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(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 3
Production
Executive producer(s) Stanley Colbert
Producer(s) John Trent
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 14 January – 28 January 1979

The Albertans is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries which 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.[1]

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 Sundays 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 14 to 28 January 1979.

References

  1. ↑ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Albertans". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Albertans". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • The Albertans on IMDb
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