Matt and Jenny explained

Matt and Jenny (or Matt and Jenny on the Wilderness Trail) is a Canadian television series of 26 episodes of 25 minutes each, broadcast on Global starting October 21, 1979.^[1]

A French-language dub of the show, titled Les routes de l'amitié, later aired on La Chaîne française, Ontario's then-new francophone educational service, in 1986.^[2] American television producer Norman Lear also purchased American rights to the show in 1980;^[3] however, he did not indicate at the time whether he planned to syndicate the existing Canadian show or produce an Americanized remake, and neither plan subsequently materialized. However, the series later aired in the United States on Nickelodeon circa 1981-1983.

The series won an award for Best Television Series from the Canadian Film and Television Association in 1979.

Synopsis

Two English children, Matt and Jenny Tanner, and their mother depart for the New World from Bristol, England. During the voyage, their mother dies of typhoid fever. The two children arrive in Canada and begin a search for their uncle Bill Tanner, who arrived before they had.

Cast

• Derrick Jones – Matt
• Megan Follows – Jenny
• Neil Dainard – Adam Cardston
• Duncan Regehr – Kit

Filming locations

• Mainly shot at the Toronto International Studios lot at Kleinburg, Ontario.

Notes and References

1. "Matt and Jenny". The Globe and Mail, October 20, 1979.
2. "10-day-old French network showing plenty of promise". Toronto Star, January 10, 1987.
3. "Norman Lear buys Matt and Jenny". The Globe and Mail, April 7, 1980.