| Genre: | Drama |
| Based On: | A Population of One by Constance Beresford-Howe |
| Director: | Robert Sherrin |
| Starring: | Dixie Seatle R. H. Thomson Tony Van Bridge |
| Theme Music Composer: | Lawrence Shragge |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Bonnie Felker |
| Network: | CBC Television |
A Population of One is a Canadian television film, directed by Robert Sherrin and broadcast by CBC Television in 1980.[1] Based on the novel by Constance Beresford-Howe, the film stars Dixie Seatle as Willy Doyle, a young woman who gets her first job as a professor of 19th-century English literature at a university, where she finds herself romantically attracted to her colleague John Trueman (R. H. Thomson).[2]
The cast also includes Tony Van Bridge as Archie Clark, the head of the English faculty; Kate Lynch as Marg, a faculty colleague; Jonathan Welsh as Marg's boyfriend Harry, an activist who is lobbying to get Archie deposed as department head in favour of a younger professor with more modern teaching methods; and Nicholas Campbell as Mike, a student with his own interest in Willy.[2]
The teleplay was written by Anna Sandor.[2]
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTRA Awards | April 10, 1981 | Best Television Actor | Dixie Seatle | [3] | |
| Bijou Awards | October 28, 1981 | Best Actress, Non-Feature | [4] |