Editing Royal Canadian Mounted Police (section)

====Contemporary culture====
In 1959, the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] aired [[R.C.M.P. (TV series)|''R.C.M.P.'']], a half-hour dramatic series about an RCMP detachment keeping the peace and fighting crime. Filmed in black and white, in and around Ottawa by [[F. R. Crawley|Crawley Films]], the series was co-produced with the [[BBC]] and the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] and ran for 39 episodes. It was noted for its pairing of Québécois and Anglo officers.
[[File:Lumberjack Song O2 Arena.jpg|thumb|Performers dressed as Mounties (left background) during a performance of "[[The Lumberjack Song]]" in the [[Monty Python Live (Mostly)]] show at [[The O2 Arena|O2 Arena]] in London, 2014.]]

Canadians also poke fun at the RCMP with [[Dave Broadfoot|Sergeant Renfrew]] and his faithful dog Cuddles in various sketches produced by the ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce]]'' comedy troupe. On ''[[That '70s Show]]'' Mounties were played by [[Second City Television|SCTV]] alumni [[Joe Flaherty]] and [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]]. The British have also exploited the myth: the BBC television series ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' featured a group of Mounties singing the chorus in "[[The Lumberjack Song]]" in the [[lumberjack]] sketch. The 1972–90 CBC series ''[[The Beachcombers]]'' features a character named Constable John Constable who attempts to enforce the law in the town of [[Gibsons, British Columbia]]. In comic books, the [[Marvel Comics]] characters of [[Alpha Flight]] are described on several occasions as "RCMP auxiliaries", and two of their members, [[Snowbird (comics)|Snowbird]] and the second [[Major Mapleleaf]] are depicted as serving members of the service. In the latter case, due to trademark issues, Major Mapleleaf is described as a "Royal Canadian Mountie" in the opening roll call pages of each issue of ''Alpha Flight'' he appears in.

[[Charles Bronson]] and [[Lee Marvin]] starred in the 1981 movie ''[[Death Hunt]]'' that fictionalized the RCMP pursuit of [[Albert Johnson (criminal)|Albert Johnson]]. British comedian [[Tony Slattery]] appeared as 'Malcolm the Mountie' in a series of UK TV adverts for [[Labatt's]] in the early 1990s. In the early 1990s, Canadian [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] [[Jacques Rougeau]] utilized the [[List of professional wrestling terms#G|gimmick]] of "The Mountie" while wrestling for the [[WWE|WWF]]. He typically wore the Red Serge to the ring and carried a [[Cattle prod|shock stick]] as an illegal weapon. As his character was portrayed as an [[Heel (professional wrestling)|evil]] Mountie, the RCMP ultimately won an injunction preventing Rougeau from wrestling as this character in Canada, though he was not prevented from doing so outside the country. He briefly held the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] in 1992.

The 1998 [[swan song]] of [[Nick Berry]]'s time on UK drama ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' features his character, Sergeant Nick Rowan, transferring to Canada and taking the rank of constable in the Mounties. The special telemovie was titled ''Heartbeat: Changing Places.'' The 1994–98 TV series ''[[Due South]]'' pairs Mountie Constable Benton Fraser with streetwise American detective Ray Vecchio cleaning up the streets of Chicago. It mainly derives its entertainment from the [[stereotype|perceived differences]] in attitude and culture between these two countries' police services. Fraser is depicted as honest and polite to a fault, even refusing to carry a loaded sidearm when "assisting" Detective Vecchio but is almost superhuman in his abilities for thwarting crime, especially while wearing the Red Serge uniform. A pair of Mounties staff the RCMP detachment in the fictional town of [[Lynx River]], Northwest Territories, in the CBC series ''[[North of 60]].'' The series, which aired from 1992 to 1998, is about events in the mostly Indigenous community, but the Mounties feature prominently in each episode. Another TV series from the 1990s, ''[[Bordertown (1989 TV series)|Bordertown]]'' features an NWMP corporal paired with a [[United States Marshals Service|U.S. marshal]] securing law and order on a frontier U.S.–Canada border town. In the ABC TV mini-series ''[[Answered by Fire]]'', at least three Mounties are featured. Mounties also appear in the TV series ''[[When Calls the Heart]]'' (Hallmark Channel).

The 1987 [[Brian De Palma]] film ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]'' features cooperation between the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]] task force, led by [[Eliot Ness]], and the Mounties against liquor smuggling across the [[Canada–United States border]]. The 1995 album ''[[C'est Cheese]]'' by Canadian musical comedy group [[The Arrogant Worms]] includes "The Mountie Song", which tells the story of a dissatisfied Mountie. In his 1999, album ''[[Soiree]]'' Newfoundland musician A. Frank Willis included "Savage Cop in Savage Cove" which was based on a true story and went on to become a big hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tidespoint.com/music/afrankwillis.shtml|title=Newfoundland music books food videos images arts crafts|access-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918111453/http://www.tidespoint.com/music/afrankwillis.shtml|archive-date=September 18, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Conan O'Brien]] brought his [[Late Night with Conan O'Brien|late night show]] to Toronto in February 2004. O'Brien spent a day as a Mountie at the [[Canada–United States border]].

In 2009, a 13-part documentary about the RCMP released, ''[[Courage in Red]]'', was released. From 2011, the [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] fantasy drama series ''[[The Listener (TV series)|The Listener]]'' regularly features characters who work for the Integrated Investigative Bureau, a fictional division of the RCMP that brings together various specialists, officers, and civilian consultants to work on high-profile or federal cases. Although characters in the employ of the IIB are rarely, if ever, depicted wearing uniform, they are often addressed by their ranks—two main characters are Sergeant Michelle McClusky and Corporal Dev Clark.

In the 2021 TV series ''[[Leverage Redemption]]'' it is revealed characters Elliot Spencer, Sophie Devereaux, Parker, and Breanna Casey will not do jobs in Canada because of the RCMP, who want them for various crimes.  The four claim the RCMP is the most dangerous police service in the world, will put you down politely and never forget a face, and that Mounties hate being called "Dudley Do-Right."