The film drama series was a successor to
Theatre Canada (1970). Episodes consisted of new works and adaptations of short stories. Writing was provided by both emerging and established Canadian writers such as Bryan Barney,
Shirley Faessler (
Can I Count You In?), David French,
Stephen Leacock,
W. O. Mitchell,
Alice Munro, Thomas Raddall,
Mordecai Richler (
Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky And How They Settled The Jewish Question),
Sinclair Ross (
The Painted Door), and D. O. Spettigue (
Pity The Poor Piper). Directors included
René Bonnière,
Don Owen, Peter Carter,
Allan King (
Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky And How They Settled The Jewish Question),
Paul Lynch (
The Painted Door) and
Grahame Woods. ==Scheduling==