mysterious than I thought he was.
A lot of layers.
And David, I don't know...
You know what, all right.
David, first of all, when I met him,
I thought he was just a nice guy
but now I know
after five years, that he's just a really good guy.
Like a really nice... like a good friend.
That's good.
Those relationships have
deepened over the years.
That's not the case with every cast.
Thank God he's funny.
That would've ruined everything, huh?
Coming up...
I was doing about 110 down
Yonge Street and I got pulled over.
And the guy... was.. he was hostile. The cop.
Rico, I remember one
of the first interviews we did with you five years ago,
you said you were proud to play this
role because of the connection
to your brother.
Yeah.
Has that connection
deepened with the years passing?
Much deeper.
Because of it, I'm now associated
with the Tema Conter Memorial Trust
that deal with first responders, dealing with PTSD,
and that... that wouldn't have happened,
I wouldn't have met those people
and been more aware of what first responders
go through.
It was just my brother.
Now it's a whole team of
paramedics and firefighters and
police officers
all over the world.
It's not just fluff, it is intense,
and these guys who do
those jobs, it's fascinating and
we as the public don't see it, you know.
We kind of go about our lives
and these people deal with,
you know, life and death, it sounds kind of cheesy,
but that's what it is.
Sergio, we were talking before that
you're a huge comicbook fan but specifically
you are a fan of sort of those iconic superhero teams.
That's true.
Have you ever looked back and thought to yourself
that in certain ways that's what you're playing here?
Completely.
That was the template for me when I got...
Really?
I knew it. You're reading the audition, too,
and you're like oh, my gosh, this is the Justice League.
Like these guys, they're all there.
Like, I like Superman, I like Batman, I like them all,
but what I loved was the interaction between all of them
when they're on the same team because that's when you get the textures
of the relationships.
And how they care about each other
and how they love each other
and how they're all doing it
for the same reasons together,
So I was like I got to join a superhero team.
What are the chances of that happening, right?
The kids, like they look at us like they're seeing Han Solo.
Had this kid, these - these brother,
I had these two kids walking by, and they were looking at me while it was
a crosswalk, and then I hear; "Flashpoint" guy, "Flashpoint" guy!
And they go, see, see, see, it is.
David, this is not an easy role, physically, for anybody to play.
Who would you say had the easiest time
with the running and shooting and all the physical, physicality
associated with it?
Sergio, actually.
Cause he spent the first three years... I mean,
he had to really work his fingers a lot on the keyboard.
Whereas we're all... well, at least Hugh and Amy and I are
running around.
These two got off pretty easy
for a couple years.
How physical did it get?
Well, it can... yeah, no,
there were times when I was
thankful that I didn't break a leg or slip or crash a car,
Amy did... we did lose one camera.
That was my fault but I happen to be the best driver.
But *** it was hot and there are suits, we would lose ten pounds.
Since then we've never filmed driving sequences outside
****
It's funny how we moved to blue screen.
Really, huh?
Let me flip it.
Who had the hardest time with
anything physical on this show?
Michael Cramm.
That's true.
Just cause of balance issues.
- He's a little clumsy, that guy. - Hand and eye cordination.
Did it result in a physical injury for any of you?
Hugh almost lost... that projectile almost took your eye out.
Yeah, they shot... what are those things called?
Squibbs.
They shoot the squibbs and it went through the shield
because they put holes it in, right in my eye,
and I had a flash of it's over,
because I thought my eye was done,
but it just hit there,
and I got... I'm lucky.
Lucky Irish.
One inch one side or the other and that would have been it.
Yeah, that was it, and then I was very... well first I was hostile.
Towards the - Intense.
And then it was funny.
I got your attention, now I'm gonna make you laugh.
Now, the show is shot
in Toronto, it's set in Toronto,
which is unusual for an
international series.
Now, for the Canadians here, how
did that make you feel?
Proud.
First of all, right.
Incredibly proud.
I can put it this way, I was doing about 110 down
Yonge Street and I got pulled over, and the guy was... he was hostile.
Cop... and young as Sinclair.
Pulled me over, I'm like, gosh, "Flashpoint",
you guys are great, go ahead.
It was a big deal for the city, too.
Like that was all of a sudden Toronto was pretending to be Detroit.
Yes.
Pretending to New York, pretending to be all those things.
And it looked sexy, it looked damn good too.
After the break,
Enrico, there's stuff bubbling up here.
How are you feeling right now?
Is there an episode that stands out,
for whatever reason?
For me right now, actually, the last these last two episodes are my favourite.
They really are.
The stakes are so high in them that as an actor,
I'm having a lot of... like I have something in my throat.
I'm having a lot of...
You can cry, if you like.
No, I'm not crying. I have a frog in my throat.
We're all ready to go.
Anyway, the stakes are so high
in these last two episodes that as an actor, I've been
finding it really fun fully diving in because usually as cops
we have to be more in control and the emotional stuff
is for the guest stars and who get these great, amazing parts.
There was an episode this season where Ed Lain talks to a psychologist.
Which I loved because it was about post-traumatic stress.
You know, that's something that first responders and real police
officers suffer from that isn't talked about enough
so it was a big challenge for me as an actor
and that's when I really turned to Rico for help
because it was... it was the episode to make or break my character,
and Rico just, you know, he's like my brother. When I need him,
as soon as he's done his coffee in the morning,
he's there.
He needs his coffee to wake up in the morning?
Slow to rise, Rico?
But it's that relationship, you know what I mean,
that's what we get, you know, and that's the things that we don't
think about when we are on that going to audition and be successful and
look for validation or the nonsense of-of that.
Once you have it, you get to find the people that you care
about, and you get to create something with people that
mean something to you.
I think that transcends the whole idea of acting and,
you know what I mean, you find connection, and you find reality
in the pieces you work on.
I've been watching you two for this whole thing and Rico, there's stuff
bubbling up here, this is not a...
how are you feeling right now?
What he's saying...
he's saying - what he's saying is, Ben, he's proud that he's here,
and he likes to be here talking about
various scenes and episodes of "Flashpoint".
He has great love for the people
who have worked with him here
and... and he really thinks Hugh Dylan is awesome, awesome.
You threw out the word "brother"
Yes.
in talking about Rico,
that's... people throw that word family out when it's not really
appropriate but there's something very... there's a bond here.
This is a team.
Team One is a team.
And we learned how to live as a team.
The success of the show didn't
make him more popular or him more popular or him more popular.
We together as a team were
recognized for this show.
And that makes us connect
in a way that puts us against the world.
We are together, we come to work together,
together we go through that door together,
everything is together.
And after five years, man, you can't fake that anymore.
You can't fake it.
It comes into our lives.
We're playing cops, and we want to do them right, you know.
And so when they come up and they, you know, secretly
flash their badges and they don't say anything except thank you,
you understand that you're painting them in a good light,
you're not painting them as neanderthals.
We're not painting them as doughnut eaters.
You're painting them as people who actually care, and
they all became police officers because they cared.
You know, things happen, things change, but
the essence of why they do it is what this show is about.
There's the care, is the heroism, is the risking your life
for the sake of protecting others.
Would you say that the show, if this relationship
is on and off camera is central
and the relationship itself has improved and grown over the years,
is the show better today than it was on day one?
Yeah.
This season will prove that.
It's just an incredible... all of us.
You should have seen how we got... our uniforms on the first season.
Where does this go?
I think I need some tape, I don't know.
He has tape, I need tape.
Now you know,...
We're gone.
At one point did you guys know that you were on a set that was
that was growing into a family?
To me, it was that first
roast, pig roast you had
where Michael Cramm tripped in the woods
and we had... we all laughed.
We must have laughed for 90 minutes straight
and it was close to the end of the season,
the sun was out, and it was just
one of those magical days.
And I think that was what, season two?
And that's when I really felt...
I really felt like, you know what, these are my guys.
Can we talk about this pig roast for a second?
- This guy. -Is this a...
It's an Italian thing. You know...
we just Frankie Gentile and Paola Perrin, who are the gaffers and the grips,
the keys on the show, they're like Italian guys so we have that in common
and started salivating when we were outside shooting in a park,
we kept looking, you know, what this park needs is a pig.
And Frankie goes, you know, I know a guy,
And the next thing you know he comes in with this cart,
it's in the back of the trunk, I pay him a little cash,
next thing you know, vegetarians are turning.
And they're all like salivating over the pig.
Up next...
What are you going to miss about me?
What am I going to miss about you?
I don't know, say something nice.
Enrico, what are you
going to miss most about Amy Jo?
Amy Jo has a beautiful
ability to remind me of life outside the moment
and how bigger life is.
She's my go-to person when it
comes to taking those crazy
chances and really believing in
the power of creativity.
Amy Jo, what are you
going to miss most about David?
I'm going to miss sitting in
the car for five hours at a time
talking ... oh, talking crap or whatever, laughing and giggling,
some of those car moments are pretty fun, yeah.
David, what are you going to miss most about Sergio?
Sergio is pure at heart.
To me, he's what I would aspire to be as an artist.
I learned actually probably the most from Sergio
and just how he was able to be all heart.
Sergio, what are you going to miss most about Hugh?
He's a big brother.
He's been my big brother on this show from the start.
Watching out for me in a kind of tough love but love kind of way.
And I could always count on him.
And I could always believe it to be true.
And Hugh, what are you going to miss most about Rico?
It's the same with all of these guys,
because I know that when I get my
phone out and I see any of their names,
it's an immediate connection, and if they need me or I need them,
I know I can count on them. That's why I don't feel it,
I don't feel that part over.
I feel the character...
Just make it up, buddy.
What are you going to miss about me?
What am I going to miss about you?
I don't know, say something nice.
Your need to get in my shots.
When I have a nice piece of dialogue that I would like to talk to
Mr. Mulroney about.
Now it's a two shot.
Still to come...
We're doing it. We're doing it.
Holy cow are we doing it.
David, you know, finales are never small events.
And this one, you've got special guests on this one.
Yes, I had an opportunity to bring my parents into the universe,
and so I flew them out
as kind of a gift, thank you, I don't know what,
and they ended up having a blast.
They got to be on set, they got to be in the movies,
so to speak, it was the highlight for the season for me
for sure to have my dad freaking out, checking his makeup and making
sure everything's working.
Were you nervous for them?
Your shabby suit.
I got to have my mom and dad come and play Sam's mom and dad
which is a thrill, and came all
the way out from Vancouver to do it.
They got choked up. They're great actors.
I have to say that he was... sounded as authentic here as he
did at the real wedding.
Hey, now, come on.
- So. - Come on.
Were you nervous for them?
I was nervous for the show.
I didn't want them to, you know, ruin the takes or anything.
Your dad had a hard time.
Background, it was hard for his dad background.
- Not supposed to talk background. - Yes, it was so funny.
I'm standing next to him, people come over to meet
uh, you know, Sam's dad and
Hi, how are you?
Oh, oh, right, how do you guys do this?
He would forget every time.
Does anybody else have any secrets
that they can share about this finale?
The energy level that we are committed to at this...
on this finale will not only destroy
character perceptions you might have, you know what I mean,
it'll-it'll-it'll will send you to another stratosphere of adrenalin and emotion.
We can promise that right?
Can anyone else top that?
You can't. That's why he's good.
How do you do that, right? We're doing it.
Holy cow are we doing it.
Today, where does "Flashpoint" stand sort of
for you personally in terms of the professional experiences that you've had?
Number one in my books. Absolutely. Number one.
Best five years, best chapter. We'll have this forever,
you know. We've left a legacy.
Rico, are you going to miss it when people call you boss?
Yeah.
Oh, God, yes.
Yeah. I'm gonna miss when people stop calling me sarge.
You have to take it off your licence plate now.
So this is not the last we'll see of "Flashpoint"
but thank you so much, and all
the best to each and every one of you.
Thank you.
And now we should go.
- You have to finish shooting. - Watch your step.
Rico, can I take a gun?
You know what, I think
they're not locked.
I think we can get you something.
If you want an MP... you want a...
Just something, something... just something to
protect the home.
What?