Sidestreet
1975
📺 4 Seasons
🎬 32 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
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.
Seasons
Season 1
A widow being terrorized by a real-estate developer trying to force her out of her home.
Season 2
Sergeant Glenn Olsen who's accused of knocking down a pregnant woman and causing her to have a miscarriage, is suspended and his partner begins a personal crusade to clear his friend's name.
Directed by Peter Carter
starring
Donnelly Rhodes and Jonathan Welsh
Guest stars
Sean McCann
Season 3
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
Season 4
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.
Network
CBC Television
Keywords
communitypolicestrikebreakerscrimecanadian