The Beachcombers was a popular Canadian television program broadcast on CBC.

The series ran from 1972 to 1989 and is the longest-running dramatic series ever made for Canadian television. Set in Gibsons, British Columbia, the comedy-drama starred Bruno Gerussi as a log salvager, and Robert Clothier as his clumsy rival. The show was an active window into Canada's multicultural heritage. Gerussi's character, Nick Adonidas, was a Greek, and Clothier's character, "Relic", had a Welsh ancestry. Other characters included Gerussi's native partner, played by Pat Johns , and an RCMP constable, played by Jackson Davies . Davies was the only original cast member who starred in the show's follow-up TV movie The New Beachcombers , produced in 2002, which was an unsuccessful pilot for a revived series although there was a follow up sequel, A Beachcomber's Christmas. The café featured in the show, "Molly's Reach", still survives today and is a local attraction in Gibsons.

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