TV series

For the Record

1976–1985 · 10 seasons

A serious, socially engaged anthology that feels like watching thoughtful docudramas about ordinary people facing hard contemporary issues.

Overview: For the Record, an anthology of 60-to-90-minute dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, family, justice, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
justice
identity
isolation
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild