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'You've Come a Long Way, Katie' is a Canadian television miniseries, directed by Vic Sarin and broadcast by CBC Television in 1981.[Bill MacVicar, [https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1981/1/5/the-fast-way-to-the-bottom-and-the-top#!&pid=50 "The fast way to the bottomand the top: Lally Cadeau's four-night debut is the video version of being shot from a cannon"]. 'Maclean's', January 5, 1981.] The series stars Lally Cadeau as Kate Forbes, a television talk show host struggling with alcoholism.[
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The cast also includes Douglas Campbell, Dinah Christie, Ken James, Catherine O'Hara and Booth Savage.
The miniseries aired as three one-hour episodes on January 4, 5 and 6, 1981, and was followed immediately by the premiere of the sitcom 'Hangin' In', also starring Cadeau, on January 7.[ Writing for 'Maclean's', Bill MacVicar likened the four-night streak of the two series to "the video equivalent of being shot from a cannon or, at least, making a premiere entrance on a red carpet, with klieg lights and a ravenous crowd of autograph seekers".][
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The miniseries was a Bijou Award nominee for Best Television Drama Over 30 Minutes,["Brides nominated for 7 awards". 'The Province', October 7, 1981.] and Cadeau won the award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature.["War Brides top Bijou winner". 'Regina Leader-Post', October 30, 1981.] Cadeau also won the Earle Grey Award for Best Performance in a Television Film at the 1982 ACTRA Awards.["ACTRA winners". 'Vancouver Sun', May 13, 1982.]
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