''55 North Maple'' was a Canadian afternoon television series which aired on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

in the 1970-1971 television season. The programme was a fusion of talk show, how-to and situation comedy.

Premise

A magazine author (Max Ferguson) lives in a house at 55 North Maple with his sister (Joan Drewery) and her husband who was not cast but whose presence is implied. This premise provides a pretext to host various guests to demonstrate food preparation, redecoration or other how-to topics. In one episode, Ferguson described how to make carrot whiskey for guest Harry Freedman, while Drewery hosted other guests to illustrate interior decoration and fashion. A CBC statement described the production as "an information show in semi-dramatic form."

Production

''55 North Maple'' was produced by Elsa Franklin in Toronto at the studios of Robert Lawrence Productions. John Ross was the programme's executive producer who allowed Ferguson "full scope for his inventive genius" and intended that the episodes would be unscripted. This marked a rare television production for Ferguson. The 1973 Canadian series ''

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'' was a subsequent attempt to produce another talk show which was structured around storyline elements.

Scheduling

The half-hour programme aired weekday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. (Eastern).

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* * {{IMDb title, 0250839 CBC Television original programming 1970 Canadian television series debuts 1971 Canadian television series endings Television shows filmed in Toronto