The Family (1971 TV series)

The Family
Genre	drama
Created by	Ed McGibbon
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Jack Nixon-Brown
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	17 February (1971-2-17) – 24 March 1971 (1971-3-24)

The Family is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1971.

Premise

This series of four dramas concerned modern families. ^[1]

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast at 9:00 p.m. from 17 February to 24 March 1971.

• 17 February 1971: "The Stranger Was Me" (by Dennis Donovan) featured the life of a boy who lives in a country foster home ^[2]
• 24 February 1971: "You And Me" (by Douglas Bowie) concerned a couple whose lives are pulled in separate directions, a situation which prevents them from having a normal family life
• 10 March 1971: "Forever Amok" (by Len Peterson) was a comedy about a man whose children were born by numerous women
• 17 March 1971: "Straight And Narrow" (by George Robertson) deals with a father whose traditional values are challenged by his family

References

1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Family". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
2. "TV Today". Montreal Gazette . Montreal. 17 February 1971. p. 45. Retrieved 17 April 2012.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Family". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.