''Side Effects'' is a

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television series, which aired from 1994 to 1996 on

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."Prognosis good for drama; All-Canadian treatment for Side Effects". ''

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'', October 11, 1994. A medical drama created by Brenda Greenberg and Guy Mullally, the series was set in an inner city

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in the Parkdale district of

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. The show's cast included Nadia Capone, Elizabeth Shepherd, Albert Schultz, Joseph Ziegler, Jovanni Sy, Janne Mortil, Anna Pappas, Barbara Eve Harris, Jennifer Dale, Lawrence Dane and

Arsinée Khanjian Arsinée Khanjian (Western Armenian: Արսինէ Խանճեան, Eastern Armenian: Արսինե Խանջյան; born 6 September 1958) is an Armenian-Canadian actress and activist. She is widely known for her collaborations with her husband, fi ...

. The series premiered on October 14, 1994. The show's executive producer was Brenda Greenberg, who had also been executive producer of '' Street Legal''. Schultz garnered a

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nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the

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for the show's first season, and Harris garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the

11th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 11th Gemini Awards was held on June 6, 1997, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Albert Schultz, took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and w ...

for the second season. All "clinic" and "hospital" scenes were filmed at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, in the semi-mothballed Emergency room wing and on the "5G","6F" and "6G" old ward floors, soon after the hospital moved large portions of patient care and the ER into the adjoining new building. The show's cancellation was announced in February 1996, following the end of its second season."No surprise that CBC cans shows". '' The Globe and Mail'', February 8, 1996.

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* {{IMDb title, 0108925, Side Effects 1990s Canadian medical television series CBC Television original programming 1994 Canadian television series debuts 1996 Canadian television series endings 1990s Canadian drama television series Television shows set in Toronto Television shows filmed in Toronto