Foreign Objects (TV series)

Foreign Objects is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 2001.^[1] A short-run dramatic anthology series, the series was written and produced by Ken Finkleman.^[2]

Foreign Objects
Genre	Drama
Directed by	Ken Finkleman
Starring	Colm Feore Karen Hines Tom McCamus Arsinée Khanjian Rebecca Jenkins
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	24 September (2001-09-24) – 26 September 2001 (2001-09-26)

Finkleman stars as documentary producer George Findlay, the same character he plays in his earlier series The Newsroom, More Tears and Foolish Heart.^[3] Apart from Findlay, each episode focuses on a different set of characters and tells a self-contained story based on themes of human frailty and obsession.^[2] The show's other main recurring character is Tibor (Colm Feore), a European acquaintance of Findlay's who is involved in drawing Findlay to the various settings in which the show's events take place.^[2] The cast also includes Karen Hines, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Larissa Laskin, Kim Huffman and Rebecca Jenkins.^[2]

Episodes include "Evil", in which Findlay goes to Kosovo to make a documentary on the Kosovo War but strives to sensationalize it for ratings, and "Celebrity", in which a group of public relations consultants are tasked with publicizing the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.^[4]

The series received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series at the 17th Gemini Awards in 2002.^[5]

Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the television movie Escape from the Newsroom.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Body"	Ken Finkleman	Ken Finkleman	September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)
A woman (Khanjian) swimming at a seaside resort in Italy unexpectedly loses her bikini bottom, but due to her shame about her body she cannot leave the water. Based in part on a short story by Italo Calvino.[2]
2	"Evil"	Ken Finkleman	Ken Finkleman	September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)
George heads to Kosovo to make a documentary about the war.[2]
3	"Celebrity"	Ken Finkleman	Ken Finkleman	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
The return of Jesus Christ collides with contemporary celebrity culture.[2]
4	"Chaos and Order"	Ken Finkleman	Ken Finkleman	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
A farce about marital infidelity.[2]
5	"Disasters"	Ken Finkleman	Ken Finkleman	September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)
Tibor recounts his childhood experiences witnessing disasters in the Bosporus. Based in part on a short story by Orhan Pamuk.[2]
6	"The Awards"	Ken Finkleman	Ken Finkleman	September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26)
George is confronted by several women he has betrayed in the past while attending an awards ceremony.[2]