''Snakes and Ladders'' is a Canadian television mini-series created by Wayne Grigsby which aired on

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in 2004. The series starred Amy Price-Francis as Shannon Jennings, a woman who takes a job as an executive assistant at

Parliament Hill Parliament Hill (), colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It accommodates a suite of Gothic revival buildings whose ...

for a cabinet minister named Audrey Flankman (

Catherine Disher Catherine Disher is a British-born Canadian actress. She has won two Gemini Awards: in 2005 for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series ''Snakes and Ladders'', and in 2010 for her role in '' The Border''. She was also nominated for ...

). The series was shot in documentary style, and was produced by the same people who produced the series '' Trudeau''.

Cast

as Minister Audrey Flankman * Amy Price-Francis as Shannon Jennings *

Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Bernard Akerman (born May 28, 1942) is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. __TOC__ Early life Akerman was born in Alvechurch, Worcesteshire, United Kingdom. He was ...

as Lamar *

Matthew Ferguson Matthew Ferguson (born 3 April 1973) is a Canadian former actor. He is known for his roles in '' On My Own'' (1991), ''Love and Human Remains'' (1993), ''Lilies'' (1996), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1997–2001). Life and career Ferguson was bo ...

as Donnie Logan * Marcel Jeannin as Patrick Arthur Lewis

Episodes

# ''Premiere'' # ''The Bling Bling'' # ''American Pie'' # ''Section 24'' # ''Squattergate'' # ''Sisters''

Awards

''Snakes and Ladders'' was nominated for both

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and

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awards. It was also nominated for 7

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, with Catherine Disher winning best performance by an actress for her role.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snakes And Ladders (Tv Series) 2000s Canadian drama television series 2000s Canadian television miniseries 2004 Canadian television series debuts 2004 Canadian television series endings Canadian political drama television series CBC Television original programming Television shows set in Ottawa