TSN’s acclaimed eight-part documentary series ENGRAVED ON A NATION wraps up during the 100th GREY CUP week with the premiere of THE GREATEST TEAM THAT NEVER WON on Thursday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN.
From award-winning director Christie Callan-Jones, THE GREATEST TEAM THAT NEVER WON goes back in time, reliving the wild days in Toronto when a colourful group of mavericks from the 1971 Toronto Argonauts captivated the city.
It was a magical era for Toronto. The city was shedding its “Toronto the Good” image and coming alive both on and off the gridiron. After a 20-year drought, Canada’s oldest football franchise was determined to bring the Grey Cup home.
Legendary CFL coach Leo Cahill spent a fortune on a young, wild, and talented roster. He fielded one of the league’s most colourful teams with characters like Tricky Dick Thornton, Dave Raimey, Jim Stillwagon, Gene Mack, Leon McQuay, and legendary quarterback Joe Theismann.
With the city behind them, the Argos made it to the 1971 Grey Cup – only to have their dream of bringing the Grey Cup back to Toronto fumbled away in the last minutes of the game.
THE GREATEST TEAM THAT NEVER WON reunites the stars of the 1971 Argos for the first time since the infamous fumble to relive the game and remember their wild days in Toronto.
Commissioned by Bell Media, encore presentations of THE GREATEST TEAM THAT NEVER WON are available on TSN, TSN2, CTV, and CTV Two as follows:
TSN
• Thursday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET (premiere)
• Friday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. ET
• Friday, Nov. 23 at 12 midnight ET
TSN2
• Friday, Nov. 23 at 11 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 10 p.m. ET
• Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. ET
• Friday, Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. ET
CTV
• Sunday, Nov. 25 at 12 noon ET (check CTV.ca for local listings)
CTV Two
• Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. ET (check CTV.ca for local listings)
About Christie Callan-Jones
A 15-year film and television industry veteran, Christie Callan-Jones made her first foray into independent one-off documentaries directing Cat Ladies, which premiered at Hot Docs in 2009, as well as other premier festivals, and landed her on ABC’s highly acclaimed 20/20. Callan-Jones has directed a wide array of highly regarded series for network television. Her film, Turning Points of History: Deadly Water Minamata (History Television), which she wrote and directed, won several awards including the Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Television Awards.
