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- ↑ "Writer created TV series Quentin Durgens M.P.". The Globe and Mail , November 11, 2000.
- 1 2 3 4 "Durgens, TV MP". The Globe and Mail , October 6, 1965.
- 1 2 3 "QUENTIN DURGENS MP". The Globe and Mail , December 3, 1966.
- ↑ "Announce Viewing Dates for Durgens Shows Filmed Here". Georgetown Herald. September 19, 1968. p. 10.
