Wojeck

Wojeck
Starring	John Vernon
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	20 (+ 1992 TV Movie)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	CBC
Original release	September 13, 1966 – March 12, 1968

Wojeck is a Canadian dramatic television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1968. It was arguably the first successful drama series on English Canadian television.

Steve Wojeck is a crusading big city coroner who regularly fights moral injustices raised by the deaths he investigated. He often tackles tough and controversial issues. The first episode of the series examines the role of racism in the suicide of a young Ojibwe man.

Jennifer Dale played Wojeck's daughter in the 1992 TV movie.

The show was inspired by the career of Dr. Morton Shulman.

Although it was one of the highest-rated shows on Canadian television in its time, only 20 episodes of the series were made, because Vernon was lured to Hollywood by the promise of more money than the CBC could offer. He only returned to the role once, for a TV movie Wojeck: Out of the Fire (1992). The first season (1966-67) was filmed in black and white, while season two (1967–68) was shot in colour.

Wojeck was the first TV series to feature forensic pathology in the investigation of crime and has been the central theme of several other TV mystery-suspense dramas, beginning with Quincy, M.E. in 1976. Other programs include:

In 2002, Wojeck became a MasterWorks honouree by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada.

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