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The Family (1971 TV series)

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Genre
  
drama

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
1

Created by
  
Ed McGibbon

Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
4

The Family is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1971.

Contents

Premise

This series of four dramas concerned modern families.

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast at 9:00 p.m. from 17 February to 24 March 1971.

  • 17 February 1971: "The Stranger Was Me" (by Dennis Donovan) featured the life of a boy who lives in a country foster home
  • 24 February 1971: "You And Me" (by Douglas Bowie) concerned a couple whose lives are pulled in separate directions, a situation which prevents them from having a normal family life
  • 10 March 1971: "Forever Amok" (by Len Peterson) was a comedy about a man whose children were born by numerous women
  • 17 March 1971: "Straight And Narrow" (by George Robertson) deals with a father whose traditional values are challenged by his family

    • References

    The Family (1971 TV series) Wikipedia
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