Genre drama Country of origin Canada First episode date 23 September 1969 Network CBC Television Language English | Created by George Salverson Original language(s) English Final episode date 18 September 1970 Number of seasons 1 | |
Written by Bryan Barney
John Fisher
Jack Gray
Donald Jack
Leslie MacFarlane
Ian Ross
George Salverson Directed by René Bonnière
Peter Carter
Kirk Jones | ||
McQueen was a Canadian drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1969 to 1970.
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Premise
The plot features newspaper columnist McQueen (Ted Follows) whose The Actioneer feature exposed fraud artists and dubious businesses. He was assisted by Denise (Daphne Gibson) and Natasha (Jan Goldin).
The pilot episode, "There's a Car Upside-Down on My Lawn", concerned the disposition of an abandoned vehicle. The episode won two Canadian Film Awards in 1969, for Best Director (Francis Chapman) and Best Actress (Josephine Barrington).
Jenny (Margot Kidder) was featured in two episodes as an employee of McQueen's newspaper. In one episode, she helped expose a scam at a talent agency while in the other she sought McQueen's help for a Vietnam draft evader she was dating.
The series was inspired by Frank Drea's Action Line column of the Toronto Telegram, whose newsroom was used to film scenes for the series.
Guest actors during the series included Ruth Springford, Austin Willis and Louis Zorich.
Scheduling
McQueen was broadcast on Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 23 September 1969 until 18 September 1970.