Tag Archives: Durham County

In the news: Lucky Helene Joy

From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

  • Call her Lucky Joy
    ” Murdoch Mysteries got the most Gemini award nominations this year with 14. Durham County got 13. And Helene Joy stars in both shows. ‘My friends in Australia call me Lucky Joy — I guess I’m getting what they mean,’ said Joy, a native of Australia. Joy also received a Gemini nomination for best actress in a drama for her work on Durham County.” Read more.
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The 23rd Annual Gemini Awards Nominees Announced

From a media release:

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the nominations for the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards, recognizing the year’s best in Canadian English-language television. The Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala will be presented in Toronto, ON at the John Bassett Theatre on Friday, November 28, 2008. Canwest Broadcasting joins the Academy in celebrating this year’s exceptional achievements, airing the Gemini Awards Broadcast Gala on E! Network and Showcase at 9 pm ET.

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In the news: Shopping with Helene Joy of Murdoch Mysteries, Durham County, MVP

From Rita Zekas of the Toronto Star:

  • Talent for power tools, power roles
    “Nellie McClung existed in the same time, in 1890, that my (Murdoch Mysteries) character did. I am intrigued with women of that time who had more open minds than some women in our time. Look at what’s happened today – brainless body-obsessed Pussycat Dolls – and it sickens me. We’ve come so far and we’re going there?” Read more.
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In the news: The summer of Hugh Dillon

From Brian Gorman of the Brantford Expositor:

  • Hugh Dillon’s U. S. move helps conquer Canadian media
    “This has been the summer of Hugh Dillon on Canadian television. First, through the late spring and early summer, the Global Television Network was running Durham County, a very dark, very highly praised series about death and dysfunction in the suburbs, which starred Dillon as a troubled police detective.” Read more.
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