- 49th & Main
"49th & Main" is a
CBC Television soap opera . It premiered onJuly 18 ,2006 at 2:30 P.M. (3:00 P.M. in Newfoundland), and ran for 6 episodes on a Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday scheduling setup, with the final episode having aired onJuly 27 .The series is set in the Punjabi Market district of
Vancouver ,British Columbia . Much likeITV 's "Coronation Street ", "49th & Main" focuses on the interactions of the businesspeople, merchants and residents of the multicultural area. In particular, the series revolves around Dr. Cedric Ferreira, aKenya n-bornIndia n with an English upbringing, who decides to bring his young son toCanada and start a medical practice.The cast of "49th & Main" includes
Cedric de Souza (in the role of Dr. Ferreira), as well asRekha Sharma ,Agam Darshi ,Brandon Jay McLaren andWilliam B. Davis . Davis is also the co-writer of the first six episodes and directed three of them, with the other three directed byTom Braidwood . The six episodes were taped in Vancouver in March and April 2006, and an initial pilot was shot in early 2005. Executive Producers of the series are William Wallace Gray and William B. Davis. Creators are Barbara Ellison & William B. Davis."49th & Main" is one of two CBC daytime dramas scheduled for 6-episode runs in July with the potential of a future order from the CBC for a full-scale on-going series. The other one was "North/South", which premiered on
July 4 in the 2:30 P.M. timeslot.Episodes
All episodes of "49th & Main" are titled after famous books.
#Brave New World (
July 18 ,2006 )
#Look Homeward, Angel (July 19 ,2006 )
#Beautiful Losers (July 20 ,2006 )
#East of Eden (July 25 ,2006 )
#In the Heat of the Night (July 26 ,2006 )
#Tigers and Traitors (July 27 ,2006 )External links
*imdb title|id=0807772|title=49th & Main
* [http://www.williambdavisproductions.com/prod_49_main.html Official production website]
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