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THE
NATIONAL DREAM
CBC-BBC / 6x50m-e /
1975
Book: Pierre Berton
Documentary series
detailing the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railways.
NEON
RIDER
CTV-Alliance
Atlantis / 1x120m-e 64x60m-e / 1990-94
Drama series.
Psychologist Dr Michael Terry opens a ranch in the Rocky Mountains specialising
in helping troubled teenagers.
With:- WINSTON
REKERT as Dr Michael Terry / SAMEL SARKAR as Vic / ALEX BRUHANSKI as C.C.
Dechardon / ANTOINETTE BOWER as Fox Devlin / WILLIAM S. TAYLOR as John Philip
Reed / PETER WILLIAMS as Pin / SUZANNE ERRETT-BALCOM as Rachel Woods
THE
NEVER ENDING STORY
Canada-France-Germany /
Chevox-Ellipse-Nelvana / x20m-e / 1995
Story editor: Peter Saunder /
Music: Milan Kymlicka
Children's animated fantasy adventure
series. Spin off from the films about a young boy with a magical book that can
transport him to amazing worlds.
Voices:- CHRISTOPHER BELL as
Bastian / GEOFFREY BOWES as Barney / RICHARD BINSLEY as Barktroll / BARBARA
BRYNE as Urgi
NEWFOUNDLAND
HOLIDAY
CBC / x30m-e / 1973-74 (7 June 73
- 5 September 74)
Producer: Derm Breen
Wildlife. Host Dave Quinton takes
a look at the varied natural history to be seen in Newfoundland.
NIC
AND PIC
CBC / x30m-e / 1975-77 (10
September 75 - 30 March 77 / Wednesdays 5.00pm)
Producer: Helene Roberge
Children's series detailing the
adventures of a pair of puppet mice. Puppeteers were Pierre Regimbald and Michel
Frechette. Voices were by Joan Stuart (Nic) and Madeleine Kronby (Pic).
NIGHTCAP
CBC / x30m-e / 1953-54 (21
October 53 - 6 July 54)
Caberet style variety series
hosted by Alan Mills.
NIGHTCAP
CBC / x60m-e / 1963-67 (2 October
63 - 31 May 67)
Writer: Chris Beard /
Producer/Director: Terry Kyne
Clever satire based comedy sketch
show, very popular and starring Al Hamel, Bonnie Brooks, June Sampson, Billy Van
and Jean Christopher. From 1965 onwards several one off dramas under the
nightcap banner and also a six part comedy called Flemington Park (a soap opera
send up).
NIGHTMAN
Syndicated-Alliance Atlantis /
44x60m-e / 1997-99
Source: The Nightman comic by
Steve Englehart
Scifi drama series. San Francisco
jazz musician Johnny Domino has an alter ego as a superhero called Nightman
(Domino gained his powers after being struck by lightning). Interestingly in one
episode Nightman was helped by the character of Jonathan Chase (as played by
Simon MacCorkindale who had previously played the same character in the show
Manimal.
With:- MATT McCOLM as Johnny
Domino/Nightman / Earl Holliman as Frank Dominus (1997-98) / DEREK WEBSTER as
Rollie Jordan(1998-99) / FELCIA BELL as Jessica 'Nightbird' Rogers (1997-98) /
MICHAEL WOODS as Lt Charles Dann (1997-98) / JAYNE HEITMEYER as Lt Briony Branca
(1998-99) / KIM COATES as Kieran Keyes (1998-99) / KIARA HUNTER as Ali (1998-99)
/ SASKIA GAVEL as Jasmine (1998-99)
NORMAN
CORWIN PRESENTS
CBC-Group W-Arjo Prod / x30m-e /
1972-73 (17 June 72 - 12 September 73)
Anthology series of dramas
introduced by well Canadian actor Norman Corwin. Headlined by mostly US talent
but some Canadians including Donald Sutherland and William Shatner did star.
NORTH
OF 60
CBC-Alliance Atlantis / 90x60m-e
/ 1991-97
Creators:Wayne Grigsby, Barbara Samuels
Drama series. Stories of the
mostly 'Cree' residents of a small Canadian village in the Northwest Territories.
Main characters have included Mountie Michelle Kenidi and also fellow Mountie
Sergeant Eric Olssen who had moved from the drug squad in Vancouver to try and
get some stability back in his life, store owner Gerry and Rosie who worked in
the store. The show has never been afraid to tackle important issues such as
Alocholism, AIDS, unemployment etc.
With:- JOHN OLIVER as Eric Olsen (1992-94)
/ TINA KEEPER as Michelle Kenidi / TOM JACKSON as Peter Kenidi / TRACEY COOK as
Sarah Birkett / GORDON TOOTOOSIS as Albert Golo / ERROL KINISTINO as Leon Deela
/ DAKOTA HOUSE as Tee Vee Venya
NOTHING
TOO GOOD FOR A COWBOY
Alliance Atlantis / 26x60m-e /
1997-99
Period drama series. During World
War II a pair of cattle ranchers have to take on a trio of young teenagers when
their regular have to go off and fight in the war. The show was preceded by a
two hour TV Movie.
With:- YANNICK BISSON / SARAH
CHALKE / TED ATHERTON
NURSERY
SCHOOL TIME
CBC / x15m-e / 1958-63
Producers: Thomas Knight, Rena
Elder, Dennis Spence, Denyse Adams
Pre school show for kids with an
educational theme, regulars included Teddy Forman, Shirley Knight, Happy the
puppet (a bunny rabbit) and Claudine Vallerand.
OLD
TESTAMENT TALES
CBC / x15m-e / 1957 (3 January -
28 March / Thursdays 5.15pm) black and white
Writer: Clare Slater / Music:
Frank Haworth
Children's religious puppet
series telling tales from the Bible.
Puppets:- John and Linda Keogh,
John Botterel
ON
CAMERA
CBC / x30m-e / 1955-58 (16
October 54 - 22 September 58)
Executive Producer: Sydney Newman
An anthology series of dramas and
comedies featuring mostly Canadian talent initiated by the great Sydney Newman
who would later go on to do even greater things in the UK.
ONCE
A THIEF
Alliance Atlantis / 22x60m-e /
1997
Action adventure series. The
series of a trio of martial arts crime busters.
With:- SANDRINE HOLT / IVAN
SERGEI / NICHOLAS LEA
ON
THE EVIDENCE
CBC / x60m-e / 1975-77
Writer: Barry Morgan / Producer:
David Ross / Director: Bryn Matthews
Semi improvised court room drama
series that followed a crime from its inception to the trial, the court crew
were actors and the jury being members of the public. Narrated by Ken Haslam.
THE
OTHER MAN
CBC / 6x30m-e / 1963 (30 April -
4 June / Tuesday 10.00pm)
Producer: Eric Till
Crime drama series. Detective
Inspector Ford investigates a murder in the small English town of Medlow, later
following a second murder the secret service get involved. Based on a UK
original of the same name.
With:- DOUGLAS RAIN as David
Henderson / TONY VAN BRIDGE as D.I. Ford / IVOR BARRY as James Cooper / ANGELA
LEIGH as Billie Reynolds / VICTORIA MITCHELL / WILLIAM MITCHELL / MICHAEL LERNED
/ LEO LEYDEN / CHRISTOPHER NEWTON / ROBIN GAMMELL / JOHN HARDINGE as D.S.
Broderick / JOHN KASTNER as Timothy Ford
OUR
HERO
CBC / x30m-e / 2000
Comedy drama series. Episodes in
the life of 17 year old Kale Stiglic. The show had animated sequences
interspersed throughout it, the title came from a magazine Kale was involved
with.
With:- CARA PIFKO as Kale Stiglic
OVERDRAWN
AT THE MEMORY BANK
1x90m-e / 1983
Writer: Corinne Jacker
Scifi drama. A man finds himself
living in a virtual world after his mind is transferred into his computer.
With:- RAUL JULIA / LINDA
GRIFFITHS
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