XPM was a short-lived Canadian television sitcom broadcast in 2004 on CBC Television.[1] It was centred on shamed former Prime Minister Bennett Macdonald, played by Don Ferguson, who was trying to adjust to a life where the best job he could find was at a small law firm in a shopping mall.[2] The series also starred Dave Broadfoot as Macdonald's law partner, Kathy Greenwood as his wife, and Jessica Holmes as his secretary Jasmine.[3]
| XPM | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Steven Barwin, Gabriel David Tick |
| Starring | Don Ferguson Kathy Greenwood Dave Broadfoot |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Gabriel David Tick |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | February 27, 2004 |
The series produced just two episodes, which the CBC aired back-to-back as a one-off comedy special on February 27, 2004, after declining to pick up any further episodes.[4] It was created by Steven Barwin and Gabriel David Tick, who were also executive producers along with Don Ferguson and Roger Abbott.
References
edit- ^ "CBC televises 'warm, family comedy': Show about ex-prime minister airs tonight". Journal-Pioneer, February 27, 2004.
- ^ "Air Farce star heads up new CBC comedy 'XPM'". Nanaimo Daily News, June 16, 2003.
- ^ "Are they kidding us?: The CBC's new 'sitcom' has many, many flaws. And we paid for them". National Post, February 26, 2004.
- ^ "Channel surfing". Waterloo Region Record, February 27, 2004.
