The Albertans
| The Albertans | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama |
| Written by | Lyal Brown |
| Directed by | Ron Weyman |
| Starring | Albert Angus George Clutesi Anne Collinge Frances Hyland Leslie Nielsen |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stanley Colbert |
| Producer | John Trent |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 14 January – 28 January 1979 |
The Albertans is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 1979.
Premise[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Three hour-long episodes were broadcast on Sundays 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 14 to 28 January 1979.
References[edit]
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Albertans". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Albertans". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- The Albertans at IMDb
