Up at Ours

{{Short description|Canadian television comedy-drama series}} '''''Up at Ours''''' is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which aired in 1980 on CBC Television.<ref>Rick Groen, "Comedy-drama triumphs with rare charm and wit". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 3, 1980.</ref> The series starred Mary Walsh as Mrs. Ball, the owner of a boarding house in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which served as a frame for an anthology of comedic and dramatic stories involving various temporary guests or permanent residents of the house.<ref>"CBC offers alternate programming". ''Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune'', September 15, 1980.</ref>

The cast also included Gordon Pinsent, Janis Spence, Ray Guy, Kevin Noble, Rick Boland and Brian Downey.<ref>"Seven new Canadian series on CBC". ''Owen Sound Sun-Times'', July 4, 1980.</ref> The series was created by Pinsent.<ref>Barbara Yaffe, "The real Newfie joke". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 21, 1980.</ref>

Twelve episodes of the series were produced.<ref>Chris Cobb, "New TV season — a $130 million bumper crop". ''Ottawa Citizen'', September 13, 1980.</ref>

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Category:1980 Canadian television series debuts Category:1981 Canadian television series endings Category:1980s Canadian comedy-drama television series Category:CBC Television original programming Category:Television shows set in Newfoundland and Labrador Category:Culture of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador