The Jane Show is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films

Shaftesbury Films

Shaftesbury Films is a Canadian film and television production company founded by Christina Jennings and is based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1987, Shaftesbury is a leading creator and producer of original content for television and multiple platforms, with programming available in more than...

 that was shown on Global

Global Television Network

Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...

 from 2006 to 2007. The series stars Teresa Pavlinek

Teresa Pavlinek

Teresa Pavlinek is a Canadian actress, writer and television producer, best known as the creator and star of The Jane Show.-Career:...

 as Jane Black, an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a major upheaval.

The show's cast also included Patricia Zentilli

Patricia Zentilli

Patricia Zentilli is a versatile Canadian performer who has worked in film, television and theatre across Canada.Born in Kingston, Ontario but raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Patricia was bitten by the acting bug in Grade Six when she was cast as "Dorothy" in her school's production of The Wizard...

, Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd is an English actor well known for his roles in Smack the Pony, Green Wing, Whites and most recently for playing the role of John Cleese in Holy Flying Circus. He is a classically trained singer, and played a jazz musician in NBC’s Watching Ellie...

, Kate Trotter, Hardee T. Lineham and Andrew Misle.

Global originally aired the series pilot in December 2004, but retooled and redeveloped the program before ordering more episodes, which aired in 2006. The second season aired in 2007. The show was officially cancelled by Global on 28 June 2007.

The Jane Show is still airing as of February 2010 in reruns on W Network

W Network

W Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. W Network broadcasts lifestyle and entertainment programming aimed at women....

.

Awards

In 2007, both Ralph Chapman and Teresa Pavlinek were nominated for WGC

Writers Guild of Canada

The Writers Guild of Canada represents more than 1,800 professional writers working in film, television, radio, and multimedia production in Canada...

awards for the episodes "Should Have Said" and "All About Steve", respectively.