MacNeill s character Sam is rule-abiding, optimistic, over-achieving. one might even call her annoying. I am that character that over-shares that talks a lot, and that is all about law and order, says MacNeill. [Sam Wazowski] loves a five point plan. She likes people to be on time. She loves a pantsuit. She loves a sturdy shoe, she adds.
As a single mother of a 17-year-old-son who is growing up and away from her, Detective Sam Wazowski finds herself coping with increasing loneliness through chronic online dating.(CBC)
For the lonely, divorced single mother, work is the one thing Sam s got under control until she s forced to work with her department s finest from the Drug Squad, Kelly Duff. Radical differences aside, Sam s unlikely friendship with Kelly may be exactly what she needs to help her find a balance between her professional ambitions and disastrous personal life.
On
Orange Is the New Black, Adrienne C. Moore played Cindy, an Afro-puff-wearing inmate who was always up for a good time. Now, in CBC’s new
Pretty Hard Cases, Moore’s character is on the other side of the criminal justice system: She plays Kelly, one half of a pair of police detectives, alongside
Baroness Von Sketch alum Meredith MacNeill
How did an American actor end up starring in a new Canadian series?
I don’t think I even paid attention to the fact that the show was a CBC show. I just read the script and it was like, “hey, this is interesting.” I thought the character was something I could sink my teeth into. I like the balance of comedy and drama. Coming from a show like
Victoria Ahearn
Bridgette Murphy, 2nd Assistant, B Camera slates the next scene on location in Toronto for production of the third season of Coroner in this undated handout photo. While some shows affected by pandemic lockdowns last March were able to resume production in the summer and air in the fall, many were held up by restrictions, a lack of COVID-19 insurance, and the development of expensive and extensive health and safety protocols with officials and unions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - CBC, Ramona Diaconescu January 26, 2021 - 1:00 AM
TORONTO - The pandemic has its prints all over Canada s winter TV season.
It was nail-biting but we did it : Canadian shows didn t let COVID derail production
by Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Posted Jan 26, 2021 4:00 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 26, 2021 at 4:14 am EDT
Bridgette Murphy, 2nd Assistant, B Camera slates the next scene on location in Toronto for production of the third season of Coroner in this undated handout photo. While some shows affected by pandemic lockdowns last March were able to resume production in the summer and air in the fall, many were held up by restrictions, a lack of COVID-19 insurance, and the development of expensive and extensive health and safety protocols with officials and unions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - CBC, Ramona Diaconescu
Published Tuesday, January 26, 2021 7:48AM EST TORONTO The pandemic has its prints all over Canada s winter TV season. While some shows affected by lockdowns last March were able to resume production in the summer and air in the fall, many were held up by restrictions, a lack of COVID-19 insurance, and the development of expensive health and safety protocols with officials and unions. The result is a January and February slate packed with new programming shot over the past few months with much testing, distancing, sanitization and personal protective equipment. The Canadian Press spoke with talent behind some Canadian shows about production challenges, and how positive cases were dealt with on set.