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The Sleep Room

TV·1998–1998·1 season, 2 episodes·CBC Television·Drama, Mystery·2h

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At the height of the cold war, the C.I.A. secretly funded Dr. Ewen Cameron, director of the Allan Memorial Institute, and his experimental research into brainwashing techniques. Twenty-five years later, the last nine survivors of those gruesome experiments fight to expose the truth...of The Sleep Room.

Castfull cast & details

Leon Pownall
Leon PownallDr. Ewen CameronMacha GrenonMacha GrenonNathalie BeldingNicola CavendishNicola CavendishRuth FarmerGabrielle RoseGabrielle RoseNurse StephensEmmanuel BilodeauEmmanuel BilodeauDandainFrance CastelFrance CastelFlo LangelbenDiego MatamorosDiego MatamorosDr. GoldmanBruce DinsmoreBruce DinsmoreDr. Burns

Episodes by season

Season012Episodes1998Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1January 11, 1998—
  2. S01E02Episode 2January 12, 1998—

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