King of Kensington: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Larry King is a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbours solve problems. His multicultural group of friends consist of Nestor Best, Max, and Tony "Duke" Zarro, who hang around regularly to the perennial disapproval of King's mother Gladys.

Series details

• Title: King of Kensington
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1975-09-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-03-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8100
• IMDb ID: tt0072529
• TVDB ID: 76675

Cast and credited roles

• Al Waxman — Larry King
• Helene Winston — Gladys King
• Peter Boretski — Jack Soble
• Jayne Eastwood — Gwen Twining
• Fiona Reid — Cathy King
• Bob Vinci — Tony 'Duke' Zarro
• John J. Dee — Max
• Ardon Bess — Nestor Best
• Rosemary Radcliffe — Tina Olsen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-09-25; final listed air date 1976-02-12; episode order: 18.
• Season 2: premiered 1976-09-21; final listed air date 1977-03-23; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1977-09-25; final listed air date 1978-03-26; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 1978-09-28; final listed air date 1979-03-29; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 1979-09-13; final listed air date 1980-03-13; episode order: 23.

Source and licence

Adapted from King of Kensington on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.