Sunshine Sketches (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Sunshine Sketches, also known as Addison Spotlight Theatre, is a Canadian
dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television
from 1952 to 1953. It was the first English-language drama to be broadcast on Canadian television.
by Stephen Leacock
. Donald Harron and Henry Kaplan wrote the episodes from this material. It was later titled Addison Spotlight Theatre for its sponsor, an automobile dealer.
The series was filmed in Beaverton, Ontario
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Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 1952 to 1953. It was the first English-language drama to be broadcast on Canadian television.
Premise
The series was an adaptation of Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownSunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912.It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literature....
by Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Butler Leacock, FRSC was an English-born Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humorist...
. Donald Harron and Henry Kaplan wrote the episodes from this material. It was later titled Addison Spotlight Theatre for its sponsor, an automobile dealer.
The series was filmed in Beaverton, Ontario
Beaverton, Ontario
Beaverton is a community in Brock Township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.Originally part of Thorah Township in Ontario County, Beaverton was first settled in 1822. The settlement is located on Lake Simcoe at the mouth of the Beaver River...
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Cast
- Timothy FindleyTimothy FindleyTimothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC, O.Ont was a Canadian novelist and playwright. He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy, an acronym of his initials.-Biography:...
as Peter Pupkin - Peggi Loder as Zena Pepperleigh
- Peg Dixon as Lillian Drone
- Frank Perry as Mallory Tompkins
- Paul KligmanPaul KligmanPaul Kligman was a Canadian actor.Born in Romania, he emigrated to Canada where he spent his youth in Winnipeg and studied at the University of Manitoba. He moved to Toronto in 1950 and established his career there...
as Josh Smith - Gerry Sarracini as the poet
- Barbara HamiltonBarbara Hamilton (actor)Barbara Hamilton was a Canadian actor in film, television and theatre.After studies at Brockville Collegiate Institute, she attended the University of Toronto where her early performances were featured at the Hart House Theatre. She is known for roles in films and television series such as Road to...
as the poet's wife - Gerry Campbell as the drugstore clerk
- John DrainieJohn DrainieJohn Robert Roy Drainie was a Canadian actor and television presenter, who was called "the greatest radio actor in the world" by Orson Welles....
as narrator - Robert ChristieRobert Christie (actor)Robert Christie was a Canadian actor and director.He was born in Toronto in 1913 and received a B.A. from the University of Toronto. In 1936, he moved to England where he performed with various companies including the Old Vic Company. He served with the Canadian Army during World War II. After the...
as Golgotha Gingham