Memorable TV Guide to TV Canada

Period comedy drama series. Episodes in the life of Noah Hatch, a town magistrate and mill owner in Ontario during the 1830's. The first CBC drama to be made in colour.

With:- ROBERT CHRISTIE as Noah Hatch / COSETTE LEE as Maggie Hatch / MARC STRANGE as Saul Hatch / SYLVIA FEIGEL as Silence Hatch / CEC MONTGOMERY / JOHN PARIS / JOYCE GORDON

A HATFUL OF MUSIC

CBC / 13x30m-e / 1960 (24 July - 25 September / Sunday 7.30pm)

Variety series hosted by Ernie Prentice and Lorraine Foreman. Also appearing were Tommy Vickers. The shows announcer was Bob Switzer.

HAWKEYE AND THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

Normandie Productions / 39x30m-e / 1957 black and white

Producers: Sigmund Neufeld

Western action adventure series. Hawkeye and his sidekick Chingachgook do battle with Hurons in the 1750's.

With:- JOHN HART as Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler / LON CHANEY JR as Chingachgook

HERE TO STAY

CBC / 6x60m-e / 1977 (28 November 76 - 9 January 77 / Sundays 9.00pm)

An anthology series that dealt with stories of immigrants to Canada. Writers included Rick Salutin, Anna Reiser and Nika Rylsk.

HERE'S DUFFY

CBC / x30m-e / 1958-59 (21 June 58 - 10 October 59)

Producer: Bill Davis / Music Arranger: Ed Karan

Variety series starring Jack Duffy along with Jill Foster and The Crescrendos. Duffy had made his name appearing with The Tommy Dorsey Band.

HEY, TAXI

CBC / x30m-e / 1972 (6 July - 31 August / Thursday 7.30pm)

Writers: Tony Hudz, Pat Donohue, Tom Ruffen, Edwin N. Turner, Eric Nicol / Producer: Al Vitols / Director: Ted Brooke

Sitcom. Exploits of a young student who takes a job as a cab driver.

With:- TERRY DAVID MULLIGAN / BILL REITER

HI DIDDLE DAY

CBC / x30m-e / 1969-76

Writer: Bob Gardiner / Puppet Design: Noreen Young / Producer: Audrey Jordan, Denny Faulkner, Brian Frappier

Children's puppet show set in the home of Mayor Gertrude Diddle in the town of Crabgrass, Ottawa. Diddle had several animals living with her including a dragon named Durwood and a wolf called Wolfgang. Wyn Canty made regular singing appearances on the show.

HIGH HOPES

CBC / x30m-e / 1978 (3 April - 5 October / Monday - Friday 3.00pm then later 2.00pm)

Weekday soap style drama series. Stories of divorced Dr Neal Chapman (a man with a hectic social life - involved with numerous women throughout the shows run). Chapman worked as a councilor in the town of Port Hamilton.

With:- BRUCE GRAY as Dr Neal Chapman / MARIAN McISSAC as Jessica Chapman / DORIS PETRIE as Meg Chapman / NUALA FITZGERALD as Paula / BARBARA KYLE as Trudy / JAYNE EASTWOOD as Louise / CANDACE O'CONNOR as Helen / COLIN FOX as Walter

HIGHLANDER

Davis-Panzer-Gaumont TV-Rysher Tpe-Reteitalia / x60m-e / 1992-99

Creator: Gregory Widen / Theme Music: Queen / Executive Producers: Bill Panzer, Peter Davis, Maria Ginsburg, Chrisgtian Charret

Fantasy action adventure series. Centuries old immortal MacLeod and his young sidekick Richie Ryan does regular battle with other Immortals. MacLeod is semi-involved with the Watchers (who monitor the Immortals over the years). See also below for the spin off Highlander:The Raven.

With:- ADRIAN PAUL as Duncan MacLeod / ALEXANDRA VANDERNOOT as Tessa Noel / STAN KIRSCH as Richie Ryan / AMANDA WYSS as Randi / ELIZABETH GRACEN as Amanda / PHILIP AKIN as Charlie DeSalvo / JIM BYRNES as Joe Dawson / LISA HOWARD as Anne Lindsay (season 3)

HIGHLANDER: THE RAVEN

Syndicated / 22x60m-e / 1999

Fantasy adventure series, spin off of the above. Amanda, a 1200 year old immortal, teams up with ex-cop Nick to fight evil.

With:- ELIZABETH GRACEN as Amanda / PAUL JOHANSSON as Nick Wolfe / PATRICIA GAGE as Lucy Becker

HI-OCTANE

Comedy Central-Alliance Atlantis / 4x30m-e /

Hip and happening magazine show with big name guests, both from the world of film and music. Hosts were Sofia Coppala and Zoe Cassavetes.

HOME FIRES

CBC/ x60m-e / 1980-82 (9 November 80 - 28 November 82)

Creatora: Jim Purdy, Peter Such / Executive Producer: Robert Sherrin

Wartime drama series. How the Lowe family living in Toronto coped with the second world war. Father Arthur Lowe was a GP whilst with Anna stayed at home.

With:- GERARD PARKES as Dr Arthur Lowe / KIM YAROSHEVSKAYA as Anna Lowe / WENDY CREWSON as Terry Lowe / PETER SPENCE as Sidney Lowe / BOOTH SAVAGE as Bruce McLeod

HOMEMADE TV

CBC / x30m-e / 1976-77 (27 February 76 - 28 December 77)

Writer: Jed McKay / Producer: Don Eldar

Children's variety show starring the Homemade Theatre Company who were:- Fred Mollin, Barry Flatman, Larry Mollin, Phil Savath and Jed McKay.

HOMETOWN

CBC / 13x30m-e / 1958

Creator/Producer: Neil Harris / Musical Director: Bob McMullin

Variety series that supposedly came from the town of Willow Bend in Manitoba, main players were The James Duncan Singers.

HOPE ISLAND

x60m-e / 1999

Canadian version of the UK series Ballykissangel, this saw new minister Daniel Cooper arrive on Hope Island and initially face a bit of conflict with the residents but later gets friendly with single mum and bar owner Alex Stone.

With:- Cameron Daddo as Daniel Cooper / Suki Kaiser as Alex Stone / Duncan Fraser as Brian Brewster / Veena Sood as Callie Pender / Allison Hossack as Molly Brewster / David Lewis as Kevin Mitchum / Max Peters as Dylan Stone / Haig Sutherland as Nub Flanders / Matthew Walker as Father Mac / Dion Johnstone as Marcus Griffith / Gina Stockdale as Ruby Vasquez / Beverley Elliott as Bonita Vasquez

HOUSE OF PRIDE

CBC / x30m-e / 1975-76 (19 September - 15 May 1976)

Creator: Herb Roland / Executive Producer: John T. Ross / Producers: Herb Roland, Hugh Beard, Michael Sinelnikoff

Drama series. Episodes in the lives of the various members of the scattered Pride family living in different parts of Canada, principally Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver. The various segments of the series were kept seperate.

With:- BUDD KNAPP / MURRAY WESTGATE / ANGELA CLARE / LINDA SORENSON / GEORGE R. ROBERTSON / CHARMIAN KING / DAVID STERN / AMULETTE GARNEAU / NORMAN BERNARD / MARY LOU MARTIN / DOREEN BROWNSTONE / TRACY DAHL / STEVE PERNIE

HOUSE PARTY

CBC / x30m-e / 1954-55 (26 October 54 - 5 February 55 / Tuesday 10.30pm)

Fortnightly talk show hosted by Michele Tissyre, most of the guests were from the realm of popular culture.

HOWIE

CBC-Alliance / 4x30m-e / 1992

A collection of variety specials starring comedian Howie Mandel.

HUDSON'S BAY

North Star / 39x30m-e / 1959 black and white

Creator: Sidney J. Furie

Action adventure series. Exploits of a Canadian trapper.

With:- BARRY NELSON / GEORGE TOBIAS

INNOCENCE

SOA Prod-Telefilm Canada / 4x60m-e / 1996

Writer: Rejean Tremblay, Fabienne Larouche / Camera: Michel Caron / Music: Jean Corriveau / Costume: Odette Gadboury / Producers; Francois Champagne, Robert Menard

French language thriller serial. After the death of her husband a woman discovers that he was involved duplicitous activities including his being unfaithful.

With:- ANDREE LACHAPELLE / MIREILLE DEYGLU / RAYMOND BOUCHARD

IN PERSON

CBC / x45m-e and 30m-e / 1967-68 (17 December 66 - 11 May 68)

Producer: Mark Warren

Variety series that each week in season one had a different host - these included Alex Barris, Wally Koster, Doug Crosley, Gordon Pinsent and Tommy Common. Season two was hosted by Al Hamel. Guests included Tommy Ambrose, Rich Little and Gordon Lightfoot.

IN THE MOOD

CBC / x30m-e / 1971-72 (16 September 71 - 29 June 72)

Writer/Producers: Garry Ferrier, Aubrey Tadman

A music show that focused on the Big Band sound (Glen Miller style, Tommy Dorsey etc). Hosted by Jack Duffy

IN THE SHADOW OF THE HAWK

Alliance Atlantis / 13x60m-e / 1997

Period drama series. 25 years in the life of a couple, Pauline and Noum, was a fisherman and both worked hard to improve fishermen's rights.

With:- ISABEL RICHER / LUC PICARD / RAYMOND CLOUTIER

IN THE STORYBOOK

CBC / x15m-e / 1956-57 (12 November 56 - 24 June 57 / Monday 5.00pm)

Writer: Ann Fafoutakis / Producer: Roger Raine

Children's series dramatising classic Fairy Tales using the art of dance and mime narrated by Steve Woodman.

IRISH COFFEE

CBC / x30m-e / 1969-70 (24 September 69 - 28 January 70 / Wednesday 10.30pm)

Producer: Des Hardman

Talk show that came from Julie's restaurant on Jarvis Street, Toronto (which just happens to be on the doorstep of CBC's studios). Regular, alternating, hosts were Paul Soles, Bill Walker, Paul Kligman and Fred Davies.

THE IRISH ROVERS

CBC / x30m-e / 1971-75 (5 April 71 - 21 December 75)

Music series hosted by Irish band (resident in Canada) the Irish Rovers who played mostly traditional songs. The group were George, Will and Joe Millar, Jimmy Ferguson and Wilcil McDonald.

IT'S OUR STUFF

CBC / x30m-e / 1969 (30 June - 8 September / Monday 9.00pm)

Producer/Director: Dave Thomas

Variety show that had the emphasis on comedy and music. With:- Brian Russell, Alan Thicke, Pat Coulter, Bill McKeown, Vera Biloshisky and Sandy Crawley.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE

CBC / x30m-e / 1976-77

Celebrity panel game in the style of Call My Bluff with the two of three having to guess the meaning of various words. Host was Bill Lawrence.

JACK LONDON'S TALES OF THE KLONDIKE

CBC / 6x60m-e / 1981 (16 May - 7 June / Sunday 8.00pm)

An anthology of period dramas tackling the stories of the great Jack London. Narrated by Orson Welles, the casts included Cherie Lunghi, John Candy, Robert Carradine and Neil Munro.

JAKE AND THE KID

CBC-National Film Board of Canada / 26x30m-e / 1961 and 63

Stories: W.O. Mitchell / Producer: Ronald Weyman / Executive Producer: Raymond Whitehouse

Family drama series about a young boy and his adventures with the older Jake.

With:- MURRAY WESTGATE as Jake / REX HAGON as The Kid / FRANCES TOBIAS as Man

THE JOAN FAIRFAX SHOW

CBC / x30m-e / 1959-60 (6 July 59 - 17 July 60)

Producers: Bill Davis, Don Hudson, Len Casey

A variety entertainment show hosted by singer Joan Fairfax.

THE JOHN ALLAN CAMERON SHOW

CBC / x30m-e / 1979-80 (29 June 79 - 10 December 80)

Variety series starring the singer/guitarist JOhn Allan Cameron. Many of the guests were prominent Canadian sportstars.

JULIETTE AND FRIENDS

CBC / x30m-e / 1973-75 (17 September 73 - 12 September 75 / Weekdays 2.00pm then 3.00pm)

Producer: Don Brown

Daytime talk show presented by Juliette co-presenters included Larry Solway, Bill Lawrence and Doug Lennox.

JUNIOR MAGAZINE

CBC / x60m-e / 1955-62

Producers: Bruce Attridge (1956-59), John Kennedy (1959-60), Paddy Sampson (1960-62) and Frances Chapman (1961-62)

Children's magazine show focusing on all kinds of subjects, many of these were films that were bought in from the UK and the USA as well as dramas from the Walt Disney stable (Treasure Island and the like).

JUNIOR ROUNDUP

CBC / x60m-e / 1960-61 (17 October - 3 July 61 / Weekdays 4.30pm)

Producers: Doug Davidson, Bill Davidson

The umbrella title for CBC's children's afternoon programming, presenters included Murray Westgate, Dave Broadfoot, Jean Templeton, John Lunn.

JUNIOR TELEVISION CLUB

CBC / x30m-e / 1957 (1 May - 26 June / Wednesdays 5.00pm)

Producer: Ron Kelly

Children's magazine show hosted by a quintet, Graham Phillips, Gregory Helm, Averill Campbell, Margaret Stott and Bobby Olson.

JUST ASK, INC.

CBC / 8x30m-e / 1981 (4 February - 28 December 81 / Wednesday 4.00pm then Monday 4.00pm)

Music: Bill Ivenuik / Producer: Denise Duncan

Children's series looking at science and nature presented by David Suzuki and a pair of robots called Lustra (played by Joan Stuart) and Ami (Luba Gay).

JUST FOR FUN

CBC / x30m-e / 1975-76 (16 December 75 - 18 December 76)

Children's game show mixing questions and various old fashioned games (bobbing for apples etc). Hosted by Margaret Piasin (1975-76), Valerie Elia and Larry Palef (1976).

KATTS AND DOG

CBS Canada-Pearson-Lamb-Bert Leonard / x30m-e / 1988

Producer: Barry Pearson

Drama series featuring the exploits of Police Academy graduate Hank Katts who found himself assigned to the K-9 corps and working with an Alsation called Rinty.

With:- JESSIE COLLINS as Hank Katts / CALI TIMMINS as Maggi / ANDREW BEDNARKSI as Stevie / KEN PAYNE as Captain Murdoch / RIN TIN III as Rinty

THE KIDS IN THE HALL

CBC-Broadway Video International / 110x30m-e / 1989-95

Producers: Joe Forristal, Jeffrey Berman, Cindy Park / Executive Producers: Lorne Michaels, Jeff Ross

Fast paced sketch series featuring David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson.

THE KIDS OF DEGRASSI STREET

CBC-Epitome / 26x30m-e / 1982-86

Creator: Linda Schuyler / Executive Producer: Linda Schuyler, Kit Hood

Realistic episodes in the lives of a group of diverse kids living in the street of the title. The kids on the show came from all walks of life and all cultures and the show was never scared to tackle the issues of the day either. See also Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High and Degrassi Speaks.

With:- RACHEL BLANCHARD as Melanie Schlegel / DANAH-JEAN BROWN as Connie Jacobs / CHRISTOPHER CHARLESWORTH as Benjamin Martin / ANAIS GRANOFSKY as Karen Gillis / NEIL HOPE as Robin 'Griff' Griffiths / JOHN IOANNOU as Pete Riley / ARLENE LOTT as Rachel Hewitt / STACIE MISTYSYN as Lisa Canard

KING OF KENSINGTON

CBC / x30m-e / 1974-80

Creator: Perry Rosemond / Producers: Perry Rosemond (1974-75), Jack Humphrey (1976-80), Joe Partington (1980)

Sitcom. The exploits of Larry King, an overweight Jewish Store owner. In early seasons Larry had a wife called Cathy but from 1978 he had a girlfriend called Tina. Larry later gave up the store to his mum and started working at the Kensington Community Centre.

With:- AL WAXMAN as Larry King / HELENE WAXMAN as Gladys King / FIONA REID as Cathy King / BOB VINCI as Tony Rarro / ARDON BESS as Nestor Best / ROSEMARY RADCLIFFE as Tina / PETER BORETSKI as Jack Soble / JAYNE EASTWOOD as Gwen Twining / ROBERT HALEY as Ron Bacon / LINDA RENNHOFER as Dorothy

THE KING'S CUPBOARD

CBC / x15m-e / 1958 (20 January - 31 March / Monday 5.00pm)

Producer: Paddy Sampson

Children's entertainment, a mixture of puppets, stories and things to do.

KRAZY HOUSE

CBC / 6x30m-e / 1977 (12 January - 23 February / Wednesday 10.30pm)

Theme Music: Bob McPeek / Executive Producer: Alan Ehrlich

Six individual comedy sketch shows with different cast and credits for each. Those involved included Dave Broadfoot, Billy Van, Elizabeth Shepherd and Gary Reineke.

KURT VONNEGUT'S MONKEY HOUSE

Alliance-Atlantis / 7x30m-e / 1991

Anthology series of fantasy horror dramas from the pen of Kurt Vonnegut. The casts included Frank Langella, Ally Sheedy, Len Cariou, Jon Cryer, Madeline Kahn and Stuart Margolin.

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