The Newcomers (1977)

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series is a collection of TV specials about immigrants coming to Canada from before the country was founded up to modern times. Each hour long drama follows different newcomers as they settle into their new lives.

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What happens

The Newcomers is a series of seven hour-long Canadian television specials that aired from 1977 to 1979 on CBC Television. These dramas explored the theme of Canada as a nation built by immigrants, spanning from the era before Canada was founded until modern times. The series was sponsored by Imperial Oil to mark the company's 100th anniversary in 1980. The series was produced by Nielsen-Ferns. McClelland and Stewart published a related book in 1979. A French version aired on Radio-Canada with the title Les Arrivants. The opening theme music for the series was composed by Hagood Hardy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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