Empire, Inc.
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| genre = Drama
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| writer = Douglas Bowie
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| director = Douglas Jackson
Denys Arcand
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| executive_producer = Mark Blandford
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| cinematography = Alain Dostie
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| network = CBC Television
Télévision de Radio-Canada
| first_aired = {{Start date|1983|01|09}}
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Empire, Inc. is a six-episode Canadian television miniseries, which aired on CBC Television in English and Télévision de Radio-Canada in French in 1983.Carole Corbeil, "Empire built on two solitudes". The Globe and Mail, February 13, 1982. Spanning from the 1920s to the 1960s, the series centred on the family of James Munroe (Kenneth Welsh), a wealthy anglophone business tycoon in Montreal."Flashes of trash, touches of class Empire, Inc. on CBC is just what the doctor ordered". The Globe and Mail, January 8, 1983.
The series was a co-production of CBC Television, Télévision de Radio-Canada and the National Film Board. It was directed by Douglas Jackson and Denys Arcand, with each directing three of the six episodes.
The cast also included Martha Henry, Jennifer Dale, Mitch Martin, Peter Dvorsky, Linda Griffiths, Pamela Redfern, Joseph Ziegler, Donald Pilon, Lyn Jackson and Gabriel Arcand."Production begins on CBC epic". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 1981.
The series garnered six ACTRA Award nominations in 1984, including Best Actor for Welsh, Best Actress for both Griffiths and Henry, Best Supporting Performer nods for Gabriel Arcand and Lyn Jackson and a Best Writing for Douglas Bowie."ACTRA finalists are selected". The Globe and Mail, March 19, 1984. Welsh, Griffiths, Arcand and Bowie won their awards."Popular mini-series dominates ACTRA awards: Empire earns big dividend". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1984.
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Category:1980s Canadian television miniseries
Category:1980s Canadian drama television series
Category:1983 Canadian television series debuts
Category:1983 Canadian television series endings
Category:CBC Television original programming
Category:Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming
Category:Films directed by Denys Arcand
Category:Films directed by Douglas Jackson
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