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*The City*
The City
Created by	Pierre Sarrazin; Suzette Couture
Starring	Torri Higginson; John Ralston
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	33
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	CTV
Release	March 7, 1999 –; 2000

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The City, also known as Deep in the City, is a Canadian television drama series, created by Pierre Sarrazin and Suzette Couture, which aired on CTV from 1999 to 2000.^[1]

Set in Toronto, the series starred Torri Higginson as Katharine Strachan Berg, a society wife who gave up her career in law after marrying wealthy real estate developer Jack Berg (John Ralston).^[1] When her son Strachan (Matthew Lemche) is injured in a shooting in the debut episode, she becomes motivated to return to public life by running for a seat on Toronto City Council, thus drawing her into contact with a diverse ensemble of characters representing many different aspects of the big city beyond the confines of her affluent Rosedale life.^[1] In the show's second season, she has been successfully elected to a council seat, and must navigate the internal workings of Toronto City Hall to advocate for change.^[2]

The series was essentially a prime time soap opera, although Sarrazin rejected that label because of its association with unrealistic and melodramatic plots, and instead compared the show's intentions to socially realistic antecedents such as The Bonfire of the Vanities, Upstairs, Downstairs and the novels of Victor Hugo.^[1]

The shooting of Strachan in the pilot was based on the real Just Desserts shooting of 1994.^[3] Mel Lastman, the real-life Mayor of Toronto at the time the series aired, made a cameo appearance in the second season as himself,^[4] and Toronto radio host "Humble" Howard Glassman was heard in numerous episodes as a radio personality voicing public commentary on events.^[5]

The series premiered in March 1999 with a 13-episode first season,^[6] and then returned in November 1999 with a 20-episode second season.^[7] It was not renewed for a third season.

Awards

The show received three Gemini Award nominations at the 14th Gemini Awards in 1999, for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Shawn Doyle, Michael Sarrazin) and Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Jan Rubeš).^[8] It won three awards at the 15th Gemini Awards in 2000, for Best Actress in a Drama Series (Higginson), Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Shannon Lawson) and Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Geordie Johnson);^[9] it was also nominated, but did not win, for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Sheila McCarthy) and Best Direction in a Drama Series (Jerry Ciccoritti).^[10]

Cast

Torri Higginson as Katharine Strachan Berg, a Rosedale lawyer
John Ralston as Jack Berg
Shannon Lawson as Marly Lamarr
Jody Racicot as St. Crispin St. James
Matthew Lemche as Strachan Berg
Michael Sarrazin as Milt
Aidan Devine as Father Shane Devlin
Robin Brûlé as Angie Hart
Shawn Doyle as Det. McKeigan
James Gallanders as Det. Croft
Arnold Pinnock as Tyrone Meeks
Noam Jenkins as Lance
Lorne Cardinal as Gabriel
Enuka Okuma as Kira

Episodes

Season one

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Joy Ride, Part 1"	Richard J. Lewis	Suzette Couture, Pierre Sarrazin	March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07)
2	"Joy Ride, Part 2"	Richard J. Lewis	Suzette Couture, Pierre Sarrazin	March 7, 1999 (1999-03-07)
3	"Fire in the Garden"	Randy Bradshaw	David Young	March 9, 1999 (1999-03-09)
4	"Confessions"	Randy Bradshaw	Maureen McKeon	March 16, 1999 (1999-03-16)
5	"Haunted"	Stephen Williams	Deborah Nathan	March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
6	"Departures"	Allan King	David Young	March 30, 1999 (1999-03-30)
7	"Surviving"	Allan King	Karen Walton	April 6, 1999 (1999-04-06)
8	"Obsessions"	John L'Ecuyer	Jeremy Hole	April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)
9	"Shadows"	John L'Ecuyer	Deborah Nathan	April 20, 1999 (1999-04-20)
10	"Blood Sports"	Bruce Pittman	Karen Walton	April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)
11	"Thicker Than Water"	Bruce Pittman	David Young	May 4, 1999 (1999-05-04)
12	"Deranged Marriages"	Stephen Williams	Karen Walton	May 11, 1999 (1999-05-11)
13	"It's Cold Out There"	Stephen Williams	Suzette Couture	May 18, 1999 (1999-05-18)

Season two

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	"Where the Bodies Are Buried"	Steve DiMarco	Tom Sheridan	November 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)
15	"Town Without Pity"	Jerry Ciccoritti	Tom Sheridan	December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03)
16	"Means to an End"	Allan King	Maureen McKeon	December 10, 1999 (1999-12-10)
17	"Dark Horses"	Jerry Ciccoritti	Karen Walton	December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)
18	"Point Counterpoint"	Clark Johnson	Jeremy Hole	January 14, 2000 (2000-01-14)
19	"Gorky Parkette"	Bruce McDonald	Tom Sheridan	January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21)
20	"Out of the Box"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 2000 (2000-02-11)
21	"The Good, the Bad and the Broke"	Unknown	Unknown	March 3, 2000 (2000-03-03)
22	"Hungry Hearts"	Michael Kennedy	Suzette Couture	March 17, 2000 (2000-03-17)
23	"Survival of the Fittest"	Milan Cheylov	Deborah Nathan	March 24, 2000 (2000-03-24)
24	"Bed Fellows"	Unknown	Unknown	April 14, 2000 (2000-04-14)
25	"My Brother's Keeper"	Unknown	Unknown	April 24, 2000 (2000-04-24)
26	"Motivation"	Holly Dale	Jeremy Hole	April 28, 2000 (2000-04-28)
27	"Free Fall"	Milan Cheylov	David Young	May 5, 2000 (2000-05-05)
28	"Swing Your Partner"	John L'Ecuyer	Graeme Manson	May 12, 2000 (2000-05-12)
29	"Points of Light"	Jerry Ciccoritti	Deborah Nathan	May 26, 2000 (2000-05-26)
30	"Blindside!"	John L'Ecuyer	Ann MacNaughton	June 2, 2000 (2000-06-02)
31	"Just Like Honey"	Bruce McDonald	Karen Walton	June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09)
32	"Sweet Cherub, Part 1"	John L'Ecuyer	Jeremy Hole	June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)
33	"Sweet Cherub, Part 2"	Steve DiMarco	Graeme Manson, Karen Walton	June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tony Atherton, "The City: just don't call it a soap opera: Sprawling series breaks rules for TV drama". Ottawa Citizen, March 6, 1999.
^ Dana Gee, "There are too many stories in The City". The Province, November 26, 1999.
^ John McKay, "Toronto co-stars in new TV drama". Canadian Press, March 4, 1999.
^ Sean Fitz-Gerald, "Lastman makes acting debut". Ottawa Citizen, February 5, 2000.
^ "Take a fun ride through The City". Toronto Star, March 5, 1999.
^ David Barber, "City folks: Torri Higginson has been dying for the chance to star in a series". The Globe and Mail, March 6, 1999.
^ "The City returns for second season". Welland Tribune, November 26, 1999.
^ "Major Gemini Awards nominations". Toronto Star, September 22, 1999.
^ "Da Vinci wins 'biggest award'". Peterborough Examiner, October 31, 2000.
^ "Gemini nominations". Toronto Star, October 29, 2000.

External links

The City at IMDb
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[atherton-1] Tony Atherton, "The City: just don't call it a soap opera: Sprawling series breaks rules for TV drama". Ottawa Citizen, March 6, 1999.

[2] Dana Gee, "There are too many stories in The City". The Province, November 26, 1999.

[3] John McKay, "Toronto co-stars in new TV drama". Canadian Press, March 4, 1999.

[4] Sean Fitz-Gerald, "Lastman makes acting debut". Ottawa Citizen, February 5, 2000.

[5] "Take a fun ride through The City". Toronto Star, March 5, 1999.

[6] David Barber, "City folks: Torri Higginson has been dying for the chance to star in a series". The Globe and Mail, March 6, 1999.

[7] "The City returns for second season". Welland Tribune, November 26, 1999.

[8] "Major Gemini Awards nominations". Toronto Star, September 22, 1999.

[9] "Da Vinci wins 'biggest award'". Peterborough Examiner, October 31, 2000.

[10] "Gemini nominations". Toronto Star, October 29, 2000.

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