55 North Maple

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55 North Maple
Created by Elsa Franklin
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerJohn Ross
Producer Elsa Franklin
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release7 September 1970 (1970-09-07) 
15 September 1971 (1971-09-15)

55 North Maple was a Canadian afternoon television series which aired on CBC Television in the 1970-1971 television season. The programme was a fusion of talk show, how-to and situation comedy.

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Premise

A magazine author (Max Ferguson) lives in a house at 55 North Maple with his sister (Joan Drewery) and her husband who was not cast but whose presence is implied. This premise provides a pretext to host various guests to demonstrate food preparation, redecoration or other how-to topics. In one episode, Ferguson described how to make carrot whiskey for guest Harry Freedman, while Drewery hosted other guests to illustrate interior decoration and fashion. A CBC statement described the production as "an information show in semi-dramatic form." [1]

Production

55 North Maple was produced by Elsa Franklin in Toronto at the studios of Robert Lawrence Productions. [2] John Ross was the programme's executive producer who allowed Ferguson "full scope for his inventive genius" and intended that the episodes would be unscripted. [1] This marked a rare television production for Ferguson. [3]

The 1973 Canadian series The Real Magees was a subsequent attempt to produce another talk show which was structured around storyline elements. [4]

Scheduling

The half-hour programme aired weekday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. (Eastern).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Are you a Laugh-In fan? If so, look out for Max". Montreal Gazette . 9 May 1970. p. 42. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  2. Heward, Burt (2 July 1970). "Televiews: Monkeys mocking donkeys (multi-topic article)". Ottawa Citizen . p. 33. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "55 North Maple". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. Miller, Mary Jane (1987). Turn Up the Contrast – CBC Television Drama Since 1952. Vancouver: UBC Press / CBC Enterprises. p. 124. ISBN   0-7748-0278-2.