Son of a Critch brings TV twist to CBC star Mark Critch's bestselling memoir

Picture this: It’s the 80s, and CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes anchor, Mark Critch, is an 11-year-old growing up in St. John’s, Newfoundland. But while his peers were listening to Bon Jovi and wearing leg warmers, Critch had a taste for Jackie Gleason and sensible jackets.

“1980s Newfoundland is very much like the late 1960s elsewhere,” Critch told CBC News in an interview. “We always take a while to catch up and it’s a small place and there’s a strong sense of community, you know? And I think that that makes for very good characters and it makes for an interesting