The Associates (Canadian TV series)
The Associates is a Canadian television drama series that aired on CTV in 2001 and 2002.[1] Co-creators Greg Ball and Steve Blackman pitched and sold the show to CTV at Banff Television Festival in 1999.[2] The show features five junior associate lawyers at a Toronto law firm, played by Demore Barnes, Shaun Benson, Tamara Hickey, Gabriel Hogan and Jennie Raymond. R.H. Thomson also stars as the firm's senior partner.
| The Associates | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Young Lawyers |
| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | Greg Ball Steve Blackman Alyson Feltes |
| Written by | Greg Nelson |
| Directed by | E. Jane Thompson |
| Starring | Demore Barnes Shaun Benson Tamara Hickey Gabriel Hogan Jennie Raymond R. H. Thomson |
| Composer(s) | Robert Carli |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Alyson Feltes |
| Producer(s) | Brian Dennis |
| Production location(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Alliance Atlantis Communications |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
The show was successful in its first two years of ratings, but due to tax cutbacks from the government, the show could not continue into a third season.
References
- "The associates deliver their verdict: How close does CTV's new television series come to life at a law firm?". National Post, January 13, 2001.
- "Young Lawyers Storm Banff". http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/magazine/articles/lawyers.html.
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