Hamilton's Quest

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Hamilton's Quest
Genre Drama
Directed byRandy Bradshaw
Neill Fearnley
Starring John Pyper-Ferguson
Vincent Gale
Don Francks
William Taylor
Tom Heaton
Mike Evans
Jan Alexandra Smith
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes10 [1]
Production
Production locationsCalgary, Alberta
Drumheller, Alberta
Cinematography Ron Orieux
Peter Woeste
Original release
Network CTV
Release1986 (1986) 
1988 (1988)

Hamilton's Quest was a Canadian television series that ran from 1986 to 1988.

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Plot

A young man discovers, after his parents die in an accident on his 18th birthday, that he was actually not their biological son. The man, Sonny Hamilton (John Pyper-Ferguson), was bewildered by this turn of events and discusses his feelings with Stickman Wilkins, owner of the local pool hall and occasional mystic. Inspired by Stickman's search for roots, Sonny sets off on his own quest for his natural parents. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "TVArchive.ca". Archived from the original on January 18, 2019.