Little Dog (TV series)

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Little Dog
Genre Comedy drama [1]
Created by Joel Thomas Hynes
Starring
Composer Erica Procunier
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyCabot McNenly
Editors
  • Duncan Christie
  • John Nicholls
Running time30 minutes [2]
Production companies
  • Elemental Pictures
  • Cameron Pictures
Release
Original network
Picture format HDTV 720p
Audio format Stereophonic
Original releaseMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01) 
present

Little Dog is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which debuted on CBC Television on March 1, 2018. [1] The series stars Joel Thomas Hynes as Tommy "Little Dog" Ross, a boxer who is offered the chance to redeem himself in a rematch against Rico "Havoc" St. George (Dwain Murphy), several years after forfeiting their first bout by walking away mid-match. [2]

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The series was inspired in part by Hynes' own experience as an amateur boxer, after he had to drop out of a planned match due to a rib fracture. [3] The series is also available in the US on Pluto TV.

The cast also includes Ger Ryan, Katharine Isabelle, Andy Jones, Julia Chan, Patricia Isaac, Stephen Oates and Mary Walsh. [2] The series was originally pitched to the CBC as a drama, but Hynes was convinced by producer Sherry White to retool it as a comedy. [4]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 7March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
2 8 [5] January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Round One" Sherry White Joel Thomas Hynes March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
Tommy "Little Dog" Ross, a washed up boxer past his prime, gets challenged to a fight by an old rival.
22"Round Two"Sherry WhiteJoel Thomas HynesMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
Tommy publicly accepts Rico's challenge, but he has his doubts. Tommy fights in a charity bout.
33"Round Three" Michelle Latimer Joel Thomas HynesMarch 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)
The day of the fight is getting closer and Tommy, in need of money for training, tries to get his old job back at Devereaux's Seafood Empire.
44"Round Four"Michelle LatimerJoel Thomas HynesMarch 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)
It's the day of the press conference. Tommy teams up with Tucker. Tommy's relationship with Vanni hits a snag.
55"Round Five" Molly McGlynn Joel Thomas HynesMarch 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)
Tommy, in prison for assaulting Vanni's ex-husband, gets bailed out. Rico deals with fallout from the press conference.
66"Round Six"Molly McGlynnJoel Thomas HynesMarch 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)
Tucker bets against Tommy and asks him to throw the fight. Tommy's father, Lowly Sr., is up for parole. Pamela tries to reconnect.
77"Round Seven"John VatcherJoel Thomas HynesApril 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
It's the day of the fight. Lowly Sr. escapes from jail. Pamela drops a bomb shell. Rico and Tommy get in the ring.

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
81"Round Eight"Sherry WhiteJoel Thomas HynesJanuary 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)
Tommy is on the run after winning the fight he was supposed to throw, Tucker is out money and the Ross family have lost their house in a bet against Tommy winning the fight.
92"Round Nine"Sherry WhiteJoel Thomas HynesJanuary 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)
Tommy get back together with Pamela and be a father for Cassius. Tucker is still out for revenge. Lowly Sr., who will be imminently paroled, wants to put the past behind him and go on the straight and narrow.
103"Round Ten" Wendy Morgan Joel Thomas HynesJanuary 31, 2019 (2019-01-31)
Tommy lies and says that he has a promotional contract with the Smallwoods and will pay Tucker back, However Kevin Smallwood is interested and teams up with Tucker. Tommy fights in an impromptu exhibition boxing match which goes horribly wrong.
114"Round Eleven"Wendy MorganJoel Thomas HynesFebruary 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)
Despite the official cause of death being a heart attack, Tommy feels guilty about Big Turk's death in the ring, wanting to be a good role model for Cassius, he tries to make amends for Big Turk's death, which in the end only makes thing worse.
125"Round Twelve" Jordan Canning Joel Thomas HynesFebruary 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
After being defeated by Big Turk's son L'il Turk, Tommy takes on a string of sub-par opponents to boost his stats. Sylvia, in need of money, is planning on marrying the wealthy Devereaux, who claims to be terminally ill.
136"Round Thirteen" Jordan Canning Joel Thomas HynesFebruary 21, 2019 (2019-02-21)
A few days after Sylvia marries Devereaux, the Ross family plans an intervention to try to split them up. Chesley goes to see Kevin Smallwood in wanting to get to know his "father" better.
147"Round Fourteen"Molly McGlynnJoel Thomas HynesFebruary 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)
Tommy is heartbroken after learning Pamela lied to him about being Cassius's father. Chesley is devastated after learning that Devereaux is his real father. Tommy tries to back out of his upcoming fight with L'il Turk.
158"Round Fifteen"Molly McGlynnJoel Thomas HynesMarch 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)
Tommy says he will fight in an unexpected interview only to help hide what happened to Deveraux. The police interview the Ross family. Little dog and L'il Turk fight. Tommy decides to take control of his life and leaves.

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