Men with Brooms (TV series)

Men with Brooms is a Canadian television sitcom, which debuted on CBC Television on October 4, 2010.[1] It is a television adaptation of the 2002 film Men with Brooms,[1] and was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[2]

Men with Brooms
StarringPaul Gross
Anand Rajaram
Glenda Braganza
William Vaughan
Brendan Gall
Aliyah O'Brien
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerPaul Gross
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC
Original releaseOctober 4, 2010 (2010-10-04) –
2011 (2011)

The series stars Brendan Gall, William Vaughan, Joel Keller, Anand Rajaram, Aliyah O'Brien, Glenda Braganza, and Siobhan Murphy. The show's producer, Paul Gross, narrates and makes occasional appearances as Chris Cutter, his character in the original film.[1]

Men with Brooms aired for one season and was not renewed.[3]

Plot

The series is set in the fictional town of Long Bay, Ontario, and focuses on the members of a local curling club. The series was shot at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg.[4]

DVD release

On November 22, 2011, Entertainment One released Men with Brooms- Season 1 on DVD in Region 1. [5]

References
  1. "Men With Brooms sweep onto CBC". The Gazette, May 31, 2010.
  2. King, Randall. "Winnipeg subs for rinky-dink town in CBC curling show". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. Glennon, Morgan (5 January 2012). "Men With Brooms: Requiem for an Obscure Canadian Sitcom". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. "ABOUT THE SHOW". CBC Television. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. Lambert, David. "Men with Brooms - Don't Brush it Off...'Season 1' Gets a DVD Delivery Next Month!". Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.


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