Sidestreet

Overview

Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.

Cast

Donnelly Rhodes

Nick Raitt, old cop (1976-78)

Jonathan Welsh

Glenn Olsen, young cop (1976-1978)

John Swindells

Inspector Ted Bowman (1976-78)

Michael Ayoub

Harvey Wasko (1976-78)