Peep Show (Canadian TV series)
| Peep Show | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 1975 – 1976 |
Peep Show is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1975 and 1976.[1] The series, a 16-episode anthology of half-hour drama programs by new and emerging Canadian writers and directors,[1] was produced by George Bloomfield and Gerald Mayer.[2] The eleven programs produced by Bloomfield leaned more to experimentation, while the five produced by Mayer were more in the vein of traditional television.[3]
Programs that aired on Peep Show included Martin Lavut's Melony,[4] Clarke Mackey's Fight Night, David Cronenberg's The Lie Chair[5] and CODCO's Festering Forefathers and Running Sons.[4] Martin Short also had one of his earliest television appearances on the series,[6] in the episode Goldberg is Waiting.
The show was not renewed for a second season due to budget constraints.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CBC embraces stage to stoke its drama fires". The Globe and Mail, June 21, 1975.
- ^ "Peep Show", History of Canadian Broadcasting (Canadian Communications Foundation) (accessed 2018-06-07).
- ^ Blaine Allen, Directory of CBC Television Series,1952-1982, Queens University, 1996 (accessed 2018-06-11).
- ^ a b "Television: Ratings are good news for Global". The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1975.
- ^ "A Canadian movie wins at box office with a bloody tale of wormy parasites". The Globe and Mail, June 12, 1976.
- ^ "Martin Short, from Second City to your TV", CBC Digital Archives (accessed 2018-06-07).
- ^ "The doldrums again for CBC drama". The Globe and Mail, February 7, 1976.