This long list of credits may be read also as an adjunct to any history of the Golden Age of Canadian Television, when the CBC dramas went out across the nation LIVE.

All dramas were produced at the CBC studios in Toronto unless otherwise noted.

Abbreviations: b/w = black and white; col = colour; d = director; ed = editor, lp = leading performers; m = music; p = producer, sc = scenario; VTR = video tape recording.

* Denotes later awarded an Order of Canada.

Night Watch
TV - dry run

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Melwyn Breen; lp: James Doohan.
November 3, 1954. 30 minutes, b/w.

James Doohan (1920 – 2005) later became famous as "Scotty" on the original "Star Trek"

Mel Breen also worked with Paul as a 'Floor Manager' before he became a director himself.

Sweeney Agonistes
TV - dry run (kinescope)

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: adapted by Paul Almond from a poem by T.S. Eliot, lp: Barry Morse, Grant Strate*.
November 17, 1954. 30 minutes, b/w.

Grant Strate C.M. is a ret’d professor at Simon Frazer University, in Vancouver.

Barry Morse (1918 -- 2008) became famous as "Lieutenant Girard " on the original "Fugitive" television series.

Miracle at the Windsor
Television series: "On Camera" - kinescope

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Stanley Paley; lp: Barry Morse.
Telecast December 25, 1954. 30 minutes, b/w.

August Heat
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: W.F. Harvey; adapt: H. Rodman; lp: Patrick Macnee, Margaret Braidwood, John Madison.
Telecast January 8, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

The first of many shows Paul did with Patrick Macnee, who later became famous as "John Steed" in the original "Avengers" (a British television classic). Patrick has written a number of autobiographies, including 'Blind in One Ear'

Deadlock
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: AJ Russell.
Telecast January 22,1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

The Woman of Bally Bunyan
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Jos. Cochran; lp: Katharine Blake.
Telecast February 5, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Katharine Blake was married to the director David Greene (1921 -- 2003), to whom Paul (as a new director) was apprenticed in the autumn of 1954.

The Liar
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond ; adapted by H. Merrill from a story by Henry James. lp: Patrick Macnee.
Telecast February 19, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

The Queen's Ring
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Michael Dyne, sets: Robert Hall, lp: Eleanor Stuart, Douglas Campbell* (1922-2009), Patrick Macnee, Frances Hyland*.
Telecast March 5,1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Eleanor Stuart appeared on the London stage in 1926; she came to Canada and became the leading elocution and acting teacher in Montreal in the 30s & 40s.

Paul had seen Frances Hyland (1927-2004) in Peter Brook's fabulous production of 'A Winter's Tale' in the early 50s in London's West End

The Gunmen
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Jack P. Ragotzy; sets: Charles Playfair lp: Sidney Furie, Tom Busby, Toby Tarnow, Douglas Chamberlain.
Telecast April 16,1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Sidney Furie later became a well-known TV and film director.

The Tyger's Hart
Television series "On Camera" - kinescope

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: D.S. Daniel, lp: Douglas Rain, Robert Christie.
Telecast April 23, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Special presentation for Shakespeare's birthday.

Douglas Rain soon became one of Canada's finest actors. He later played the voice of "Hal 9000" in 2001, A Space Odyssey

West of the Pecos
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Curtis Bishop, adapt. Ruth Goddard, sets: H. Maxfield; lp: Robert Christie, Ruth Springford, Robert Barclay, Carol Starkman.
Telecast May 7, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Robert Barclay became President of the Director's Guild of Canada (1978-1980).

Season of Divorce
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: John Cheever; adapt. Norman Lessing, sets., Nikolai Soloviov; lp: Kate Reid*, John Drainie, David Sniderman
Telecast May 28,1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Nikolai Soloviov had designed sets for films by the renowned Russian director, Sergei Eisenstein, especially Alexander Nevsky.

John Drainie (1916 -- 1966) mainstay of CBC radio drama series in the late 40s and early 50s, was generally considered the finest radio actor in the world. His daughter Bronwyn wrote his biography: 'Living the Part'. The John Drainie Award is presented each year by ACTRA.

Kate Reid O.C. (1930 -- 1993) was one of Canada's most famous and gifted actress. She later married Austin Willis C.M. (1917 -- 2004)

Skyscraper
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Edward W. Goodhart, sets. Harry Maxfield, lp: Tom Harvey, Patrick Macnee, Jill Foster, Hugh Webster.
Telecast June 11, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Jill Foster later married Bernard Slade ('Same Time, Next Year'), the leading Broadway playwright.

Julie the Jink
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Billy Rose, adapt: Norman Lessing; sets: Nicoletti; lp: Neil McCallum, Michael Fitzgerald, Irving Lerner, George McGowan.
Telecast June 25,1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

George McCowan (1927 -- 1995) later became a well-known television director, and married Frances Hyland.

The Return of Don Juan
Television series "CBC Summer Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: adapted by Paul Almond from a play by Ronald Duncan, sets: Harry Maxfield; lp:Patrick Macnee, John Drainie, Barry Morse, Eric Christmas, Toby Robins.
Telecast August 16, 1955. 60 minutes, b/w.

Repeated on tape for CBC "Television Theatre", January 6, 1957.

Paul worked on Ronald Duncan’s (1914 -- 1982) farm in North Devon in 1952 as an apprentice writer and playwright.

Toby Robins (1930 – 1986) the beauty of her day, was the star of many of PA’s shows, and Front Page Challenge (1957-61). Later she moved to London, and appeared in TV and on stage.

The Walking Stick
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Michael Sayers, lp: Charles Jarrott, Tony van Bridge*, Winifred Dennis, Sarah Davies.
Telecast October 8, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Charles Jarrott became a well-known television director. He later directed Geneviève Bujold in Hal Wallis's Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she received an Oscar nomination.

Ruth
TV - kinescope

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Charles E. Israel, choreog. Grant Strate; lp: Sharon Acker, Donald Harron*, Eric House.
Telecast October 9, 1955.

Special religious program for Thanksgiving.

Charles Israel (1920-1999) was a novelist first and foremost and later became an important influence on TV writing, teaching many courses, and writing several dramas for PA.

Sharon Acker later became a well-known television actress in the US.

Donald Harron became famous for his creation of Charlie Farquharson.

Eric House (1921 – 2004) worked with Paul a good deal, his last time being in 'Act of the Heart'.

The Waltz
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Stanley Mann; lp: Douglas Rain, David Sniderman.
Telecast October 22, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

Stanley Mann was a well known Canadian screenwriter living in London, who wrote over fifty TV scripts in the 50s.

Hedda Gabler
Television series "CBC Folio"-live

p: Paul Almond; d: Esse W. Ljungh; sc: Henrik Ibsen; sets: Nikolai Soloviov; lp: Barbara Chilcott, John Drainie, William Needles*, Mavor Moore*.
Telecast December 4, 1955. 90 minutes, b/w.

Mavor Moore (1919-2006) later became Chairman of The Canada Council.

Barbara Chilcott married Harry Somers (1925-1999)(see The Hill (1956), below ). With her brothers Donald and Murray Davis, she had helped found the Crest Theatre in Toronto.

William Needles, awarded a C.M. for his services as an actor at Stratford, was a founder of the Actors Fund.

Our Lady's Tumbler
Television series "On Camera" - kinescope

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Ronald Duncan; special anthems: Arthur Oldham; lp: Jeremy Wilkin, John Drainie, Patrick Macnee, Jack Creley.
Telecast December 24, 1955. 30 minutes, b/w.

A special religious retelling of 'Le Jongleur de Notre Dame' for Christmas.

Jack Creley (1926-2004) was a well known actor, who later played several roles in the Police Academy series.

The Guests
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Jack Bentkover; lp: Sandra Scott, John Sullivan, Ed McNamara, Anna Cameron.
Telecast January 14, 1956. 30 minutes, b/w.

Anna Cameron was hostess of Open House in the 50s and later hostess of Take Thirty (1962 – 1965)

Sandra Scott was married to George Salverson (1916-2005), Script Editor of "On Camera".

Already It's Tomorrow
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Lynne Reid Banks, lp: Janet Reid, Robert Barclay, Ruth Springford, Ed McNamara.
Telecast February 4, 1956. 30 minutes, b/w.

Blackfoot Country
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Alfred Harris; lp: Joe Austin, Robert Shirriff.
Telecast February 25, 1956. 30 minutes, b/w.

The Hill
TV - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sets: Rude Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz; m: Harry Somers*, religious advisor: Brian D. Freeland; lp: John Drainie, Katharine Blake, Jeremy Wilkin, Lois Ould, Douglas Rain.
Telecast March 30, 1956. 60 minutes, b/w.

Special religious drama for Good Friday. Also produced for the BBC (March 27, 1959) and again for the CBC (April 15, 1960).

1957 Ohio State Award "for creative and imaginative treatment of the Christian faith in dramatic form ... a high achievement in television presentation."

Harry Somers was later considered Canada's finest composer.

Seat of the Scornful
Television series - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: John Dickson Carr, adapt.: Ted Allan; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Ivor Barry, Toby Robins, Lloyd Bochner, Tony Van Bridge*.
Telecast April 17, 1956. 60 minutes, b/w.

Lloyd Bochner (1924 – 2005) father of Hart, had played the lead in The Portrait of Dorian Grey for CBC-TV, the drama on which Paul first trained under his mentor, David Greene.

Tolliver's Travels
Television series - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Jerome Cooper-Smith; sets: Rudi Dorn, choreog. Angela Leigh; lp: Lew Davidson, E.M. Margolese, Gloria Rand, Angela Leigh.
Telecast May 29 1956. 60 minutes, b/w

Gloria Rand was later married to William Shatner.

Angela Leigh (1927 – 2004) Paul's first wife, was a founding member and a leading dancer with the National Ballet of Canada.

Kathleen
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Michael Sayers, lp: Nonnie Griffin.
Telecast October 7,1956. 60 minutes, b/w.

Queen of Spades
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p./d: Paul Almond, sets: Rudi Dorn, sc: Leo Orenstein from a story by Alexander Pushkin; lp: Mary Savidge, Kate Reid*, Lloyd Bochner.
Telecast October 28,1956. 60 minutes, b/w.

Mary Savidge (1920s – 1982) had been the leading lady at the Oxford Repertory Playhouse while Paul was at Oxford (1949-52). She later married noted actor Joseph Shaw (1920 – 2008)

Leo Orenstein (1919 – 2009) was one of the six original director-producers in Sydney Newman’s Drama Department with Paul Almond.

The Unforeseen
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Dorothy McCardle: adapt: Barry Learoyd; lp: Katharine Blake, Joan Blackman, Ted Follows, Ivor Barry.
Telecast November 18,1956. 60 minutes, b/w.

Ted Follows had a long and distinguished career in theatre, and is the father of actress Megan Follows

The Idealist
Television series "On Camera" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Roy Allan Shields; lp: Jack Creley, Janet Reid, Joe Austin, Robert Shirriff.
Telecast December 3, 1956. 30 minutes, b/w.

The Sacred Scales
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Nathan Cohen, adapted from the play by Ugo Betti; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Charles Jarrott, John Drainie, Eric Christmas, Earle Grey.
Produced at CBC Toronto studios. Telecast January 27, 1957. 60 minutes, b/w.

The Earle Grey Award is the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Geminis, named after this fine British actor (1872-1978) who had distinguished himself upon the Canadian amateur stage during the 30's and 40's.

The Doll
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Charles E. Israel; lp: Toby Tarnow, Jonathan White, Katharine Blake, Joan Blackman.
Telecast February 24, 1957. 60 minutes, b/w.

Who Destroyed the Earth?
TV - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: George Salverson, based on the story by Robert Wolf Emmett, sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: John Drainie, Katharine Blake, Powys Thomas, Tony Haig.
Telecast April 19, 1957. 60 minutes, b/w.

Powys Thomas (1926– 1977) later co-founded Canada's National Theatre School in Montreal. and became its artistic director

Wuthering Heights
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Nathan Cohen; based on the novel by Emily Brontë, sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Meg Hogarth, William Hutt*, Norma Renault, Winifred Dennis.
Telecast May 19, 1957. 60 minutes, b/w

Meg Hogarth became president of ACTRA, and worked with Paul on 'Journey', the third film in his trilogy.

Winifred Dennis began her career in the UK in 1915. She worked with Paul's mother, Rene Almond, in the 40's at the MRT, Montreal Repertory Theatre.

William Hutt (1920 – 2007) later distinguished himself at Stratford, Ont, playing King Lear to great acclaim.

Night of the Plague
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Lester Powell, lp: Patrick Macnee, Gillie Fenwick, Toby Robins.
Telecast June 9, 1957. 60 minutes, b/w

This was British Gillie Fenwick’s first Canadian Performance; he went on to an illustrious career.

Seeds of Power
Television series "First Performance"

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Arthur Hailey, sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: John Drainie, Katharine Blake, Lloyd Bochner, Patrick Macnee.
Telecast October 3, 1957. 90 minutes, b/w

Arthur Hailey’s (1920-2004) first script ever was 'Flight into Danger' directed by David Greene, in 1956. He and PA worked together on several dramas.

The Patsy
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Fred Edge, sets: Rudi Dorn, lp: Douglas Rain, Murray Westgate, Anna Reiser.
Telecast October 22,1957. 60 minutes, b/w

Rough Justice
Television series: "On Camera" - live

p/d: Robert Christie; sc: Paul Almond, lp: Buddy Ferens, Walter Balay, Steven Lord, Fred Diehl.
Telecast November 11, 1957. 30 minutes, b/w

Lost in a Crowd
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Jack Kuper, sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Vivian Nathan, Jonathan White, Toby Tarnow.
Telecast November 26, 1957. 60 minutes, b/w

Vivian Nathan (b. 1921) , a member of the famed Actor's Studio in New York, helped Paul devise the first improvisational techniques used in CBC live dramas.

Corinth House
Television series "CBC Folio"live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: adapted by John Bethune from a story by Pamela Hansford Johnson; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Barbara Chilcott, Nora Nicholson
Telecast January 9,1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

Nora Nicholson (1892 – 1973) made her first TV appearance in England in 1938!

Death Minus One
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Arthur Hailey; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Murray Westgate, Norman Welsh, Sylvia Marriott, Tony Brown, Marcia Clare, Elizabeth Cole.
Telecast January 28, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

The Butler
Television series "Televison Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Ralph Rose; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Winifred Dennis, Charles Jarrott.
Telecast February 25, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

The Invaders
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Alwynne Whatsley; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Jill Showell, Patrick Macnee, Gillie Fenwick.
Telecast March 18, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

Epitaph at Little Buffalo
Television series "Television Theatre" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Arthur Hailey sets: Nikolai Soloviov; lp: Lorne Greene*, Rex Devlin, Margot Christie, Budd Knapp.
Telecast April 22, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

Repeated June 26, 1960 on CBC "Encore" series.

Bud Knapp (d. 1982) was a distinguished radio actor on CBC in the 40's.

Lorne Greene (1915 – 1987) was once Canada’s top newscaster. He created Ben Cartwright in Bonanza and Commander Adama in the TV series Battlestar Galactica

Margot, married to Robert Christie, was the mother of Dinah, the singer.

A Phoenix Too Frequent
Television series "CBC Folio"- live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Christopher Fry; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Rosemary Harris, Donald Harron*, Helen Burns.
Telecast May 22, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

Rosemary Harris, a remarkable New York stage actress, won an 1994 Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Wife of the late actor and director Ellis Rabb (1959-67), she married novelist and screenwriter John Ehle. Their daughter Jennifer Ehle is also an actress.

Helen Burns, a great comic actress, later married Michael Langham, the legendary head of Ontario's Stratford Theatre. She won the Laurence Olivier Award (1994) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for 'The Last Yankee' at the Duke of York's in Brighton, England.

Children of the Sun
Television series "General Motors Presents" - live

p/d/sc: Paul Almond, sc: Mark Hellington; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Lorne Greene*, Kate Reid*,
Telecast June 10, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

Power to Destroy
Television series "General Motors Presents" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: F. Douglas Jackson; sets: Rudi Dorn lp: John Drainie, Douglas Rain, Jill Foster.
Telecast September 21, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

The first use of film inserts in a CBC live television drama.

The Flower in the Rock
Television series "General Motors Presents" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Joseph Schull; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Frances Hyland*, Douglas Rain, William Needles*, Joseph Shaw.
Telecast October 19, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

Sammy
Television series "CBC Folio" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Ken Hughes; lp: Eric House.
Telecast November 11, 1958. 30 minutes, b/w.

Eric House gave a virtuoso solo performance here.

The Dock Brief
Television series "CBC Folio" - live

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: John Mortimer, lp: Eric House, Douglas Rain.
Telecast November 11, 1958. 30 minutes, b/w.

The first Canadian production of a script by John Mortimer, the famous British playwright and author of the TV series 'Rumple of Old Bailey'

Relative Value
Television series: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" - film - 35 mm

p: Joan Harrison; d: Paul Almond. sc: adapted by Francis Cockrell from a story by Milward Kennedy, lp: Denholm Elliot.
Produced in Hollywood. Telecast in Canada November 23, 1958 and in the US March 1, 1959. 30 minutes , b/w.

Paul's first invitation to direct in the US came from Mr. Hitchcock.

Joan Harrison' s (1907 – 1994) husband was author Eric Ambler . She produced this series from 1955 to 1962.

Pride and Prejudice
Television series "General Motors Presents" - live

p./d: Paul Almond sc: Lister Sinclair, based on the novel by Jane Austen; sets: Rudi Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz; lp: Patrick Macnee, Kay Hawtrey, Marjory Leete, Tony Van Bridge*, Jill Showell,
Telecast December 21, 1958. 60 minutes, b/w.

R.C.M.P. series

Paul Almond directed three episodes of this 39-part series - The Rustler, Johnny Wolfe (lp: Laurence Zahab a.ka. Dane) and Marked Man - for Crawley-McConnell. Gilles Pelletier was the star of the series, which was telecast on the CBC beginning October 28, 1959.

This marked the beginning of Paul's relationship with the great First Assistant Director Peter Carter (1933 – 1982) who later himself became a fine action director for cinema. On his first feature, The Rowdyman (Gordon Pinsent), he met and married Linda Goranson.

Face to Remember
Television series "General Motors Presents" - live

d: Paul Almond, sc: William Link, Richard Levinson; sets: Edgar Krumins; lp: Charles Templeton, Sylvia Murphy, Robert Christie.
Telecast January 18,1959. 60 minutes, b/w.

William Link and Richard Levinson (1934 – 1987) created the popular television series 'Columbo'.

Charles Templeton (1915 – 2001), a TV Evangelist and Sylvia Murphy, a popular singer in the 50s, were married as a direct result of this show. These were their first acting roles.

Under Milk Wood
Television series "CBC Folio" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Dylan Thomas, sets: Rudi Dorn, lp: Douglas Rain, Powys Thomas*, Diana Maddox, Sarah Davies, Ivor Barry.
Telecast February. 1959. 60 minutes, b/w.

North American television premiere of this famous radio play.

1960 Ohio State Award for "exceptional utilization of television medium. Brilliantly conceived and executed, beautifully staged and performed . . . a brilliant illustration of CBC creativity, integrity and respect for art."

The Hill
TV - live

p/d/sc: Paul Almond, lp: Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Rosalie Crutchley, Esmond Knight Anthony Bushnell, Lawrence Harvey.
Produced at the BBC, London. Telecast March 27,1959. 60 minutes, b/w.

Michael Barry, head of BBC drama brought, Paul to England to stage this new version of his own award-winning CBC production (March 30, 1956).

The London Evening Standard headlined "Agony On TV Jolts Nation".

Produced again for the CBC April 15, 1960.

Cabin B13
Television series "The Unforeseen" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: adapted by Lester Powell from a story by John Dickson Carr; lp: James Doohan, Susan Douglas* (later Rubes).
Telecast April 22, 1959. 30 minutes, b/w.

You'll Be Calling Me Michael
Television series "General Motors Presents" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Arthur L. Murphy; sets: Trevor Williams; lp: Ted Follows, Alex McKee, Frank Perry, Powys Thomas*, Jeremy Wilkin
Telecast May 17,1959. 60 minutes, b/w.

Arthur Murphy, M.D., was a distinguished surgeon in Halifax.

The Land of Promise
Television series "General Motors Presents" - live

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: adapted by Alwynne Whatsley from a story by W. Somerset Maugham; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Rosemary Harris, Robert Goulet.
Telecast October 4,1959. 60 minutes, b/w.

Robert Goulet in his first acting role, was already a famous singer.

The Ikon of Elijah
Television series: "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" - film 35 mm

p: Joan Harrison; d: Paul Almond, sc: Norah Perez, lp: Oscar Homulka, Sam Jaffe.
Produced in Hollywood. Telecast October 28,1959. 30 minutes, b/w.

Paul's second trip to Hollywood.

Shadow of a Pale Horse
TV - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Bruce Stewart, sets: Nikolai Soloviov, lp: Robert Christie, Patrick Macnee, Powys Thomas*, Max Helpman.
Telecast January 3, 1960. 60 minutes, b/w.

CBC executives deemed this drama too violent, so they cancelled it, but an outcry forced them to run it late at night.

Tiger at the Gates
Television series "Play of the Week" - VTR

p: Lewis Freedman; d: Harold Clurman, Paul Almond, sc: Jean Giraudoux; lp: Donald Davis, Martin Gabel, Patricia Cutts.
Produced at NBC, New York. Telecast February 21, 1960. 120 minutes.

Paul was brought to New York to help the legendary Harold Clurman stage his first television production. Paul later produced this for Granada Television, October 25, 1960.

Donald Davis (1928-1998) was the brother of Donald, and Barbara Chilcott; the three founded the CrestTheatre in 1953.

The Hill
TV - VTR

p/d/sc: Paul Almond, lp: Gwen Ffrangeon-Davies, Kate Reid*, John Drainie, Jeremy Wilkin, Douglas Rain.
Telecast April 15, 1960. 60 minutes, b/w.

Third production of this award-winning CBC production.

The Beckoning Hill
Television series "General Motors Presents" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Arthur L. Murphy; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Michael Craig, Martha Buhs*.
Telecast May 29, 1960. 60 minutes, b/w.

The first leading role for Martha Buhs, later known as Martha Henry (C.C.)

Michael Craig, a J. Arthur Rank film star, came over from England for this. He later became a writer, living in Australia.

End of Innocence
Television series "First Person" - VTR

p/d:Paul Almond, sc: Vincent McConnor; lp: Kenneth Wulff, Jo Fisher, Lynn Gorman, Jill Showell, Walter Massey.
Telecast June 8, 1960. 30 minutes, b/w.

Tiger at the Gates
Television series "Play of the Week" - VTR

p.c: Granada Television; p/d: Paul Almond, Christopher Fry's transaltion of Jean Giraudoux's play,adapt by William Bast; design: Seamus Flannery; lp: Keith Michell, Carole Lesley, Charles Gray, Veronica Turleigh, Barbara Chilcott, Jeanette Sterke.
Produced at Granada Television, England. Telecast October 25, 1960. 80 minutes, b/w.

Jeanette Sterke, married to Keith Michell, had been a good friend of Paul's while he was at Oxford.

Carole Lesley (1935–1974) was a pin-up girl for the British troops.

Previously co-directed for NBC, New York (February 21, 1960).

Point of Departure
TV - VTR

p/d:Paul Almond; sc: adapted by Paul Almond from a play by Jean Anouilh; sets: Rudi Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz; lp: Hugh Griffith, William Shatner,Beverley Bentley, Lloyd Bochner, Eric House.
Telecast December 2,1960. 90 minutes, b/w.

1961 Ohio State Award "Superb dramatic production of a lucid and articulate play, a work of art, presented for an intelligent adult audience. Outstanding acting, excellent scene design and lighting, superior production and masterful direction . . . television drama at its finest."

Hugh Griffith (1912 – 1980), a superb Welsh actor, had created the role in London, which production, starring also the young Mai Zetterling, Paul had seen.

Anouilh's original play 'Eurydice' was called 'Legend of Lovers' on Broadway.

William Shatner was brought back to Toronto by his old friend Paul.

Julius Caesar
Television series "Festival '61" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond: sc: adapt by Paul Almond from a play by William Shakespeare, sets: Rudi Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz, lp: William Shatner, Fritz Weaver, Douglas Rain, Bruno Gerussi, Kate Reid*, Gillie Fenwick, Frances Hyland*.
Telecast December 19, 1960. 120 min/ b/w

Bruno Gerussi (1928 – 1995) was a Stratford Shakespearean actor, and later played the lead in the successful West Coast TV series The Beachcombers.

The Watchers
Television series "General Motors Presents" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: George Salverson, based on the novel by Dorothy McCardle; lp: Michael Craig, Roberta Maxwell.
Telecast December 25, 1961. 60 minutes. b/w.

Roberta Maxwell later went on to a hugely successful career in movies and TV, and on the Broadway stage.

The Touch of Light
Television series "General Motors Presents" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: William Kendall Clarke; adapt: Leslie McFarlane; sets: Rudi Dorn lp: Roberta Maxwell, Stuart Hutchison, Sharon Acker, Donald Eccles.
Telecast February 5, 1961. 60 minutes, b/w.

A play about Louis Braille.

Return Journey
Television series "Q for Quest" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Dylan Thomas; adapt: Paul Almond sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Douglas Rain, Diana Maddox, Ray Jessel, Edward Atienza, Henry Comor, Gillie Fenwick.
Telecast February 28, 1961. 30 minutes, b/w.

The second of Paul's productions of work by this famous Welsh poet, whom Paul had met in London. (v. High Hopes, published by ECW Press)

Henry Comer later became president of ACTRA.

Peg-Leg Pirate of Sulu
Television series "Shirley Temple Hour" - VTR

d: Paul Almond; sc: Norman Karkov.
Produced in Hollywood. Telecast March 16,1961. 60 minutes, col.

The Standard of Dying
Television series "Q for Quest" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Herbert Eisenreich; adapt: Ivor Barry; lp: Charmion King, Budd Knapp.
Telecast May 23,1961. 30 minutes, b/w.

Charmion King (1925 – 2007) was married to Gordon Pinsent C.C.

The Town That Didn't Care
Television series "General Motors Presents" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Jacqueline Rosenfeld, sets: Rudi Dorn lp: Donald Harron*, Budd Knapp, Alice Hill, Lynne Gorman, William Needles*.
Telecast May 28,1961. 60 minutes, b/w.

Power by Proxy
Television series "General Motors Presents" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Joe Graham; sets: Nikolai Soloviov; lp: Leslie Nielsen*, Budd Knapp,Toby Robins, Cec Linder.
Telecast June 25,1961. 60 minutes, b/w.

The Dumb Waiter
TV - VTR

p.c: Granada Television; p: Julian Amyes; d: Paul Almond; sc: Harold Pinter; design:Stanley Mills; lp: Kenneth MacMillan.
Produced at Granada Television, England. Telecast August 10, 1961. 50 minutes, b/w.

Granada brought Paul to the UK to stage this first production of a Pinter play on television.

A Sleep of Prisoners
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Christopher Fry sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Douglas Rain, John Drainie, Dino Narizzano, Peter Needham.
Telecast November 27,1961. 90 minutes, b/w.

Paul reviewed the original production in the "Isis" the Oxford magazine, which Paul edited.

Dino Narizzano was the younger brother of the distinguished television director, Silvio Narizzano (1927 - c.1998?)

A Resounding Tinkle
TV - VTR

p.c: Granada Television; p: Silvio Narizzano, d:Paul Almond, sc: N.F. Simpson; design: B. Grimes; m: Stanley Myers; lp: Tenniel Evans, Billie Whitelaw, Joan Hickson, Norman Rossington, Dinsdale Landen, Geoffrey Bayldon.
Produced at Granada Television England (July 1961). Telecast November 30, 1961. 50 minutes, b/w.

A television debut for Stanley Myers (1930 – 1993), Paul's close friend from Oxford. He became one of Britains most gifted and prolific composers of music for film and television (Deer Hunter, Cavatina). His Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra was written for, and recor ded by, the Florida Philharmonic.

Private Potter
Television series "Playdate" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Ronald Harm, Casper Wrede; lp: Dino Narizzano, Budd Knapp, Cec Linder, Ted Follows.
Telecast December 27, 1961. 60 minutes, b/w.

Backfire
Film - 35mm

pc: Merton Park Production Co.; p: Jack Greenwood, d: Paul Almond; sc: Robert Stewart; based on a story by Edgar Wallace, ph: Bert Mason, ed: Derek Holding, a.d: Peter Mullins, m.dir: Bernard Ebbinghouse; lp: Alfred Burke, Zena Marshall, Oliver Johnston, Noel Trevarthen.
Produced in England (August, 1961). Released in 1961. 59 minutes, b/w.

A “B” movie: One of a series of Edgar Wallace Film adaptations.

The Lady's Not for Burning
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Christopher Fry; sets: Rudi Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz; lp: Zoe Caldwell, Donald Barron, Eric Christmas, Mary Savidge, Tony Van Bridge*.
Telecast January 15, 1962. 90 minutes, b/w.

First Canadian role for Zoe Caldwell, a wonderful Australian actress who later became a Broadway star, winning 4 Tony's including one for 'Masterclass', and publishing a witty autobiography, 'I will be Cleopatra' in 2001. She married a Canadian, Robert Whitehead (1916 – 2002) He was known as Broadway's "Mr. Class" for his dapper personage and habit of producing top-quality plays.

The Neutron and the Olive
Television series "Quest" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Rudi Dorn; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Sharon Acker, Bernard Hayes.
Telecast March 11, 1962. 30 Minutes, b/w.

The first script by Rudi Dorn, the great Austrian designer who designed almost all of Paul's TV shows.

After the Funeral
Television series "Playdate" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Alun Owen; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Neil McCallum, John Horton, Gillie Fenwick.
Telecast March 21, 1962. 60 minutes, b/w.

Neil McCallum (1929 – 1976) a wonderful British actor, partner for a time with Julie Andrews.

The Wicked Have Waited
Television series "Playdate" - VTR

p: Melwyn Breen; d: Paul Almond, sc: Peter Lind Hayes, Robert J. Crean; lp: Barbara Franklin, Janet Reid, Bill Kemp, Robin Gammell.
Telecast April 18, 1962. 60 minutes, b/w.

Macbeth
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: adapted by Paul Almond from a play by William Shakespeare; sets: Rudi Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz; lp: Sean Connery, Zoe Caldwell, Powys Thomas*, William Needles*, Ted Follows, Sharon Acker, Eric Christmas.
Telecast April 23,1962. 90 minutes, b/w.

Originally produced as a five-part series for the CBC school broadcast department. Telecast November 30, December 5, 7, 12, 14, 1961.

Paul brought the little known Sean Connery over from the UK, where he had just played 'Alexander the Great' for the BBC.

Eric Christmas (1916 – 2000) a beautiful character comedic actor, began in the 30s in a Noel Coward play in London.

Paul introduced the show on camera, and gave a commentary between acts.

The Collection
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Harold Pinter; sets: Trevor Williams, lp: Neil McCallum, Toby Robins, William Hutt*, Budd Knapp.
Telecast June 4, 1962. b/w.

A Slight Ache
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Harold Pinter, sets: Trevor Williams, lp: Joseph Shaw, Mary Savidge, Gillie Fenwick.
Telecast June 4, 1962. b/w.

These two plays marked Harold Pinter's first works on North American Televison.

Hold My Hand, Soldier
Television series "Playdate" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Clive Exton; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Jeremy Wilkin, George Luscombe*, Ian Thorne.
Telecast June 6, 1962. 60 minutes, b/w.

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Television series Dupont "Show of the Month" - VTR

d: Paul Almond; sc: George M, Cohan; based on the novel by Earl Derr Biggers; lp: Fred Gwynne, Jayne Meadows, Joe E. Ross.
Produced at NBC, New York. Telecast June 24,1962. 60 minutes, col.

Fred Gwynne (1926 – 1993) played Herman Munster in the TV series, The Munsters and Officer Francis Muldoon in Car 54, Where Are You? .

The Broken Sky
Television series "Playdate" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Rudi Dorn, Paul Almond, sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Donnelly Rhodes, Heath Lamberts*, Diane Leblanc.
Telecast November 8, 1962. 60 minutes, b/w.

This script, a collaboration between Paul and Rudi, came from Rudi's experiences as a raw young soldier in the German army in WWII.

Paul cast all three performers from the National Theatre school, giving them their first professional roles.

Heath Lamberts, C.M., (1941 – 2005) became a star at Niagara On The Lake, and Diane Leblanc a noted stage director.

Donnelly Rhodes distinguished himself on US televison, and married Martha Buhs, who changed her name to Henry after Donlley's mother, the foremost TV critic in Canada, Ann Henry of the Winnipeg Tribune.

Forest Rangers series:

Paul Almond directed seven episodes of this series for Associated Screen Productions in the summer of 1963: Spike, Dog Catcher, Bear Trap, The Dog, Brannigan's Daughter, Uncle Raoul and the Bear and The Bear Story (all by Lindsay Galloway). The series was filmed on location in Ontario, and was telecast on the CBC program "Razzle Dazzle" beginning October 15, 1963.

The producer Maxine Samuels (1922 – 2001) went on to produce the St. Lawrence Seaway series.

You Can't Win 'em All
Television series "Playdate" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Alun Owen; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Neil McCallum, Leo Ciceri, George Sperdakos, Larry Zahab aka Dane.
Telecast January 10, 1963. 60 minutes, b/w.

George Sperdakos (1931 – 2000) had been to Bishop's College School with Paul, and acted with him in school plays. He died of cancer soon after opening in his most important role 'Diary of Ann Frank' at the Stratford Festival.

Venus Observed
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Christopher Fry; sets: Rudi Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz, lp: Martha Henry*, David Dodimead, Barbara Chilcott, Tony Van Bridge*.
Telecast February 18, 1963. 90 minutes, b/w.

The First North American TV performance of this noted Fry play.

The Dark Did Not Conquer
TV - film-16 mm

exec.p.: Brian D. Freeland, p/d/sc: Paul Almond; ph: Norman Allin, ed: Noel Dodds; m: Harry Freedman*. Filmed on location in Israel and Jordan, February-March, 1963.
Telecast on CBC, April 16, 1963. 60 minutes, b/w.

Paul's first film, this religious documentary was made for a special Easter program. He shot it with a tiny crew during two months in the Holy Land. It marks his first collaboration with the finest CBC editor of the day, Noel Dodds.

Harry Freedman, O.C. (1922 – 2005) later became composer in residence for the Toronto Symphony.

Antigone
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Jean Anouilh; sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Douglas Rain, Budd Knapp, Suzanne Grossman, Sharon Acker, Dino Narizzano, John Vernon.
Telecast October 9, 1963. 90 minutes, b/w.

John Vernon (1932 – 2005) later created the role of Wojeck in CBC’s first film series, and later played a lead in Journey, PA’s third film in his trilogy.

The Labyrinth
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Charles E. Israel, sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Janis Orenstein, Leeyan Granger, Diane Podolski, James Doohan, Alice Hill.
Telecast October 16, 1963. 90 minutes, b/w.

Charles Israel (1920 – 1999) based this script of the amazing advances in therapy at Warrandale, a retreat for problem children in Ontario. The Writers Guild of Canada named a prize after Charles.

Alan King later shot his much admired film 'Warrandale' at this same institution.

Journey to the Centre
TV - film 16 mm

exec. p: Brian D. Freeland, p/d/sc: Paul Almond, ph: Norman Allin, ed: Noel Dodds. Filmed on location in Israel and Jordan, February-March, 1963. Narrated by Bud Knapp.
Telecast on CBC, December 25, 1963. 60 minutes, b/w.

Paul and Noel edited this religious documentary for Christmas from shots taken on his previous trip to the Holy Land.

Forest Rangers series:

Paul Almond directed another five episodes of this series in the summer and fall of 1964: The Surprise Party, The Deal, The Wendigo, Kitten in the Bush and The Haunted House.

The Rose Tattoo
TV - VTR

p.c: Granada Television; p: Gerald Savory; d: Paul Almond, sc: adapt by Hugh Leonard from a play by Tennessee Williams, design: Peter Phillips; lp: Katharine Blake, John Drainie, Alex Viespi, Lelia Goldoni, Libby Morris and Donald Sutherland.
Produced at Granada Television, England. Telecast January 13, 1964. 79 minutes, b/w.

Paul was brought to England by Granada Television. The great Tenessee Williams allowed Granada to be the first to produce his plays on television.

Donald Sutherland was an unknown actor from St. John, New Brunswick.

Lelia Goldoni starred in John Cassavetes Shadows.

Mother and Daughter
Television series "Telescope" - film 16 mm

p/d/sc: Paul Almond, ph: Norman Allin; ed: Noel Dodds; m; Harry Somers; dancers: Angela Leigh, Stephanie Leigh.
Telecast February 14,1964. 11 minutes, b/w.

This experimental film featuring Almond's wife and step-daughter pioneered the use of 'stop frame' and other film techniques later used by Norman McClaren in his similar NFB film "Pas de Deux".

Seven Up! (Series: )

Television series "World in Action" - film 16 mm

p.c: Granada Television; exec.p.: Tim Hewitt, p./d./sc: Paul Almond, ph: Paul Samuelson; ed: Lewis Linzee.
Filmed around England, Telecast May 5, 1964. 45 minutes, b/w.

There is also a 30-minute version. Repeated on a special Christmas Eve broadcast, 1964.

Accorded the Special Diploma of Honour at the Prague International Television Festival in 1965.

This documentary was continued as 14-up, 21-up, 28-up, 35-up, 42-up, and 49-Up by Michael Apted, one of Almond's two researchers on this first show. The other, Gordon McDougall, went into live theatre, and came to America to Chair Drama at University of Oklahoma before returning to the UK.

Paul and Tim had dreamed up the idea in a London Pub and Sidney (later Lord) Bernstein, Head of Granada Televison, gave Paul carte blanche to make this documentary as part of the World in Action series. (See separate section under 7Up)

Paul Samuelson was one of the three brothers who founded the famed equipment rental house in the UK.

The Close Prisoner
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond sc: Clive Exton, sets: Rudi Dorn; lp: Norman Rossington, Peter Donat, Gillie Fenwick, Dorothy Spencer, Nonnie Griffin, Sean Sullivan.
Telecast November 11, 1964. 60 minutes, b/w.

October Beach
Television series "Telescope" - film 16 mm

p/d/sc: Paul Almond; ph: Mogens Gander, James Mercer; ed: Noel Dodds, m: . Harry Freedman*
Filmed on location in the Gaspe, September-October 1964. Telecast December 4, 1964. 30 minutes, b/w. Documentary.

Paul considers this lyric documentary as his "film notes" for 'ISABEL'.

Neighbours
Television series "Show of the Week" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Arkady Leokum; lp: Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Austin Willis, Corinne Conley.
Telecast December 7, 1964. 60 minutes, b/w.

Paul later directed this for ABC Television, England, in November 1965.

Paul persuaded the famous African American couple to come to Toronto for this performance.

Forest Rangers series

Paul directed his final episode of this series Macleod and the Talking Bears in 1965

The Birthday Party
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: PaulAlmond, sc: Harold Pinter, lp: Jeremy Wilkin, Nonnie Griffin, Bernard Goldman, Dorothy Spencer.
Telecast January 6, 1965. 90 minutes, b/w.

The North American premiere.

For the People (series)
TV - film 35 mm

p.c: Plautus Productions, d: Paul Almond, sc: Art Wallace, lp: William Shatner.
Produced in New York. Telecast April, 1965. 60 minutes, b/w.

Bill asked his old friend Paul to come and direct an episode of this, the first TV series shot entirely on location in New York City.

Let Me Count the Ways
Television series "Festival" - VTR with film inserts

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Charles E. Israel; ph: Norman Allin; ed: Noel Dodds, sets: Rudi Dorn, m: Harry Freedman *; lp: James Daly, Teresa Wright, Paul Massie, Powys Thomas, Sharon Acker.
Telecast April 21, 1965. 90 minutes, b/w.

Repeated on "Festival", November 10, 1965.

Nominated for the 'Italia Prize'.

Teresa Wright (1918 – 2005), a movie star, was then married to Robert Anderson, the distinguished playwright.

Paul remembers James Daly (1918 – 1978) as being so proud of his young children, among whom was the now famous actress Tyne.

A Spring Song
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond; sc.: Ray Mathew, sets: Rudi Dorn; m: Harry Freedman*; lp: Zoe Caldwell, Martha Henry*, Paul Massie, John Drainie, Sharon Acker.
Telecast May 12,1965. 90 minutes, b/w

The American Dream
TV - VTR

p.c: Granada Television; p: Julian Aymes, d: Paul Almond, sc: Edward Albee, design: Peter Phillips; lp: Cathleen Nesbitt, Libby Morris, Phil Brown, Helen Horton, Brian Davies.
Produced at Granada Television, England, spring 1965. Telecast July 5, 1965. 70 minutes, b/w.

The first British production of Mr. Albee's play.

Cathleen Nesbitt C.B.E. (1888 – 1982) had been engaged to the great poet Rupert Brooke.

Horror of Darkness
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: John Hopkins; sets: Trevor Williams; lp: Neil McCallum, Jonathan White, Susan Clark, Gerard Parkes.
Telecast October 13, 1965. 90 minutes, b/w.

Paul discovered Susan Clark as a Canadian student at RADA and brought her back to star in this, her first professional role. She later became well-known in the US, and was twice nominated for Emmies.

Romeo and Jeannette
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Jean Anouilh; adapt. Paul Almond, sets: Rudi Dorn, m: Harry Freedman*; lp: Geneviève Bujold, Michael Sarrazin.
Telecast October 6,1965. 90 minutes, b/w.

The first English role for the French-Canadian actress, Geneviève Bujold and the first leading role on television for the young Michael Sarrazin (They shoot Horses, don't they?)

Neighbours
TV - VTR

p.c: ABC Television; p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Arkady Leokum; lp: Dick Gregory, Ruby Dee, Donald Barron, Toby Robins
Produced at ABC Television, England. Telecast November, 1965. 60 minutes, b/w.

  Previously produced for the CBC, December 7, 1964.

Dick Gregory was already known as a unique stand-up comedian in New York.

The Betrayal
Television series "Bob Hope Theatre" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Alvin Goldman; based on a novel by Henry Kreisel; lp: Donald Harron, Helen Conway-Marmo, Budd Knapp.
Telecast December 8, 1965. 60 minutes, b/w.

The Murderer
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: George Salverson; based on the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky; set design: Nikolai Soloviov, costumes: Horst Dantz; lp: Geneviève Bujold, Paul Koslo, Douglas Rain, Budd Knapp, Gerard Parkes.
Telecast February 23, 1966. 90 minutes, b/w.

Nikolai created this first outdoor set ever constructed for a CBC-TV drama. He transformed the parking lot of the Sumach St. rehearsal building into a St. Petersburg square.

Also for the first time on a network drama show, Paul made use of a new, heavy, and unwieldy hand-held camera.

Dylan Revisited
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d/w: Paul Almond, based on the works of Dylan Thomas, set design: Trevor Williams; lp: Douglas Rain.
Telecast April 20, 1966. 30 minutes, b/w.

A Doll's House
Television series "Festival" - VTR

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Henrik Ibsen, adapt: Fletcher Markle; set design: Nikolai Soloviov; costumes: Horst Dantz; lp: Geneviève Bujold, Peter Donat, Paul Massie, Michael Learned, Gerard Parkes.
Telecast May 4, 1966. 90 minutes, b/w.

Michael Learned played Olivia Walton in the television series The Waltons.and went on to win three Emmies.

All Aboard for Candyland
Television series "Wojeck" - film, 16 mm

p/d: Paul Almond, sc: Phillip Hersch; lp: Kate Reid*, John Vernon, Jackie Burroughs, Ted Follows.
Telecast September 27,1966. 60 minutes, b/w.

Ron Weyman created this first Canadian TV series to be filmed in Canada.

Pick a Time, Any Time
Television series "Wojeck" - film, 16 mm

p/d: Paul Almond; sc: Phillip Hersch; lp: John Vernon, Michael Sarrazin, Ted Follows, Patricia Collins.
Telecast October 25, 1966. 60 minutes, b/w.

The Puppet Caravan/La Roulotte aux Poupees "Festival" and for "Les Beaux Dimanches" - VTR
English and French versions

p: Gordon Hinch; d: Paul Almond, sc: Marie-Claire Blais, sets: Rudi Dorn; costumes: Horst Dantz, lp: Geneviève Bujold, Jean Doyon, Francois Tassé.
Telecast in English March 1,1967, and in French March 12, 1967.

Paul chose the distinguished French Canadian writer Marie Claire Blais' drama to inaugurate the first CBC network drama produced in color.

This became the first (perhaps the last?) bilingual drama ever produced, with the same cast playing in both productions for CBC English and Radio Canada in the two official languages.

Fellowship
Television series "Performance"

d: Paul Almond; sc: Michael Tait; casting director: Ann Tait; lp: Donald Moffat , James Doohan, Diane Leblanc, Patricia Hamilton.

Every Person Is Guilty
Television series "For The Record"

d: Paul Almond, p: Vivienne Leebosh; sc: Ralph L. Thomas; lp: Lynne Griffin, Ken Pogue.
col.
Paul won a genie for Outstanding Direction in a Dramatic Film (Non-Feature)

Also nominated were:Kenneth W. Gregg - Cinematography; Ken Pogue - Performance by an Actor; Lynn Griffin - Performance by an Actress; Ralph L. Thomas - Screenplay, Vivienne Leebosh & Sam Levene - Outstanding TV Drama Over 30 Minutes.

Kiss me better

d:Paul Almond; p: Martin Kinch; lp:Linda Goranson, David Calderisi, Fiona McGilivray, Mary Pirie, Allan Royale, Trudy Young.
Drama released 1982. col. 90 minutes