Up at Ours

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Up at Ours is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which aired in 1980 on CBC Television. [1] The series starred Mary Walsh as Mrs. Ball, the owner of a boarding house in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which served as a frame for an anthology of comedic and dramatic stories involving various temporary guests or permanent residents of the house. [2]

The cast also included Gordon Pinsent, Janis Spence, Ray Guy, Kevin Noble, Rick Boland and Brian Downey. [3] The series was created by Pinsent. [4]

Twelve episodes of the series were produced. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Rick Groen, "Comedy-drama triumphs with rare charm and wit". The Globe and Mail , October 3, 1980.
  2. ↑ "CBC offers alternate programming". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune , September 15, 1980.
  3. ↑ "Seven new Canadian series on CBC". Owen Sound Sun-Times , July 4, 1980.
  4. ↑ Barbara Yaffe, "The real Newfie joke". The Globe and Mail , June 21, 1980.
  5. ↑ Chris Cobb, "New TV season — a $130 million bumper crop". Ottawa Citizen , September 13, 1980.


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