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New tonight: Flashpoint on CTV – “The Farm”

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A desperate woman, Rachel (Gina Holden, HARPER’S ISLAND) attempts to hold up a gas station. But the robbery goes wrong and hostages are taken. The SRU is called in and discovers that Rachel is on the run from a cult compound called “The Farm”. Rachel believes that her husband, the cult’s leader Charles (John Pyper-Ferfuson, BROTHERS & SISTERS), has lost his grip on reality and has become dangerous. Ed (Hugh Dillon) and Jules (Amy Jo Johnson) are sent to investigate. When Ed discovers signs of an imminent mass homicide, he is taken hostage. The SRU surrounds the cult compound, racing against time to free Ed and rescue all the cult members from a fiery end.

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New tonight: The Ron James Show on CBC with Eric Peterson, Deb McGrath, Gordon Pinsent

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From a media release:

CANADIAN COMEDIC LEGENDS ERIC PETERSON AND DEB MCGRATH GUEST STAR ON THE RON JAMES SHOW

This week on THE RON JAMES SHOW – Gemini Award-winner Eric Peterson (Corner Gas), Gemini Award-nominee Deb McGrath (Little Mosque on the Prairie) and the voice of television icon Gordon Pinsent. THE RON JAMES SHOW airs Fridays at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV.

This episode, Ron overcomes a miscommunication with his elderly Dad, discovers nothing comes for free in love and marriage, and passes the torch of environmental responsibility over to his slacker son. Also, Lil Ronnie James discovers a surefire way to get the backyard pool all to himself.

THE RON JAMES SHOW showcases the talents of renowned and much-beloved comedian Ron James, and his poetically charged observations about surviving life in the modern world. Anchored by James’ hilarious and razor-sharp standup comedy, the show features an eclectic mix of in-studio sketches, field sketches and a weekly installment of L’il Ronnie, an animated look at James’ early childhood in Cape Breton.

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