McQueen (TV series)


McQueen was a Canadian drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1969 to 1970.

Premise

The plot features newspaper columnist McQueen whose The Actioneer feature exposed fraud artists and dubious businesses. He was assisted by Denise and Natasha.
The pilot episode, "There's a Car Upside-Down on My Lawn", concerned the disposition of an abandoned vehicle. The episode won two Canadian Film Awards in 1969, for Best Director and Best Actress in a Non-Feature.
Jenny was featured in two episodes as an employee of McQueen's newspaper. In one episode, she helped expose a scam at a talent agency while in the other she sought McQueen's help for a Vietnam draft evader she was dating.
The series was inspired by Frank Drea's Action Line column of the Toronto Telegram, whose newsroom was used to film scenes for the series.
Guest actors during the series included Ruth Springford, Austin Willis and Louis Zorich.

Scheduling

McQueen was broadcast on Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. from 23 September 1969 until 18 September 1970.