You've Come a Long Way, Katie
You've Come a Long Way, Katie is a Canadian television miniseries, directed by Vic Sarin and broadcast by CBC Television in 1981.[1] The series stars Lally Cadeau as Kate Forbes, a television talk show host struggling with alcoholism.[1]
You've Come a Long Way, Katie | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Jeannine Locke James Telfer |
Directed by | Vic Sarin |
Starring | Lally Cadeau Douglas Campbell Dinah Christie Catherine O'Hara Booth Savage |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
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The cast also includes Douglas Campbell, Dinah Christie, Ken James, Catherine O'Hara and Booth Savage.
The miniseries aired as three one-hour episodes on January 4, 5 and 6, 1981, and was followed immediately by the premiere of the sitcom Hangin' In, also starring Cadeau, on January 7.[1] Writing for Maclean's, Bill MacVicar likened the four-night streak of the two series to "the video equivalent of being shot from a cannon or, at least, making a premiere entrance on a red carpet, with klieg lights and a ravenous crowd of autograph seekers".[1]
The miniseries was a Bijou Award nominee for Best Television Drama Over 30 Minutes,[2] and Cadeau won the award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature.[3] Cadeau also won the Earle Grey Award for Best Performance in a Television Film at the 1982 ACTRA Awards.[4]
References
- Bill MacVicar, "The fast way to the bottom–and the top: Lally Cadeau's four-night debut is the video version of being shot from a cannon". Maclean's, January 5, 1981.
- "Brides nominated for 7 awards". The Province, October 7, 1981.
- "War Brides top Bijou winner". Regina Leader-Post, October 30, 1981.
- "ACTRA winners". Vancouver Sun, May 13, 1982.