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- ↑ "Choice and not so choice TV repeats". Toronto Star , December 24, 1985.
- ↑ "Loving Friends wins fan club". Toronto Star , August 4, 1985.
- ↑ The Great Canadian Guide to Movies and TV.
- ↑ "No more low profile for Keir Dullea". The Globe and Mail , August 13, 1983.
