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ABOUT CANADA

Canada / CBC-National Film Board / x30m-e / 1956-57 (14 February 56 - 30 June 57)

A series of documentaries made in association with the National Film Board of Canada.

ACCESS

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1974-82 8 Seasons (30 May 74 - 16 October 82)

Producers: Ain Soodor (1974-76), Rob Parker (1974-77), Miles White, Rita Deverell

Public access show giving the Canadian public a voice of their own. The show was also titled Take 30 Access and CBC Access.

AD AND LIB

Canada / CBC / x15m-e / 1954 (12 April - 28 June / Monday-FRiday 6.30pm)

Producer: Leo Orenstein

Early evening comedy about the joint owners of a General Store, the Ad and Lib of the tile. Shown every weekday night.

With:- JOE AUSTIN as Ad / LARRY MANN as Lib

ADDERLEY

Global-CBS / 43x60m-e / 1986-89

Creator: Elliott Baker / Theme Music: Micky Erbe, Maribeth Solomon

Action adventure series. Secret agent V.H. Adderley working for International Security and Intelligence is injured in the line of duty and is pushed into an office job but never misses the chance to get back in the field. Filmed in Toronto but set in Anytown,America

With:- WINSTON REKERT as V.H. Adderley / JONATHAN WELSH as Melville Greenspan / DIXIE SEATLE as Mona Ellerby / KEN POGUE as Major Jonathan B. Clack 

ADIEU ALOUETTE

Canada / CBC-National Film Board of Canada / 13x30m-e / 1973-74 ( 3 January 73 - 24 March 74)

Producer: Ian McLaren

An anthology of documentaries about various aspects of Quebec life.

ADRIENNE AT LARGE

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1974-75 (26 September 74 - 2 January 75)

Producer: Glenn Sarty

Public affairs show presented by Adrienne Clarkson.   

ADVENTURES IN RAINBOW COUNTRY

Canada / CBC-Manitou-ABC / 26x30m-e / 1971 and 1975 

Producer: Ralph Ellis

Drama series. Stories of a young teenager having adventures in the region around Lake Huron.

With:- LOIS MAXWELL as Nancy Williams / STEPHEN COTTIER as Billy Williams / BUCKLEY PETAWABANO as Pete Gawa / WALLY KOSTER as Dennis Mogubgub / ALBERT MILLAIRE as Roger Lemieux / ALAN MILLS as Dougal MacGregor

THE ADVENTURES OF THE BLACK STALLION

Canada-France / Family Channel-YTV-Alliance-Atlantique / x30m-e / 1990-93

Novel: Walter Farley

Drama series. Young Alec Ramsey is determined to become a champion jockey on his horse 'the Black', he is helped in the pursuit of his dreams by ageing trainer Henry Dailey. Based on a pair of films, 1979's The Black Stallion and 1983's The Black Stallion Returns. A Canada-France co-production.

With:- MICKEY ROONEY as Henry Dailey / RICHARD VAN COX as Alec Ramsey / MICHELLE GOODGER as Belle Ramsey (1990-92) / JEAN-PAUL SYLAL as Pierre Chastel (1990-92) / VIRGINIE DEMAINS as Catherine Varnier (1990-92) / MARIANNE FILALI as Nicole Berthier (1992-93) / DAVID TAYLOR as Nathaniel MacKay (1992-93)

THE ADVENTURES OF CHICH

Canada / CBC / x15m-e / 1958-59 (6 Ocotber 58 - 23 March 59 / Mondays 5.15pm) black and white

Creator: John Copnway

Children's puppet based series telling the adventures of Uncle Chichimus and Hollyhock (his housekeeper). Humans involved were Larry Mann, Tom Kneebone and Helene Winston.

THE ADVENTURES OF SHIRLEY HOLMES

Canada / YTV / 26x30m-e / 1997-98

Children's crime drama series. Cases of the great-great-grand niece of Sherlock Holmes.

With:- Meredith Henderson as Shirley Holmes / John White as Boris 'Bo' Sawchuk / Brendan Fletcher as Sterling 'Stink' Patterson / Sarah Ezer as Molly Hardy / Blair Slater as Bart James / Annick Obonsawin as Alicia Gianelli / Marie Stillin as Mrs Stratman / Elizabeth Shepherd as Peggy Holmes / Chris Humphreys as Robert Holmes

THE ADVENTURES OF TUGBOAT ANNIE

Canada / Syndicated-Normandie / 39x30m-e / 1957-58 black and white

Creator: Norman Reilly Raine / Executive Producer: Leon Fromkess, Anthony Veiller / Director: Leslie Goodwins

Sitcom. The exploits of the wily female tugboat captain of the title and especially her rivalry with fellow tugboat owner Horatio Bullwinkle. Annie's boat was the Narcissus and Bullwinkle's was the Salamander. Interestingly Urecal was a one time opera singer.

With:- MINERVA URECAL as Annie Brennan / WALTER SANDE as Horatio Bullwinkle / DON BAKER as Whitey / DON ORLANDO as Pinto / JAMES BARRON as Jake

ADVENTURE TIME

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1967-68 Season One: 21 April - 23 June 67 / Season Two: 13 - 28 June 68

Children's anthology adventure series, amongst the stories tackled were The Dragon of Pendragon Hall (67), Riders of the New Forest (68) and Peril For the Guy (68).

AFRICAN JOURNEY

Canada / Alliance-Atlantis / 6x30m-e / 1989

Teen drama series. A young Canadian teenager gets involved in adventure after moving to Africa with his father.

AFTER FOUR

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1977 (3 October - 19 December / Mondays 4.00pm)

Producer: John Ryan

Afternoon variety show fronted by Jan Tennant, Larry Green and with musical moments from the Christopher Ward band.

AFTER HOURS

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1953 (2 January - 8 May) black and white

Writer: Frank Peppiatt, John Aylesworth

Variety/sketch series hosted by Rick Campbell and also featuring Frank Peppiatt, John Aylsworth and Jill Forster.

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

Canada / CBC / x60m-e and then x30m-e / 1979 and 1983

Producer: Cynthia Ann Grech / Director: Robert Smith

Afternoon magazine type show focusing on relationships, with John Donabie, Max Haines, Earl McRae and the Jack Lenz Band.

THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY

Canada / CBC-BBC-Ontario Education-PBS / 13x60m-e / 1972 (28 March - 20 June / Monday 10.00pm)

Producer: Adrian Malone

Documentary series in which John Kenneth  Galbraith took an indepth look at the Industrial Age. A Canada-UK co-production.

AIR FARCE

Canada / CBC / 10x30m-e / 1981 (25 March - 20 May / Wednesday 7.30pm)

Director: Trevor Evans

A farce type show based on a successful radio original called The Royal Canadian Air Farce. With:- ROGER ABBOTT / DON FERGUSON / DAVE BROADFOOT / LUBA GOY / JOHN MORGAN

A IS FOR AARDVARK

Canada / CBC / 15x30m-e / 1954 (7 July - 21 October) black and white

Creator/Producer: Lister Sinclair

Discussion type show with Lister Sinclair and his guests looking at a different letter of the alphabet each week, unfortunately for Lester he only managed to get to the letter M before the show finished.

ALAN HAMEL'S COMEDY BAG

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1972-73 (23 September 72 - 9 June 73 / Saturdays 7.00pm)

A sketch series starring the man of the title and heavy on American guest stars.

AL OEMING - MAN OF THE NORTH

Canada / CBC-Nielsen Ferns INt Ltd-Jack Kaufman Ltd / 13x30m-e / 1980 

Directors: Dennis Saunders, Jack Saunders

Wildlife series in which Leslie Nielsen follow Al Oeming as he attempted to trap endangered species that would then be kept at his Alberta Game Farm.

THE ALBERTANS

Canada / CBC / 3x60m-e / 1979 (14 - 28 January / Sundays 9.00pm) 

Writer: Lyal Brown / Producer: John Trent / Director: Ron Weyman

Drama serial about skullduggery in the oil business.

With:- LESLIE NIELSEN as Don MacIntosh / GARY REINEKE as Peter Wallen / GEORGE WAIGHT as Carl Hardin / FRANCES HYLAND as Marjanne Hardin / GEORGE CLUTESI as Isaac / ALBERT ANGUS as Johnny / ANNE COLLINGE as Clair / DANIEL PILON as Hans Keller

ALBERT'S PLACE

Canada / CBC / x15m-e / 1959 (1 July - 23 September / Wednesday 5.00pm)

Writer: Kitty Marcuse / Producer: Len Lauk

Children's puppet series. Albert (a puppet) tells stories about some of the things found in the attic he lived in. Humans on hand included Bob Clothier, Nonie Stewart and singer John Chappell.

ALONG THE WAY

Canada / CBC-Telefilm Canada-Film Arts / x30m-e / 1974 (2 April - 25 June / Tuesdays 5.00pm)

This was actually two shows, Along the River and Seashore (a UK-Canada co-production) telling stories of a pair of youngsters Mark and Bella, exploring various aspects of wildlife etc, whilst the second part of the show consisted of different documentaries about aspects of Canadian life. 

ALPHABET SOUP

Canada / CBC-Raymont-Tuffner Ltd / x30m-e / 1972-73 (5 October 71 - 4 December 73)

Writer: Pat Patterson / Producer/Director: Dennis Coles

Children's series with a pronounced educational slant with each show tackling a different letter of the alphabet. Hosted by Trudy Young, Mavis Kerr and Lynn Griffin.  

ALTOGETHER

Canada / CBC / 3x30m-e / 1975 (29 July - 19 August / Tuesdays 9.30pm)

Producer: Dale Nelson

A variety series that was hosted by Ken Maslowsky and came from the Manitoba Theatre Club in Winnipeg. Scott Walker was a guest on one of the shows.

Canada / Syndicated / 90x30m-e / 1971-75

Magic/Entertainment. Mind boggling feats of magic and mind reading by the prestidigitator Kreskin. Host was Bill Luxton and celebrity guests occasionally appeared, William Shatner amongst them. The 1975 episodes were titled The New Kreskin Show.

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Canada / CBC-Kevin Sullivan / 2x120m-e / 1984

Writers: Kevin Sullivan, Joe Weisenfeld / Novel: L.M. Montgomery / Music: Hagood Hardy / Producer/Director: Kevin Sullivan

Period drama series. Young orphan Anne Shirley goes to stay in the town of Avonlea, Nova Scotia at the turn of the century, taken in by Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew, young Anne harbors ambitions of becoming a teacher. See below for the two sequels. There are videos available of the series from Kevin Sullivan productions at SullivanBoutique.com  

With:- MEGAN FOLLOWS as Anne Shirley / COLLEEN DEWHURST as Marilla Cuthbert / PATRICIA HAMILTON as Rachel Lynde / ROSEMARY RADCLIFFE as Mrs Barry / SCHUYLER GRANT as Diana Barry / RICHARD FARNSWORTH as Matthew Cuthbert / JONATHAN CROMBIE as Gilbert Blythe / ROSEMARY DUNSMORE as Katherine Brooke / KATE LYNCH as Pauline Harris

ANNE OF AVONLEA: THE CONTINUING STORY OF ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Canada / CBC-Kevin Sullivan-Disney-PBS-C4-Telefilm Canada / 2x120m-e / 1987

Writer/Producer/Director: Kevin Sullivan / Novels: Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Islands and Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery / Music: Hagood Hardy / Camera: Marc Champion / Costume: Martha Mann 

Period drama serial. As the title implies, a sequel to Anne of Green Gables with a now slightly older Anne teaching at Avonlea school and continuing to do good deeds with her friends Gilbert Blythe and Diana Barry. Later Anne gets the opportunity to teach a posh school in the town of Kingsport but Anne is unsure what to do. 

There are videos available of the series from Kevin Sullivan productions at SullivanBoutique.com  

With:-  MEGAN FOLLOWS as Anne Shirley / COLLEEN DEWHURST as Marilla Cuthbert / PATRICIA HAMILTON as Rachel Lynde / ROSEMARY RADCLIFFE as Mrs Barry / SCHUYLER GRANT as Diana Barry /  JONATHAN CROMBIE as Gilbert Blythe / ROSEMARY DUNSMORE as Katherine Brooke / KATE LYNCH as Pauline Harris / GENEVIEVE APPLETON as Emmeline Harris / SUSANNAH HOFFMAN as Jen Pringle / KATHRYN TRAINOR as Essie / CHARMIAN KING as Aunt Josephine Barry / LES CARLSON as Mr Lawson / JENNIFER INCH as Ruby Gillis / IAN HEATH as Anthony Pye / FRASER CHAPMAN as Tommy Bell / DAME WENDY HILLER as Mrs Harris 

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES: THE CONTINUING STORY

Canada / CBC-Sullivan Entertainment-Anne III Productions Inc-PBS / 2x120m-e / 2000

Writer: Kevin Sullivan, Laurie Pearson / Executive Producers: Kevin Sullivan, Trudy Grant / Producer: Kevin Sullivan / Director: Stefan Scaini

Period drama serial. 13 years after the previous story (see above) this 2nd sequel picked up the story five years later and mainly concerning itself with the events of world war one with Anne and her friends getting involved in the war effort with Gilbert and Fred joining up (Gilbert later goes missing in action and Anne goes in search of him).

There are videos available of the series from Kevin Sullivan productions at SullivanBoutique.com  

With:- MEGAN FOLLOWS as Anne / JONATHAN CROMBIE as Gilbert Blythe / SCHUYLER GRANT as Diana / GREG SPOTTISWOOD as Fred / CAMERON DADDO as Jack Garrison Jr 

APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE

Canada / CBC / 3x30m-e / 1974 (23 May - 6 June / Tuesdays 9.30pm)

Producer: Dave Robertson 

Short lived variety series headlined by Dean Regan and Dinah Christie.

ARTS

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1973-75 

Executive Producer: Roger Kennedy / Producers: Nancy Ryley (1973), Garth Price (1974-75)

Arts and culture magazine style show tackling all kinds of subjects, mainly art, literature but with some excursions into popular culture. For each of the shows three year run it was known by the title above but with the relevant year tacked on the end, Arts 73 etc. 73. Hosts were Helen Hutchinson (1973), Scott Littman (1974) and Pat Patterson(1974-75)

ARK ON THE MOVE

Canada / CBC-Nielsen-Ferns / 13x30m-e / 1982 (4 January - 29 March / Monday 4.00pm)

Producer: Paula Quigley / Director: Alastair Brown

Wildlife. Gerald Durrell, the famed naturalist, takes a look at the endangered species of Madagascar and Mauritius. 

THE ASSOCIATES

Canada / CTV-Alliance Atlantis / 13x60m-e / 2001

Creators/Executive Producers: Alyson Feltes, Greg Ball, Steve Blackman / Producer: Brian Dennis / Design: Bob Sher

Drama series. Cases of group of twenty something lawyers all working for Toronto based Young, Barnsworth and King.

With:- DEMORE BARNES as Benjamin Hardaway / SHAUN BENSON as Jonah Gleason / TAMARA HICKEY as Robyn Parsons / GABRIEL HOGAN as Mitch Barnsworth / JENNIE RAYMOND as Amy Kassan / R.H. THOMSON as Angus MacGregor

AS TIME GOES BY

Canada / CBC / x30m-e / 1967 (28 May - 30 July / Sunday 2.30pm)

Producer: Roger Kennedy

Variety series mainly focusing on musical/show tunes and hosted by Tony Thomas. Guests included Lorraine Foreman, David Kendall, Pat Rose and Eleanor Collins.

ASTRONOMERS

Canada / Alliance-Atlantis / 6x60m-e / 199?

Science and technology based series narrated by Richard Chamberlain.

ATLANTIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE

Canada / Alliance-Atlantis / 38x30m-e / 199?

This was an anthology series of mainly heart warming dramas.

AUBREY AND GUS

Canada / CBC / x15m-e / 1955-56 (26 September 55 - 18 June 56 / Monday 4.45pm) black and white

Writer: Dick Thomas / Producer: Don Wilson

Children's puppet led adventure series about a young raccoon called Aubrey who after discovering he has the voice of a young boy teams up Gus a young oy, the pair embarking on a search for a young boy with the voice of a raccoon.

Narrated by Dick Thomas and with Gary Lay, Lloyd Jones and Norma MacMillan (Voice).

AUDOBON WILDLIFE THEATRE

Canada / CBC-Keg Productions Ltd / 78x30m-e / 1968-74

Executive Producer: Ralph C. Ellis / Producers: Dan Gibson, Gerald Kedes / Music: Ron Harrison

Wildlife. Studies of rare birds and other animals, the series also featured not only Canadian material but Wildlife films from around the world. Dan Gibson was the main Canadian talent amongst the film makers.                 

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