Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

Original series on PAX-TV network has something for the whole family | Gene Edward Veith

One of the top shows for families, according to the Parents Television Council, is Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, an original series on the positive-values network PAX-TV. Another series from the Christian television team of Gary and Dale Alan Johnson, the show is based on the real-life career of Sue Thomas, an FBI agent who is deaf.

The role is played by Deanna Bray, a deaf actress. One theme of the program is how well deaf people can function in the "hearing world." Both the real and the fictional Sue Thomas got her start as a fingerprint analyst, but the agency discovered that her ability to read lips is priceless when it comes to long-distance surveillance. Agent Thomas can read the bad guys' lips through her binoculars, which means undercover agents do not have to risk their lives if their "wires" are discovered.