Made in Canada
Season 1
Made in Canada is a Canadian television situation comedy which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2003. Rick Mercer co-created the program and starred as mercenary TV producer Richard Strong.
In the United States, France, Australia and Latin America, the show was syndicated as The Industry. It was produced using a single camera setup.
In the United States, France, Australia and Latin America, the show was syndicated as The Industry. It was produced using a single camera setup.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
- Pawn to King Four
E1Pawn to King FourPyramid Productions lets the bubbly flow, for they have just ordered more episodes of "The Sword of Damacles." But Richard Strong won't be happy until his fortunes change and he can become something more than just a lowly script reader at Pyramid. While Richard plots, Pyramid President Alan Roy and Senior Production Advisor Veronica Miller try to soothe the damaged ego of the "Damacles" star. - Dining Out
E2Dining OutPresident Alan Roy plans to reorganize Pyramid Productions by putting Victor Sela in charge of both film and television divisions. This is bad news for new Head of Television Richard Strong or for Senior Production Advisor Veronica Miller. Office politics makes very strange bedfellows. - Second in Command
E4Second in CommandVictor's movie is not going well. Their star ""Jeremy Black"" is flying off the handle at everything, putting the entire movie into jeopardy. Veronica fires the Vice President of Film Production so that they have a 'fall guy' for the problems on the film. Richard is instructed to hire a new Vice President of Television Development. He hires a non threatening idiot with no education or ambition to fill the post. Alan calls in from LA and asks Richard to start creating a new show about undercover cops that work in prisons to fight organised crime. Alan has an in with the President of NBC's new President of Program Development who loves the idea. Richard works all night on the idea quietly but the information is leaked to a VP at NBC, threatning the project. Richard heads to LA to try and throw off the young exec with a misinformation campaing. The young exec tells him Victor tipped him off to the show. Richard calls someone back home and arranges to have Jeremy Black mugged, and ha - The Mill Show
E5The Mill ShowCompany President Alan Roy dispatches his secretary, Wanda, to Buffalo to buy a new not-yet-released drug. Richard Strong is yanked from the US network cop series and is saddled with a "mill show." At the same time, Richard and Veronica are determined to crank out 52 shows in four languages, despite having no budget and no concepts. - Gemini Night
E6Gemini NightAlan Roy receives word that he is to receive the Sully (Lifetime Achievment Award) at this years Gemini Awards. He has Richard force the Gemini Producers move his acceptance to a television night from an Industry night, and hires a writer to write his acceptance speech. Six weeks later he is still unable to settle on a speech. Before the group can leave he is struck in the face by Damacles and is forced to stay behind. The group sets out to look for Richard who has excused himself to the boardroom with Siobahan where they are caught having sex on the boardroom table. Raymond, Richard's brother in law, is brought back to Pyramid at Siobahan's urging as she wants a role in his new show.
