Country Joy is a Canadian soap opera television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980.[1]
| Country Joy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | soap opera |
| Starring | Howard Dallin Judith Mabey |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mark Schoenburg |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 19 November 1979 – 4 January 1980 |
Premise edit
This series was produced in Edmonton. Its plot features Dick Brugencate (Howard Dallin), a real estate agent in the fictitious Alberta community of Coronet, lost his wife in an automobile crash. He campaigns to build a modern medical centre for the community believing that this could have prevented his wife's death. In the process, he meets and soon marries medical executive Joy Burnham (Judith Maby). Dick's mother Helen (Vernis McQuaig) and his teenaged children Pam (Debra Au Coin) and Bob (Jim Calderbank) object to his relationship with Joy.[2]
Scheduling edit
This half-hour series was broadcast on weekdays at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 19 November 1979 to 4 January 1980.
Cast edit
- Howard Dallin as Dick Brugencate
- Judith Mabey as Joy Burnham
- Debra Au Coin as Pam Brugencate
- Jim Calderbank as Rob Brugencate
- Vernis McQuaig as Helen Brugencate
- Brian Taylor as Andy Mallory
- Wally McSween as John Morgan
- Pamela Boyd
- Jack Wyntars
See also edit
- High Hopes (1978)
References edit
- ^ Mary Jane Miller, Turn Up the Contrast: CBC Television Drama Since 1952. University of British Columbia Press, 1987.
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Country Joy". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links edit
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Country Joy". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Country Joy at IMDb
