Twice in a Lifetime is a Canadian mystery/drama series

Dramatic programming

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 that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer

Steve Sohmer

Steve Sohmer is a Shakespearean scholar, author of scholarly books and fiction, television screenwriter, and former network television and motion picture studio senior executive....

, the series aired on CTV

CTV television network

CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...

 in Canada and PAX in the United States.

Synopsis

A key concept to the series was that each episode featured a different guest star in the leading role, while series regulars played a supporting role.
Episodes centered around an individual who had reached the end of their life in one timeline, and due to circumstances seen by their advocate or the judge, been given 3 days to travel into their past and convince their younger self to make a different choice at a pivotal point to affect a different outcome.

Season One featured Gordie Brown as Mr. Jones, and Paul Popowich

Paul Popowich

-Biography:Popowich was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Stoney Creek, Ontario. In high school, he studied dramatic art and played classical piano...

 played the role of Mr. Smith in Season Two. Al Waxman

Al Waxman

Albert Samuel Waxman, CM, O.Ont was a Canadian actor and director of over 1000 productions on radio, television, film, and stage...

, who played Judge Othniel, died shortly before the end of the series.

Production notes

Ten episodes were directed by scifi veteran David Winning

David Winning

David Winning is a Canadian and American dual Citizen film and television director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and occasional actor. Although Winning has worked in numerous film and TV genres, his name is most commonly associated with science fiction, thrillers and drama.-Biography:Winning...

; including "The Trouble with Harry" (Jere Burns

Jere Burns

Jerald Eugene "Jere" Burns II is an American actor who has appeared in theatre productions and on television and is best known for his role as ladies' man Kirk Morris on the television series, Dear John.-Early life:...

, Brent Carver

Brent Carver

Brent Carver is a Canadian actor.Carver is known for a variety of stage and film roles, including The Wars, Kronborg: 1582, Lilies, Larry's Party, Elizabeth Rex, Millennium, Shadow Dancing, and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love...

), "Moonshine Over Harlem" (Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman is an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his recurring role on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable.-Career:...

) and "It's a Hard Knock Life" (Markie Post

Markie Post

Marjorie Armstrong "Markie" Post is an American actress, best known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985, as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992, and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom...

). Veteran television producer Barney Rosenzweig (Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...

, Cagney and Lacey) oversaw the first season of the series.

Season 1

Episode #	Episode title	Guest star(s)	Original airdate
1-1	"Sixteen Candles"	Gwynyth Walsh Gwynyth Walsh Gwynyth Walsh is a Canadian actress best known for her role of the Star Trek character B'Etor, one of the Duras sisters.She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1958 and raised in Vancouver. Walsh earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta and started her career appearing on stage...	August 25, 1999
1-2	"Death and Taxes"	Corbin Bernsen Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen is an American actor and director, known for his work on television. He is best known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law, and as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network comedy-drama series Psych...	September 1, 1999
1-3	"Healing Touch"	Jonelle Allen Jonelle Allen Jonelle Allen is an American actress, singer, and dancer.Born in New York City, Allen grew up in Harlem's Sugar Hill among neighbors that included Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, and Johnny Hodges, all of whom had an influence on her career choice...  and Maurice Dean Wint Maurice Dean Wint Maurice Dean Wint is a British-born, Canadian-based actor who has starred in several television shows and movies; the most notable ones include "Cube", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", RoboCop: Prime Directives, Psi Factor and the TekWar movies and television series.Wint moved to Canada in 1969 with...	September 8, 1999
1-4	"Ashes to Ashes"	Stephanie Zimbalist Stephanie Zimbalist Stephanie Zimbalist is an American actress best known for her role as Laura Holt on the NBC detective series Remington Steele.-Background:...	September 15, 1999
1-5	"Double Exposure"	Kate Jackson Kate Jackson Kate Jackson is an American actress, director, and producer, perhaps best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the popular 1970s television series Charlie's Angels...  and Richard Eden Richard Eden Richard Eden was an alchemist and translator. His translations of the geographic works of other writers helped foster a spirit of overseas exploration in Tudor England.-Early life:...	September 22, 1999
1-6	"The Blame Game"	Ron Glass Ron Glass Ronald E. "Ron" Glass is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as the witty Det. Ron Harris in the television sitcom Barney Miller , and as the spiritual Shepherd Derrial Book in the short-lived 2002 science fiction series Firefly and its sequel film Serenity.-Early life:Glass was...  and Polly Bergen Polly Bergen Polly Bergen is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur.-Career:Bergen appeared in many film roles, most notably in the original Cape Fear opposite Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum...	September 29, 1999
1-7	"Blood Brothers"	Joe Penny Joe Penny Joseph Edward Penny, Jr., credited as Joe Penny is an actor best known for his role as Nick Ryder on the detective series Riptide from 1984 to 1986 and for his role as Jake Styles in the CBS television series Jake and the Fatman from 1987 to 1992.-Early life:Penny was born in London, England to an...  and Polly Bergen	October 13, 1999
1-8	"School's Out"	Roberta Maxwell Roberta Maxwell -Background:Roberta Maxwell began studying for the stage at the age of 12. She joined John Clark for 2 years as the child co-host of his Junior Magazine series for CBC Television, before becoming the youngest actress apprentice at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario,to pursue...  and Cedric Smith	October 27, 1999
1-9	"O'er the Ramparts We Watched"	Mariette Hartley Mariette Hartley Mary Loretta "Mariette" Hartley is an American character actress.-Personal life:Hartley was born in Weston, Connecticut, the daughter of Mary Ickes “Polly” , a manager and saleswoman, and Paul Hembree Hartley, an account executive. Her maternal grandfather was psychologist John B...  and Diahann Carroll	November 3, 1999
1-10	"A Match Made in Heaven"	Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy Patrick George Duffy is an American character actor of stage and film. He is best known for his role on the CBS television drama Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991, Duffy returns to reprise his role as Bobby in a new up-to-date Dallas currently scheduled to...	November 10, 1999
1-11	"The Quality of Mercy"	Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy is an American film and television actress. She is known for her role as the replicant Zhora in the Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner...	November 17, 1999
1-12	"What She Did for Love"	Donna Mills Donna Mills Donna Mills is an American actress, most well known for her role as Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner on the primetime soap opera Knots Landing.-Early years:...	November 24, 1999
1-13	"Second Service"	Susan Blakely Susan Blakely Susan Blakely is an American film actress who has mainly played supporting roles.-Early life:Blakely was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1948. She is the daughter of Weezie, a former art teacher, and Colonel Lawrence Blakely, a career Army officer. Her first career break came while she was living...	December 1, 1999
1-14	"The Gift of Life"	Michele Greene Michele Greene Michele Dominguez Greene is an American actress, singer, and songwriter, perhaps most well-known for her role as attorney Abigail "Abby" Perkins in L.A. Law from 1986 - 1991. She returned to that role in 2002 for the TV "reunion" film L.A...	December 15, 1999
1-15	"Birds of Paradise"	Steve Landesberg Steve Landesberg Steve Landesberg was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor known for his role as the erudite, unflappable police detective Arthur P...	January 1, 2000
1-16	"Take Two"	Daniel Hugh Kelly Daniel Hugh Kelly Daniel Hugh Kelly is an American stage, film and television actor. He may be best known for his role on the 1980s ABC TV series Hardcastle and McCormick from 1983-1986 for which he also wrote and directed...  and William Hutt William Hutt (actor) William Ian DeWitt Hutt, was a Canadian actor of stage, television and film. Hutt's distinguished career spanned more than fifty years and won him many accolades and awards...	February 2, 2000
1-17	"For Love and Money"	Julia Duffy Julia Duffy Julia Duffy is an American actress from Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in character roles, best known as the spoiled rich girl and Dick Loudon's inn maid, Stephanie Vanderkellen, on the 1980s sitcom, Newhart.-Career:Duffy's early caeer included parts in soap operas such as One Life to Live,...	February 9, 2000
1-18	"Old Flames"	Michelle Phillips Michelle Phillips Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame as a member of the 1960s group The Mamas & the Papas, and is the last surviving original member of the group.-Early life:...  and Amy Price Francis	February 16, 2000
1-19	"Pride and Prejudice"	Lance Kinsey Lance Kinsey Lance Kinsey is a Canadian actor and screenwriter, best known for his role as Lt. Proctor in several of the Police Academy film series. He also played the male lead in Club Fed.-External links:...	March 1, 2000
1-20	"Party Girls"	Tracey Gold Tracey Gold Tracey Gold is an American actress and former child star best known for playing Carol Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains. In early 2009, she co-hosted with Fred Roggin on the live show GSN Live.-Early life:...	May 3, 2000
1-21	"The Trouble with Harry"	Jere Burns Jere Burns Jerald Eugene "Jere" Burns II is an American actor who has appeared in theatre productions and on television and is best known for his role as ladies' man Kirk Morris on the television series, Dear John.-Early life:...  and Brent Carver Brent Carver Brent Carver is a Canadian actor.Carver is known for a variety of stage and film roles, including The Wars, Kronborg: 1582, Lilies, Larry's Party, Elizabeth Rex, Millennium, Shadow Dancing, and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love...	May 10, 2000
1-22	"Sins of Our Father"	Thomas Ian Nicholas Thomas Ian Nicholas Thomas Ian Nicholas is an American film actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and writer. Nicholas is best known for playing Henry Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year and Kevin Myers in the American Pie film series....	May 17, 2000

Season 2

Episode #	Episode title	Guest star(s)	Original airdate
2-1	"Fallen Angel"	Bruce Boxleitner Bruce Boxleitner Bruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King , and Babylon 5...	August 20, 2000
2-2	"It's a Hard Knock Life"	Markie Post Markie Post Marjorie Armstrong "Markie" Post is an American actress, best known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985, as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992, and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom...	August 30, 2000
2-3	"Matchmaker, Matchmaker"	Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren is an American actress and singer. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award and Emmy Awards and five times for Golden Globe, winning one....	September 6, 2000
2-4	"Curveball"	Miko Hughes Miko Hughes Miko John Hughes is an American actor best known for his film roles as a child actor as Gage Creed in Pet Sematary , as an autistic boy opposite Bruce Willis in Mercury Rising and as Dylan, Heather Langenkamp's son in Wes Craven's New Nightmare .-Career:Hughes started his acting career in a...  and Ed Marinaro Ed Marinaro Ed Marinaro is an American former football player turned actor.-Football career:Marinaro played high school football in New Milford, New Jersey, for the New Milford High School Knights....	September 13, 2000
2-5	"My Blue Heaven"	Ralph Macchio Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio is an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Bill Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his season five recurring role as Jeremy Andretti on the...	October 4, 2000
2-6	"War of the Poseys"	Martin Mull Martin Mull Martin Mull is an American actor who has starred in his own television sitcom and acted in prominent films. He is also a comedian, painter, and recording artist...	October 11, 2000
2-7	"The Escape Artist"	C. Thomas Howell C. Thomas Howell Christopher Thomas "Tommy" Howell , known by his stage name C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in The Da Vinci Treasure,Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G...	October 18, 2000
2-8	"Expose"	María Conchita Alonso Maria Conchita Alonso María Conchita Alonso , better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award-nominated singer and actress.- Early life :...	October 25, 2000
2-9	"Some Like It ... Not"	Patrick Cassidy Patrick Cassidy Patrick Cassidy may refer to: * Patrick Cassidy , Irish classical composer of movie soundtracks* Patrick Cassidy , U.S. actor in musical theatre and television...	November 1, 2000
2-10	"Whistle Blower"	Reginald VelJohnson Reginald VelJohnson Reginald VelJohnson is an American actor of film, stage and television, well known for his role as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters, where he was the only cast member to appear in every single episode. He also portrayed LAPD Sgt...	November 8, 2000
2-11	"Used Hearts"	Jackée Harry Jackée Harry Jacqueline Yvonne "Jackée" Harry , better known by her professional name Jackée, is an American actress and television personality, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms and other types of television shows...	November 15, 2000
2-12	Grandma's Shoes"	Cloris Leachman Cloris Leachman Cloris Leachman is an American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards—more than any other performer—and one Daytime Emmy Award...	November 22, 2000
2-13	"The Night Before Christmas"	Stepfanie Kramer Stepfanie Kramer Stepfanie Kramer is an American actress, writer, and singer/songwriter. She is probably best known for her role as the tough-minded detective, "Sgt...  and Gordon Currie Gordon Currie Gordon Currie is a Canadian and American actor. He has also directed, written and produced several films. He works in both the U.S. and Canada in television and film roles. He is probably best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in Left Behind-Early life:Currie was born in Vancouver, British...	December 13, 2000
2-14	"The Frat Pack"	Dale Midkiff Dale Midkiff Dale Alan Midkiff is an American actor.-Early life:Midkiff was born in Chance, Maryland, the son of Joyce and Thomas Midkiff. He attended Edgewood High School near Baltimore. His first acting experience came playing Jack in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk for a local children's theater. His...	January 1, 2001
2-15	"Even Steven"	Ian Ziering Ian Ziering Ian Andrew Ziering is an American actor best known for playing Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210.-Personal life:...  and Dean McDermott Dean McDermott Dean McDermott is a Canadian-American actor best known in the United States for having married Victoria Davey "Tori" Spelling, with whom he appeared in the observational documentary shows Tori & Dean: Inn Love and Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, and for having acted out the role of Constable...	January 31, 2001
2-16	"Moonshine Over Harlem"	Earle Hyman Earle Hyman Earle Hyman is an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his recurring role on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable.-Career:...  and Candace Cameron Bure Candace Cameron Bure Candace Helaine Cameron is an American actress and author best known for playing DJ Tanner on the television series Full House from ages 10 to 18. She is the sister of Kirk Cameron and the sister-in-law of Chelsea Noble...	February 7, 2001
2-17	"Daddy's Girl"	Eric Lutes Eric Lutes Eric Lutes is an American actor, best known for his role of Del Cassidy on Caroline in the City and as Jake Carlson on So Little Time alongside the Olsen Twins and again with them in Switching Goals. His career started with several commercial spots...	February 21, 2001
2-18	"The Knockout"	Richard Burgi Richard Burgi Richard William Burgi is an American film and television actor. He's best known for the roles of Det. Jim Ellinson on The Sentinel and as Karl Mayer on Desperate Housewives.-Personal life:...	February 28, 2001
2-19	"Then Love Came Along"	Daniel Baldwin Daniel Baldwin Daniel Leroy Baldwin is an American actor, producer and director. He is the second oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. Daniel Baldwin is known for his role as Detective Beau Felton in the popular NBC TV series Homicide: Life on the Street...	April 25, 2001
2-20	"Mama Mia"	Joan Van Ark Joan Van Ark Joan Van Ark is an American actress, most notable for her role as Valene Ewing, which she originated on the CBS series Dallas and continued for thirteen seasons on its spin-off, Knots Landing...	May 2, 2001
2-21	"Final Flight"	John Schneider John Schneider (television actor) John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a...	May 9, 2001
2-22	"The Choice"	Wil Wheaton Wil Wheaton Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III is an American actor and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me and Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers...	May 30, 2001

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
2000	Chicago International Film Festival Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....	Won	Best Direction, Variety/Entertainment	David Winning (For episode: "Match Made in Heaven")
2003			Special Achievement in Direction	David Winning (For episode: "Then Love Came Along")
2000	Columbus International Film & Video Festival Columbus International Film & Video Festival The Columbus International Film + Video Festival is a Columbus, Ohio, USA annual film festival which is designed to encourage and promote the use of film and video in all forms of education and communication...	Won	Entertainment	David Winning (For episode: "The Trouble With Harry")
2002	Directors Guild of Canada Directors Guild of Canada The Directors Guild of Canada is a Canadian labour union, founded in 1962, which represents more than 3,700 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. The DGC represents directors, assistant directors, location managers, production assistants and...	Nominated	Outstanding Achievement in Direction	David Winning (For episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem")
		Won	Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series - Drama	Production crew
2000	Gemini Awards	Nominated	Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Brent Carver(For episode: "The Trouble with Harry")
			Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Jere Burns(For episode: "The Trouble with Harry")
			Best Dramatic Series	Stephen Brackley, Michael J. Maschio, Michael Prupas, Barney Rosenzweig and Marilyn Stonehouse
2001			Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Cloris Leachman
			Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Frank Moore
2000	New York Festivals	Won	Television Programming & Promotion - Craft: Program - Best Direction	David Winning (For episode: "The Trouble With Harry")
2003			Television Programming & Promotion - Craft: Program - Best Direction	David Winning (For episode: "Then Love Came Along")
2001	WorldFest Houston	Won	Television and Cable Production - TV Series-Dramatic	David Winning (For episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem")
			Television and Cable Production - TV Series-Dramatic	David Winning (For episode: "Hard Knock Life")
2002			Television and Cable Production - TV Series-Dramatic	David Winning (For episode: "Then Love Came Along")
2001	Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...	Nominated	Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor	Trevor Blumas Trevor Blumas Trevor Blumas is a Canadian television and film actor and singer-songwriter.-Early life and career:Blumas was born in London, Ontario, Canada. Trevor Blumas went to school at the Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts, studying drama, music, dance, and art...
2002			Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor	Corey Sevier
			Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor	Marc Donato Marc Donato -Life and career:Donato portrayed the character Derek Haig on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Other roles include those in Doc, Locked in Silence, The Blue Butterfly, and other cartoon voices, recently as Ethan in The Future Is Wild...

Syndication and DVD Release

Video Service Corp has released a two volumes of Twice in a Lifetime on DVD, with each volume featuring two episodes.

Reruns of Twice in a Lifetime are currently airing on the W Network

W Network

W Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. W Network broadcasts lifestyle and entertainment programming aimed at women....

in Canada.