Foreign Objects was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television in 2001.[1] A short-run dramatic anthology series, the series was written and produced by Ken Finkleman.[2]
Foreign Objects | |
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Genre | Drama |
Directed by | Ken Finkleman |
Starring | Colm Feore Karen Hines Tom McCamus Arsinée Khanjian Rebecca Jenkins |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 24 September (2001-09-24) – 26 September 2001 (2001-09-26) |
Finkleman starred as documentary producer George Findlay, the same character he had played in his earlier series The Newsroom, More Tears and Foolish Heart.[3] Apart from Findlay, each episode focused on a different set of characters and told a self-contained story based on themes of human frailty and obsession.[2] The show's other main recurring character was Tibor (Colm Feore), a European acquaintance of Findlay's who was involved in drawing Findlay to the various settings in which the show's events took place.[2] The cast also included Karen Hines, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Larissa Laskin, Kim Huffman and Rebecca Jenkins.[2]
Episodes included "Evil", in which Findlay went to Kosovo to make a documentary on the Kosovo War but strove to sensationalize it for ratings, and "Celebrity", in which a group of public relations consultants were tasked with publicizing the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.[4]
The series received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series at the 17th Gemini Awards in 2002.[5]
Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the television movie Escape from the Newsroom.
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Body" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24) | |
A woman (Khanjian) swimming at a seaside resort in Italy unexpectedly loses her bikini bottom, but due to her shame about her body she cannot leave the water. Based in part on a short story by Italo Calvino.[2] | |||||
2 | "Evil" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24) | |
George heads to Kosovo to make a documentary about the war.[2] | |||||
3 | "Celebrity" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25) | |
The return of Jesus Christ collides with contemporary celebrity culture.[2] | |||||
4 | "Chaos and Order" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25) | |
A farce about marital infidelity.[2] | |||||
5 | "Disasters" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) | |
Tibor recounts his childhood experiences witnessing disasters in the Bosporus. Based in part on a short story by Orhan Pamuk.[2] | |||||
6 | "The Awards" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) | |
George is confronted by several women he has betrayed in the past while attending an awards ceremony.[2] |