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Marquee (TV series)

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Marquee
Genredrama anthology
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerStanley Colbert
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release6 January 1979 (1979-01-06) –
17 February 1980 (1980-02-17)

Marquee, or CBC Marquee, was a Canadian drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980.

Premise

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Each episode of this series featured a different adventure drama, including the pilot for The Phoenix Team which was broadcast as a series later in 1980. Productions reflected various regions throughout Canada.[1]

Scheduling

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This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 6 January to 17 February 1980.

Episodes included:

  • "Kilroy Was Here" (Brian Walker producer; René Bonnière director; Tony Sheer writer)
  • "Northern Lights" (Ronald Weyman producer; Martin Lavut director; Arnie Gelbart writer)
  • "Paid Vacation" (Vivienne Leebosh producer; Ralph Thomas writer and director)
  • "The Phoenix Team", starring Don Francks and Frances Hyland
  • "Toronto Jam" (Jack Nixon-Browne producer; Stephen Katz director; Rob Forsyth writer)

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (November 2005). "Marquee". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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