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Degrassi Talks is a Canadian non-fiction documentary television miniseries and part of the Degrassi franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. Running six episodes from February 29 to March 30, 1992, it featured actors from Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High taking the role of journalists and conducting interviews with other teenagers and young adults across Canada on various topics addressed by the series such as abuse, substance addiction, homophobia, and teenage pregnancy. It combined candid and man-on-the-street interviews as well as relevant archive footage from the television series and on-screen statistics. Each episode was hosted by an actor whose character had some relation to the focused subject.
Original Release
02/24/1992
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pat Mastroianni | Self / Himself / Self - Host |
| Stacie Mistysyn | Self / Herself / Self - Host |
| Amanda Stepto | Self / Herself / Self - Host |
| Neil Hope | Self / Himself / Self - Host |
| Siluck Saysanasy | Self / Himself / Self - Host |
| Rebecca Haines-Saah | Self / Herself / Self - Host |
| Anais Granofsky | Self |
| Maureen Deiseach | Self |
| Angela Deiseach | Self |
| Maureen McKay | Self |
Directors
Kit Hood, Philip Earnshaw, Linda Schuyler
Writers
Susin Nielsen, Laura Vickers, Virginia Thompson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pat Mastroianni | Self / Himself / Self - Host |
| Stacie Mistysyn | Self / Herself / Self - Host |
| Amanda Stepto | Self / Herself / Self - Host |
| Neil Hope | Self / Himself / Self - Host |
| Siluck Saysanasy | Self / Himself / Self - Host |
| Rebecca Haines-Saah | Self / Herself / Self - Host |
| Anais Granofsky | Self |
| Maureen Deiseach | Self |
| Angela Deiseach | Self |
| Maureen McKay | Self |
| Stefan Brogren | Self |
| Darrin Brown | Self |
| Dayo Ade | Bryant Lester 'BLT' Thomas |
| Nicole Stoffman | Stephanie |
| Kirsten Bourne | Self |
| Duncan Waugh | Arthur |
| Amanda Cook | L.D. |
| Michael Blake | Paul |
| Sara Ballingall | Melanie |
| David Armin-Parcells | Claude |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Angela Bruce | Executive Producer |
| Linda Schuyler | Executive Producer |
| Kit Hood | Producer |
| Sari Friedland | Producer |
