[1] The film stars Marion Gilsenan as Jane McKenzie, a widow who takes a number of boarders into her home to make ends meet after the death of her husband.
[2] The cast includes Jan Rubeš as Tomas Havel, a retired handyman who becomes a new love interest for Jane; Bernard Behrens and Jennifer Phipps as Arthur and Ruth Stone, a couple faced with Ruth's cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's disease; and Julie Stewart as Jane's daughter Heather; as well as Tom Barnett, Ardon Bess, Esther Hockin and Jacelyn Holmes in supporting roles.
[2] After both Behrens and Phipps won Gemini Awards for their performances in early 1995, the film was rebroadcast in December 1995 by the stations of the CanWest Global System.
And if the quality is no worse than what is produced by the CBC and other networks, that's more a criticism of the big guys who have far greater resources, because they set the standards.
"[2] Jim Bawden of the Toronto Star called it "a welcome surprise...beautifully acted by a mostly elderly cast and very moving in depicting the sorrows and pain that come with aging.