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1. Twelfth Night (1957 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino ... See full summary »
Director: David Greene | Stars: Max Adrian, Lloyd Bochner, Richard Buck, William Cottrell
Votes: 20
2.
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997)
Episode:
Circle of Light
(1996)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former cop has fallen from grace and is on the run. As Peter attempts to extradite him back to Chicago the cop's former unit commander does his best to see that he never makes it to Chicago alive.
Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: David Carradine, Chris Potter, Keith Szarabajka, Elizabeth Saunders
Votes: 20
4. Avonlea (1990–1996)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young girl is sent to live with her late mother's relatives in Prince Edward Island. Set in the early 1900's, the series follows her adventures, as well as that of her family and the town's people as she grows up in Avonlea.
Stars: Zachary Bennett, Lally Cadeau, Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith
Votes: 4,844
5.
Due South (1994–1999)
Episode:
Letting Go
(1995)
TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Fraser begins to suspect that a doctor at a hospital is being blackmailed.
Director: George Bloomfield | Stars: Paul Gross, David Marciano, Beau Starr, Daniel Kash
Votes: 139
6. Festival (1960–1969)
60 min | Drama
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television
Stars: Gillie Fenwick, Gerard Parkes, Eric House, Douglas Rain
Votes: 19
7. Due South (1994–1999)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The adventures of an impossibly upright Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable and his American colleagues in the city of Chicago.
Stars: Paul Gross, Beau Starr, Tony Craig, David Marciano
Votes: 7,559
8. First Performance (1955–1958)
90 min | Drama
A series of short television plays that were produced as a promotion for Canada Savings Bonds.
Stars: Robert Christie, Murray Westgate, Alex McKee, Hugh Webster
Votes: 17
9. R.C.M.P. (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Showcasing the activities of a local RCMP officer and his two assistants as they investigate the dark underbelly of small town Canadian life
Stars: Gilles Pelletier, John Perkins, Don Francks, William Lee
Votes: 37
10.
Avonlea (1990–1996)
Episode:
The Journey Begins
(1990)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When Montreal industrialist Blair Stanley is indicted for embezzlement, he sends his 10-year-old daughter Sara to the small town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, where she lives with her two aunts, Hetty and Olivia King.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Sarah Polley, Frances Hyland, Robert Collins, Jackie Burroughs
Votes: 112
11. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
12. Hounds of Notre Dame (1980)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
It's the winter of 1940. Father Athol Murray - "Pere" to most that know him - is an opinionated, chain-smoking, hard drinking parish priest at Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. ... See full summary »
Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Thomas Peacocke, Frances Hyland, Barry Morse, David Ferry
Votes: 36
13. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
Stars: Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan, William Atherton
Votes: 12,238
14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Updated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.
Stars: Bernard Behrens, Cynthia Belliveau, David B. Nichols, Kathleen Quinlan
Votes: 3,245
15.
Avonlea (1990–1996)
Episode:
Sara's Homecoming
(1990)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After the death of her father, Sara comes back to King Farm.
Director: René Bonnière | Stars: Sarah Polley, Jackie Burroughs, Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith
Votes: 56
16. Matt and Jenny (1979–1980)
25 min | Adventure, Family, Western
A brother and sister, who are new to Canada, are in search of their uncle after their mother passes away on-board the ship from England.
Stars: Derrick Jones, Megan Follows, Neil Dainard, Duncan Regehr
Votes: 64
17. Return to Dresden (1986)
28 min | Documentary, Short, War
A Canadian man who took part in the Allied bombing of Dresden in 1945 returns 40 years later.
Director: Martin Duckworth | Stars: Earl Pennington, Frances Hyland, Erich Honecker, Winston Churchill
Votes: 9
18.
Street Legal (1987–1994)
Episode:
Persons Living or Dead
(1994)
Drama
Leon represents a group of miner's, angering Chuck who feels the firm can't afford the case; Laura represents Rob's cousin; Chuck and Olivia grow more distant.
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, Cynthia Dale, Julie Khaner
Votes: 6
19. Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1999)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
The popular cult horror comic books from the 1950s are adapted in this cartoon anthology series.
Stars: John Kassir, Elizabeth Hanna, David Hemblen, Stuart Stone
Votes: 1,553
20. E.N.G. (1989–1994)
60 min | Drama
The show was based in Toronto, they are a news station that go out filming news worthy stories all the while a romance brewing with the news show director & camera man, Jake.
Stars: Sara Botsford, Mark Humphrey, Art Hindle, Jonathan Welsh
Votes: 204
21. The Great Detective (1979– )
60 min | Crime, Mystery
Canadian TV series filmed in part in Ontario. The series is based on the first government appointed provincial detective Alistair Cameron, set during the late Victorian era. He is assisted ... See full summary »
Stars: Douglas Campbell, Sandy Webster, Kay Hawtrey, James Duggan
Votes: 48
22. Kay O'Brien (1986)
60 min | Drama
Kay "Kayo" O'Brien is a resident surgeon at the fictitious Manhattan General where she struggles to balance her professional and personal life. Ex-boyfriend Sam is still in the picture and she leans on nurse Rosa, her best friend.
Stars: Patricia Kalember, Brian Benben, Priscilla Lopez, Jan Rubes
Votes: 26
23.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1999)
Episode:
The Haunted Mine
(1994)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Convinced that his Aunt Melva is too old and helpless to live on her own, a young city boy named Dale drives out to the "sticks" to retrieve her. He soon finds himself in the middle of a ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Shepherd | Stars: John Kassir, Don Dickinson, David Hemblen, Frances Hyland
Votes: 36
24. Night Heat (1985–1989)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The exploits of the detectives of the Mid South Precinct, in a generic North American city not unlike New York (but a lot like Toronto), chronicled through the eyes of newspaper columnist ... See full summary »
Stars: Scott Hylands, Allan Royal, Jeff Wincott, Sean McCann
Votes: 425
25. Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994–1995)
42 min | Western
The life and times of Newt Call as he set out to make his way in the world. Newt took part in some of the major events of the Western era, while meeting some of the legendary figures of the frontier.
Stars: Scott Bairstow, Christianne Hirt, Eric McCormack, Paul Le Mat
Votes: 787
26. Street Legal (1987–1994)
50 min | Drama
The professional and private lives of a group of young, aggressive attorneys in partnership together in Toronto.
Stars: C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, Cynthia Dale, Julie Khaner
Votes: 262
27. Titans (1981–1982)
Drama, History
Patrick Watson plays out the ultimate journalist fantasy: to interview any of the great people of history at his residence. With a combination of practiced conversation and technology, Watson interviews the various titans of our past.
Stars: Patrick Watson, Andrea Martin, John Marley, John Neville
Votes: 14
28. Folio (1955–1959)
Drama, Musical
Stars: Douglas Rain, Jack Creley, Lloyd Bochner, Frank Peddie
Votes: 22
29.
Avonlea (1990–1996)
Episode:
Comings and Goings
(1995)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Sara wants to go to school in Paris, but both Hetty and Nanny Louisa have other plans for her.
Director: Eleanore Lindo | Stars: Jackie Burroughs, Sarah Polley, Mag Ruffman, Gema Zamprogna
Votes: 45
30. The Changeling (1980)
R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery
After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh
Votes: 39,944
31. The Beachcombers (1972–2004)
30 min | Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of a professional lumber salvager and his friends in Gibsons, British Columbia.
Stars: Bruno Gerussi, Robert Clothier, Rae Brown, Pat John
Votes: 652
32. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A science team that works for the Office of Scientific Investigation and Research (O.S.I.R.) investigates the reports of supernatural phenomena.
Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox, Dan Aykroyd
Votes: 1,958
33. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
An anthology television series aired from Toronto, Canada, and carried by both CBC and ABC. In Canada, the series was known as "General Motors Presents". The one-hour dramas were either ... See full summary »
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 45
34. The Unforeseen (1958–1960)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology series that appeared twice a week initially. Each episode was a short play covering the inexplicable, the supernatural, the occult or science fiction. Each episode had it's own writer, director, and actors.
Stars: Barry Morse, Ron Hartmann, Eric Clavering, Chris Wiggins
Votes: 28
35. Glitter Palace (2002 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary
A heartwarming documentary about the legendary Motion Picture Country Home, retirement home to Hollywood.
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: Dolores Albin, John Alderson, Robert Cornthwaite, Frances Hyland
Votes: 12
36.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1999)
Episode:
The Avenging Phantom/Myth Conceptions
(1994)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Ten year old Jimmy is afraid to sleep in the dark, -- almost as much as he's afraid of the mean old lady at the variety store, the Mongrel that chases him home every day, and the bully who ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Shepherd | Stars: John Kassir, Lawrence Bayne, Alyson Court, Daniel DeSanto
Votes: 41
37.
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode:
Reptilian Revenge/Ghostly Voices
(1996)
TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In a small town, pet snakes seek revenge. After she experiences what seems to be poltergeist activity, an old rich grieving widow becomes convinced that her dead loving husband is trying to contact her.
Directors: Allan Kroeker, Giles Walker | Stars: Paul Miller, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox
Votes: 32
38. Hudson's Bay (1959– )
30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Starring Barry Nelson and George Tobias. Western Series dealing with stories connected to the Hudson's Bay Company and its fur trade shortly after North America was colonized. Trappers, ... See full summary »
Stars: Barry Nelson, George Tobias, Eric Clavering, James Barron
Votes: 40
39. Glory! Glory! (1989 TV Movie)
R | 206 min | Comedy, Drama
A radio preacher's operation is controlled by his honest but colorless son. When the preacher is promoted into a media superstar by a savvy huckster, the son is left behind.
Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Ellen Greene, Richard Thomas, James Whitmore, Winston Rekert
Votes: 230
40. On Camera (1954–1958)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: James Doohan, Joe Austin, Austin Willis, Ruth Springford
Votes: 29
41. Playdate (1961–1964)
60 min
Stars: Christopher Plummer, Gillie Fenwick, Norman Welsh, Gerard Parkes
Votes: 19
42.
The Great Detective (1979– )
Episode:
Death Takes a Curtain Call
(1979)
Crime, Mystery
Inspector Alastair Cameron investigates several theatrical murder cases which involve a dwarf, an orchestra leader, and an aging soprano.
Director: Herb Roland | Stars: Julie Amato, Michael Ayoub, Gillie Fenwick, Ted Follows
Votes: 7
43. Pygmalion (1983 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 109 min | Comedy
The standard My Fair Lady (1964) story, with a provocative rendition by Peter O'Toole. He knows how to talk, but does he know how to behave towards a lady?
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Shelagh McLeod, Nancy Kerr, Ron White
Votes: 187
44. The Lotus Eaters (1993)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
A family of Canadian pig farmers find their lives addled with dysfunction and underlying problems beneath their cheerful facade.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Tara Frederick, Aloka McLean, R.H. Thomson, Sheila McCarthy
Votes: 207
45. Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kwai Chang Caine was a monk at a Shaolin temple, where his son Peter also lived and studied.
Stars: David Carradine, Chris Potter, Richard Anderson, William Dunlop
Votes: 2,634
46. Drylanders (1962)
69 min | Drama, Family, Western
The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.
Director: Don Haldane | Stars: Frances Hyland, James B. Douglas, Lester Nixon, Mary Savidge
Votes: 79
47. I'll Be Home for Christmas (1997 TV Movie)
TV-G | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Veterinarian and part-time mayor Sarah heads a town council desperate to find a doctor to keep open the small town's clinic. They fear, rightly, that family after family will move away and ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Ann Jillian, Robert Hays, Ashley Gorrell, Linda Sorensen
Votes: 337
48.
Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994–1995)
Episode:
Duty Bound
(1994)
46 min | Western
Needing money to complete work on the cabin, Newt hires on as a scout for the Army, little knowing that his assignment will be tracking down deserters.
Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Scott Bairstow, Christianne Hirt, Eric McCormack, Currie Graham
Votes: 23
49. Home to Stay (1978 TV Movie)
77 min | Drama
A teenage girl sets off on an odyssey from her Illinois farming community with her free-spirited but frail grandfather to thwart her uncle's plans to put him in a home for the aged.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Henry Fonda, Michael McGuire, Frances Hyland, David Stambaugh
Votes: 67
50.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Impatient Patient
(1987)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Aggressively cheerful female hospital volunteer irritates a dying old man. After she kills his pet mouse, he decides to kill her but she unknowingly keeps ruining his murder plots.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, E.G. Marshall, Patricia Hamilton, Patricia Collins
Votes: 96