Teleplay
-Season 1
Overview
Teleplay (Series), whose goal was to uncover new Canadian talents through independent stories and without common links, (1976-1977) CBC.
Episodes
1. If Wishes Were Horses
Oct 28, 1976A nearly-destitute racehorse owner is banking on his beloved championship mare to give birth to a foal worth a fortune. But when medical complications ensue, he is forced to consider a drastic course of action.
2. Sam, Grace, Doug and the Dog
Nov 4, 1976No overview available.
3. Overlaid
Nov 18, 1976No overview available.
4. Friday Night Adventure
Dec 2, 1976A young man's confrontation with his homosexual leanings.
5. The Italian Machine
Dec 31, 1976
Bikers plan to steal a rare motorcycle from an art collector. An early David Cronenberg work. This TV play, written and directed by David Cronenberg for the Canadian series Teleplay, whose goal was to uncover new Canadian talents through independent stories and without common links, explores one of his enduring themes: obsessive relationships with technology. A group of bike fanatics determined to get their hands on a Ducati 900 Desmo SuperSport owned by a rich guy, by any means necessary.
6. Quicksilver
Dec 9, 1976No overview available.
7. I've Always Been Lucky
Dec 16, 1976No overview available.
8. Flashes
Dec 23, 1976No overview available.
9. Justify It Anyway You Like/Metamorphosis
Dec 30, 1976Discover how to speak God's Word in faith and get the same results He gets.
10. Herringbone
Jan 6, 1977No overview available.
11. Microdramas: Vignettes of Paranoia
Jan 13, 1977A series of short sketches -- some funny, some disturbing -- centering around anxiety, paranoia and alienation.