ADVENTURES IN RAINBOW COUNTRY (1970-1971) – This forgotten Canadian series starred LOIS MAXWELL herself as Nancy Williams, a widowed single mother raising her teenage son and daughter in a home on Lake Huron in the late 1960s.
Stephen Cottier starred as Nancy’s son Billy while Susan Conway played her daughter Hannah. Billy and his Ojibway friend Pete Gawa (Buckley Petawabano) had various adventures and misadventures which were at the heart of most episodes.
Twenty-six half-hour episodes were produced. The series was among Canada’s highest rated but unfortunately the production company disbanded before additional episodes could be ordered. It has lived on in reruns ever since then.
STANDOUT EPISODES:
LA CHUTE – Billy and Pete scout out campsites and portages for a canoe expedition recreating the journey of explorer Etienne Brule. The priest (Gordon Pinsent) leading the group of youngsters in the undertaking decides to suicidally risk rapids.
THE FRANK WILLIAMS FILE – A law enforcement official (Donald Harron of Hee Haw fame) tells Nancy, Billy and Hannah that their father/ husband may still be alive. Billy and Pete lead the man to the isolated location where Billy’s father used to have a cabin, only for Nancy to learn the alleged lawman is an imposter. Continue reading
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