Sidestreet
1975 · Drama · 4 Seasons · 32 Episodes ·
Community service police detectives navigate social and urban issues in Toronto rather than just traditional major crimes.
E11. The Hold OutA widow being terrorized by a real-estate developer trying to force her out of her home.E22. The Money-Go-RoundA young man turns to crime to pay off inherited debts to a loan shark. Extortion and purse snatching by a bicycling thief heat things up and community service cops Alex Woodward and Johnny Dias move quickly to defuse a dangerous situation.E33. The Rebellion of Bertha MackenzieTwo social workers are involved as a Metis mother of two children fights to keep from being evicted from her home.E44. Perhaps in Dreams Old ManAn informer's tip shatters the dreams of two elderly pensioners whose obsession with owning a farm in Alberta leads them to commit a rather unusual robbery.E55. RapeThe rape of a young woman soon to be married triggers a series of events affecting the lives of several people in addition to the rapist and his victim.E66. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?A police inspector is torn between a sense of duty and paternal concern when he learns that his son has become involved in organized juvenile crime.E77. StrikebreakerTempers flare when a professional strikebreaker leads a group of scabs across a picket line.E88. Playing the GameA young parolee is harassed by two overly zealous cops who employ barely-within-the-law tactics to extract information from him.
