| Excuse My French | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Stuart Gillard Lisa Charbonneau |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approx. 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | 1974 – 1976 |
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Excuse My French was a Canadian television sitcom, which aired on CTV from 1974 to 1976.[1] Produced by CFCF-TV's Champlain Productions division,[2] the series starred Stuart Gillard and Lisa Charbonneau as Peter and Marie-Louise Hutchins, a mixed anglophone-francophone couple living in Montreal and fighting the disapproval of their families.[3]
The cast also included Earl Pennington as Peter's wealthy publisher father Charles, Paul Berval and Pierrette Beaudoin as Marie-Louise's parents Gaston and Thérèse Sauvé, and Daniel Gadouas as Marie-Louise's Quebec separatist brother Jean-Guy.[3]
The series, produced in Montreal,[4] was judged the best television show of the year by the Montreal branch of the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists in 1975.[5]
Although popular in the ratings and with critics, the series ended in 1976 when Gillard moved to the United States to work as a writer for The Sonny & Cher Show.[6]
- ^ "Does The Country That Laughs Together Stay Together?: Maybe not, but it could mean it's growing up". The Globe and Mail, November 16, 1974.
- ^ "CTV's French needs no excuses". Montreal Gazette, May 13, 1974.
- ^ a b "Finding the fun in the French-English conflict". The Globe and Mail, August 17, 1974.
- ^ "Excuse My French: Watch and enjoy". Montreal Gazette, September 12, 1974.
- ^ "Televiews". Ottawa Journal, February 26, 1975.
- ^ "CRTC: more Canadian content on CTV". The Globe and Mail, July 6, 1976.