Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
drama 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 ...
from 1969 to 1971.
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
Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious ac ...
), Mrs. Mackie or "Mac" (
Ruth Springford
Margaret Ruth Springford (September 1921 November 20, 2010) was a Canadian radio, stage, television and film actress.Robert Warner).
The debut episode, "Does Anybody Here Know Denny?", guest starred
Margot Kidder
Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018), known professionally as Margot Kidder, was a Canadian-American actress whose career spanned five decades. Her accolades include three Canadian Screen Awards and one Daytime Emmy Awa ...
. Kidder was nominated for the
Canadian Film Award
The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...
for Best Actress in a Non Feature for her performance, and Springford won the Canadian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Non-Feature for the same episode.
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—such as ''
The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour
''The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour'' is a Canadian television variety show that aired on CBC Television in 1970 and 1971. It was part of ''Sunday At Nine'', a CBC anthology that included documentaries, dramas (such as '' Corwin''), and "light ente ...
''—and documentaries.
Although ''Corwin'' received a significant budget, the series consistency was hampered by the departures of director René Bonnière and writer
Sandor Stern
Sandor Stern (born July 13, 1936) is a Canadian writer, director and film producer best known for his horror films.
Personal life
Born in the northern Canadian town of Timmins, Ontario; raised in the small town of Prescott, Ontario, on the St. L ...