Empire, Inc.

Empire, Inc.
Genre	Drama
Written by	Douglas Bowie
Directed by	Douglas Jackson Denys Arcand
Composer	Neil Chotem
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Mark Blandford
Producer	Paul Risacher
Cinematography	Alain Dostie
Original release
Network	CBC Television Télévision de Radio-Canada
Release	January 9 (1983-01-09) – February 13, 1983 (1983-02-13)

Empire, Inc. is a six-episode Canadian television miniseries, which aired on CBC Television in English and Télévision de Radio-Canada in French in 1983.^[1] Spanning from the 1920s to the 1960s, the series centred on the family of James Munroe (Kenneth Welsh), a wealthy anglophone business tycoon in Montreal.^[2]

The series was a co-production of CBC Television, Télévision de Radio-Canada and the National Film Board.^[1] It was directed by Douglas Jackson and Denys Arcand, with each directing three of the six episodes.^[2]

The cast also included Martha Henry, Jennifer Dale, Mitch Martin, Peter Dvorsky, Linda Griffiths, Pamela Redfern, Joseph Ziegler, Donald Pilon, Lyn Jackson and Gabriel Arcand.^[3]

The series garnered six ACTRA Award nominations in 1984, including Best Actor for Welsh, Best Actress for both Griffiths and Henry, Best Supporting Performer nods for Gabriel Arcand and Lyn Jackson and a Best Writing for Douglas Bowie.^[4] Welsh, Griffiths, Arcand and Bowie won their awards.^[5]

References

1. Carole Corbeil, "Empire built on two solitudes". The Globe and Mail, February 13, 1982.
2. "Flashes of trash, touches of class Empire, Inc. on CBC is just what the doctor ordered". The Globe and Mail, January 8, 1983.
3. "Production begins on CBC epic". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 1981.
4. "ACTRA finalists are selected". The Globe and Mail, March 19, 1984.
5. "Popular mini-series dominates ACTRA awards: Empire earns big dividend". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1984.

External links

• Empire, Inc. at IMDb