Corwin (TV series)

Corwin
Created by Sandy Stern
Written by Sandy Stern
Directed by Peter Carter
Daryl Duke
Ronald Weyman
Country of origin  Canada
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
Production
Executive producer(s) Ronald Weyman
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Original run 5 October 1969 – 3 January 1971

Corwin was a Canadian drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1969 to 1971.

Contents

Premise

Psychiatrist Greg Corwin (John Horton) established a general practice for the inner city. Other regular characters included Corwin's older assistant Doc James (Alan King), Mrs. Mackie or "Mac" (Ruth Springford) and Sergeant Bromley (Robert Warner).[1]

The debut episode, "Does Anybody Here Know Denny?", guest starred Margot Kidder.[2]

Scheduling

Hour-long episodes were broadcast Sundays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 October to 2 November 1969 in the first season, and 22 November 1970 to 3 January 1971 for the second and final season.

The second season's run of Corwin was complicated by its inclusion in the Sunday at Nine timeslot which became a mixture of drama, variety and documentaries. Although Corwin received a significant budget, the series consistency was hampered by the departures of director René Bonnière and writer Sandy Stern.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, Mary Jane (1987). Turn Up the Contrast - CBC Television Drama Since 1952. Vancouver: UBC Press / CBC Enterprises. pp. 160–161. ISBN 0-7748-0278-2. 
  2. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Corwin". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=802. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 

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