Sidestreet

1975-09-14 Drama 5

Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.

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First Aired

1975-09-14
Last Aired

1978-11-12
Creator

John Saxton
Genre

Drama
Seasons

4
Episodes

32
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

CBC Television

Keywords:

community police toronto strikebreakers crime canadian

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1. The Hold Out

A widow being terrorized by a real-estate developer trying to force her out of her home.

A widow being terrorized by a real-estate developer trying to force her out of her home.Less

1975-09-14

2. The Money-Go-Round

A young man turns to crime to pay off inherited debts to a loan shark. Extortion and purse snatching b...More

A young man turns to crime to pay off inherited debts to a loan shark. Extortion and purse snatching by a bicycling thief heat things up and community service cops Alex Woodward and Johnny Dias move quickly to defuse a dangerous situation.Less

1975-09-21

3. The Rebellion of Bertha Mackenzie

Two social workers are involved as a Metis mother of two children fights to keep from being evicted fr...More

Two social workers are involved as a Metis mother of two children fights to keep from being evicted from her home.Less

1975-09-28

4. Perhaps in Dreams Old Man

An informer's tip shatters the dreams of two elderly pensioners whose obsession with owning a farm in ...More

An informer's tip shatters the dreams of two elderly pensioners whose obsession with owning a farm in Alberta leads them to commit a rather unusual robbery.Less

1975-10-05

5. Rape

The rape of a young woman soon to be married triggers a series of events affecting the lives of severa...More

The rape of a young woman soon to be married triggers a series of events affecting the lives of several people in addition to the rapist and his victim.Less

1975-10-12

6. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?

A police inspector is torn between a sense of duty and paternal concern when he learns that his son ha...More

A police inspector is torn between a sense of duty and paternal concern when he learns that his son has become involved in organized juvenile crime.Less