The Mystery Maker

The Mystery Maker
Genre	children's drama
Written by	Lyn Cook
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer(s)	Bill Glenn
Location(s)	Stratford, Ontario
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	6 January 1967 – 31 March 1967

The Mystery Maker was a Canadian children's drama television series which aired on CBC Television in 1967.

Plot

The plot is set in Stratford, Ontario at a boarding house owned by Mrs. O'Hara (Ruth Springford), a widow. Her teen-aged daughter Pegeen (Kathy Kastner) was an aspiring actress. Each episode featured elements of mystery involving the O'Hara's and residents of the boarding house.

Cast

• Kathy Kastner as Pegeen O'Hara
• Ruth Springford as Mrs. O'Hara
• James Edmond as Mr. Pudd
• Frances Hyland as a boarding house employee
• Syme Jago as Andy
• Alan Jordan
• Beth Lockerbie as Mrs. Hodge
• Jane Mallett
• Miles MacNamara as David
• Charles Palmer as Mr. Toby
• Joseph Shaw as Mr. B
• Tudi Wiggins

Production

This series was recorded on location in Stratford. Stories were adapted by Lyn Cook from her novel Pegeen and the Pilgrim.^[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 6 January to 31 March 1967.

References

1. Corcelli, John (May 2005). "The Mystery Maker". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Mystery Maker". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• The Mystery Maker at the Internet Movie Database