CBC Drama '73

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CBC Drama '73
Genredrama anthology
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producer Ron Weyman
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release30 September (1973-09-30) –
2 December 1973 (1973-12-02)

CBC Drama '73 is a Canadian drama anthology television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1973.

Contents

Premise

This series of Canadian dramas included adaptations of novels. [1]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 30 September to 2 December 1973.

Episodes

Dramas featured in this series included:

#TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1–2"More Joy in Heaven" Ron Weyman Ron Weyman30 September 1973 (1973-09-30)
7 October 1973 (1973-10-07)
Adapted from the novel More Joy in Heaven by Morley Callaghan, the film stars John Vernon as Kip Caley, an ex-convict struggling to rebuild his life after being released from prison. [2] Cast also includes Linda Goranson, Budd Knapp and Paul Bradley. Aired in two parts on 30 September and 7 October. [3]
3"Vicky" René Bonnière Grahame Woods 14 October 1973 (1973-10-14)
Stars Jackie Burroughs as Vicky, a woman who has been institutionalized after being found responsible for the death of her children, and is being examined by a psychiatrist (Julia Amato). [4] The film was a sequel to Woods' 1970 CBC television film Twelve and a Half Cents, which centred on the children's deaths due to Vicky's negligence. [5]
4"A Bird in the House" Allan King Patricia Watson 21 October 1973 (1973-10-21)
Adapted from Margaret Laurence's short story collection A Bird in the House . Stars Paul Harding, Louise Vallance, Wendy Thatcher, Patricia Hamilton and Nan Stewart. [6]
5"Our Ms. Hammond" Grahame Woods Joseph Schull 28 October 1973 (1973-10-28)
A young secretary (Mia Anderson) finds herself the other woman in an affair with a married man. [7] Cast also includes Michael Tait, Amelia Hall, Ruth Springford, Murray Westgate and Lynne Gorman.
6"Welcome Stranger"Rudi DornKaino Thomas4 November 1973 (1973-11-04)
A Swiss doctor (Horst Buchholz) who has recently immigrated to Canada, and is not yet licensed to practice medicine in Canada, finds himself in legal jeopardy after trying and failing to save a young boy's life in an emergency. [8]
7"The Changeling"Ron WeymanTony Sheer25 November 1973 (1973-11-25)
Stars Neil Munro as a shy young man who turns to a life of crime.
8"Lighten My Darkness"Graham ParkerCharles E. Israel2 December 1973 (1973-12-02)
Diana Leblanc stars as a blind woman who regains her sight due to new advances in eye surgery, but who cannot cope with the ways in which her familiar world has changed. [9]

Awards

Burroughs' performance in Vicky won both ACTRA's Earle Grey Award for best television performance at the 3rd ACTRA Awards, [10] and the Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature at the 25th Canadian Film Awards, [11] and Woods won the ACTRA Award for Best Writing in a Television Drama. [10]

Leblanc and Vernon were both also nominated for the Earle Grey Award, and Charles Israel was nominated for Best Writing in Television Drama, at the ACTRA Awards. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Corcelli, John (September 2006). "CBC Drama '73". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Blaik Kirby, "A restrained cheer for Callaghan's More Joy in Heaven". The Globe and Mail , 29 September 1973.
  3. ↑ "More Joy in Heaven CBC Drama Special Sunday". Calgary Albertan , 28 September 1973.
  4. ↑ "Vicky coming to CBC". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , 12 October 1973.
  5. ↑ "Play Set in Slum". Calgary Herald , 27 February 1970.
  6. ↑ "TV Listings: Sunday". Montreal Star , 20 October 1973.
  7. ↑ "Drama: Our Ms. Hammond". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune , 26 October 1973.
  8. ↑ "Eight Day Week". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , 2 November 1973.
  9. ↑ "Eight Day Week". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , 30 November 1973.
  10. 1 2 "Annual ACTRA Awards dominated by women". Montreal Gazette , 4 March 1974.
  11. ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111–114.
  12. ↑ Joan Irwin, "ACTRA Awards promising TV fare". Montreal Star , 27 February 1974.
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