Mixed Blessings
TV Show · Comedy · Drama

Set in Fort McMurray, Mixed Blessings follows a Ukrainian plumber and a Cree waitress, both widowed with kids, who fall in love. It explores the complexities and humour of blending two families and two very different cultures.

2007 · 25m
Starring Gary Basaraba, Clare Stone, Tina Lameman
Director Ric Beairsto

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Josie Is Fred
    Josie is laid off at the restaurant, so Hank and Tazz launch a boycott to get her re-hired. Tazz resorts to sabotage, the police are forced to intervene. In then end, romance blooms between them Hank makes a house call.
    25m
  • EPISODE 2
    Secret Love
    Josie wants to break it off with Hank. Devastated, he attends a bush party with Tazz but runs into his daughter. After a long night of despair, Hank makes a final appeal to Josie and the episode ends in Las Vegas, with an Elvis impersonator as best man.
    25m
  • EPISODE 3
    Bringing Families Together
    Hank and Josie struggle to keep their marriage a secret as Mick announces he’s quitting school and moving out. Hank attempts to bring both families together – with disastrous results.
    25m
  • EPISODE 4
    Choices
    Again, Josie wants to end their relationship, despite being newly-married. Hank insists on sorting it out. During an arranged tryst, Mick drops by with friends. Hank is forced to make a naked escape, only to land in jail.
    25m
  • EPISODE 5
    Traditional Wedding
    The marriage is finally revealed and Josie wants to do it again, but with a traditional Indigenous ceremony. Mick refuses to attend. During the ceremony, the groom's family retires by canoe to a distant island and manages to set the island on fire.
    26m
  • EPISODE 6
    A Mixed Blessing
    The two families move to Josie’s house, but Vicky isn't cooperating. As Hank and Josie look to buy a new house, Vicky finally shows up on the back of a motorcycle and Hank loses it.
    25m

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Cast & Crew

  • Gary Basaraba
    Hank
  • C‌S
    Clare Stone
    Vicky
  • Tina Lameman
    Josie
  • A‌B
    Allen Belcourt
    Mick
  • J‌H
    James Higuchi
    Wayson
  • R‌B
    Ric Beairsto
    Director
  • R‌E
    Ron E. Scott
    Producer
  • R‌B
    Ric Beairsto
    Writer

About

Mixed Blessings

Comedy

Set in Fort McMurray, Mixed Blessings follows a Ukrainian plumber and a Cree waitress, both widowed with kids, who fall in love. It explores the complexities and humour of blending two families and two very different cultures.

Information

Studio
APTN
Released
2007
Rated
14+
Region of Origin
Canada

Languages

Audio

English (Canada) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (Canada) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
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  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
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  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

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