Drama
Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.
Top-rated
Sun,
14 Sep, 1975
S1.E1The Hold Out
A widow being terrorized by a real-estate developer trying to force her out of her home.
Top-rated
Sun,
21 Sep, 1975
S1.E2The Money-Go-Round
A young man turns to crime to pay off inherited debts to a loan shark. Extortion and purse snatching by a bicycling thief heat things up and community service cops Alex Woodward and Johnny Dias move quickly to defuse a dangerous situation.
Donnelly Rhodes
Nick Raitt, old cop (1976-78)
Jonathan Welsh
Glenn Olsen, young cop (1976-1978)
John Swindells
Inspector Ted Bowman (1976-78)
Michael Ayoub
Harvey Wasko (1976-78)
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