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FABLES
OF LA FONTAINE
CBC / x15m-e / 1958 (2 January -
3 July / Thursdays 5.15pm) black and white
Producer: Marc Gaudart
Children's series of fables
utilising live action animals in a Tales of the
Riverbank kind of way. The source material was the seventeenth century
writings of La Fonataine.
THE
FAMILY
CBC / 4x60m-e / 1971 (17 February
- 24 March / Wednesday 9.00pm)
Creator: Ed McGibbon / Producer:
Nixon Brown
Four dramas focusing on various
aspects of family life.
1. THE STRANGER WAS ME Writer:
Dennis Donovan / 2. YOU AND ME Writer: Douglas Bowie / 3. FOREVER AMOK Writer:
Len Petersen / 4. STRAIGHT AND NARROW Writer: George Robertson
FAMILY
COURT
CBC-Screen Gems / x30m-e /
1971-72
Semi anthology series detailing
cases from a family court, there were some regular cast members (these being the
courtroom
staff).
With:- BILL KEMP as Judge Carlton
(1971-72) / ALAN MILLS as Judge Alan Cameron (1972) / MIGNON ELKINS as Mrs Scott
/ DVAID PHILLIPS / WALTER MASSEY
FAST
TRACK
Alliance-Atlantis / 22x60m-e /
1997
Medical drama series with action
overtones. Racing driver turned doctor Richard Beckett takes a job as medic on
the Motor Speedway circuit.
With:- KEITH CARRADINE as Dr
Richard Beckett / DUNCAN
REGEHR as Christian Chandler Jr / TRISTAM ROGERS as Harry / BRANDY LEDFORD as
Mimi Chandler / GUYLAINE ST-ONGE as Nicole Chandler / FRED WILLIAMSON as Lowell
Carter / MARC BRANDON DANIEL as Nando
FESTIVAL
CBC / x90m-e / 1961-69 (10
October 60 - 26 March 69)
Executive Producers: Robert Allen
/ Story Editors: Doris Gauntlett, Doris Mosdell, Alice Sinclair
An anthology series of mostly
highbrow productions.
55
NORTH MAPLE
CBC / x30m-e / 1970-71 (7
September 70 - 15 September 71 / Monday - Friday 1.30pm)
Creator/Producer: Elsa Franklin
Bizarre mixture of sitcom/talk
show and lifestyle magazine show telling stories of a writer who invited friends
round to chat and maybe get involved with a spot of redecoration or D-I-Y. It
sounds strange but that's because it was.
FIRST
PERFORMANCE
CBC / x90m-e / 1956-58 (3 October
56 - 4 November 58)
Anthology series of prestigious
productions, Arthur Hailey was among the contributors (with Time Lock on 3
October 56 and Seeds of Power 3 October 57). Actors in the productions included
Patrick MacNee, Katherine Blake, Lloyd Bochner and Everett Sloane.
FIRST
PERSON
CBC / x30m-e / 1960-61 (8 June 60
- 8 February 61)
Executive Producer: Raymond
Whitehouse
An anthology series of dramas of
both original TV stuff and adaptations of short stories and the like.
FIRST
WAVE
Sugar-Videotromn-Pearson
International / x60m-e / 1999-continuing
Creator: Chris Brancato /
Executive Producers: Francis Ford Coppala, Chris Brancato
Scifi drama series. A group of
aliens are planning an Earth take over and are experimenting on humans to see if
they can be easily taken over - Cade Foster is one such guinea pig, he survives
their brutal experiments and embarks on a quest to fight the aliens. The title
came from a prophecy by Nostradamus specifying that the end of the world would
be in three waves.
With:- SEBASTIAN SPENCE as Cade
Foster / ROB LABELLE as Crazy Eddie / ROGER R. CROSS as Joshua
FLIGHT
INTO DANGER
CBC (General Motors Theatre) /
1x60m-e / 1956
Writer: Arthur Hailey / Producer:
David Greene
Drama. When the crew of a
passenger plane fall ill it is up to one of the passengers (who just happens to
be a former air force pilot) to bring the plane down safely.
With:- JAMES DOOHAN / CORINNE
CONLEY
FLY
BY NIGHT
Alliance-Atlantis / 13x60m-e /
1991
Comedy drama series. Sally Monroe
tries to keep her one plane charter business 'Slick Air' going despite getting
involved in all manner of shady operations thanks to the antics of her
customers.
With:- SHANNON TWEED as Sally
'Slick' Monroe / DAVID JAMES ELLIOTT as Mack Sheppard / FRANCOIS GUETARY as
Jean-Philippe Pasteur
FLYING
RHINO JUNIOR HIGH
Canada-France-UK / Scottish TV-Nelvana-Neurones-France S.A.R.L / x15m-e / 1998
Creators: Flying Rhinocerous Inc, Big Daddy Inc / Theme Music: Alex Khaskin,
George Axon, Ed Roth / Based on the Flying Rhino series of books.
Animated series with a slightly educational slant.
Voices:- RICHARD BINSLEY as Earl-Phantom / RON RUBIN as Raticus-Rod / ASHLEY
BROWN as Billy / TERRI HAWKES as Lydia / TRACY RYAN as Ruby / TRACEY MOORE as
Marcus
FOREST
RANGERS
Syndicated / 104x30m-e /
1965-67
Music: John Bath /
Producer: William Davidson
Adventure series. The members of
the Junior Rangers Club of Indian River help Ranger Keeley as he tries to
keep the area crime and trouble free.
With:- GRAYDON GOULD as Ranger
Keeley / MICHAEL ZENON as Joe Two Rivers / GORDON PINSENT as Sgt Scott / ROLLAND
BEDAD as Uncle Raoul / RALPH ENDERSBY as Chub / SUSAN CONWAY as Kathy / BARBARA
PIERCE as Denise / DON MASON as Steve / GEORGE ALLEN as Ted / REX HAGON as Pete / PETER TULLY as Mike
/ BARBARA HAMILTON as Mrs Appleby / RONALD COHOON as Zeke / SYME JAGO as Gabi
THE
FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW
CBC / 13x30m-e / 1976 (26
February -5 June / Thursday 9.00pm then Saturday 8.30pm)
Writers: Bill Lynn, Jerry
O'Flanagan, Ken Finkleman / Producers: Bill Lynn, Norman Campbell
Sitcom. British comic Frankie
Howerd moves to Canada, he moves into a less than lovely boarding determined to
make something of himself.
With:- FRANKIE HOWERD as Frankie
/ JACK DUFFY as Wally Wheeler / PEGGY MAHON as Denise / RUTH SPRINGFIELD / GARY
FILES
FRIDAY
AFTER SCHOOL
CBC / 1976-79 (1 October 76 - 30
March 79 / Fridays 5.00pm then 4.30pm)
An umbrella title for the CBC's
bought in children's programming.
FRIDAY
ISLAND
CBC / x30m-e / 1962-63 (19
October - 12 April 63)
Writers: Peter Statner, Christine
Best, Peter Power / Producers: John Thorn
Comedy drama series. The Granger
family move to a small island near British Columbia and open a holiday home
there.
With:- LILLIAN CARLSON as Mrs
Granger / WALTER MARSH as Mr Granger / MARK DE COURCEY as Stephen Granger /
KEVIN BURCHETT as Tadpole Granger / JAMES ONLEY as GRandpa / MILDRED FRANKLIN as
Aunt Vi / REAGH COOPER as Boomer / NIKKI LIPMAN as Barbara / ROBERT CLOTHIER as
Archie / BARBARA TREMAIN as Annabelle
THE
FRIENDLY GIANT
CBC / x30m-e / 1959-66 (30
September 58 - 27 May 66)
Creator: Bob Homme / Producers:
Michael Spivak, Dan McCarthy, Doug David, Ed Mercel
Children's entertainment in which
the Friendly Giant of the title and his friends Rusty and Jerome told stories
and played music.
With:- BOB HOMME as the Friendly
Giant / ROD CONEYBEARE as the voice of Rusty and Jerome
FRONT
AND CENTRE
CBC / 12x30m-e / 1963 (3 July -
18 September / Wednesday 8.30pm)
Writer: Chris Beard / Producer:
Terry Kyne
Variety series that featured
mostly prominent Canadian talent, including Allan Blye, Wally Koster and Ian and
Sylvia.
FRONT
PAGE CHALLENGE
CBC / x30m-e / 1957-83
Creator: John Aylesworth
Long running panel based game
show in which the four panelists (after seeing a short film full of clues) tried
to guess the identity of a mystery guest. Hosted by Win Barron and Fred Davies.
FRONT
ROW CENTRE
CBC / x90m-e / 1977-78
Executive Producer: Robert Allen
An anthology of generally
highbrow drama productions.
FUN
TIME
CBC / x30m-e / 1956-57 ( 5 July
56 - 1 February 57/ Thursdays 5.30pm then Fridays 5.00pm)
Producer: Roger Racine
Children's variety. Captain Frank
(and his parrot Matey) have fun on his Fun Time Showboat. Other regulars
included kids Alan Jack and June Mack along with magician Tom Auburn.
THE
GALLOPING GOURMET
CBC-CJOHTV-Fremantle / x30m-e /
1968-72 (30 December 68 - 14 January 72)
Producer: Treena Kerr
Very popular cooking show
presented by the lively Graham Kerr. Kerr had started on Australian Television
before moving to Canada for this show which was Syndicated in the US and sold
around the world. Kerr retired at the end of 1971 after being involved in a car
accident. Kerr, who used to pride himself on the richness of his food, has
latterly made a few appearances extolling the virtues of healthy living.
GENE
AND JODIE
CBC / 5x30m-e / 1974 (1-29 June /
Saturday 7.00pm)
Producer: Bob Gibbons
Music series starring singers
Jodie Drake and Gene Di Nori (who also played piano). Also appearing were Jerry
Fuller on drums and Michael Donato on bass.
GENERAL
MOTORS PRESENTS
CBC / x60m-e / 1958-61
Anthology series that tried to
make a point of featuring Canadian material as its basis. Several of the
productions were also broadcast in the US under the title Encounter. Actors
appearing included Patrick MacNee, Barry Morse and Donald Davis.
GENERAL
MOTORS THEATRE
CBC / x60m-e / 1953-56 (1
December 53 - 25 September 56)
Producer: Sydney Newman
Anthology series of dramas that
often featured the very best Canadian talent including the likes of Arthur
Hailey with Flight Into Danger and also
Stanley Mann.
GERRY
AND ZIZ
CBC / x30m-e / 1979 (8 July - 2
September / Sunday 10.00pm)
Producer: Marv Terhock
Variety show starring singer
Gerry Paquin and Gerard 'Ziz' Jean. Also appearing were Jay Brazeau and David
Gillies.
A
GIFT TO LAST
CBC / 21x60m-e / 1978-79 (22
January 78 - 16 December 79)
Creator: Gordon Pinsent /
Executive Producer: Robert Allen / Producer: Herb Roland
Period drama series. Episodes in
the life of the Sturgess family between the years 1899 and 1905 in a small
Ontario town. There had been a special of the same name broadcast Christmas
1976.
With:- GORDON PINSENT as Edgar
Sturgess / JANET AMOS as Clara Sturgess / MARK POLLEY as Clement Sturgess / KATE
PARR as Jane Sturgess / RUTH SPRINGFIELD as Lizzy / GERARD PARKES as James /
JOHN EVANS as John Trevelyan
GOLD
Alliance Atlantis / 20x30m-e /
1990-91
Period action adventure series.
In New Zealand in the 1860's Johnny Rogan from Canada is determined to make his
fortune in the gold fields.
THE
GOLDEN AGE PLAYERS
CBC / x30m-e / 1957 (14 October -
23 December / Monday 5.00pm)
Costume: Jacqueline Boss /
Producer: Alan Brown / Director: Valentine Boss
A children's show featuring young
actors in various fairy tale type plays. The series was in the style of
Elizabethan theatre from which the series took its name.
THE
GOOD COMPANY
CBC / x30m-e / 1968-69 (17 June
68 - 8 September 69 / Monday 9.00pm)
Musical Director: Norman Amadis /
Writers: Mark Shekter, Alan Thicke / Producer: Terry Kyne
Variety series featuring a 20
strong dance troupe, the Good Company of the title.
GOOD
TIMES
CBC / 5x30m-e / 1972 (4 July - 2
August / Tuesdays 8.00pm)
Musical Director: Dave Shaw /
Producer: Dave Robertson
Variety series headlined by
Catherine McKinnon. Also appearing were The Family Six (a real life family of
brothers and sisters) and Jim Roberts.
THE
GREAT DETECTIVE
CBC / x60m-e / 1979-82 (17
January 79 - 4 March 82)
Producer: Peter Wildeblood /
Director: William Hayes
Period crime drama series. Cases
of Ontario based detective Inspector Alistair Cameron during Victorian times.
With:- DOUGLAS CAMPBELL as
Inspector Alistair Cameron
THE
GROUP
CBC / x30m-e / 1968-70 (23 June
68 - 27 September 70)
Producer: Dale Nelson
Variety series headlined by a ten
piece ensemble called The Group also featured were Karen Marklinger, Reg Gibson
and wonderfully titled The Sassy Brass of Bob McMullin.
GUESS
MY STORY
CBC / 7x30m-e / 1954 (2 July - 6
August / Fridays 8.00pm) black and white
Panel game show with three
celebrities trying to guess the identity of a mystery guest. The program Front
Page Challenge grew out of this show.
GUEST
STAGE
CBC / x30m-e / 1956 (6 July - 28
September / mostly Fridays 8.00pm) black and white
Summer anthology series based on
theatre and radio originals.
GUILTY
OR NOT GUILTY
CBC / x30m-e / 1958-59 (5
October 58 - 31 January 59 / Sundays 1.00pm)
Producer: J. Stot
Panel based game show hosted by
lawyer Duncan Crux in which a jury made a decision about a trial they had just
seen. The trials featured were all based on actual cases.
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