On the Evidence

On the Evidence is a Canadian legal drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1977.

On the Evidence
Genre	Legal drama
Written by	Barry Morgan
Directed by	Bryn Matthews
Narrated by	Ken Haslam
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
Production
Producer	David Pears
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	21 June 1975 (1975-06-21) – 15 September 1977 (1977-09-15)

Premise

This series presented dramatisations of court trials, some of which were based on real cases. Judges, lawyers and court clerks were portrayed by Canadian Bar Association members while actors played the accused and the witnesses. Some studio audience members were chosen to form the jury. The proceedings were recorded over two hours then condensed for the hour-long broadcast.

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast as follows (times in North American Eastern):

Day	Time	Season run		Notes
Saturday	10:00 p.m.	21 June 1975	30 August 1975
Tuesday	8:00 p.m.	25 May 1976	17 August 1976
Thursday	10:00 p.m.	28 July 1977	15 September 1977
Monday to Friday	1:00 p.m.	2 July 1979	6 August 1979	rebroadcast
Friday	11:45 p.m.	28 April 1980	12 September 1980	rebroadcast

External links

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