The Albertans
Canadian television series
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The Albertans is a Canadian dramatic television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 1979.
Genredrama
Written byLyal Brown
Directed byRon Weyman
StarringAlbert Angus
George Clutesi
Anne Collinge
Frances Hyland
Leslie Nielsen
George Clutesi
Anne Collinge
Frances Hyland
Leslie Nielsen
| The Albertans | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama |
| Written by | Lyal Brown |
| Directed by | Ron Weyman |
| Starring | Albert Angus George Clutesi Anne Collinge Frances Hyland Leslie Nielsen |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stanley Colbert |
| Producer | John Trent |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 14 January – 28 January 1979 |
Premise
Cast
- Albert Angus as Johnny
- George Clutesi as Isaac, Johnny's grandfather, an aboriginal
- Anne Collinge as Clair, Carl Hardin's daughter-in-law
- Frances Hyland as Marjanne, Carl Hardin's daughter
- Leslie Nielsen as Don MacIntosh, a petroleum industrialist
- Daniel Pilon as Hans Keller, a German businessman, involved with Clair
- Gary Reineke as Peter Wallen, a construction company operator
- George Waight as Carl Hardin, a former rancher
Scheduling
Three hour-long episodes were broadcast on Sundays 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 14 to 28 January 1979.