''Crawford'' is a Canadian television comedy series that aired on
CBC Television in 2018. Created by
Mike Clattenburg and
Mike O'Neill, the series stars
Jill Hennessy
Jillian Noel Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is most known for her roles on the American television series ''Law & Order'', on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons, and ''Crossing ...
and
John Carroll Lynch as Cynthia and Owen, the parents of a dysfunctional family. Kyle Mac stars as their middle son, Don, who comes home to make his new record after he is kicked out of his band, but discovers his ability to speak to
raccoons which takes him on a new career path.
Alice Moran stars as his older sister, Wendy, who's trying to find her place in the world as well; Daniel Davis Yang stars as their younger brother Brian, who has an uncanny talent at bringing the family together, despite their differences. The cast also includes
Chad Connell
Chad James Connell (born May 20, 1983) is a Canadian actor.
Connell is a graduate of Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)'s theatre program in Toronto. He began acting in local productions in Ottawa at the age of 11. His firs ...
,
Tim Progosh,
Steffi DiDomenicantonio
Stephanie Marie Toscano DiDomenicantonio (born April 28, 1989), also known as Steffi D, is a Canadian singer and actress, who first rose to prominence as a fifth-place finalist on the fourth season of ''Canadian Idol''.
Early life
DiDomenica ...
, Megan Hutchings,
Dalmar Abuzeid
Dalmar Abuzeid (born October 23, 1990) is a Canadian actor. He initially became known for portraying Danny Van Zandt in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' from 2004 until 2010. Since ''Degrassi'', he has appeared in a variety of television serie ...
,
Kelly McCormack,
Steven McCarthy and
Supinder Wraich
Supinder Wraich ( ) is an Indian-born Canadian actress. She is most noted for her starring roles in the web series '' Guidestones'', for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media a ...
.
The series is following a "hybrid" release strategy, under which the show was released in its entirety on the CBC Comedy web platform in February 2018, in advance of airing on the regular television network later that summer.
Episodes
Season 1 (2018)
Reception
Critical response
The show has received mixed reviews.
John Doyle of ''
The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
,'' wrote that the show is "startlingly original and it has a plain but profound theme – everybody's weird, so let's just make peace with that and see life and the world as one long, amiable comedy." Doyle had a warm reaction to the show and its co-creator, Mike Clattenburg, best known for ''
Trailer Park Boys
''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer ...
'', saying "It is nobody's idea of a family sitcom and the better for that. ''Trailer Park Boys'' was nobody's idea of a comedy at first."
Norman Wilner of ''
Now'' was more critical of the series, calling the first three episodes not remotely funny.
"TV review: new CBC comedy Crawford isn’t remotely funny"
'' Now'', January 31, 2018.
References
External links
Official page at CBC Television
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CBC Television original programming
2018 Canadian television series debuts
2010s Canadian sitcoms
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