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North of 60(TV show/series, 1992-2005)

1h per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 6 seasons with 95 episodes

North of 60Rating: 2.9/5 (with 22 votes)
North of 60 is a 1990s Canadian television drama depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest (north of 60° north latitude, hence the title). It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a Canadian Indigenous community depicted as being in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories. Most of the characters were Dene. Some non-native characters had important roles: the restaurant/motel owner (a Ukrainian immigrant), the band manager, the nurse (a white Canadian woman) and (during the show's first season) the town's RCMP Detachment Commander. The show explored themes of Native poverty, alcoholism, cultural preservation, conflict over land settlements, and natural resource exploitation. Originally somewhat light-hearted (a CBC response to the very successful Northern Exposure on CBS), it quickly became a more sombre dramatic series which explored subplots including murder, band corruption, economic depression, mental health and the death of a child (owing to actress Selina Hanuse, who played Hannah Kenidi, leaving the show to pursue her education in Season 3). There were also romantic and sexual subplots between unlikely characters, giving the show a distinctive soap opera-like atmospher... ()
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North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest. It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a primarily Native-run town depicted as being in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories. Most of the characters were Dene. Some non-native characters had important roles: the restaurant/motel owner, the band manager, the nurse and the town's main RCMP officer. The show explored themes of Native poverty, alcoholism, cultural preservation and conflict over land settlements and natural resource exploitation. Originally somewhat light-hearted, it quickly became a more dramatic and ponderous series.

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North of 60 Seasons and Episodes

09/25/1997Season 6 - 18 episodes
#1 | 09/25/1997The Road
Sarah is concinced that she sees Albert and it scares her. Const. James Harper thinks that Michelle is leaving the force, but later Michelle returns back to Lynx River, so he is taken aback.
#2 | 10/02/1997Cold
Brenda returns back to Lynx River and has a big hope to stay with Bertha and Teevee. Teevee has some job to do with clearing the trees and he gets into a little trouble…
#3 | 10/09/1997Ghosts
Teevee has some business to do with Gerry and he tries to convince him to invest in a possibly hot stock. Peter brings one of his old friends, Harry Dobbs to take control of town's cash flow. Joe Gomba goes to hospital to check himself up…
#4 | 12/16/1997Sleeping Dogs
A Revenue Canada agent shows up at lynx River and Peter tries to avoid him. Michelle is very slow with arresting Albert Golo what gets Joe, Nathan and James Harper frustrated…
#5 | 10/23/1997Love Hurts
James Harper gets a visit from his father, Jack Harper who tries to pressure Michelle so she would give James a transfer and also gives peter a great offer. Harris' head is full with preparations for his baby's arrival.
#6 | 10/30/1997Peter & The Wolf
Sarah gets little more closer with Martin Walker. In the meantime, Peter is all stressed because of the upcoming visit from legislative race. Leon gets an unxepected visit from someone…
#7 | 11/06/1997Oil & Water
Elsie Tsa Che has a plan for new water system and there she becomes involved with Teevee who also has some plans of his with the bad council. Leon tries to be back closer with Rosie. Nathan dissapears again…
#8 | 11/13/1997If I Have Been Untrue
Harper presurres Michelle again so shww would give him a transfer. He also tries trick Teevee and Nathan into a location of the rifle where Albert may be murdered…
#9 | 11/20/1997Heroes (For One Day)
After Michelle has been shot, inspector Cormier shows up at Lynx River to resolve that mystery. He has some suspicions about Harper because he was not with Michelle when the whole thing happened. Tevee has some business with the oil company again and finds out that Joe Gome and some other people may be displaced. As the whole thing revolves, Teevee finally finds out who is the big Lynx River Resources boss. Sarah wants to tell Nathan Golo that her unborn baby is his…
#10 | 11/26/1997The Smell of Violets
James Harper and Inspector Cormier are still triing to find out who was Michelle's attcker. Teevee dissapers what giuves them even more work to do. Gerry volunteers to be Jesse's godfather…
#11 | 12/04/1997A Sparrow Falls
The mysterious person who killed Michelle is still unknown, and Teevee is still missing. Albert is pressured to keep his promise for a new water sistem after he finds out that a health inspector is threating Gerry to close his restaurant because of contamination. Lois goes through some hard time because Teevee's missing…
#12 | 12/11/1997I Shall Not Want
Michelle returns back home and Charlie is happy but in the same time sad because Michelle does not wants to quit her dangerous job. Harris researched the town to find a perfect person that will perform a ceremony that would help Lois. Michelle's mysterious shooter is still unknown.
#13 | 12/18/1997Borrowed Time
Sarah finds out the reason why Albert does not wants to have an important operation. Teevee gets sidetracked while he's hiking to his father's cabin. Gerry Kisilenko receives a letter that might change his future forever. Albert asks Joe Gomba for a big favour…
#14 | 03/28/1998In the Blue Ground (TV Movie)
A geologist looking for diamonds on band land far from town is murdered, and a piece of evidence brings Michelle to a stunning realization about the possible perpetrator. When Sarah is abducted from a camp not far from the murder, Michelle, James, and Joe go deep into the bush to rescue her. Will they succeed? And even if they do, will that be the end of her kidnapper's long held resentments?
#15 | 01/16/2000Trial by Fire (TV Movie)
The dedication of the Noda Deh Lodge--Peter and Teevee's grand plan to bring more tourism to Lynx River--is marred by a late night fire and a body. James begins to suspect Peter, who had been seen arguing with the dead man not long before the fire. Although Michelle wants to believe in her brother's innocence, his obvious lying about certain aspects of the incident makes it hard for her to do so. Adding to the tension --and the plausibility of a coverup-- is the fact that Peter is trying to become premier of the Northwest Territories. When James and Michelle travel to Yellowknife to investigate the dead man's work for the provincial legislature, hey begin to unravel a complicated web of political wheeling and dealing. But what--and whom--will they find at the center?
#16 | 10/01/2001Dream Storm (TV Movie)
Strange and disturbing things are happening in Lynx River. As Michelle and James try to determine the cause of death of a body found in the river, Michelle and Teevee are having frightening dreams, and many of the town's children are struck by a mysterious illness. In the midst of all this, Teevee tries to close a deal for a new gas pipeline. Then an unexpected figure returns to Lynx River. Is he there to offer a warning, a solution, or both?
#17 | 02/10/2003Another Country (TV Movie)
On a trip to Calgary to negotiate a hydroelectric deal, Teevee is arrested for the murder of a young native woman. As he attempts to cope with the hostile environment of the jail, Michelle tries to find out what really happened a quest that reaches its climax back in Lynx River.
#18 | 01/30/2005Distant Drumming (TV Movie)
Teevee pushes Michelle to accept the idea of an aboriginal police force, with former RCMP member Marjorie Sebastian supporting him and his former cellmate Matthew Fowler as a test case for community rehabilitation. But when a tourist is killed, suspicion falls on Matthew and on a Lynx River resident who may have had a longstanding grudge against the victim.
10/03/1996Season 5 - 13 episodes
10/12/1995Season 4 - 16 episodes
10/06/1994Season 3 - 16 episodes
10/07/1993Season 2 - 16 episodes
12/03/1992Season 1 - 16 episodes
03/27/1999Specials - 5 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Canada
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: Bosnian (BS), English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 12/03/1992
Last episode released on: 01/30/2005

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