9B (TV series)

9B
Genre	Drama
Written by	Larry Gaynor Don Hunter Grahame Woods
Directed by	Richard Benner Steve DiMarco Sturla Gunnarsson Stefan Scaini James Swan
Starring	Robert Wisden John Bayliss Melanie Miller Elizabeth Beeler Keith Thomas Thomas Hauff Grahame Green Sharon Dyer Mark Wilson Rachel Crawford Chris Owens Joanne Vannicola Vincent Murray Nicole De Boer Mishu Vellani Vivian Palermo Laura Taler Michelle St. John Tre Smith Karen Chow Adam Kositsky Tory Cassis
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer(s)	James Swan
Location(s)	Canada
Cinematography	Michael Storey
Running time	60min
Distributor	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (Canada)
Release
Original release	1988

9B was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television as a television movie in 1986^[1] before being adapted into a short-run dramatic series in 1989.

The series starred Robert Wisden as Bob Dawson,^[1] a teacher in a small town in northern British Columbia who is assigned the class of "problem" students, and enrolls them in a drama competition to encourage them to take their education more seriously. The cast also included Ron White, Melanie Miller, Sheila McCarthy, Nicole de Boer, Joanne Vannicola, Rachael Crawford, Robyn Stevan, Trevor Smith and Gordon Michael Woolvett.

The series garnered several Gemini Award nominations at the 1989 Gemini Awards, including Best Drama Series, Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series, Best Lead Actor in a Drama for Robert Wisden and Best Lead Actress in a Drama for Joanne Vannicola.

The series was filmed in Fort Nelson, British Columbia.

References

1 2 Martin Knelman, Home Movies: Tales from the Canadian Film World. Key Porter Books, 1987. ISBN 9781550130492. p. 109.

External links

9B on IMDb

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