It's the Law
Appearance
It's the Law | |
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Genre | legal information |
Written by | Alan King |
Directed by | Tony Partidge |
Presented by | Frank Peddie Cecil Wright |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Producer | David Walker |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 1 May 26 June 1956 | –
Related | |
A Case for the Court |
It's the Law is a Canadian legal information television series which aired on CBC Television in 1956.
Premise
[edit]Legal concepts and information were explained to average Canadians on this series. Each episode featured an explanation of a legal concept followed by its dramatic portrayal as a case. The show then concluded with further discussion of by a member of the Canadian Bar Association which supported CBC's production of the series.
Cecil Wright, the University of Toronto's law dean, joined host Frank Peddie as a series regular. Actors Cec Linder, William Needles, Ed McNamara and Sandy Webster were featured in the dramatic segments.[1]
Scheduling
[edit]This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 1 May to 26 June 1956.
References
[edit]- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "It's the Law". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
[edit]- Allan, Blaine (1996). "It's the Law". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- It's the Law at IMDb