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- ↑ "Charlie Grant's War". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , January 26, 1985.
- ↑ Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; 24/06/1989; Page 7 (TV Guide)
- ↑ Henry Mietkiewicz, "Charlie Grant's war leads ACTRA race". Toronto Star , March 18, 1986.
- ↑ Adele Freedman, "Charlie Grant's War is ACTRA's top show of the year: Nellie makes last stand brisk but chummy". The Globe and Mail , April 4, 1986.
