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For the Record is a drama TV series that premiered on Bloomberg Television on February 8, 1976. It has 10 seasons and 56 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 10 Episode 7 "Fred Quilt", aired on March 24, 1985.

For the Record, an anthology of 60-to-90-minute dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.

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Episodes

56 episodes · 10 seasons

Series 1

1976 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 50 years ago

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  1. E5

    5. What We Have Here Is a People Problem

    A stubborn farmer refuses to vacate his land, despite government orders.

  2. E4

    4. Kathy Karuks Is a Grizzly Bear

    Dramatization of the youngest swimmer to attempt to cross Lake Ontario.

  3. E3

    3. A Thousand Moons

    A look into the world of a Metis matriarch.

  4. E2

    2. A Nest of Shadows

    An unwed teenage mother is expecting her second child. Her lover, a struggling mechanic, promises they will soon be wed, yet a social worker attempts to save her from the brink of collapse.

  5. E1

    1. The Insurance Man from Ingersoll

    A look into government and union corruption.

Series 2

1977 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. The Tar Sands

    A look at a clash between politicians and the oil industry.

  2. E5

    5. Ada

    Ada was brilliant and crazy before her lobotomy. Afterwards, she becomes stupid and easily controlled. A friend on the inside tries to help her recall her former self.

  3. E4

    4. Hank

    Hank is a kind man who owns a produce stand. A ruthless company and union try to take his business.

  4. E3

    3. Dreamspeaker

    A troubled young man ends up committing suicide in an institution.

  5. E2

    2. Someday Soon

    After a contaminated water from North Dakota sweeps across the Canadian prairies, a group of Manitoba farmers plan an invasion of the USA.

  6. E1

    1. Maria

    Outraged by the insults to her mother, Maria decides to organize a union for the immigrant women she and her mother work with in a Toronto sweat shop.

Series 3

1978 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 47 years ago

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  1. For the Record S3 E4 still E4

    4. Seer Was Here

    Seer, a convict, brings understanding to his fellow inmates.

  2. E3

    3. Dying Hard

    The life and death of a Newfoundland town called St Lawrence.

  3. E2

    2. Scoop

    A ruthless journalist blackmails a member of Parliament.

  4. E1

    1. A Matter of Choice

    A woman is raped and must come to terms with a conviction against her rapist.

Series 4

1979 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 47 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. One of Our Own

    A look into Down's Syndrome.

  2. E5

    5. Every Person Is Guilty

    A man comes into possession of a secret document that puts him in peril.

  3. E4

    4. Certain Practices

    A star surgeon is caught using experimental techniques on his patients.

  4. E3

    3. Homecoming

    Lou Gagnon and Jenny are nomads. With their Metis friend, Marcel, they travel the rodeo circuit and the dust and the yells and the hardness are their companions. Then Lou, badly hungover, breaks his leg and is in hospital. Marcel, with a teenage girl to care for, takes her to an Indian reserve and Jenny, for the first time in her life, has roots.

  5. E2

    2. Don't Forget 'Je me Souviens'

    A French-English marriage in Montreal faces a crisis when the husband gets transferred to Toronto.

  6. E1

    1. Cementhead

    A pro-hockey wannabe has to deal with extreme on-ice violence.

Series 5

1980 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 46 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Welcome Stranger

  2. E5

    5. Lyon's Den

    A journalist crusading against crime learns that his own son is a vandal.

  3. E4

    4. A Question of the Sixth

  4. E3

    3. Maintain the Right

    An RCMP man must decide between his friend and his lying superiors.

  5. E2

    2. Harvest

  6. E1

    1. The Winnings of Frankie Walls

    An unskilled, unemployed labourer struggles to keep pace in an increasingly educated society.

Series 6

1981 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 45 years ago

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  1. E5

    5. Final Edition

  2. E4

    4. Cop

  3. E3

    3. The Running Man

    A middle-aged family man and high school teacher struggles in silence as he accepts the fact that he's gay.

  4. E2

    2. Snowbird

    A widowed senior defies her daughter's wishes, sells the family home and moves into a trailer park.

  5. E1

    1. A Far Cry from Home

Series 7

1982 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. Special Delivery

    A pregnant woman chooses a midwife assisted home birth before this practice was generally accepted.

  2. E6

    6. I'm Just a Kid

  3. E5

    5. Blind Faith

    A neglected wife finds solace in watching a televangelical preacher.

  4. E4

    4. Becoming Laura

  5. E3

    3. High Card

  6. E2

    2. By Reason of Insanity

    A young man uses an insanity plea to get off from a murder charge, but further details come to light in the aftermath.

  7. E1

    1. An Honorable Member

    A parliament back-bencher suddenly finds herself promoted to a position that causes her a moral dilemma.

Series 8

1983 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. Moving Targets

    An air traffic controller confronts his superiors about faulty radar equipment.

  2. E3

    3. Reasonable Force

    An actual story of racism against an East Indian family in BC.

  3. E2

    2. Out of Sight, Out of Mind

    An idealistic doctor tries to implement a new therapy for criminals.

  4. E1

    1. Ready for Slaughter

    A fourth generation farmer takes on the banks to save his farm.

Series 9

1984 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Hide & Seek

    A high school hacking genius breaks a computer code and unlocks a program that thinks for itself.

  2. E5

    5. A Change of Heart

  3. E4

    4. Rough Justice

    A young girl is raped, and then has to be interrogated at her assailant's trial. Her abuser evades justice, and she's left to deal with the painful aftermath.

  4. E3

    3. Slim Obsession

    An overweight woman suffers social pressure to be slimmer as society judges women by their looks. Dieting becomes an obsession as she fights to be accepted by all including her husband. Self worth is hard to come by.

  5. E2

    2. I Love a Man in Uniform

    A mean, small-town cop begins a relationship with a troubled teen.

  6. E1

    1. A Change of Heart

Series 10

1985 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. Fred Quilt

  2. E6

    6. Where the Heart Is

    A native woman divorces her white husband and learns that she has also lost her Rez status as well.

  3. E5

    5. The Exile

    Three generations of a Japanese Canadian family struggle with the emotional trauma inflicted by their internment in British Columbia camps during World War Two. Each generation has to come to terms with their family breakup.

  4. E4

    4. Tools of the Devil

  5. E3

    3. They're Drying Up the Streets

  6. E2

    2. The Front Line

    A young, idealistic priest, just released from a Central American prison, returns to Canada where he is assigned to a quiet town parish.

  7. E1

    1. The Boy Next Door

    A widow has to deal with her troubled son, who becomes a lawbreaker.

Cast & crew

  • Kenneth Welsh

    Kenneth Welsh

    Premier Lougheed

  • Heath Lamberts

    Heath Lamberts

    Alex Patterson

  • Mavor Moore

    Frank Spraggins

  • David Gardner

    Bob Ramsay

  • Colleen Collins

    Mrs. Webster

  • Chuck Shamata

    Chuck Shamata

    Ben Carfield

  • Jayne Eastwood

    Jayne Eastwood

  • Doug McGrath

    Doug McGrath

  • Ken Pogue

    Ken Pogue

  • Fiona Reid

    Fiona Reid

  • Martin Short

    Martin Short

  • Tom Butler

    Tom Butler

  • Michael Hogan

    Michael Hogan

  • Nicholas Campbell

    Nicholas Campbell

  • Colm Feore

    Colm Feore

  • Donnelly Rhodes

    Donnelly Rhodes

For the Record FAQ

Will there be new episodes of For the Record?

For the Record has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 24, 1985.

When did the latest episode of For the Record come out?

The most recent episode of For the Record, Season 10 Episode 7 "Fred Quilt", aired on March 24, 1985.

How many seasons of For the Record are there?

For the Record has 10 seasons with 56 episodes in total.

When did For the Record first air?

For the Record first aired on Bloomberg Television on February 8, 1976.

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