Tidewater Tramp


Tidewater Tramp was a Canadian children's adventure television series which aired on CBC Television from 1959 to 1961.

Premise

This Vancouver-produced series features the adventures of Captain Martin and his tramp steamer the Flying Kestrel. He carried cargo along the Inside Passage of British Columbia with the assistance of his daughter Gail and coast cadet Peter.
Most scenes were recorded in studio supplemented by location shots such as scenes from a British Columbia freighter.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 5:00 p.m. from 2 October 1959 until 29 June 1962, omitting the season between March 1960 and October 1961.