Sidestreet Explained

Runtime:60 minutes
Creator:John Saxton
Geoffrey Gilbert
Country:Canada
Language:English
Executive Producer:John T. Ross (early episodes)
Stanley Colbert (later episodes)
Num Seasons:4
Num Episodes:32

Sidestreet is a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It stars Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working in Toronto.

Background

Sidestreet succeeded The Collaborators as the CBC's main series drama. Program developers aimed to move Sidestreet away from the violence that The Collaborators had by focusing on protagonists who were 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.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1975)

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Season 2 (1976)

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Season 3 (1977)

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Theme song

Jazz musician Chuck Mangione composed the show's theme song. The two-minute theme appears on his 1977 hit album Feels So Good.

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