A Gift to Last
| A Gift To Last | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Peter Wildeblood |
| Starring | Gordon Pinsent |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 23 (including christmas special) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC |
| Original release | December 19, 1976 – December 16, 1979 |
A Gift to Last is a CBC Television Christmas special broadcast in 1976, a subsequent family drama series that ran from 1978–1979, and a stage play based on the pilot episode.
In both the special and series, Gordon Pinsent portrayed North-West Mounted Police officer Sgt Edgar Sturgess.
Christmas Special
Melvyn Douglas was cast as the senior Clement Sturgess, a nephew of Sgt Edgar Sturgess. The special dramatises Clement's Christmas memories of his life around the year 1900. Mark Polley, the brother of Sarah Polley, was cast in the role of the young Clement.
Series
The series was set during 1899-1905, around the time of the Second Boer War.
Stage Play
The pilot Christmas episode of A Gift to Last was adapted for the stage by Walter Learning and Alden Nowlan. The play has become a perennial Canadian Christmas favourite in regional theatres across the country.
External links
- Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series (A Gift to Last archived listing link via archive.org)
- A Gift to Last (Christmas special) at the Internet Movie Database
- A Gift to Last (series) at the Internet Movie Database