Series synopsis
Danger Bay is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on CBC Television on October 7, 1985. It ended on March 5, 1990. It stars Donnelly Rhodes, Susan Walden, Hagan Beggs and Ocean Hellman.
Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television and the Disney Channel starting October 7, 1985. One hundred and twenty three installments were filmed, ending in 1989, but the series, perceived as wholesome and exciting fare for older children and adolescents, continued to be seen through the 1990s in numerous countries around the world.
The plots of the episodes followed the exploits of the Roberts family, led by marine vet ...
Premise
Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television and the Disney Channel starting October 7, 1985. One hundred and twenty three installments were filmed, ending in 1989, but the series, perceived as wholesome and exciting fare for older children and adolescents, continued to be seen through the 1990s in numerous countries around the world.
The plots of the episodes followed the exploits of the Roberts family, led by marine veterinarian Grant "Doc" Roberts, and his two children, Nicole and Jonah. The 30-minute episodes featured the Vancouver Aquarium in nearly every installment.
Most episodes focused on environmental issues such as pollution, wildlife endangerment and forest preservation.
The series was also broadcast in Gibraltar Bulgaria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Iceland, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Finland
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Donnelly Rhodes as Dr. Grant 'Doc' Roberts
- Susan Walden as J.L. Duval
- Hagan Beggs as Dr. George Dunbar
- Ocean Hellman as Nicole Roberts
- Christopher Crabb as Jonah Roberts
- Stuart Margolin as Amos Perry
- Campbell Lane as Kuchak
- Jim Byrnes as Tony Walter
Supporting cast
- Mavor Moore
- Dale Wilson
- Dustin Nguyen as Duk Chin
- Matt Hill
- Andrew Kavadas
- Spencer Rochfort as Gary
- Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Stephen Walker
- Jay Brazeau as Clinton Mack
- Garry Chalk as Murdock
- Winston Rekert as Doug Field
- Moira Walley-Beckett as Marti
- Marie Stillin as Allison
Guest cast
- Stuart Margolin as Amos Perry
- Campbell Lane as Kuchak
- Jim Byrnes as Tony Walter
- Mavor Moore
- Dale Wilson
- Dustin Nguyen as Duk Chin
- Matt Hill
- Andrew Kavadas
- Spencer Rochfort as Gary
- Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Stephen Walker
- Jay Brazeau as Clinton Mack
- Garry Chalk as Murdock
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 123 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 17 | October 7, 1985 | May 7, 1986 |
| Season 2 | 18 | May 14, 1986 | September 10, 1986 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 17, 1986 | April 8, 1987 |
| Season 4 | 22 | October 7, 1987 | March 2, 1988 |
| Season 5 | 22 | October 3, 1988 | February 27, 1989 |
| Season 6 | 22 | October 9, 1989 | March 5, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Sea Pup An episode of the past as Danger, the family's pet otter, disappears and the Roberts have time to remember how she first came into their lives and family. |
October 7, 1985 |
| 2 |
Running Free Wild horses cause Nicole to put herself at their front of their cause. However, not everyone agrees with what she does. |
October 21, 1985 |
| 3 |
The Wharf Rat Tensions run high after Nicole is bitten by a rabid dog and the Aquarium staff race to find it and its owner responsible. |
November 11, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A New Beginning (1) Joyce is readying to leave Danger Bay behind her but when the Roberts are taken hostage she has time to think it over. |
May 14, 1986 |
| 2 |
A New Beginning (2) George and Grace worry about the Roberts and go to help them meanwhile Joyce has to contend with other problems. |
May 21, 1986 |
| 3 |
The Best of Intentions Grant has to take action after a sick and contagious seal is removed from the aquarium by a group of ecologists. |
May 28, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Turning Tide After a storm wrecks the Aquarium tide-pool's research lab, Grant Roberts (Donnelly Rhodes) takes Nicole's (Ocean Hellman) science class to the tide-pool lab to gather new data. |
September 17, 1986 |
| 2 |
Pressure Point A friend of Grant's asks him to come to view a Submersible show . What could go wrong? |
September 24, 1986 |
| 3 |
The Fish Who Walks A BC Hydro crew finds an intact fossil of a fish with legs. When Grant learns of the discovery he thinks the animal could be the "missing link" in the evolutionary chain. Grant takes Jonah and his friend Martin on a trip to study the fossil. Martin's father Don is a famous biologist who also joins the crew. The expedition proves to be an opportunity to study the distant past and for an estranged father and son (Don and Martin) to renew their relationship. |
October 8, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Melissa's Gift Jonah and Nicole take George's niece Melissa to the country where they come across an injured coyote pup. When Melissa becomes attached to the pup, the Roberts must convince her to return him to the wild where he belongs. |
October 7, 1987 |
| 2 |
A Tangled Web While exploring Bailey's Cove, Jonah & Nicole come across a deep sea gill net that could ensnare the area's sealife. Soon after they meet Agnes Calhoun, an old friend of Grant's with a history of aggressive ecological crusading, who inspires Jonah to try to tackle the net himself with near-deadly consequences. |
October 14, 1987 |
| 3 |
Pets and Peeves The Aquarium holds an Adopt-a-pet program to help raise funds. Grant's life is turned upside down by this. |
October 21, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stormy Weather Grant, Nicole and J.L. go on a camping trip, but when Nicole is swept away and injured in the rapids things go from bad to worse. |
October 3, 1988 |
| 2 |
Something New A change in the family by way of a proposal means that everyone in the soon-to-be-new family must learn to deal with change. |
October 10, 1988 |
| 3 |
The Birdman While volunteering at a wildfowl sanctuary, Nicole meets an agoraphobic ornithologist whom she must convince to operate on an injured falcon. |
October 17, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Talk Show As Jonah enters UBC, he is hired as an assistant to a scientist studying the use of sign language with chimpanzees; as he gets closer to his boss, jealousy flares on two different fronts with unfortunate consequences. |
October 9, 1989 |
| 2 |
A Question of Attitude Jonah is surprised to find his old high school friend David at UBC having returned from Toronto disabled & confined to a wheelchair. When he realizes that David's father refuses to accept his son's condition, Jonah relies on the help of a prominent athelete to help change his mind. |
October 16, 1989 |
| 3 |
Legacy After responding to a fisherman's distress signal, J.L. is poisoned by mysterious toxic waste and Grant must race to determine what chemical agent is responsible so she can be saved in time. |
October 23, 1989 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBC Television |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 1985 |
| Last aired | March 5, 1990 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:00:00 |