Foolish Heart

Foolish Heart is a series of interconnected stories of love and betrayal. Minor background characters from one episode turn out to be major characters in others, and no one actor appears in all 6 episodes (although Sarah Strange is seen in 5 of them, and is heard as an uncredited off-camera voice in the remaining show). The characters listed above as regulars all appeared in at least 3 of the show's 6 episodes.

The series aims for the feel of an anthology show, as individual episodes range from anguished dramas to flat out comic surrealism. As well, the reappearance of writer/director/star Ken Finkleman's "George Findlay" character marks "Foolish Heart" as a sequel of sorts to his earlier shows "The Newsroom" and "More Tears", though there's no real on-screen attempt to explicitly link these shows together.

1st Season Spring 1999

Production Credits
Executive producer: Ken Finkleman
Created by: Ken Finkleman
Producer: Brian Dennis
Line Producer: Henrie Pal
Associate Producer: Jennifer N. Scott
Production Designer: Paul Ames
Costume Designer: Kim Gibson
Casting: Robin D. Cook, C.D.C.
Music Arrangers: Claude Desjardins, Eric Robinson
Director of Photography: Samuel Ameen
Editor: Allan Novak

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1. "The Program"
   gs: Shawn Doyle [ Brennon ], Adrian Hough [ Ian Stewart ], Larissa Laskin [ Katherine Stewart ], Teryl Rothery [ Holly ], Isabella Fink [ Sarah ], Grace Armas [ Adora ], Michael Cameron [ David Stewart ]

   Upwardly mobile urbanites Holly and Brennon hire a husband-and-wife architect team to design their house. Brennon and Katherine (the female architect) soon grow attracted to each other, and embark on an affair that seems destined to end tragically.

   b: 3 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Ken Finkleman d: Ken Finkleman

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2. "Lena"
   gs: Adrian Hough [ Ian Stewart ], Vic Krikorian [ Simone ], Larissa Laskin [ Katherine Stewart ], Tony Nardi [ Judge James Schneller ], Kathryn Winslow [ Rosa ], Sako Dekirminejian [ Avo ], Shant Srabian [ The Groom ], Varazh Stephen [ Guest 1 ], Shaman Deirmenjian [ Guest 2 ], Harout Kahuedjian [ Priest ], Richard MacMillan [ Justice of the Peace ], Michael Cameron [ David Stewart ], Gina Clayton [ Crown Attorney ], Jane Moffat [ Avo's Lawyer ], Saro Aynedjian [ Interpreter ], Eve Crawford [ Probation Officer ], Brenda Robbins [ Social Worker ], Michael Barry [ Avo's Friend ]

   An Armenian cleaning woman struggles to give her troubled teenage son a better life.

   b: 10 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Ken Finkleman d: Ken Finkleman
   NOTE: The dialogue for this episode is largely in Armenian with English subtitles.

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3. "The Correct Decision"
   gs: Tony Nardi [ Judge James Schneller ], Guylaine St. Onge [ Brigitte ], Claire Coulter [ Psychiatrist ], R.H.Thomson [ Other Judge ], Nicholas Kilbertus [ Editor ], Claire Coulter [ Psychiatrist ], Vik Krikorian [ Simone ]

   A compassionate judge must make a decision that could preserve his integrity at the cost of sabotaging his career.

   b: 17 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Ken Finkleman d: Ken Finkleman

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4. "Breathless"
   gs: Deitre Courchesne [ Claire ], Jennifer N. Scott [ Jennifer ], Callum Keith Rennie [ Ross ], Jennifer Wigmore [ Rachel ]

   Barbara and Peter, the writer and director of the previous three episodes, embark on an affair.

   b: 24 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Ken Finkleman d: Ken Finkleman

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5. "The Trial"
   gs: Teryl Rothery [ Holly ], Linda Kash [ Barbara's lawyer ], Hrant Alianak [ Judge ], Tom McCamus [ Priest ], Nancy Beatty [ Prosecutor ], David Huband [ Peter's lawyer ], Boyd Banks [ Court Officer ], Chris Benson [ Detective 1 ], Barry Stillwell [ Detective 2 ], Janine Theriault [ Barbara's Best Friend ], Isabel Zatti [ Stenographer ], Tom McCamus [ Priest ]

   Things take a turn for the surrealistic as Peter and Barbara are arrested and put on trial for their affair.

   b: 8 Sep 99 pc: _________ w: Ken Finkleman d: Ken Finkleman

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6. "The Critic"
   gs: Kenner Ames [ Larry ], Jeffrey Smith [ Phil ], Nicholas Kazamia [ Mixer ], Richard Waugh [ Lloyd ], James Kidnie [ Producer ], Nicky Guadagni [ Nurse ], Alon Nashman [ Writer ], Jennifer Griffin [ Allison ], Chris Britton [ Doctor ], Deitre Courchesne [ Claire ], Albert Schultz [ Voice of Walter ]

   George Findlay recalls the Christmas Eve he was trapped in a snowbound CBC studio with a hard-nosed female reporter.

   b: 8 Sep 99 pc: _________ w: Ken Finkleman and Ellen Vanstone d: Ken Finkleman

The long delay after episode 4 was the result of a CBC labour dispute. The series was run in its entirety on the evenings of September 6, 7 and 8, 1999, with the two final episodes being seen for the first time on September 8.