Canal Road is an Australian television drama series on the Nine Network. The series was produced in-house, under producer Susan Bower, in collaboration with writers Sarah Smith, John Ridley and Dave Warner, and directed by Kevin Carlin. It was filmed at Channel Nine’s GTV Studio 11 and on location in and around Melbourne. The series reportedly cost A$10 million to produce. The 13-part series went to air from 16 April 2008. The series debuted to mixed critical reception and only average ratings, which were further eroded when the series was moved to a later timeslot. Nine removed Canal Road from its schedules after the seventh episode, which drew in only 360,000 viewers; however the eighth episode was still made available online. Nine aired the remaining episodes during August and December 2008. Canal Road was released on DVD on 4 August 2008 in Australia.
CreatorsSusan Bower, Louise Crane-Bowes, Jo Horsburgh
Episode 1
Apr 16, 2008
Dr McKay's world is thrown into turmoil when the man responsible for killing his wife and son comes back into his life.
Episode 2
Apr 23, 2008
Holly, a Parole office, is being stalked by one of her clients and suspects Jack Logan.
Episode 3
Apr 30, 2008
Olivia's personal and professional lives collide when a troubled former friend, Bianca, re-enters her life.
Episode 4
May 7, 2008
Spence is confronted by the father of my one of his patients who demands to know what she confided to him.
Episode 5
May 28, 2008
Parolee Jack Logan makes it difficult for Holly Chong to conceal their relationship when he starts to make advances on her at work. But what will happen when Jack Logan's life is in danger?
Episode 6
Jun 4, 2008
Spence discovers a dark truth about his late wife, and Bridget continues her decline as she is arrested for vandalism, owes many people money, including her drug dealer and is evicted from her house.
Episode 7
Jun 18, 2008
Olivia is accused of sexual harassment at the workplace, and Skye is distraught when her sister is discovered murdered.
Episode 8
Aug 10, 2008
A young clairvoyant, who claims the voices of the deceased instructed her to kill her father, starts channeling the voice of Spence's wife.
Episode 9
Aug 13, 2008
Dr Spence is shocked when he learns that the man who admitted having an affair with his wife was lying to cover something up.
Episode 10
Aug 17, 2008
Although claiming her relationship is over, Holly plans to break her convicted robber boyfriend, Jack, out of jail.
Episode 11
Aug 20, 2008
Skye becomes infuriated when she learns that the person who murder her sister still hasn't been caught by the police.
Episode 12
Dec 5, 2008
When Bridget falls ill, some suspect her drug-using party lifestyle is to blame. As her symptoms worsen, however, Bridget becomes convinced that her flatmate, Diana, is trying to poison her.
Episode 13
Dec 13, 2008
Convinced that he has solved the mystery of his wife and son's murder, Spence feels free to explore a relationship with an ex-patient, Diana. Diana is later revealed to be the serial killer.
