Tidewater Tramp

Tidewater Tramp
Genre children's adventure
Written by Christine Best
Doug Forrester
Thomas Gilchrist
Peter Statner
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2 (except 1960-1961)
Production
Producer(s) Philip Keatley
John Thorne
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 2 October 1959 – 29 June 1962

Tidewater Tramp was a Canadian children's adventure television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1961.

Premise

This Vancouver-produced series features the adventures of Captain Martin (Reg McReynolds) and his tramp steamer the Flying Kestrel. He carried cargo along the Inside Passage of British Columbia with the assistance of his daughter Gail (Maureen Cook) and coast cadet Peter (Robert William Chambers).

Most scenes were recorded in studio supplemented by location shots such as scenes from a British Columbia freighter.[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 2 October 1959 until 29 June 1962, omitting the season between March 1960 and October 1961.

References

  1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Tidewater Tramp". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.


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