Great Canadian TV Shows
Are there really any decent Canadian TV shows? Well here's a few.
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- CreatorE. Roger MuirNick NicholsonStarsJim PerryDave DevallJean ChristopherA cross between Hangman and Scrabble, players try to solve puzzles by guessing missing letters. Very similar to "Wheel of Fortune" but without the wheel.
- CreatorBob HommeStarsBob HommeRod ConeybeareIn his castle, a giant and his friends tell stories and play music for the young viewers.
- StarsDavid FoleyBruce McCullochKevin McDonaldThe TV series of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that, more often than not, puts bizarre, unique, and insane twists in their skits.
- CreatorRick GreenSteve SmithStarsSteve SmithPatrick McKennaRick GreenRed Green airs his handyman show from Possum Lodge, Canada, and also experiences some zany adventures in real life.
- CreatorJerry LaytonIan MartinIan MartinStarsColin FoxCosette LeeSylvia FeigelA Gothic soap opera that took place on a small Caribbean island, Strange Paradise featured the occult in the story of wealthy but cursed Jean Paul Desmond who resided in his castle Maljardin with his servants Raxl, a voodoo priestess, and Quito, a mute strongman. When the series began, he was mourning the deaths of his wife Erica and their unborn child. His desire to bring his wife back to life resulted in more tragedy. Eventually Maljardin burned down and the action moved to Desmond Hall, the family home somewhere in the United States, and many new characters were introduced.
- StarsBernard BehrensCynthia BelliveauDavid B. NicholsUpdated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.
- CreatorMark MassariStarsRay BradburyMichael CopemanFrank Whitten"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian-produced anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
- StarsBilly VanGuy BigMitch Markowitz"The Hilarious House of Frightenstein" was as hosted spooky show aimed at a children's audience.
- CreatorMaureen JenningsCal CoonsAlexandra ZarownyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigIn the 1890s, William Murdoch uses radical forensic techniques for the time, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders.
- CreatorPhillip HerschStarsJohn VernonPatricia CollinsCarl BanasA coroner searches for truth and justice with the help of his friends, while trying to hold his family together.
- CreatorHarlan EllisonStarsKeir DulleaGay RowanRobin WardA group of humans must explore a vast starship in order to find the controls to save it from destruction.
- StarsErica JohnsonWendy MesleyDavid CommonThe premiere Canadian consumer affairs show.
- StarsDavid SteinbergJohn BirdDavid SusskindCanada's most famous and controversial news and public affairs show.
- CreatorBrad MarkowitzBryce ZabelStarsSara BotsfordMark HumphreyArt HindleThe show was based in Toronto, they are a news station that go out filming news worthy stories all the while a romance brewing with the news show director & camera man, Jake.
- StarsDianne BucknerMary Lou FinlayTracie TigheCanadian public/consumer affairs series with a humorous slant.
- CreatorBob HommeStarsBob HommeRod ConeybeareIn his castle, a giant and his friends tell stories and play music for the young viewers.
- StarsPierrette BeaudoinPaul BervalLise Charbonneau'Excuse My French' was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CTV from 1974 to 1976. Produced by CFCF-TV, the series starred Stuart Gillard and Lisa Charbonneau as Peter and Marie-Louise Hutchins, a mixed anglophone-francophone couple living in Montreal.
- StarsJohnny WayneFrank ShusterBen LennickSketch comedy feauturing Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster.
- StarsTommy HunterAl CherneyDonna RamsayA weekly television program showcasing various country music artists.
- StarsDinah ChristieJean ChristopherJack DuffyTwo teams compete in a super-advanced game of charades. The people playing the game move at seemingly impossible speed, solving long clues based on puns. An approximate example: Would a man who has two stains on his shirt from different pieces of chicken subscribe to the two pullet theory?" Imagine being able to solve this charade in under a minute. The show was popular in Canada in the mid-seventies, and featured Billy Van from Sonny and Cher, the Bobby Vinton Show, etc...
- CreatorMary HanesJason MilliganStarsCameron DaddoSuki KaiserDuncan FraserReverend Daniel Cooper has come to Hope Island to reopen the Community Church, hoping the assignment will help him through the grief of a terrible loss. Distrusted by the local inhabitants and with the church in a terrible state of disrepair and neglect, he feels alone and rejected. He is befriended by a lonely boy named Dylan who will help him do the repairs to the church. Daniel makes him an acolyte, much to the disapproval of his single mother, Alex Stone, who runs the local inn. She is the town's cynic who has turned her back on the church long ago. In time Daniel earns the trust and respect of her and many of Hope Island's colorful and eccentric characters. In turn the beauty and tranquility of Hope Island and the warmth of its community will help him heal, renewing and strengthening his faith. He finds love again as he comes to care deeply for Alex.
- CreatorZarqa NawazStarsZaib ShaikhSitara HewittDebra McGrathA satirical view at a Muslim community living in Mercy, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- StarsBob McKeownMark KelleyGillian FindlayInvestigative journalist news documentaries are presented.
- CreatorDerek SmithStarsBruno GerussiPatrick MacneeBob CraneBruno Gerussi interviews various celebrities who prepare various dishes on the studio's cooking facilities.
- CreatorLinda SchuylerKit HoodStarsPat MastroianniStefan BrogrenMaureen DeiseachThe lives and trials of students of a city high school.
- CreatorGuy MullallyWilliam DeverellStarsC. David JohnsonEric PetersonCynthia DaleThe professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in Toronto.
- StarsHeath LambertsMavor MooreDavid GardnerA collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially-relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.
- StarsPaul SolesRobert WarnerBill CharltonA panel observes sketches of a man breaking the law somewhere in Canada, and are challenged to guess the law being broken.
- StarsDavid TylerKevin NewmanAvery HainesInvestigations covering tough, relevant stories for Canadians.
- StarsGail Vaz-OxladeDoug HoyesRachel CowanMoney can't buy you love. But keeping love alive without money can be pretty tough. In fact, ninety percent of marriage breakups are due to money problems. And to get advice on how to manage money usually costs money! Til Debt Do Us Part, is a series that offers tough-love solutions to those willing to face their financial troubles head on. In each episode we meet a couple in crisis. Some are on the verge of bankruptcy, hounded by creditors or facing eviction. Others are just getting by, but in the midst of a personal meltdown or relationship breakdown because of money issues. With the sensitivity of a therapist and the toughness of a CFO, our host, renowned financial author and columnist, Gail Vaz-Oxlade reveals what she's found in a couple's finances - and then she'll dig a little deeper. She asks some tough questions and then they'll be forced to face reality. Where will it end if they continue on this rocky road? To get things back on track, Gail takes control of their finances for one month. She devises a strict budget and enforces some dramatic changes. A two-car family may become a one-car; or no-car family. The new hair salon may become the corner barbershop and goodbye fancy lattes - hello thermos. All credit cards and debit cards are taken away and their only discretionary cash is a weekly allowance. Gail makes regular house calls to deliver the week's allowance and assigns a new challenge for the couple to make them confront bad money habits and to help get their relationship back on track. At the end of the month, we find out how well they've done - how much did they save, what did they learn about money, themselves and each other? What is the new forecast for their finances and relationship? Gail can reward them with cash based on how well they did on their challenges. In addition, she always surprises them with a small but thoughtful gift, certain to generate hugs and the occasional tear. Til Debt Do Us Part is a dramatic and fun series that shows how bad it can get and how to get out from under.
- StarsDonnelly RhodesJonathan WelshJohn SwindellsCanadian Police detectives investigate community and social cases involving elderly people, youths and indigenous citizens.
- CreatorErnie CoombsStarsJudith LawrenceErnie CoombsJani LauzonAn amiable man teaches preschool subjects with his puppet friends using games, songs, and the infinite number of costumes inside his tickle trunk.
- StarsRebecca JenkinsMelanie Ann FoleyBarrett PorterA Los Angeles chef (Katherine Hubbard) returns to her Nova Scotia roots to run her ailing mother's boatyard with her director husband (Geraint Wyn Davies) and two daughters.
- CreatorRon JamesStarsRon JamesShauna BlackRichard DonatThe show is set in 18th-century Canada back "in days when beaver fur was good as gold".
- CreatorHart HansonStarsSonja SmitsBruce GrayPatrick McKennaSet in the Toronto-based investment house Gardner/Ross, "Traders" explores the intimate lives and loves of investment bankers whose high-stakes decisions and sizzling alliances can have grave international consequences.
- CreatorRick GreenStarsRick GreenRon PardoBob BainboroughImportant periods of history humourously illustrated in a television format.
- StarsLes LyeAbby HagyardChristine McGladeSketch TV by young amateur actors in true classic Nick-style. But whatever you do, never admit that you don't know or ask for water.