9B was a Canadian

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 television drama series, which aired on CBC Television

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 as a television movie

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 in 1986 before being adapted into a short-run dramatic series in 1989.

The series starred Robert Wisden

Robert Wisden

Robert Charles Wisden is a British actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American television. In 2000 he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Sheldon Kennedy Story .-Career:Wisden moved with his...

 as Bob Dawson, a teacher in a small town in northern British Columbia

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 who is assigned the class of "problem" students, and enrolls them in a drama

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 competition to encourage them to take their education more seriously. The cast also included Ron White

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, Sheila McCarthy

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, Nicole de Boer

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, Joanne Vannicola

Joanne Vannicola

Joanne Vannicola is a Canadian actress, born in Montreal, Quebec. She is most notable for her role as Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor and as the voice of Willy Zilla in Gene Simmons' animated television show My Dad the Rock Star....

, Rachael Crawford

Rachael Crawford

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, Robyn Stevan

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, Trevor Smith

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 and Gordon Michael Woolvett

Gordon Michael Woolvett

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The series garnered several Gemini Award

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 nominations at the 1989 Gemini Awards

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, including Best Drama Series

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, Best Direction in a Dramatic Series or Comedy Series, Best Lead Actor in a Drama

Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

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 for Robert Wisden and Best Lead Actress in a Drama

Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

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 for Joanne Vannicola.

The series was filmed in Fort Nelson

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, British Columbia

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