| Genre: | drama |
| Creator: | Ed McGibbon |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Channel: | CBC Television |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Executive Producer: | Philip Keatley |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
The Manipulators was a Canadian drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1971.
Parole officers and their clients were featured characters in this colour filmed series. Its working title was The Double Bind, reflecting the dual responsibilities of parole officers to both former prisoners and the legal system. The production was based on The Clients, a pilot half-hour series broadcast locally in Vancouver.[1]
This hour-long series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) for five episodes from 28 January to 25 February 1970 for its first season. Its second and final season aired seven episodes on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. from 31 January to 14 March 1971. Episodes were rebroadcast from 25 July to 5 September 1971.
Linda Goranson won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards for the episode "The Spike in the Wall".[2] Her performance, in which her character removed her blouse to attract her husband's attention, was controversial as the first topless scene ever broadcast on Canadian network television.[3]