About this season
For the Record, an anthology of 60-to-90-minute dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.
Episodes (6)
1. Maria
Aired 9 January 1977 • 90 min
Outraged by the insults to her mother, Maria decides to organize a union for the immigrant women she and her mother work with in a Toronto sweat shop.
2. Someday Soon
Aired 16 January 1977 • 90 min
After a contaminated water from North Dakota sweeps across the Canadian prairies, a group of Manitoba farmers plan an invasion of the USA.
3. Dreamspeaker
Aired 23 January 1977 • 90 min
A troubled young man ends up committing suicide in an institution.
4. Hank
Aired 30 January 1977 • 90 min
Hank is a kind man who owns a produce stand. A ruthless company and union try to take his business.
5. Ada
Aired 6 February 1977 • 90 min
Ada was brilliant and crazy before her lobotomy. Afterwards, she becomes stupid and easily controlled. A friend on the inside tries to help her recall her former self.
6. The Tar Sands
Aired 12 September 1977 • 90 min
A look at a clash between politicians and the oil industry.