The Family is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1971.
| 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 – 24 March 1971 |
Premise
editThis series of four dramas concerned modern families.[1]
Scheduling
editThis 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
edit- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Family". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "TV Today". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 17 February 1971. p. 45. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Family". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.