Sidestreet — Season 1, Episode 5: Rape
Drama • 60 min • 4 seasons, 32 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About Sidestreet
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.