''Marquee'', or ''CBC Marquee'', was a
Canadian
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drama television series which aired on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...
from 1979 to 1980.
Premise
Each episode of this series featured a different adventure drama, including the pilot for ''
The Phoenix Team'' which was broadcast as a series later in 1980. Productions reflected various regions throughout Canada.
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 6 January to 17 February 1980.
Episodes included:
* "Kilroy Was Here" (Brian Walker producer; René Bonnière director; Tony Sheer writer)
* "Northern Lights" (Ronald Weyman producer; Martin Lavut director; Arnie Gelbart writer)
* "Paid Vacation" (Vivienne Leebosh producer; Ralph Thomas writer and director)
* "The Phoenix Team", starring
Don Francks
Don Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known by his stage name Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, musician and singer.
Early life
Don Harvey Francks was born on February 28, 1932, and was adopted shortly after his bir ...
and
Frances Hyland
Frances Hyland (April 25, 1927 – July 11, 2004) was a Canadian stage, film and television actress. She earned recognition for roles on stage (including ten seasons with Stratford Festival) and screen (including her performance as Nanny Louisa ...
* "Toronto Jam" (Jack Nixon-Browne producer; Stephen Katz director; Rob Forsyth writer)
References
External links
*
CBC Television original programming
1979 Canadian television series debuts
1980 Canadian television series endings
1970s Canadian drama television series
1980s Canadian drama television series
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