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DANCING
STORYBOOK
CBC / 13x30m-e / 1959 ( 1 April -24
June / Wednesdays 5.00pm) black and white
Writer: Marian Waldman / Design:
Stan Langtry / Producer: Neil Harris
Ballet type fairy stories of two
youngsters who travelled around searching for a missing segment from a magic
coat of their fathers. With the Royal Ballet Company.
DATELINE
CBC / x30m-e / 1955-56 (7 October
55 - 30 March 56)
Writers: Joseph Schull, Jean
Desprez / Executive Producer: Guy Parent
Anthology series of dramas with a
history theme (most often with a militaristic background).
THE
DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS SHOW
CBC / 3x30m-e / 1973 (25 June - 9
July / Mondays 7.30pm)
Creators: George Medeluk, David
Slabotsky / Producer/Director: Athan Katson
A music show starring the former
Blood, Sweat and Tears singer in a number of live in the studio performances.
Also involved were guitarist Ken Marco, keyboard player William Smith, bassist
Paul Stalworth and drummer 'Spider-Web' Rice.
DA
VINCI'S INQUEST
CBC / 39x60m-e / 1998-2000
Creator/Executive Producer: Chris
Haddock
Crime drama series. The cases
of Vancouver based coroner Dominic Da Vinci
With:- NICHOLAS CAMPBELL as
Dominic Da Vinci / SUE MATTHEW as Sunita 'Sunny' Raman / DONNELLY RHODES
as Leo Shannon / VENUS TERZO as Angelo Kosmo / IAN TRACEY as Mick Leary /
GWYNETH WALSH as Patricia Da Vinci / ROBERT WISDEN as James Flynn / ROBERT
CLOTHIER as Joe Da Vinci / JOY COGHILL as Portia Da Vinci / MAX MARTINI as Danny
Leary
DEGRASSI
JUNIOR HIGH
CBC / 42x30m-e / 1986
Creator/Executive Producer: Linda
Schuyler
Sequel to the Kids
Of Degrassi Street
which focused on the lives of the students attending the Junior High of the
title. See also below for Degrassi High and Degrassi Talks.
With:- Michelle Goodeve as Ms
Avery / DAYO ADE as Bryant Lester 'BLT' Thomas / SARA BALLINGALL as Melanie Anne
Brody / KIRSTEN BOURNE as Tessa Campanelli / STEFAN BROGREN as Archibald 'Snake'
Simpson / DANAH-JEAN BROWN as Trish / DARRIN BROWN as Dwayne / IRENE COURAKOS as
Alexa / CHRISTOPHER CHARLESWORTH as Scooter / TREVOR CUMMINGS as Bartholomew
Bond / BYRD DICKENS as Scott / CATHY KEENAN as Liz / VINCENT WALSH as Patrick
DEGRASSI
HIGH
CBC / 28x30m-e / 1989
Creator/Executive Producer: Linda
Schuyler
More stories of Degrassi Street
kids as they moved to high school proper with the stories moving on to take in
love, romance, the future etc.
DEGRASSI
TALKS
CBC / x30m-e / 1992
Children's educational series
that saw former cast members of Degrassi Street travel around Canadian schools
talking about the big teen issues Sex, Drugs etc. Cast members taking part
included Angela Deiseach, Maureen Deiseach, Rebecca Haines, Neil Hope, Pat
Mastroiannui, Maureen McKay, Amanda Stepto and Stacie Mistysyn.
DELILAH
CBC / 13x30m-e / 1974 (4 October
73 - 3 January 74)
Producer: David Peddie /
Director: Jack Sampson, Ron Meraska
Sitcom. Episodes in the life of
Delilah, the female owner of a male barber shop.
With:- TERRY TWEED as Delilah /
BARBARA HAMILTON as Aunt Peggy / ERICHOUSE as T.J. / KAY HAWTREY as Frances /
PETER MEWS as Franny / JOYCE GORDON as Mavis / PAULLE CLARK as Isabel / MILES
McNAMARA
THE
DENNY VAUGHAN SHOW
CBC / x30m-e / 1954-57 (16 June
54 - 17 June 57)
Producer: Lloyd Brydon
Variety series starring Denny
Vaughan and Joan Fairfax, guest stars were mainly of the French-Canadian
persuasion.
DENNY'S
SHO*
CBC / 13x30m-e / 1978 (1 June - 7
September / Thursdays 9.00pm)
Musical entertainment series
starring the former Mama's and the Papa's singer Denny Doherty, there were guest
appearances from the other M and P's John and Michelle Phillips (minus Cass
Elliot who had died in 1972). John Sebastian also appeared.
DETECTIVE
QUIZ
CBC / 3x30m-e / 1952 (10-24
September / Wednesdays 9.30pm) black and white
Producer: Peter MacFarlane
Short lived who-dunnit style quiz
show hosted by Morley Callaghan.
THE
DIANE STAPLEY SHOW
CBC / 13x30m-e / 1976
Producer: Dave Robertson, Jack
McAndrew
Low budget variety series
headlined by singer Diane Stapley.
DIANNE
CBC / x30m-e / 1971 (5 July - 13
September / Mondays 7.30pm)
Producer: Ron Kantor
Rock music show starring Dianne
Heatherington. Guest stars included Sweet Honey Mead, North Wild Rice and
Chilliwack.
DISCOVERIES
CBC / x15m-e / 1957 and 1959 (8
February 57 - 25 February 59)
Children's educational series,
dealing mostly with science and natural history, the show was presented by
Dick Sutton, Uncle 'Stan' Westaway and Rod McKenzie.
DISTINGUISHED
CANADIANS
CBC / x30m-e / 1972 (30 April -
21 August)
Producer: Ain Soodor
Interviews with important
Canadians presented by John David Hamilton, the people involved were generally
not celebrities but people like historian Ramsay Cook and entomologist Allison
DeForrest Pickett.
DR
SIMON LOCKE
Chester Crumholz-Syndicated /
78x30m-e / 1971-74
Medical drama series. No budget
tales if newly qualified doctor Simon Locke in the small town of Dixon Mills.
Later in season two the title changed to Police Surgeon when Locke moved to the
city to work mostly with the Police.
With:- SAM GROON as Dr Simon
Locke / JACK ALBERTSON as Dr Sellers (1971-72) / NUALA FITZGERALD as Nurse Wynn
(1971-72) / LEN BIRMAN as Chief/Detective Lt Dan Palmer (1971-73) / LARRY D.
MANN as Lt Jack Gordon (1973-74)
DR
ZONK AND THE ZUNKINS
CBC / 30x30m-e / 1974-75 (23
September 74 - 14 April 75/ Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays 4.30pm)
Producer: Don Elder / Director:
Trevor Evans
Children's sketch series based
around young Billy Meek and the contents of his imagination. Robin Eveson played
Billy Meek and featured amongst the cast were a young John Candy, Gilda Radner,
Bob McKenna, Rosemary Radcliffe, Fiona Reid and Dan Hennessey.
DON
MESSER'S JUBILEE
CBC / x30m-e / 1955-69 (7 August
59 - 20 June 69 / mostly Mondays at 7.30pm)
Producer: Bill Langstroth
Lond running and popular music
show hosted by Don Messer that focused on traditional and folk styles.
DORCHESTER
THEATRE
CBC / x30m-e / 1957 (28 June - 27
September / Fridays 9.00pm)
Producer: Ken Davey
An anthology series of all kinds
of dramas.
DOUBLE
UP
CBC / x30m-e / 1974
Producers: Jack Budgell, Danny
Finkleman
General knowledge quiz with one
of three contestants winning through to the end double your money style game.
Hosted by the quick witted Hart Pomerantz.
THE
DOUG CROSLEY SHOW
CBC / 6x30m-e / 1973 (16 June -
21 July / Saturday 7.00pm)
Writers: Tom Ashmore, Omar
Williams / Producer: Larry Brown
Country music themed show hosted
by singer Doug Crosley, regulars included Sherisse Laurence, Liliane
Stillwelland and the band Humphrey and the Dump Trucks.
DOWN
HOME COUNTRY
CBC / x30m-e / 1975 (11
July - 5 September / Fridays 9.00pm)
Producer: Stan Jacobson
Country music show hosted by Tom
Gallant and featuring prominent Canadian acts like Blue Jane, Chad Allan,
Colleen Peterson, John Edmunds and 'Diamond' Joe White.
DRAMA
AT TEN
CBC / 5x60m-e / 1955 (25 July -20
August 55)
This was a summer fill in
anthology series of productions previously seen on General Motors Theatre. After
the 1955 run it returned the following year for two more repeats.
DRESS
REHEARSAL
CBC / x30m-e / 1970-74
Executive Producers: Ray Hazzan
(1970), Don Elder (1971-74)
Children's series showcasing
forthcoming attractions to the CBC roster - a sort of pilots style show with
Cabbages and Kings amongst those featured.
DROP
THE BEAT
Alliance-Atlantis / 26x30m-e /
1999
Comedy drama series. The exploits
of a pair of college students working on the campus radio station.
With:- MERWIN MONDESIR / MARK
TAYLOR / MICHIE MEE / SHAMANN
DUE SOUTH
Alliance/BBC / 1x120m-e 61x60m-e /
1994-97
Creator: Paul Haggis / Executive Producers: Paul Haggis, Jeff King,
Kathy Slevin
Crime drama series.
Super straight mountie Benton Fraser finds himself
working in Chicago where he is teamed up with a
detective Ray Vecchio.Fraser had a pet husky dog
called Diefenbaker who just happened to be deaf but
was able to lip read. Following the end of the second
season the show was cancelled but thanks to overseas
(especially the BBC in the UK) the show rose phoenix
like for one more season.
With:- PAUL GROSS as
Con Benton Fraser / DAVID MARCIANO as
Det Ray Vecchio / CALLUM KEITH RENNIE as
Det Stanley 'Ray' Kawalski / BEAU STARR as
Lt Harding Welsh / RAMONA MILANO as
Francesco Vecchio / TONY CRAIG as
Det Jack Huey / TOM MELISSIS as
Det Thomas E. Dewey
ED
AND ROSS
CBC / x30m-e / 1957-59 (4 July 57
- 24 September 59 / Thursdays 5.00pm)
Producer: John Kennedy
Children's entertainment set in a
bizarre house full of secret doors and the like. Hosts were Ed McCurdy and Ross
Snetsinger. Ross also had a puppet called Foster.
THE
ED EVANKO SHOW
CBC / 6x30m-e / 1967 (24 June -
22 July / Saturdays 7.00pm)
Variety series starring popular
singer and actor Ed Evanko.
THE
EDISON TWINS
Nelvana / x30m-e / 1982
Children's comedy drama series.
Exploits brother and sister 'geniuses' whose scientific endeavors often saw them
getting into mischief and involved with villains and the like.
With:- MARNIE McPHAIL as Annie
Edison / ANDREW SABISTON as Tom Edison / SUNNY BESEN THRASHER as Paul Edison /
MILTON CHEYLOR as Lance / BRIAN GEORGE as Sergeant Paganee / ROBERT DESROSTER as
Mr Edison / JUDITH NORMAN as Mrs Edison / COREY HAIM as Larry / AILSA CRAIG as
Brenda / MICHAEL FANTINI as Joey / SAMANTHA FOLLOWS as Gayle
ED
McCURDY
CBC / x30m-e / 1953-54 black and
white
Entertainment with singer Ed
McCurdy (atthe same time as this show McCurdy also had his own kids show -
offering much of the same - see below for details of that show.
ED'S
PLACE
CBC / x30m-e / 1953-54 black and
white
Children's entertainment
featuring songs and stories as sung and told by Ed McCurdy. See above for
details of Ed's adult show that was on the air at the same time as this.
EKHAYA
- A FAMILY CHRONICLE
CBC / 13x60m-e / 1997
Writer: Clarence Hamilton /
Directors: Clarence Hamilton, Alfons Adetuyi
Drama series. A South African now
settled in Toronto looks back on the harsh times he witnessed in his homeland.
With:- ERIC MIYENI / JULIE
STEWART / DAVID MEYER / SIMON BRUINDERS / NAKEDI RIBANE / MARY TWALA
ELEANOR
CBC / x30m-e (then x15m-e) / 1955
and 1964 black and white
Variety/music series starring
Eleanor Collins, the first series featured the Ray Norris Quintet, Chris Gage
and Alan Millar. The 1964 series featured Fraser MacPherson, Cars Sneddon and
Clara Bryant.
EMILY
OF NEW MOON
46x60m-e / 1998-2000 (First
Episode: 4 January 98 / Sunday 7.00pm)
Books: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Period drama series. In the
1890's a young orphan girl, the Emily of the title, has various adventures after
going to live with her Aunts in the small town of New Moon. A series very much
in the vein of Anne Of Avonlea.
With:- MARTHA MAC ISAAC as Emily
/ SUSAN CLARK as Aunt Elizabeth / SHEILA McCARTHY as Aunt Laura / STEPHEN
McHATTIE as Cousin Jimmy / KRIS LEMCHE as Perry Miller
ENCOUNTER
CBC / x30m-e / 1960 (9 October -
18 December / Sunday 10.30pm)
Talk show hosted by Nathan Cohen,
guests were not just people from the arts but people from all walks of life.
ENCOUNTER
CBC / x30m-e / 1970-74
Producers: Cameron Graham
(1970-73), Gordon Cunningham (1974)
Debate show in which leading
Canadian politicians were grilled by Ron Collister, Charles Lynch and a
different journalist each edition.
ENG
CTV TV Net-Baton-Alliance /
1x120m-e 24x60m-e / 1991-92
Producers: Jeff King, Robert B.
Carney / Executive Producer: Robert Lantos
Drama series. Behind the scenes
in the TV Newsroom of Channel 10. The title stood for Electronic News Gathering.
With:- ART HINDLE as Mike Fennell
/ SARA BOTSFORD as Ann Hildebrant / MARK HUMPHREY as Jake Antonelli / EUGENE A.
CLARK as John Elman
THE
EXPLORERS
CBC / x30m-e / 1973-76 (8
September 73 - 25 June 76)
Documentary series looking at
various hazardous trips undertaken by explorers. Narrated by Leslie
Nielson.
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