The Albertans

The Albertans is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 1979.

Premise
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.

Cast

 * 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
Three hour-long episodes were broadcast on Sundays 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 14 to 28 January 1979.