Side Effects(TV series)
| Side Effects | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No.of seasons | 2 |
| No.of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | October 14, 1994– January 1996 |
Side Effectsis aCanadiantelevision series, which aired from 1994 to 1996 onCBC Television.[1]
A medical drama created by Brenda Greenberg and Guy Mullally, the series was set in an inner cityclinicin theParkdaledistrict ofToronto.[1]The show's cast included Nadia Capone,Elizabeth Shepherd,Albert Schultz,Joseph Ziegler,Jovanni Sy,Janne Mortil,Anna Pappas,Barbara Eve Harris,Jennifer Dale,Lawrence DaneandArsinée Khanjian.
The series premiered on October 14, 1994.[2]The show's executive producer was Brenda Greenberg, who had also been executive producer ofStreet Legal.[3]
Schultz garnered aGemini Awardnomination forBest Actor in a Drama Seriesat the10th Gemini Awardsfor the show's first season, and Harris garnered a nomination forBest Actress in a Drama Seriesat the11th Gemini Awardsfor the second season.
All "clinic" and "hospital" scenes were filmed at Toronto'sHospital for Sick Children,in the semi-mothballed Emergency room wing and on the "5G", "6F" and "6G" old ward floors, soon after the hospital moved large portions of patient care and the ER into the adjoining new building.
The show's cancellation was announced in February 1996, following the end of its second season.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Prognosis good for drama; All-Canadian treatment for Side Effects".Ottawa Citizen,October 11, 1994.
- ^"Medics come to CBC".Calgary Herald,October 7, 1994.
- ^"Brenda Greenberg, the executive producer of CBC's Side Effects, wants to quicken the pulse of Canadian prime time".The Globe and Mail,October 8, 1994.
- ^"No surprise that CBC cans shows".The Globe and Mail,February 8, 1996.
