''Empire, Inc.'' is a six-episode

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television miniseries, which aired on

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in English and Télévision de Radio-Canada in French in 1983. Carole Corbeil, "Empire built on two solitudes". '' The Globe and Mail'', February 13, 1982. Spanning from the 1920s to the 1960s, the series centred on the family of James Munroe (

Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor. He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in ''Twin Peaks'', for his roles in the films ''The Day After Tomorrow'', ''Adoration'', '' S ...

), a wealthy anglophone business tycoon in

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."Flashes of trash, touches of class Empire, Inc. on CBC is just what the doctor ordered". '' The Globe and Mail'', January 8, 1983. The series was a co-production of

, Télévision de Radio-Canada and the

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. It was directed by Douglas Jackson and

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film '' The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three ...

, with each directing three of the six episodes. The cast also included

Martha Henry Martha Kathleen Henry (née Buhs; February 17, 1938October 21, 2021) was an American-born Canadian stage, film, and television actress. She was noted for her work at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario. Early life and training Martha ...

, Jennifer Dale, Mitch Martin,

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, Linda Griffiths, Pamela Redfern, Joseph Ziegler, Donald Pilon, Lyn Jackson and

Gabriel Arcand Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand. After studying philosophy at McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La Criée in Marseilles, France, and later ...

. The series garnered six

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nominations in 1984, including Best Actor for Welsh, Best Actress for both Griffiths and Henry, Best Supporting Performer nods for Gabriel Arcand and Lyn Jackson and a Best Writing for Douglas Bowie. Welsh, Griffiths, Arcand and Bowie won their awards."Popular mini-series dominates ACTRA awards: Empire earns big dividend". '' The Globe and Mail'', April 4, 1984.

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