Vollies is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2021 on Bell Fibe's TV1.[1] The series centres on the Essex-West-Essex Fire Department, a smalltown volunteer fire department with too much time on their hands because their town never has any actual fires to fight.[2]
The series stars Jonathan Torrens, Sarah McCarthy, Alicia McCarvell, Edwina Govindsamy, Mary Austin, Brian George and James Faulkner.[2] It was created by Torrens and McCarthy, and written by Torrens, McCarthy, Sylvia Beirnes and Mark Forward.[2] It was shot in and around the Truro, Nova Scotia, area in spring 2021.[2]
In October 2021, Vollies was renewed for a second season, which began filming in the spring of 2022.
Torrens received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[3]
Episodes
edit| Story | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "BARFOCOPTER" | Jonathan Torrens | Jonathan Torrens, Sarah D. McCarthy, Mark Forward, Sylvia Beirnes | 20 October 2021 |
| 2 | "A Night to Re-ember" | Jonathan Torrens | Jonathan Torrens, Sarah D. McCarthy, Mark Forward, Sylvia Beirnes | 20 October 2021 |
| 3 | "The Roof is on What?" | Jonathan Torrens | Jonathan Torrens, Sarah D. McCarthy, Mark Forward, Sylvia Beirnes | 20 October 2021 |
| 4 | "DeLong Game" | Jonathan Torrens | Jonathan Torrens, Sarah D. McCarthy, Mark Forward, Sylvia Beirnes | 20 October 2021 |
| 5 | "The Gas Leak" | Jonathan Torrens | Jonathan Torrens, Sarah D. McCarthy, Mark Forward, Sylvia Beirnes | 20 October 2021 |
| 6 | "The Eternal Flame" | Jonathan Torrens | Jonathan Torrens, Sarah D. McCarthy, Mark Forward, Sylvia Beirnes | 20 October 2021 |
References
edit- ^ John Doyle, "Four fun or powerful shorts from the fringes of TV". The Globe and Mail, November 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Greg David, "Jonathan Torrens returns to TV with hilarious Vollies". TV, eh?, November 9, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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