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Up at Ours

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Up at Ours is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which aired in 1980 on CBC Television.[1] The series starred Mary Walsh as Mrs. Ball, the owner of a boarding house in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which served as a frame for an anthology of comedic and dramatic stories involving various temporary guests or permanent residents of the house.[2]

The cast also included Gordon Pinsent, Janis Spence, Ray Guy, Kevin Noble and Brian Downey.[3] The series was created by Pinsent.[4]

Twelve episodes of the series were produced.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Rick Groen, "Comedy-drama triumphs with rare charm and wit". The Globe and Mail, October 3, 1980.
  2. ^ "CBC offers alternate programming". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, September 15, 1980.
  3. ^ "Seven new Canadian series on CBC". Owen Sound Sun-Times, July 4, 1980.
  4. ^ Barbara Yaffe, "The real Newfie joke". The Globe and Mail, June 21, 1980.
  5. ^ Chris Cobb, "New TV season — a $130 million bumper crop". Ottawa Citizen, September 13, 1980.
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