''The Manipulators'' was a

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drama television series which aired on

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from 1970 to 1971.

Premise

Parole officers and their clients were featured characters in this colour filmed series. Its working title was ''The Double Bind'', reflecting the dual responsibilities of parole officers to both former prisoners and the legal system. The production was based on ''The Clients'', a pilot half-hour series broadcast locally in Vancouver.

Cast

* Marc Strange as Rick Nicholson * Roxanne Irwin as Maggie Campbell * Gregory Nash as Campbell's son * Al Kozlik as Bill * Anthony Holland as Clem * Dorothy Davies as the staff psychologist

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) for five episodes from 28 January to 25 February 1970 for its first season. Its second and final season aired seven episodes on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. from 31 January to 14 March 1971. Episodes were rebroadcast from 25 July to 5 September 1971.

Episodes

Season 1

* "The Spike in the Wall", starring

Linda Goranson Linda Goranson (born 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress.Hugh Thomson, "Nude scene equals 750 phone calls". '' The Globe and Mail'', August 29, 1970. Career Linda Goranson is most noted for her performance in "The Spike in the Wall" ...

, Jace Vander Veen (

Daryl Duke Daryl Duke (8 March 1929 – 21 October 2006) was a Canadian film and television director. Biography Duke was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became one of CBC Television's earliest regional producers. His career continued with C ...

director) * "Where There Is Fear" (Don Eccleston director) * "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" (Daryl Duke director)

Season 2

* "Turn to the Wind", starring Jace Vander Veen * "The Code", starring Joseph Golland, Ted Rekert * "Bell And Bonnie, Bonnie And Bell", starring Rae Brown, Judy De Moor, Ivor Harris * "X-Kalay", starring

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Awards

won the

Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...

for Best Actress in a Non-Feature at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards for the episode "The Spike in the Wall".Martin Knelman, "Goin Down the Road best movie: Film awards plagued by unscripted hilarity". '' The Globe and Mail'', 5 October 1970. Her performance, in which her character removed her blouse to attract her husband's attention, was controversial as the first

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scene ever broadcast on Canadian network television.Hugh Thomson, "Nude scene equals 750 phone calls". '' The Globe and Mail'', 29 August 1970.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manipulators CBC Television original programming 1970 Canadian television series debuts 1971 Canadian television series endings 1970s Canadian drama television series