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6.8/10 TV Country of origin Canada No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes) | 4.9/10 IMDb No. of seasons 2 First episode date 1 March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Mark FarrellPaul MatherKevin White Starring Fred EwanuickMary AshtonPaul BatesBenjamin AyresLaurie MurdochDavid FerrySuzanne Coy (season 1)Agam Darshi (season 1) Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dan for Mayor is a Canadian television sitcom starring Fred Ewanuick that debuted on March 1, 2010 on CTV and The Comedy Network. It premiered the same night as Hiccups, a show created by Corner Gas star Brent Butt that also features fellow Corner Gas alumna Nancy Robertson. On June 7, 2010, both Dan for Mayor and Hiccups were renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on June 5, 2011. Neither show was renewed for a third season.
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Premise
The series stars Ewanuick as Dan Phillips, a slacker in his early 30s, who finds himself running for mayor of Wessex, a fictional city in Ontario, in the 2010 municipal elections, after a chance comment to his ex-girlfriend. When his opponent, incumbent mayor Bud, is hit by a bus and killed, Dan becomes the only mayoral candidate whereupon he reopens the candidacy for a fair race. In the show's second season, Dan takes office as the city's new mayor, finding himself woefully unprepared for the job.
The cast also includes Mary Ashton, Paul Bates, Benjamin Ayres, Laurie Murdoch, and David Ferry. Suzanne Coy and Agam Darshi and Lara Jean Chorostecki are also a part of the cast during the first season.
Filming locations
The series' location shooting takes place in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario and Hamilton, Ontario; recognizable locations include Kitchener City Hall (as Wessex City Hall) and the Huether Hotel (as Fern's Grill, Dan's workplace).
