Red Serge (TV series)
Red Serge | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Starring | |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 1986 1987 | –
Red Serge is a Canadian television
A Western set in the 1880s, the series starred Ed McNamara as Abe Farwell, an American expatriate with criminal ties running a saloon in a small town near the Alberta-Montana border with the help of Lily (Nicola Cavendish), Emma (Brenda Robins) and Maisy (Hilary Strang) Chadwick, the adult daughters of his deceased former business partner.[2] The series also starred Tom McBeath, C. David Johnson, Bruce McMillan, Terence Kelly, Greg Ellwand and David Matheson as officers with the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, and Gordon Tootoosis as the chief of a nearby First Nations reserve. Each of the Chadwick sisters was also in a romantic relationship with one of the RCMP officers, complicating Farwell's attempts to hide the saloon's forays into illegal bootlegging and gambling.[3]
Produced under the working title Red Serge Wives,
References
- ^ a b c "Red Serge Wives: history with the fun intact". The Globe and Mail, January 4, 1986.
- ^ "CBC unveils new season featuring nine new series". The Globe and Mail, July 4, 1985.
- ^ "Red Serge ideal for family audience". The Globe and Mail, February 19, 1987.
- ^ "Red Serge returns to even tougher competition". Ottawa Citizen, February 19, 1987.
- Montreal Gazette, November 29, 1986.
- ^ "CBC budget squeeze threatens Red Serge". Toronto Star, October 31, 1986.
- ^ "B.C. CBC starts job cuts, as gloomy future feared". Vancouver Sun, March 4, 1987.
External links
- Red Serge at IMDb