MVP (TV series)
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| MVP | |
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 Cast of MVP |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Mary Young Leckie, Kent Staines |
| Directed by | T. W. Peacocke Michel Poulette Chris Grismer Stefan Scaini |
| Starring | Lucas Bryant Dillon Casey Matthew Bennett Peter Miller Kristin Booth Anastasia Phillips Deborah Odell Natalie Krill Olivia Waldriff |
| Composer(s) | Gary Koftinoff |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Heather Haldane |
| Producer(s) | Mary Young Leckie |
| Cinematography | Glenn Warner |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBC |
| Original airing | January 11, 2008 |
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| Official website | |
| Production website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
MVP (promoted with the subtitle "The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives") is a 2008 Canadian television series which debuted January 11, 2008 on CBC Television.
The program was quickly cancelled by the CBC on March 7, 2008. Poor ratings and high production costs were cited as reasons for the cancellation. [1].
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[edit] Summary
The show portrays the lives of hockey players and their puck bunny women when they are off the ice in a country where hockey is like a religion and the arenas like the temples where people go to worship their idols.
According to producer Mary Young Leckie, the show is inspired by, although not a direct adaptation of, the British series Footballers' Wives [2].
[edit] Cast
- Lucas Bryant ... as Gabe McCall
- Dillon Casey ... as Trevor Lemonde
- Matthew Bennett ... as Malcolm LeBlanc
- Peter Miller ... as Damon
- Kristin Booth ... as Connie
- Anastasia Phillips ... as Tabbi
- Deborah Odell ... as Evelyn McBride
- Natalie Krill ... as Molly
- Olivia Waldriff ... as Grace Morris
- Amanda Brugel ... as Megan Chandler
[edit] Production
The Screen Door production began filming in 2006 in the Toronto, London, Ontario and Hamilton, Ontario areas and generated wide interest including from the National Hockey League itself. The budget for the first ten episodes was approximately $14 million. It was distributed by Screendoor International.
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[edit] External links
- Behind the MVP door
- Sexy 'MVP' worries NHL
- Inside the CBC - MVP
- Hot enough to melt the ice: CBC's MVP
- Watch Full Episodes Online
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