- On the Evidence
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On the Evidence Genre Legal drama Written by Barry Morgan Directed by Bryn Matthews Narrated by Ken Haslam Country of origin Canada Language(s) English No. of seasons 3 Production Producer(s) David Pears Running time 60 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 21 June 1975 – 15 September 1977 On the Evidence is a Canadian legal drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1977.
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Premise
This series presented dramatisations of court trials, some of which were based on real cases. Judges, lawyers and court clerks were portrayed by Canadian Bar Association members while actors played the accused and the witnesses. Some studio audience members were chosen to form the jury. The proceedings were recorded over two hours then condensed for the hour-long broadcast.[1]
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast as follows (times in North American Eastern):
Day Time Season run Notes Saturday 10:00 p.m. 21 June 1975 30 August 1975 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 25 May 1976 17 August 1976 Thursday 10:00 p.m. 28 July 1977 15 September 1977 Monday to Friday 1:00 p.m. 2 July 1979 6 August 1979 rebroadcast Friday 11:45 p.m. 28 April 1980 12 September 1980 rebroadcast References
- ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "On the Evidence". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=410. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "On the Evidence". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Obs.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1975 Canadian television series debuts
- 1977 Canadian television series endings
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