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Category Television - Global  Date 4/14/2005

Train 48 highlights for week of April 18

(TORONTO - Thursday, April 14, 2005) Train 48 highlights for the week of April 18 on the Global Television Network include:

Monday, April 18
Brenda needs to have a little talk with Bridget after her first day at work. Lily wants to rehearse love scenes with Lucas for Melting Bones: Flying Panda. David tells Dana he's been banished to a lab basement that has rats. Pete wants to tell Mag their affair is over. Johnny is excited to report that the McLaughlin family band has booked their first gig.
Guests: Kira Clavell as Lily, Jayne Eastwood as Bridget and Allana Harkin as Mag

Tuesday, April 19
Lucas shows up in bandages. Ritu happily shows Pete evidence of the fun she's having wedding planning with Mag. Jesse complains to Dana and David she's being discriminated against because she's gay; Dana thinks Jesse is deluded. Zach thinks Victoria, his first girlfriend, is stalking him. David is tired of fighting at work and wants to resign.
Guests: Pragna Desai as Ritu, Kristin Fairlie as Jesse and Naomi Snieckus as Victoria

Friday, April 22
(Thursday in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Maritimes)
Johnny, Lonnie and Melvin are all dressed up and The McLaughlins are ready to gig at Mrs. Robinson's tonight, but Dana quits the band. Harry makes a deal with the Crown prosecutor on David's case. Randy displays an elaborate change to his personal style as he debates workplace politics with Brenda and Seymour.
Guests: Bob Bainborough as Harry, Paul O'Sullivan as Calvin, Gray Powell as Melvin and David Young as Lonnie

Paul O'Sullivan is a Second City veteran and was an Improv Heaven and Hell regular for two seasons. He has appeared in An American in Canada, The Sean Cullen Show, and Puppets Who Kill. He received a Canadian Comedy Award and is a member of the Gemini-nominated sketch comedy group Skippy's Rangers. O'Sullivan's stage credits include The Producers and The Drowsy Chaperone. He stars in the Gemini-nominated The Joe Blow Show, which he created and produced with his partner Linda Kash.

Produced by Protocol Entertainment, Train 48 is an innovative instant drama that blends news and current affairs, soap opera and audience interaction with the unfolding drama of a group of train travelers as they commute home from work. Filmed entirely in Global's Toronto studio, each episode is scripted, shot, edited and broadcast daily, with the actors improvising all of the dialogue.

Train 48 airs on the Global Television Network as follows:

Ontario/Quebec/Alberta - 7pm
Maritimes/British Columbia - 7:30pm
Manitoba/Saskatchewan - 11.30pm

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