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For the Record

TV·1976–1985·10 seasons, 56 episodes·Bloomberg Television·Drama·1h 30m

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For the Record, an anthology of 60-to-90-minute dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes1976AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Insurance Man from IngersollFebruary 8, 1976A look into government and union corruption.
  2. S01E02A Nest of ShadowsFebruary 15, 1976An unwed teenage mother is expecting her second child. Her lover, a struggling mechanic, promises they will soon be wed, yet a social worker
  3. S01E03A Thousand MoonsFebruary 29, 1976A look into the world of a Metis matriarch.
  4. S01E04Kathy Karuks Is a Grizzly BearMarch 7, 1976Dramatization of the youngest swimmer to attempt to cross Lake Ontario.
  5. S01E05What We Have Here Is a People ProblemMarch 14, 1976A stubborn farmer refuses to vacate his land, despite government orders.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes1977AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01MariaJanuary 9, 1977Outraged by the insults to her mother, Maria decides to organize a union for the immigrant women she and her mother work with in a Toronto s
  2. S02E02Someday SoonJanuary 16, 1977After a contaminated water from North Dakota sweeps across the Canadian prairies, a group of Manitoba farmers plan an invasion of the USA.
  3. S02E03DreamspeakerJanuary 23, 1977A troubled young man ends up committing suicide in an institution.
  4. S02E04HankJanuary 30, 1977Hank is a kind man who owns a produce stand. A ruthless company and union try to take his business.
  5. S02E05AdaFebruary 6, 1977Ada was brilliant and crazy before her lobotomy. Afterwards, she becomes stupid and easily controlled. A friend on the inside tries to help
  6. S02E06The Tar SandsSeptember 12, 1977A look at a clash between politicians and the oil industry.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season034Episodes1978AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01A Matter of ChoiceJanuary 29, 1978A woman is raped and must come to terms with a conviction against her rapist.
  2. S03E02ScoopFebruary 12, 1978A ruthless journalist blackmails a member of Parliament.
  3. S03E03Dying HardMarch 12, 1978The life and death of a Newfoundland town called St Lawrence.
  4. S03E04For the Record S03E04Seer Was HereDecember 10, 1978Seer, a convict, brings understanding to his fellow inmates.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season046Episodes1979AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01CementheadFebruary 18, 1979A pro-hockey wannabe has to deal with extreme on-ice violence.
  2. S04E02Don't Forget 'Je me Souviens'February 25, 1979A French-English marriage in Montreal faces a crisis when the husband gets transferred to Toronto.
  3. S04E03HomecomingMarch 4, 1979Lou Gagnon and Jenny are nomads. With their Metis friend, Marcel, they travel the rodeo circuit and the dust and the yells and the hardness
  4. S04E04Certain PracticesMarch 11, 1979A star surgeon is caught using experimental techniques on his patients.
  5. S04E05Every Person Is GuiltyMarch 18, 1979A man comes into possession of a secret document that puts him in peril.
  6. S04E06One of Our OwnApril 25, 1979A look into Down's Syndrome.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season056Episodes1980AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01The Winnings of Frankie WallsMarch 2, 1980An unskilled, unemployed labourer struggles to keep pace in an increasingly educated society.
  2. S05E02HarvestMarch 9, 1980
  3. S05E03Maintain the RightMarch 16, 1980An RCMP man must decide between his friend and his lying superiors.
  4. S05E04A Question of the SixthMarch 23, 1980
  5. S05E05Lyon's DenMarch 30, 1980A journalist crusading against crime learns that his own son is a vandal.
  6. S05E06Welcome StrangerApril 6, 1980

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season065Episodes1981AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01A Far Cry from HomeFebruary 1, 1981
  2. S06E02SnowbirdFebruary 8, 1981A widowed senior defies her daughter's wishes, sells the family home and moves into a trailer park.
  3. S06E03The Running ManFebruary 22, 1981A middle-aged family man and high school teacher struggles in silence as he accepts the fact that he's gay.
  4. S06E04CopMarch 1, 1981
  5. S06E05Final EditionMarch 8, 1981

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season077Episodes1982AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01An Honorable MemberFebruary 28, 1982A parliament back-bencher suddenly finds herself promoted to a position that causes her a moral dilemma.
  2. S07E02By Reason of InsanityMarch 7, 1982A young man uses an insanity plea to get off from a murder charge, but further details come to light in the aftermath.
  3. S07E03High CardMarch 14, 1982
  4. S07E04Becoming LauraMarch 21, 1982
  5. S07E05Blind FaithMarch 28, 1982A neglected wife finds solace in watching a televangelical preacher.
  6. S07E06I'm Just a KidApril 4, 1982
  7. S07E07Special DeliveryApril 11, 1982A pregnant woman chooses a midwife assisted home birth before this practice was generally accepted.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season084Episodes1983AiredSeason avg
  1. S08E01Ready for SlaughterMarch 6, 1983A fourth generation farmer takes on the banks to save his farm.
  2. S08E02Out of Sight, Out of MindMarch 13, 1983An idealistic doctor tries to implement a new therapy for criminals.
  3. S08E03Reasonable ForceMarch 20, 1983An actual story of racism against an East Indian family in BC.
  4. S08E04Moving TargetsMarch 27, 1983An air traffic controller confronts his superiors about faulty radar equipment.

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season096Episodes1984AiredSeason avg
  1. S09E01A Change of HeartFebruary 19, 1984
  2. S09E02I Love a Man in UniformFebruary 26, 1984A mean, small-town cop begins a relationship with a troubled teen.
  3. S09E03Slim ObsessionMarch 11, 1984An overweight woman suffers social pressure to be slimmer as society judges women by their looks. Dieting becomes an obsession as she fights
  4. S09E04Rough JusticeMarch 25, 1984A young girl is raped, and then has to be interrogated at her assailant's trial. Her abuser evades justice, and she's left to deal with the
  5. S09E05A Change of HeartApril 1, 1984
  6. S09E06Hide & SeekApril 8, 1984A high school hacking genius breaks a computer code and unlocks a program that thinks for itself.

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season107Episodes1985AiredSeason avg
  1. S10E01The Boy Next DoorFebruary 10, 1985A widow has to deal with her troubled son, who becomes a lawbreaker.
  2. S10E02The Front LineFebruary 17, 1985A young, idealistic priest, just released from a Central American prison, returns to Canada where he is assigned to a quiet town parish.
  3. S10E03They're Drying Up the StreetsFebruary 24, 1985
  4. S10E04Tools of the DevilMarch 3, 1985
  5. S10E05The ExileMarch 10, 1985Three generations of a Japanese Canadian family struggle with the emotional trauma inflicted by their internment in British Columbia camps d
  6. S10E06Where the Heart IsMarch 17, 1985A native woman divorces her white husband and learns that she has also lost her Rez status as well.
  7. S10E07Fred QuiltMarch 24, 1985

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

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