Sunshine Sketches, also known as Addison Spotlight Theatre, is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1952 to 1953. It was the first English-language drama to be broadcast on Canadian television.
| Sunshine Sketches | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Addison Spotlight Theatre |
| Genre | drama/humour |
| Written by | Stephen Leacock (original material) Don Harron (adaptation) Henry Kaplan (adaptation) |
| Starring | Timothy Findley Peggi Loder Peg Dixon Frank Perry |
| Narrated by | John Drainie |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Robert Allen |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 9 September 1952 – 31 March 1953 |
Premise
editThe series was an adaptation of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock. Don Harron and Henry Kaplan wrote the episodes from this material. It was later titled Addison Spotlight Theatre for its sponsor, an automobile dealer.[1]
The series was filmed in Beaverton, Ontario.[1]
Cast
edit- Timothy Findley as Peter Pupkin
- Peggi Loder as Zena Pepperleigh
- Eric House as Dean Drone
- Peg Dixon as Lillian Drone
- Frank Perry as Mallory Tompkins
- Paul Kligman as Josh Smith
- Gerry Sarracini as the poet
- Barbara Hamilton as the poet's wife
- Gerry Campbell as the drugstore clerk
- John Drainie as narrator
- Robert Christie as Golgotha Gingham
- Hugh Webster as Shorty
Scheduling
editThis half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. from 9 September 1952 to 31 March 1953. Its debut marked the first Canadian broadcast of an English-language dramatic series.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Sunshine Sketches". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
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- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Sunshine Sketches". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Sunshine Sketches at IMDb