Scarlett Hill was the first daytime soap opera produced for Canadian television, although it was based upon an American radio drama created by Robert and Kathleen Lindsay.
The series focused on the residents of the Russell Boarding House in Scarlett Hill, New York, and was structured in blocks of five episodes (stories which started on Monday strove toward culmination on Friday to make way for a new family in town and a new narrative block the following week) which aired on CBC-TV each weekday at 4 pm.
Widow Kate Russell (Beth Lockerbie) was the proprietress. Other original regular characters included her rebellious teenage daughter Ginny (Lucy Warner) and Janice Turner (Suzanne Bryant), a young girl residing there.
The series – produced at Robert Lawrence Studios in Toronto – was syndicated to the UK, Australia and the US and ran until 1964.
Kate Russell
Beth Lockerbie Ginny Russell
Lucy Warner Janice Turner
Suzanne Bryant David Black
Gordon Pinsent Walter Pendleton
Ivor Barry Harry Russell
Ed McNamara Pearl
Cosette Lee Tom Harvey
Marty Stetrop Susan Alston
Carol Starkman Amanda Phillips
Jane Mallett Donna
Maxine Miller Alec
Larry Reynolds Elston
Ivor Barry Amos Currey
John Drainie John King
Rex Hagon Margery
Amelia Hall Dr Tom Pine
Philip Neilson Doc Kendall
Les Rubie George Robbins
Neil McCallum Luke
Ronald Cohoon Martin
Leo Leyden Ronald King
Frank Mathias Jamie Parker
Kenneth Stephens Nurse Tanner
Beth Amos Theresa King
Paisley Maxwell David
Joseph Shaw Phoebe
Barbara Hamilton Mr Alston
Frank Aldous Nobe Parker
Murray Westgate Sam
Alfie Scopp Mrs Alston
Alice Hill Langley Kendall
Ray Bellew Kate Parker
Corinne Langston Mr Moorhead
Georges Toupin Dr Spangle
Anthony Kramreither
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