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Bomb Girls

New tonight: Bomb Girls premiere on Global – “Jumping Tracks”

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Starring Meg Tilly (Agnes of God), Jodi Balfour (The Sinking of the Laconia), Charlotte Hegele (Murdoch Mysteries), Ali Liebert (Hellcats), Anastasia Philips (Skins), and Antonio Cupo (L’Ombra del destino)

Bomb Girls tells the remarkable stories of women from all walks of life, who risked everything to build bombs for the Allied Forces fighting on the European front. In the first episode, rich-girl Gladys Witham (Jodi Balfour) takes an office job at Victory Munitions and discovers a new world and a fascinating sisterhood.

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Arctic Air

Arctic Air, The Firm, Redemption Inc. among mid-season offerings

From Murtz Jaffer of Toro:

  • Must-see Mid-season TV?
    In Redemption Inc., O’Leary gives 10 ex-cons a chance to set up their own business and over the course of the eight episodes, one participant will win $100,000 to get his dream started. The twist is that at the end of every task, the weakest competitor is given the choice to either take an exit package or stay on the show to win the whole thing. Is it a Canadian Apprentice? Perhaps. But it could also be better. (January 9, CBC, 9 p.m.) Read more.
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Mr. D “the release that’s under-the-radar, but deserves big hype”

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • 2012 on the tube: TV lookahead
    Mr. D (CBC, starts Jan. 9) is dopey, deadpan and quietly hilarious. Comedian – and former high-school teacher – Gerry Dee stars as a seriously underqualified but ambitious teacher stumbling through classes and school politics. It’s rare for a Canadian standup comedian to get a sitcom vehicle, and in this instance it works. Read more.
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Gerry Dee goes from real to fictional teacher with Mr. D

From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:

  • Gerry Dee reprises teacher role
    Canadian comedian Gerry Dee has turned his former life as a teacher into a sitcom about a teacher, and the odd thing is, it was his plan all along. “It always was my approach when I started in standup, from day one, to take my life as a teacher and make it into a sitcom,” said Dee, whose new show – aptly titled Mr. D – debuts Monday, Jan. 9 on CBC. Read more.

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