Underplayed Gems

You've Come a Long Way, Katie

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How it feels

A talk show host struggles with her alcoholism while managing her career. The miniseries follows her personal and professional challenges over three episodes.

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What happens

You've Come a Long Way, Katie is a Canadian television miniseries, directed by Vic Sarin and broadcast by CBC Television in 1981. The series stars Lally Cadeau as Kate Forbes, a television talk show host struggling with alcoholism. The cast also includes Douglas Campbell, Dinah Christie, Ken James, Catherine O'Hara and Booth Savage. The miniseries aired as three one-hour episodes on January 4, 5 and 6, 1981, and was followed immediately by the premiere of the sitcom Hangin' In, also starring Cadeau, on January 7. Writing for Maclean's, Bill MacVicar likened the four-night streak of the two series to "the video equivalent of being shot from a cannon or, at least, making a premiere entrance on a red carpet, with klieg lights and a ravenous crowd of autograph seekers". The miniseries was a Bijou Award nominee for Best Television Drama Over 30 Minutes, and Cadeau won the award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature. Cadeau also won the Earle Grey Award for Best Performance in a Television Film at the 11th ACTRA Awards in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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