You've Come a Long Way, Katie

You've Come a Long Way, Katie
GenreDrama
Written byJeannine Locke
James Telfer
Directed byVic Sarin
StarringLally Cadeau
Douglas Campbell
Dinah Christie
Catherine O'Hara
Booth Savage
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseJanuary 4 (1981-01-04) –
January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06)

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]

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 11th ACTRA Awards in 1982.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ "Brides nominated for 7 awards". The Province, October 7, 1981.
  3. ^ "War Brides top Bijou winner". Regina Leader-Post, October 30, 1981.
  4. ^ "ACTRA winners". Vancouver Sun, May 13, 1982.


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