''Married Life'' is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which aired in 1995."Married Strife: Ken Finkleman's Married Life doesn't stand on ceremony- it mocks both marriage and television with equal abandon". ''

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'', April 1, 1995. Created by

Ken Finkleman Ken Finkleman (born 1946) is a Canadian television and film writer and producer, actor, and novelist. Biography Finkleman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In Canada, Finkleman is best known as the writer, creator and producer of the CBC Televisi ...

as a parody of early 1990s

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shows such as ''

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'' and '' Cops'', the series stars Robert Cait and

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as Frank and Ivy, a young engaged couple who agree to have their first months of marriage documented by television producer George Britton (Finkleman) for a television reality show, only to have Britton manipulate them into decisions, including having extramarital affairs, designed to boost the show's ratings with sensationalism. The cast also includes Mark Farrell,

Jeremy Hotz Jeremy Hotz (born May 31, 1965) is a Canadian–American actor and stand-up comedian. Hotz won a Gemini Award for his role on the television series '' The Newsroom'' in 1997. He has appeared on ''Comedy Central Presents'', the Just For Laughs c ...

, Wayne Flemming,

Rosemary Radcliffe Rosemary Radcliffe (born 1949) is a Canadian comic actress, writer, composer and painter. She graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, then began her television career on ''Sunday Morning'' at CBLT Toronto. Career She perfo ...

, Claire Cellucci,

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, Brad Brackenridge and Tony Ning. The series aired on

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in Canada, and on

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in the United States. The series was a

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nominee for Best Comedy Series at the 10th Gemini Awards. Finkleman also received nominations for Best Direction in a Comedy Series and Best Writing in a Comedy Series, Joan Hutton was nominated for Best Photography in a Comedy Series, and the cast were collectively nominated for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (Individual or Ensemble)."More nominees for the Gemini awards". ''

'', January 25, 1996. Finkleman went on to produce '' The Newsroom'' for

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in 1996; that show, and virtually all of Finkleman's subsequent series, included Finkleman playing a television producer similar in character to George Britton, but renamed George Findlay.

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