The Albertans

Canadian television series

The Albertans
Genredrama
Written byLyal Brown
Directed byRon Weyman
StarringAlbert Angus
George Clutesi
Anne Collinge
Frances Hyland
Leslie Nielsen
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerStanley Colbert
ProducerJohn Trent
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release14 January (1979-01-14) –
28 January 1979 (1979-01-28)

The Albertans is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 1979.

Premise

The drama resembled a Canadian version of Dallas, with the plot involving the cattle ranching and petroleum industries, eco-terrorism, and First Nations land claims.[1]

Cast

  • Albert Angus as Johnny
  • George Clutesi as Isaac, Johnny's grandfather, an aboriginal
  • Anne Collinge as Clair, Carl Hardin's daughter-in-law
  • Frances Hyland as Marjanne, Carl Hardin's daughter
  • Leslie Nielsen as Don MacIntosh, a petroleum industrialist
  • Daniel Pilon as Hans Keller, a German businessman, involved with Clair
  • Gary Reineke as Peter Wallen, a construction company operator
  • George Waight as Carl Hardin, a former rancher

Scheduling

Three hour-long episodes were broadcast on Sundays 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 14 to 28 January 1979.

References

  1. ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Albertans". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Albertans". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • The Albertans at IMDb