Bruno and the Beach is a lively, highly illustrated book celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Canada's longest running dramatic TV production, The Beachcombers, which aired on CBC TV from 1972 to 1990. The "Beach" of the title what insiders called both the show and the filming location was the town of Gibsons, BC, which became famous around the world. Bruno, of course, refers to the show's pint-sized but larger-than-life star, Bruno Gerussi, whose passionate battles to keep the show from being cancelled by indifferent CBC executives were as dramatic as anything that occurred on camera. Bruno and the Beach is a portrait of an unforgettable actor, the story of a legendary television series and of the remarkable community that grew up around them. Illustrated with call sheets, memorabilia and many photos from The Beachcombers, the book includes behind-the-scenes stories about the supporting cast, including Robert Clothier (Relic), Pat John (Jesse), Rae Brown (Molly) and many others who helped make the series such a hit.
Filled with anecdotes, trivia, pranks and even some of Bruno Gerussi's recipes, this is the remarkable saga of a small, home-grown TV series that is still watched and remembered all over the world.
Author Biography
Marc Strange was the co-creator of the long-running television series The Beachcombers . As a character actor, he has appeared in numerous television shows and films, most recently in the cable television science-fiction show ReGenesis . His first book, Sucker Punch was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for best first mystery novel. His novel Body Blows followed in 2009 and won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best original paperback. Jackson Davies is a Canadian actor who starred as Constable John Constable in The Beachcombers. He won the TV Week Viewers Choice Award for Best Actor four times as well as the Sam Payne Award and is in the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. He is also only one of two Canadians ever to be made an Honorary Sergeant of the RCMP. He lives in Tsawwassen, B.C.
