| A Population of One | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | A Population of One by Constance Beresford-Howe |
| Written by | Anna Sandor |
| Directed by | Robert Sherrin |
| Starring | Dixie Seatle R. H. Thomson Tony Van Bridge |
| Theme music composer | Lawrence Shragge |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bonnie Felker |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | September 13, 1980 |
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A Population of One is a Canadian television film, directed by Robert Sherrin and broadcast by CBC Television in 1980.[1] Based on the novel by Constance Beresford-Howe, the film stars Dixie Seatle as Willy Doyle, a young woman who gets her first job as a professor of 19th-century English literature at a university, where she finds herself romantically attracted to her colleague John Trueman (R. H. Thomson).[2]
The cast also includes Tony Van Bridge as Archie Clark, the head of the English faculty; Kate Lynch as Marg, a faculty colleague; Jonathan Welsh as Marg's boyfriend Harry, an activist who is lobbying to get Archie deposed as department head in favour of a younger professor with more modern teaching methods; and Nicholas Campbell as Mike, a student with his own interest in Willy.[2]
The teleplay was written by Anna Sandor.[2]