The Winners | |
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Genre | biography |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Stanley Colbert |
Producer | Laura Phillips |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 17 January – 2 September 1982 |
The Winners was a Canadian biographical television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1982.
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The half-hour episodes were originally broadcast on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. from 17 January to 28 March 1982. It was rebroadcast later that year on Sunday evenings from 15 July to 2 September.
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