''Seaway'' is a Canadian drama series that aired on

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for the 1965–1966 season. The series was a Seaway Films production in collaboration with the UK's ATV, with production money provided by the CBC. It was presented by ASP and distributed internationally by

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(for international screenings ITC replaced the theme music by John Bath with another composition by Edwin Astley, and prepared a different title sequence). Although officially Canadian, many of the show's writers and directors were American (as was the series creator/script supervisor Abraham Polonsky), with some British contributors as well (such as Ian McLellan Hunter and Donald James). It was the most expensive series produced in Canada to that time with a total cost of $3 million ($ million today), and although it did well enough for the CBC in terms of viewers, a hoped-for sale to American network television never happened because the series was shot in black-and-white, and U.S. network shows by that time were increasingly being made in color (with fewer and fewer exceptions). Only the two final two-part episodes of ''Seaway'', "Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off" and "Gunpowder and Paint," were filmed in color.

Overview

''Seaway'' followed the adventures of Nick King (played by Stephen Young) who works as a ship owners' agent, investigating crimes involving shipping. He is assisted by Department of Transport agent retired Admiral Leslie Fox ( Austin Willis), and the special police force patrolling the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Episodes were filmed in various locations along the seaway, primarily

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and

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. They were generally set in Canada, although the two-parter "Gunpowder and Paint" was partially set in Cleveland (though filmed in Toronto).

Cast

* Stephen Young as Nick King * Austin Willis as Admiral Fox * Cec Linder as Inspector Provist Notable guest stars included Canadian actor

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, Canada-based British actor Barry Morse (who was appearing in '' The Fugitive'' at the time), Sally Kellerman, Faye Dunaway in one of her first screen appearances, Lynda Day George, Susan Oliver, and Richard Thomas.

Episodes

This list is in broadcast order, as broadcast on the CBC according to TV listings guides. A pair of episodes (''Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off'') were edited together into a feature film entitled ''Affair with a Killer''.Affair with a Killer (1966) , IMDB
/ref> *Episodes made in color The transmission and/or production order of the following episodes is unknown. It can be assumed these episodes slot into the gaps in the above list. * "Nothing but a Long Goodbye" * "The Sparrows" * "A Medal for Mirko" * "Abraham's Hand"

International broadcast

The Australian rights are held by the

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who, over many decades, have shown numerous repeats in non-peak viewing times. Since 2012 and continuing in 2025, there have been numerous showings in the early hours of the morning on Gem, a Nine Network digital outlet, sometimes twice per morning. Until November 2017, the Seaway repeats alternated with re-screenings of two British series '' Gideon's Way'' and '' Danger Man''.

References

External links

*
Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series
via archive.org) * {{cite web , url= http://ctva.biz/Canada/Seaway.htm, title= Seaway, author= , date= , website= , publisher= The Classic TV Archive 1965 Canadian television series debuts 1966 Canadian television series endings 1960s Canadian drama television series Black-and-white Canadian television shows CBC Television original programming Works by Abraham Polonsky Television series by ITC Entertainment British English-language television shows