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COLLECTION · Series · 1998

Made in Canada

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.

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* 6.0 (4)Comedy
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Studios
CBC Television
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
05/10/1998
Score
6.0 / 10 (4)

Awards and nominations

  • Best Comedy Program or Series
  • Best Writing in a Series
  • Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
  • Best Direction in a Series
  • episode "Best Seller"
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
6 episodes · 1998
Pawn to King Four
Episode 1. Pawn to King Four
1998-10-05 · 30 min

Canadian television production company Pyramid is hosting a party to celebrate 45 episodes of its popular ""Sword of Damacles"" and the announcement of 20 more shows. The problem is however that the star of Damacles doesn't want to sign…

Dining Out
Episode 2. Dining Out
1998-10-12 · 30 min

Richard settling in to his new job at Pyramid sets his sights on his new threat, Lisa. At the same time Alan promotes Victor and makes him the new head of all departments. A job previously performed by Veronica. Veronica gives a…

A Death in the Family
Episode 3. A Death in the Family
1998-10-19 · 30 min

Walter Franklin Sr, the star of Beaver Creek dies during hair transplant surgery in Mexico, after Richard suggests he could save money by having it done there as opposed to the States. Pyramid's stock price plummets on the news as the…

Second in Command
Episode 4. Second in Command
1998-10-26 · 30 min

Victor'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…

The Mill Show
Episode 5. The Mill Show
1998-11-02 · 30 min

Richard is taken off the cop show project and is given a "mill show" (a cheap daily assembly line-type show) to produce.

Gemini Night
Episode 6. Gemini Night
1998-11-09 · 30 min

Alan 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…

Season 2
13 episodes · 1999
Merger
Episode 1. Merger
1999-10-04 · 30 min

Richard is miserable as the new production head for Prodigy's Captain Magee show after being fired from Pyramid for having sex with Siobahan on the boardroom desk. Alan is at a health spa having recently undergone minor surgery and now…

New Office
Episode 2. New Office
1999-10-11 · 30 min

Pyramid Prodigy is having growing pains, Alan rents the bar down the street to hold a private party for the staff that he has just given the day off. They run a video tape of Alan who proceeds to basically fire the whole company. What…

Damacles Directs
Episode 3. Damacles Directs
1999-10-18 · 30 min

Michael Rushton, star of Damacles wants to direct, the staff doesn't want him to. Unfortunately they have no choice as its in his contract. At the same time Siobahan wants to spread her wings and try something other than Beaver Creek…

Buy the Book
Episode 4. Buy the Book
1999-10-25 · 30 min

Beaver Creek receives an award from a right wing advocacy group for its family positive message. Of course, the whole thing blows up in their face when the Pastor and Blacksmith announce they are marching in the Gay Pride parade in…

For the Children
Episode 5. For the Children
1999-11-01 · 30 min

Captain McGee, star of the company’s acquired children’s show is found out to be a wife swapper with his girlfriend while a German executive is given the cold shoulder as Pyramid employees try to sell him Beaver Creek as being “young and…

It's a Science
Episode 6. It's a Science
1999-11-08 · 30 min

An old business associate of Alan (Murray) returns after joining a cult known as Spirentology claiming he created ""The Sword of Damacles"". The cult demands Alan pay them for using the show. Alan sends Victor to join the cult in order…

Diva
Episode 7. Diva
1999-11-15 · 30 min

Beaver Creek during sweeps week is 'lucky' enough to land aging fading star Dian Del Largo. The actress writes a new deffintion for high maintence after she fires the director, and demands Lisa play the part of Director. After a mixup…

Connect the Dots
Episode 8. Connect the Dots
1999-11-22 · 30 min

Alan is thrilled with a new management book he has found and is becoming obsessed with the idea of connecting nine dots with four straight lines (without any of the lines crossing) He instructs Richard to find a way to make Beaver Creek…

Life in the Woods
Episode 9. Life in the Woods
1999-11-29 · 30 min

Alan decides Beaver Creek sucks after watching one of the episodes against the advice of everyone and fires the entire staff. He puts Victor in charge of directing, Veronica in charge of the budget, and Richard in charge of making sure…

The Christmas Show
Episode 10. The Christmas Show
1999-12-06 · 30 min

Alan's in a bad mood, so he cancels Christmas. The staff rebels against the idea and faxes a copy of the memo to the newspaper earning Alan the name ""The Grinch"". He decides to rectify the situation by donating the normal Christmas…

Girls Night Out
Episode 11. Girls Night Out
2000-01-10 · 30 min

Fed Up with being ignored Veronica lets the entire staff have the day off and takes Wanda and Lisa out to lunch leaving the men alone to panic over the question to the German taxes. The trio tear the office apart looking for the files.…

Creative Deadline
Episode 12. Creative Deadline
2000-01-17 · 30 min

A hard hitting journalist wants to do a piece on Pyramid. The group is nervous since she tends to expose all of the dirty little secrets within a company, and within Pyramid, there are plenty. Richard coaches the group in an effort to…

NATPE
Episode 13. NATPE
2000-01-24 · 30 min

Alan discovers the healing power of magnets and orders everyone to begin wearing them in their shoes as they prepare for the big television convention NATPE. They Pyramid gang begins working on a new 13 minute daily news show that will…

Season 3
13 episodes · 2000
Richard Returns
Episode 1. Richard Returns
2000-10-16 · 30 min

Richard is still trapped in Bogota working at one of Moses' new stations. The Industry Leader is still mad over the scam he pulled in the previous season finale. Moses sends Richard out into the Jungle by helicopter and the chopper is…

Damacles... What a Doll
Episode 2. Damacles... What a Doll
2000-10-23 · 30 min

Alan sends Victor to the Camans to deposit some money he ‘borrowed' from the company. Alan is speaking in Australia about how he ‘saved' the show. Damacles has taken on a far more, homoerotic undertone now that Richard has added a…

Beaver Creek - The Movie
Episode 3. Beaver Creek - The Movie
2000-11-06 · 30 min

Pyramid wants to make a new Beaver Creek movie using the original star, Mandy who's not thrilled with the prospect of returning since she accuses Pyramid of stealing her chidlhood. Alan has a new theory on successful television series.…

Ohm Dot Com
Episode 4. Ohm Dot Com
2000-11-13 · 30 min

Contrary to popular opinion, Alan sees no future for the Internet. Richard and Veronica dabble in a little insider trading after Pyramid is approached for their content by a happening Internet company. Meanwhile, Victor hits the rave…

Wrongly Convicted
Episode 5. Wrongly Convicted
2000-11-20 · 30 min

Wrongly imprisoned Dean Sutherland attempts to sell his story to Pyramid as a movie of the week. Alan, however has reservations as he does not trust the DNA evidence that freed him and points the finger at Sutherland when his new Palm…

Alan's Diet
Episode 6. Alan's Diet
2001-01-08 · 30 min

The staff are anything but happy when Alan starts a protein diet as a New Year's Resolution and bans coffee and vegetables in the office. The staff secretly start a coffee house in Richard and Victor's office. Alan eventually makes a…

Teamwork
Episode 7. Teamwork
2001-01-15 · 30 min

Alan has a nightmare about someone smashing a pyramid with a hammer in the company boardroom. He charges Veronica with organising a team building weekend. The entire office however is completely apathetic to the idea including Alan, who…

Happiest Girl in the World
Episode 8. Happiest Girl in the World
2001-01-22 · 30 min

Alan orders Richard and Veronica to create a new kids show, a task they really don't want. Wanda overhears them talking about the project and asks to join in. Siobahan returns from an evening party accompanied by Victor to announce she…

Beaver Creek: Live
Episode 9. Beaver Creek: Live
2001-01-29 · 30 min

The network has three words to describe the 150th episode of Beaver Creek. ""I Hate It!"" After taking a major advance to produce a special Beaver Creek the team has to scramble to come up with a new way to make the network happy, and…

Arcadia 3000
Episode 10. Arcadia 3000
2001-02-05 · 30 min

Victor is all Gung-Ho about his new Arcardia 3000 demo, which is basically Noah's Ark in space. Alan orders him to stop bothering him about it as he is too busy preparing for the DVD release of Prom Night at Horny High. Alan reflects…

Husband & Wife
Episode 11. Husband & Wife
2001-02-12 · 30 min

Alan is concerned with morale at Pyramid and so he hires William and Susan Doyle to produce a video to boost morale. He instructs them not to tell Veronica, Richard or Victor what they are doing as it will only arouse their suspicions.…

Alan's Ex
Episode 12. Alan's Ex
2001-02-19 · 30 min

Morale is down on the set of Beaver Creek. Siobahan wants a better story to showcase her ‘talent' and so the sacred trio of Victor, Veronica, and Richard come up with a story about a near death experience to help her. Before they can…

Goodbye
Episode 13. Goodbye
2001-02-26 · 30 min

Alan decides to kill off the entire cast of Beaver Creek in the final episode, leading everybody on the Pyramid staff to imagine their own eventual deaths. Richard gets hired out to the mayor's office to produce a campaign ad.

Season 4
16 episodes · 2001
The Pitch
Episode 1. The Pitch
2001-10-12 · 30 min

Richard's latest pilot is a disaster. Victor lords it over him as they enter a meeting with Alan. Alan decides to bring in a creative team known as ""The Two Daves"" When they arrive however, they're on Dave short. Dave has a great…

Trojan Horse
Episode 2. Trojan Horse
2001-10-19 · 30 min

Eliza, who is Network Brian's daughter, is at the office on a school work study. Alan gets asked by Network Brian to keep Richard and Victor away from her, and he tells the to go away, but not too far. Victor takes Richard to an empty…

Roomies
Episode 3. Roomies
2001-10-26 · 30 min

In an attempt to be sure the reality show ""Roomies"" dosen't get canceled, Alan makes sweeping changes, including the eventual firing of the actual 'roomies' in favor of Veronica, Victor, and Alan himself. Of course the network cancels…

Office Rumours
Episode 4. Office Rumours
2001-11-02 · 30 min

Veronica complains to Alan about the feeling of a posionous work envrionment, as well as how babyish the Beaver Creek actors have been lately. Wanda suggests Veronica get child care books to help her deal with the actors, which sparks…

Corporate Retreat
Episode 5. Corporate Retreat
2001-11-09 · 30 min

Alan hears of a great team building retreat through Moses Znaimer. Without knowing anything about it Alan signs up the office staff to attend. When they get there they discover a Facillitator who won't let them leave. All of his…

Everyone's a Critic
Episode 6. Everyone's a Critic
2001-11-16 · 30 min

A series of bad reviews come in for some of Alan's shows that get him very upset. Meanwhile, Wanda's cat needs an operation and the crew don't seem to care. Wanda, upset by their lack of care sets Alan on all of them by constantly…

Beaver Creek Commercials
Episode 7. Beaver Creek Commercials
2001-11-23 · 30 min

An aging US star seeking a comeback is set to appear on Beaver Creek. She arrives late to set, complaining of the baggage handler strike going on at the air port. She begins to push her ultra conservative agenda, arguing everything from…

Creative Bookkeeping
Episode 8. Creative Bookkeeping
2001-11-30 · 30 min

Pyramid's CFO dies and Richard helps to replace him with his old stock broker from Ohm Dot Com. He hopes that he will be able to control him, but things get out of hand when he begins dating Veronica and questioning Richard's bizzare…

Tax Audit
Episode 9. Tax Audit
2001-12-07 · 30 min

Wanda, worried about a Tax Audit demanding money for $75,000 in stock divedends is disheartened to learn that the gang won't help her. When they realise why she is being audited they all try and suck up to her to find out how she makes…

Alan's Brother
Episode 10. Alan's Brother
2002-01-11 · 30 min

A man shows up at Pyramid claiming to be Alan's brother. It turns out that Alan has had had a brother who has been living in a mental hospital for the last twenty six years. Frank who seems to want to do no harm, other than annoy Alan…

Book of Damacles
Episode 11. Book of Damacles
2002-01-25 · 30 min

Alan decides to cash in on Damacles' popularity in Germany and asks Michael Rushton (Damacles) to write a book based on the philosophy of Damacles. Unfortunately, after weeks of work all he has come up with is a title. Alan charges…

Veronica's Friend
Episode 12. Veronica's Friend
2002-02-01 · 30 min

Veronica's friend from when she was in high school comes to visit. Back then she was a poor nobody, but now she comes complete with fur coats and a snobby euro-accent as well as a shady past where she may have killed her two former rich…

Just Another Week
Episode 13. Just Another Week
2002-03-01 · 30 min

Alan discovers his senior staff are all giving seminars at the Toronto Film Institute and becomes jealous. When he tries however to get himself admitted as a speaker they reject him. In order to appease Alan the group convinces the TFI…

The War of 1812
Episode 14. The War of 1812
2002-03-08 · 30 min

A brash and irritating American Network exec comes to Pyramid to discuss their new joint project ""The War of 1812"" The exec has problems with everything including the food, the water, and the fact that the Americans lost the war. She…

Damacles, Time Traveler
Episode 15. Damacles, Time Traveler
2002-03-15 · 30 min

This episode blended a clever behind the scenes look at Damacles with the real goings on with the show. Richard, in an attempt to save money has a historical monument moved and in turn gets the entire production thrown out of its…

Wrap Party
Episode 16. Wrap Party
2002-03-22 · 30 min

Alan deceides the Beaver Creek Wrap Party is too too expensive, and has it relocated to the office. Blind Jimmy brings some pretty good pot and the entire group get very high. During the party someone rips off all of the office…

Season 5
17 episodes · 2003
Episode 1. Private Sector
2003-01-10 · 30 min

Richard, Veronica, and Victor have a hard time accepting their new producer.

Episode 2. Best Seller
2003-01-10 · 30 min

Alan tries to find out why a best-selling author turned down his job offer.

Episode 3. Acquisitions
2003-01-17 · 30 min

Alan becomes obsessed with starting a new digital specialty channel. When it becomes clear it will be too expensive to do so he buys one by assuming its massive debtload. The gang discovers the channel litterally has zero viewers, and…

Episode 4. People of the Fish
2003-01-24 · 30 min

Deon returns from LA to work on a new mini series based on a famous book. She decides she loves Canada so much that she wants to move here. Richard and Veronica are so annoyed by her that they decide to expose her to the dark side of…

Episode 5. Babes with Blades
2003-01-31 · 30 min

Alan is intent on cashing in on the success of ""Men With Brooms"" by creating a story about a womens hockey team that Richard names ""Babes With Blades"". Veronica is put in charge of the project, but Alan doesn't like it, so the men…

Episode 6. The Skateboard Show
2003-02-07 · 30 min

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Episode 7. Beaver Creek Valentine
2003-02-14 · 30 min

Beaver Creek's new Christmas episode is re-scheduled to February forcing a quick re-write by Richard & Veronica to make it about Valentines Day they do so by ""find & replacing"" Christmas with Valentines to avoid any actual work. When…

Episode 8. Office Flu
2003-02-21 · 30 min

Pyramid is nominated for a prestious Swedish award, the fianl application is due at the end of the day, and Richard is in charge of faxing in the application. Alan is feeling under the weather, so he decides to shred old scripts, and…

Episode 9. Alan's New Studio
2003-02-28 · 30 min

Richard supervises an interior designer who is redecorating the Pyramid offices; Victor has his eye on a new studio he wants Pyramid to buy.

Episode 10. Victor's Dating Show
2003-03-07 · 30 min

Victor runs into a number of problems while producing a dating show for Pyramid, including a difficult show runner.

Episode 11. Bio-Pic
2003-03-14 · 30 min

Alan pressures Victor into ensuring a Pyramid staffer gets a coveted Leaf of Fame award when Victor is chosen to sit on the awards committee.

Episode 12. Dock Cops
2003-03-21 · 30 min

Alan decides to stop making episodes of Dock Cops, one of Pyramid's most popular shows. The gang eventually persuade him to change his mind, but he wants to make dramamtic ""improvements"", that include introducing a female cop to the…

Episode 13. Beaver Creek Jumps the Shark
2003-05-30 · 30 min

Beaver Creek reaches a point in its run whereas it can only go downhill from there. Victor, Richard and Veronica remember the point in time that their lives ""Jumped the Shark"".

Episode 14. Richard's Brother
2003-05-30 · 30 min

Victor hires Richard's brother (Scott Thompson) to host Pyramid's new kids' show to help boost ratings, much to Richard's chagrin.

Episode 15. Requiem for Beaver Creek
2003-06-06 · 30 min

The Network decides its time to cancel Beaver Creek. Alan flips out and orders Veronica to organize a rally of disgruntled Beaver Creek fans, of whom there are less than ten. He also has Richard lock up all of the principal actors in…

Episode 16. Producer's Cut
2003-06-13 · 30 min

Alan discovers a show called Producer's Cut, a Canadian program that lampoons the television production business, and Alan feels its based on him. He decides to fire Wanda and has her planted at the production company that is producing…

Episode 17. The Last Show
2003-06-20 · 30 min

Alan secretely sells the company to a dairy farmer. After promising nothing will change Veronica and Richard are offered severance packages to quit, Alan is fired, and Victor is made CEO of Pyramid. Wanda is the only person who will…

Cast by season
Peter Keleghan
Peter Keleghan
Alan Roy
Dan Lett
Dan Lett
Victor Sela
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Leah Pinsent
Veronica Miller
Rick Mercer
Rick Mercer
Richard Strong
Jackie Torrens
Jackie Torrens
Janet Kidder
Janet Kidder
Ron James
Ron James
Raymond Drodge
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