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Albertans, The

Network: CBC Television Network

Broadcast Run: 1979

Broadcast Medium: Television

Aired Sunday evenings at 9 PM from January 14 to January 28, 1979.

A short series of 3 hour-long dramas about cattle ranchers and oil producers. It was considered a Canadian version of Dallas: big money in the big country. The Canadian angle included native land claims, business deals and eco-terrorism.

Cast:
Leslie Nielsen as Don MacIntosh
Gary Reineke as Peter Wallen
George Waight as Carl Hardin
Frances Hyland as Marjanne
Anne Collings as Clair
Daniel Pilon as Hans Keller
George Clutesi as Isaac
Albert Angus as Johnny

Writer: Lyal Brown
Director: Ron Weyman
Producer: John Trent
Executive Producer: Stanley Colbert

Written by John Corcelli – August, 2005