Genre: | legal information |
Director: | Tony Partidge |
Presenter: | Frank Peddie Cecil Wright |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
Channel: | CBC Television |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Producer: | David Walker |
Runtime: | 30 minutes |
Related: | A Case for the Court |
It's the Law is a Canadian legal information television series which aired on CBC Television in 1956.
Legal concepts and information were explained to average Canadians on this series. Each episode featured an explanation of a legal concept followed by its dramatic portrayal as a case. The show then concluded with further discussion of by a member of the Canadian Bar Association which supported CBC's production of the series.
Cecil Wright, the University of Toronto's law dean, joined host Frank Peddie as a series regular. Actors Cec Linder, William Needles, Ed McNamara and Sandy Webster were featured in the dramatic segments.[1]
This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 May to 26 June 1956.