''D'Iberville'' is a

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 ...

dramatic adventure television series which aired on

Radio-Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

in 1967 and 1968, and on CBC Television's English network from 1968 to 1969.

Premise

The series is a dramatic portrayal based on the adventures of

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French ...

(

Albert Millaire Rodolphe Albert Millaire, CC, CQ (January 18, 1935 – August 15, 2018) was a Canadian actor and theatre director.

) in late 17th century when the British, Dutch and French were rivals for North American lands and the fur trade. The initial episodes concerned Lemoyne's early years when his father explored Lake Ontario, in the context of competition between Chevalier de La Salle and Sieur de LaBarre. In 1685,

Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville (10 December 1637 – 22 September 1710) was Governor General of New France from 1685 to 1689 and was a key figure in the Beaver Wars. Replacing Joseph Antoine de LaBarre in 168 ...

became governor of New France. In the second phase of the series, episodes featured d'Iberville's early military career under the Chevalier de Troyes and the expeditions to Hudson's Bay and their capture of various forts in that region. Finally, the series concludes with episodes featuring d'Iberville commanding naval troops during the New England Campaign near the beginning of the 18th century.

Production

Radio-Canada produced ''D'Iberville'' in co-production with ORTF (France) and Radio-Télévision Belge (Belgium), Société suisse de radiodiffusion (Switzerland). Episodes were filmed in colour at

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with sets which resembled 17th century Quebec. The production featured a reconstruction of d'Iberville's ship, the ''Pelican''. The cast featured 175 actors.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on CBC's English network on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 October 1968 to 23 June 1969. It was rebroadcast Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. from September to November 1969, and from February to March 1970. An English dub of the series was produced later. ''This is D'Iberville'', a

making-of In cinema, behind-the-scenes (BTS), also known as the making-of, the set, or on the set, is a type of documentary film that features the production of a film or television program. This is often referred to as the EPK (electronic press kit) vid ...

documentary of the series was produced by Brian O'Leary, It was broadcast on 7 August 1967 through CBC television.

Cast

Albert Millaire Rodolphe Albert Millaire, CC, CQ (January 18, 1935 – August 15, 2018) was a Canadian actor and theatre director.

* Jean Besre as Paul Lemoyne, Sieur de Maricourt * Alexandre Rigneault as

Jacques Le Ber Jacques Le Ber ( c. 1633 – 25 November 1706) was a merchant and seigneur in Montreal, New France. In 1686 he was ennobled by Louis XIV and took the title Jacques Le Ber de Saint-Paul de Senneville, based on his hometown of Senneville-sur-F� ...

* Jacques Monod as Joseph-Antoine de La Barre * Francois Rozet as Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (d'Iberville's father) * Gilles Pelletier as

* Yves Letourneau as La Salle * Leo Ilial as

Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes Pierre de Troyes (born at unknown date – died 1688) was a captain that led the French capture of Moose Factory, Rupert House, and Fort Albany on Hudson Bay 1686. Arrival in Canada A captain in the French army de Troyes arrived at Quebec in Aug ...

References

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D'Iberville Episode
{{DEFAULTSORT:D'iberville (Tv Series) CBC Television original programming 1968 Canadian television series debuts 1969 Canadian television series endings