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Sidestreet
1975 - 1978 5.0 (2 votes) 4 Seasons
Genres
Drama
Networks
CBC Television
Created By
Geoffrey Gilbert
John Saxton

Sidestreet

Overview

Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.

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Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Hold Out
1975-09-14

A widow being terrorized by a real-estate developer trying to force her out of her home.

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Episode 2: The Money-Go-Round
1975-09-21

A young man turns to crime to pay off inherited debts to a loan shark. Extortion and purse snatching by a bicycling thief heat things up and community service cops Alex Woodward and Johnny Dias move quickly to defuse a dangerous situation.

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Episode 3: The Rebellion of Bertha Mackenzie
1975-09-28

Two social workers are involved as a Metis mother of two children fights to keep from being evicted from her home.

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Episode 4: Perhaps in Dreams Old Man
1975-10-05

An informer's tip shatters the dreams of two elderly pensioners whose obsession with owning a farm in Alberta leads them to commit a rather unusual robbery.

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Episode 5: Rape
1975-10-12

The rape of a young woman soon to be married triggers a series of events affecting the lives of several people in addition to the rapist and his victim.

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Episode 6: Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
1975-10-19

A police inspector is torn between a sense of duty and paternal concern when he learns that his son has become involved in organized juvenile crime.

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Episode 7: Strikebreaker
1975-10-26

Tempers flare when a professional strikebreaker leads a group of scabs across a picket line.

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Episode 8: Playing the Game
1975-11-02

A young parolee is harassed by two overly zealous cops who employ barely-within-the-law tactics to extract information from him.

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Season 2 (1976)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Season 3 (1977)

No overview available.

9 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Saturday Night Special
1977-10-09

A police officer is shown with a "Saturday night special" and Raitt and Olsen uncover a gun smuggling racket as they chase down the gun from a gambler in trouble with the underworld and a young hold-up man. Written by John Hunter

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Episode 2: Between Friends
1977-10-23

An ex-marine CIA operative, wounded at the scene of a homicide, enlists the aid of a former buddy, now working with Raitt and Olsen, in getting to the safety of the U.S. Consulate. Written by Peter Verner

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Episode 3: Eighteen Hours to Kill
1977-10-30

Raitt and Olsen find themselves up against a complicated string of terrorist bombings and the terrorist kidnaps a 12-year-old boy.

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Episode 4: Sugar and Spice
1977-11-06

Sgt. Nick Raitt's unmarried daughter arrives in town desperately looking for an abortion and the horrors of back-street abortion clinics are brought to light.

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Episode 5: Last of the Fall Guys
1977-11-13

Uncooperative eyewitnesses refuse to aid Raitt and Olsen in their attempt to solve a murder.

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Episode 6: With this Ring
1977-11-27

An illegal immigrant flees from immigration authorities and marries a woman who specializes in quicky immigration marriages.

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Episode 7: Once A Hero
1977-12-04

A retired and now aging sports hero turns to Nick Raitt for help when his son, an aspiring hockey star, turns to crime in order to further his career.

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Episode 8: Stakeout
1977-12-11

An over-zealous Emergency Task Force Leader (Leslie Nielsen) is sent in to back-up Raitt and Olsen during a tension-filled hostage-taking incident during which the hostage and her captor develop a warm relationship.

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Episode 9: A Case in Point
1977-12-18

Comedian Jack Duffy takes on a dramatic role as a hired killer who mistakenly murders a community lawyer, triggering an investigation by Raitt and Olsen. This leads them to uncover a string of fraudulent dealings within the upper-class society.

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Season 4 (1978)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Just Another Day
1978-09-24

Sgts. Nick Raitt and Glenn Olsen face an unexpected crisis when a man named Ferris, wielding dynamite, holds Inspector Bowen hostage. He demands his estranged wife be brought to the station, prompting Raitt and Olsen to find a lookalike to protect her from potential harm.

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Episode 2: Holiday with Homicide
1978-10-01

In this episode, to prevent an unwanted horse from being destroyed, Sgts. Raitt and Olsen claim, and enter him in Quarter Horse Competition. At the Quarter Horse Show, Raitt and Olsen run up against a con artist and a pretty young woman who has double-crossed.

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Episode 3: Big Brother
1978-10-08

In this episode, Saul Rubinek is the special guest star. He portays Frank, who is forced into hiding from a loan shark enforcer until he can raise the cash he owes. His hiding place is discovered and with no indication that the money will be coming, Frank is forced to accept the enforcer's job offer - transporting drugs across the Canadian - US border. Meanwhile, Frank's young brother is living with Raitt.

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Episode 4: Les Gendarmes
1978-10-15

In the episode, Raitt and Olsen aid Montreal police officers Andre Bergeron and Marc Roy in pursuing a courier linked to a notorious crime syndicate. Roy is fatally shot, and Bergeron, the sole witness, blames Godfrey, the courier. Raitt grows skeptical upon hearing conflicting accounts of Roy's death.

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Episode 5: Scorpio Rising
1978-10-22

In this episode, a German corporate leader visits a Canadian counterpart to discuss finances, but his real aim is to talk about "Project Scorpio," a global security initiative for affluent business figures. Olsen goes undercover as a personal bodyguard to infiltrate the Canadian corporation.

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Episode 6: The Moneylenders
1978-10-29

In this episode, a cruel loan shark targets teenagers at a high school, exploiting them into prostitution and using enforcers to collect debts. When a boy is fatally beaten, Raitt and Olsen collaborate with an undercover female officer to investigate the murder.

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Episode 7: Revenge
1978-11-05

In this episode, a convict is released from prison.

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Episode 8: Vancouver Connection
1978-11-12

In this episode, narcotics trafficking on the West Coast, Glenn Olsen is forced to go undercover to trace a drug shipment that is contaminated with a deadly disease.

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