First Person (1960 TV series)


First Person is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1961.

Premise

This dramatic anthology consisted of adapted and original stories whose teleplays were produced out of CBC Toronto.
This series is distinct from Adrienne Clarkson's First Person talk show in 1966.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was first broadcast over 20 weeks on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. from 8 June to 19 October 1960. Then it was given a full season on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. from 26 October 1960 to 8 February 1961.

Episodes

Some of the teleplays included:
;June–October 1960The Anniversary At the Railing, starring Martha Buhs and Robert GouletAunt Jeannie and the Idol Bulgarian Bread The Click of BeadsEarn Money at Home End of Innocence, starring Kenneth WolffFinal at Furnell, starring Bill Glover and Deborah TurnbullHarry Kukla The Magnet, starring Don Francks and Charmion KingThe Man Who Knew A Good Thing, starring Michael ForestThe Man With Two HandsNight River, starring Powys Thomas and Terry CarterSome Are So Lucky
;October 1960-February 1961The Gold Dress Guardian Angel Man in Town A Matter of Some Importance Overlaid, based on Davies' theatre play, starring Alex McKee and Aileen SeatonThe Trouble With Pyecraft, a comedy starring Tony Van Bridge and Gillie Fenwick Venice Libretto Witness to Murder A Woman Called Anne, starring Norma Renault, Ruth Springford, and Norman Welsh