Spearfield's Daughter is an Australian-Canadian television miniseries, directed by Gilbert Shilton and released in 1986.Noel Taylor, "Tour the world's hot spots! Dodge bullets! Get bylines!". Ottawa Citizen, May 23, 1986. Adapted from Jon Cleary's 1982 novel Spearfield's Daughter, the series stars Kim Braden as Cleo Spearfield, a woman attempting to make a name for herself as a journalist in the still largely-sexist world of media.Rick Groen, "Spearfield improves on the mini-series formula". The Globe and Mail, May 24, 1986.
The cast also includes Chris Wiggins as Cleo's father Sylvester, Christopher Plummer as British aristocrat Lord Jack Cruze, and Nancy Marchand as newspaper publisher Claudine Roux,John J. O'Connor, "Spearfield's Daughter: A Mini-Series". The New York Times, June 2, 1986. as well as Steve Railsback, Céline Lomez, Bronwen Mantel, John Novak, Ross Petty, Michael Sinelnikoff, Jill Frappier, Anthony Sherwood, Richard Carter, Walter Massey, Ron Lea, Jack Creley, Jack Duffy, Vlasta Vrána and Stephanie Morgenstern in supporting roles.
The series was broadcast by Global Television Network in Canada in May 1986, and by Seven Network in Australia in August.Barbara Hooks, "Cleo is over-wrapped in her paper drama". The Age, August 15, 1986.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Gemini Awards December 4, 1986 Best Dramatic Miniseries David Patterson Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star, October 16, 1986. Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Single Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Kim Braden
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