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The Mentalist

Genres: Drama, Police Procedural
Broadcast on: SABC3, M-Net, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Zone, Universal TV, CBS Action, M-Net Edge, M-Net City

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Broadcaster information
International channels
CBS : 23 Sep 2008 - 18 Feb 2015

South African channels

M-Net : 14 Jan 2009 - 26 Mar 2015
M-Net Series : 22 Feb 2009 - 16 Jun 2013
Universal TV : 17 Sep 2010 - 17 Oct 2016
SABC3 : 09 Feb 2012 - 17 Aug 2016
M-Net Series Zone : 03 Feb 2014 - 14 Apr 2014
M-Net Edge : 01 Feb 2015 - 15 Mar 2015
M-Net City : 06 May 2015 - 23 Jun 2015
CBS Action : 05 Jan 2016 - 13 Apr 2016

About the Show

The Mentalist is an American crime procedural television series created by Bruno Heller and produced by Warner Bros. Television and starring Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation, who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation.

Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned.

Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents.

However, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon openly resists having Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries.

Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.


Starring

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Patrick Jane

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Teresa Lisbon

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Kimball Cho

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Wayne Rigsby

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Grace Van Pelt

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Dennis Abbott

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Jason Wylie

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Michelle Vega


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