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A night before its TV and streaming debut tonight (Feb. 7), the first episode of the series was screened in Centre Stage theatre and adjacent room for an overflow crowd, followed by food and drinks.
stars Supinder Wraich and Enrico Colantoni attended the evening party, along with fellow actors, the show含羞草研究社檚 creative team, politicians, business leaders and others.
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Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said she was impressed by the pilot episode, which sees Sohal graduate from the police academy and, on her first day on the beat, work to find a missing child while coping with the arrest of her father, Minister of Public Safety.
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