Wojeck

Season 1

9 episodes · Sep 12, 1966

"Wojeck," crafted by Phillip Hersch, found its inspiration in the impactful work of Dr. Morton Shulman, Toronto's chief coroner. Shulman's investigations into deaths due to institutional and industrial neglect, emphasizing the need for improved safety standards, influenced the series.

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  • S1E1

    The Last Man in the World

    Sep 13, 196660m

    Joe Smith, a Cree from Moosonee, comes to the city in search of work and is driven to end his life in a jail cell. Steve Wojeck investigates and uncovers aspects of the alien society which led Joe to his death.

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  • S1E2

    Listen! An Old Man is Speaking

    Sep 20, 196660m

    About an outspoken old man, shunted aside by society.

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  • S1E3

    All Aboard for Candyland

    Sep 27, 196660m
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  • S1E4

    The Cold Smile of Friends (1)

    Oct 4, 196660m

    Gale Fletcher, a pregnant and unwed patient of Wojeck's, is found to be suffering from a critical illness. Meanwhile, a dress designer seeks an illegal abortion without her husband's knowledge.

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  • S1E5

    The Cold Smile of Friends (2)

    Oct 11, 196660m

    Wojeck continues his involvement with Gale Fletcher, a pregnant, unwed woman suffering from a critical illness, and is called to investigate the death of a doctor who was a suspect in an illegal abortion case.

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  • S1E6

    Does Anyone Remember the Victim's Name?

    Oct 18, 196660m

    Wojeck investigates the death of a young man suspected of brutally murdering an old woman. The youth was killed by a veteran police officer, and newspapers accuse the officer of police brutality. Wojeck's investigation incites unforeseen attention from some influential citizens.

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  • S1E7

    Pick a Time, Any Time

    Oct 25, 196660m
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  • S1E8

    Thy Mother a Lady, Lovely and Bright

    Nov 1, 196660m

    Coroner Steve Wojeck investigates the case of a young woman who died in childbirth. Negligence on the part of the hospital staff is suspected by Wojeck as he becomes acquainted with the woman's artist husband Gerry Coleman and his unusual Trotskyite neighbors, Gus and Bea Lefkowitz.

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  • S1E9

    Another Dawn, Another Surprise, Another Day

    Nov 15, 196660m

    Investigating a woman's murder, Wojeck suspects her husband, and worries that the husband's landlady may be in danger.

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