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Family Passions

Family Passions was the first hour long television serial produced in Canada and Germany. It was produced and distributed by Baton Broadcasting System and ZDF between 1993 and 1994. In 1996, BBS stations replayed the entire series in a half hour format.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • Hayden Christensen

    Hayden Christensen

    Skip McDeere

  • Alex Carter

    Alex Carter

    Mickey Langer #2

  • Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson

    Jön Futing

  • Jonathan Scarfe

    Jonathan Scarfe

  • Jennifer Dale

    Jennifer Dale

  • Kin Shriner

    Kin Shriner

  • Patricia Gage

    Patricia Gage

  • Laurie Holden

    Laurie Holden

  • Roscoe Born

    Roscoe Born

Overview

Family Passions was the first hour long television serial produced in Canada and Germany. It was produced and distributed by Baton Broadcasting System and ZDF between 1993 and 1994. In 1996, BBS stations replayed the entire series in a half hour format.

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