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The original series ended in 1990; a sequel, The New Beachcombers, starring among others Graham Greene and Dave Thomas, ran from 2002 to 2004 before being cancelled.
The New Beachcombers breathes new life into a beloved Canadian icon as new characters Scott, Donna and Katt unexpectedly reunite after a ten-year absence from Gibsons', only to find themselves still enmeshed in a romantic triangle and on opposite sides in the battle to save Molly's Reach.
The Beachcombers premiered October 1st, 1972 and the final episode aired December 12, 1990, making it the longest-running dramatic series ever made for English-language Canadian television.
Even as the 70-odd cast and crew film the opening sequences of the MOW The New Beachcombers - commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the CBC and on the 30th anniversary of the first episode of the log-salvaging family series - the revered late actors who played Nick and Relic are in the restaurant in spirit.
Naturally, the story has been updated, since its star for the entire 19-year run, Bruno Gerussi (Nick Adonadis), his sidekick/nemesis Robert Clothier (Relic), and Rae Brown (Molly) have all passed on since the series end.
That there is still an appetite for the half-hour drama isn't surprising says Davies. (A rumour that it once had more viewers than Hockey Night in Canada in the late 1970s can't be confirmed nor denied by the CBC.) Davies, who is still stopped in the street by fans, says, 'The Beachcombers was a lot like Canada. A little TV show in a little village right beside big America. We had to fight [to stay on the air].'
The Beachcombers premiered October 1st, 1972 and the final episode aired December 12, 1990, making it the longest-running dramatic series ever made for English-language Canadian television.
Even as the 70-odd cast and crew film the opening sequences of the MOW The New Beachcombers - commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the CBC and on the 30th anniversary of the first episode of the log-salvaging family series - the revered late actors who played Nick and Relic are in the restaurant in spirit.
The original series ended in 1990; a sequel, The New Beachcombers, starring among others Graham Greene and Dave Thomas, ran from 2002 to 2004 before being cancelled.
