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The Young Doctors
''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983. The series is primarily set in the fictional ''Albert Memorial Hospital'', as well as the nightclub ''Bunny's'', and is fundamentally concerned with the romances and relations between younger members of the hospital staff, rather than typical medical issues and procedures. The program was shown in exported internationally including throughout North America and Canada and Europe including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Spain. Series history The series produced by the Grundy Organisation was created and devised by Alan Coleman with Reg Watson acting as Executive Producer. Watson had been the Producer of the British TV soap opera '' Crossroads'' from 1964 to 1973 and he moved back to Australia to help set up a new drama department within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by " horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's '' The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by ''Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-day Cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket or white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty20 cricket (3-hour games), and 100-ball cricket (2.5 hours). The name reflects the rule that in the match each team bowls a set maximum number of overs (sets of 6 legal balls), usually between 20 and 50, although shorter and longer forms of limited overs cricket have been played. The concept contrasts with Test and first-class matches, which can take up to five days to complete. One-day cricket is popular with spectators as it can encourage aggressive, risky, entertaining batting, often results in cliffhanger endings, and ensures that a spectator can watch an entire match without committing to five days of continuous attendance. Structure Each team bats only once, and each innings is limited to a set number of overs, usually fif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bensley
Peter Bensley (born 6 February 1954, Warialda, New South Wales) is an Australian actor. Early roles One of Bensley's earliest roles was as Dennis Braithwaite on the Seven Network drama series '' Class Of '74''. He also appeared in ABC Television children's show, ''Waterloo Street'', with long hair. Career Bensley went on to appear in several Grundy Television soap operas including ''The Restless Years'' in 1979; ''The Young Doctors'', in which he played Dr. Mike Newman from 1980 until the show finished in 1983; ''Prisoner'', in which he played one of the three male prisoners, Matt Delaney, for 34 episodes in 1984; '' Neighbours'' as guest character Tony Chapman in 1986; and ''Home and Away'' from 1988 to 1990 as school teacher Andrew Foley. In 2009, he returned to Neighbours for a two-episode guest role as Dean Naughton. In the 1980s, Bensley appeared as a nude centrefold in the magazine, Cleo, wearing only strategically placed scuba gear; and also featured in a cheeky advert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottie Goldsmith
Caroline "Tottie" Goldsmith (born 27 August 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. Career Television In the early 1980s, Goldsmith acted in the Australian television series ''The Young Doctors'', ''Starting Out'', ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'', ''Saturdee'', and ''The Henderson Kids ''. She made a guest appearance on an 1989 episode of ''Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series), Mission: Impossible'', which was filmed in Australia. In the 1990s Goldsmith hosted ''Sex/Life'', a Network Ten program about sexual health, and starred in the drama series ''Fire (TV series), Fire''. She was also a panellist on such programs as ''Beauty and the Beast (talk show), Beauty and the Beast'' and ''All-Star Squares''. Goldsmith made various guest appearances on Australian TV shows in the 2000s, including ''The Secret Life of Us'', ''Bert's Family Feud'', ''Big Questions'', ''Surprise Surprise Gotcha'', ''Pizza (TV series), Pizza'' and ''The Singing Bee (Australian game show), Celebrity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babs McMillan
Babs McMillan (born 27 November 1955) is an Australian stage, film, television actress and director, playwright and teacher, based in Melbourne She is best known for her roles in two popular television series during the 1980s. Career McMillan played the acerbic Sister Erin Cosgrove during the final year of television series ''The Young Doctors'' and dimwitted country bumpkin Cass Parker in ''Prisoner''. In the late 1990s, she appeared in the Australian espionage drama ''Secrets''. McMillan has appeared in the movies ''Oscar and Lucinda'' (1997), '' Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998), ''My Brilliant Career'' (1979) and '' Hating Alison Ashley'' (2005). On stage McMillan has acted extensively with the Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre compa .... Apar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genevieve Lemon
Genevieve Lemon (born 21 April 1958) is an Australian actress and singer who has appeared in a number of Australian television series and international film, including a frequent collaboration with Jane Campion for Academy Award-winning '' The Piano'' (1993) and '' The Power of the Dog'' (2021), which earned her a Satellite Award as cast member and a Critic's Choice Awards nomination. In television Lemon is best known as Zelda Baker in ''The Young Doctors'', Marlene "Rabbit" Warren in ''Prisoner'' and Brenda Riley in '' Neighbours''. Lemon has also appeared in numerous musical and stage productions, performing in major Australian theaters, with the direction of Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott, Nick Enright, Rodney Fisher, Robyn Nevin, Aubrey Mellor and Jonathan Biggins. She was cast for the original Australian stage of ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' by Elton John and Lee Hall, winning the Helpmann Award for Best Leading Actress in 2008. Career 1982-1992: Beginnings in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy McBurney
Judith McBurney (19 May 1948 – 1 December 2018) was an Australian actress and model. She is best known for serial ''The Young Doctors'' in 1,300 episodes as Tania Livingstone and also appeared in cult series'' Prisoner'' as Sandra" Pixie" Mason in 96 episodes. Early career Before acting, McBurney started a successful career as a model employed by June Dally-Watkins. One of her first acting roles was in late 1969, in a supporting role in Peter Weir's short movie ''Michael'', one of three short movies released under the title '' Three to Go''. It followed by small parts in ABC TV-plays and guest roles in other TV series. Her first leading role was in 1972 as Ella Belairs in ABC's adaption of '' The Cousin from Fiji,'' based on a novel by Norman Lindsay. Another early and memorable role was as Aldith in '' Seven Little Australians''. Television soap operas In late 1973, McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in ''Number 96'' but before any of her sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner (TV Series)
''Prisoner'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') is an Australian television soap opera, which broadcast on Network Ten (originally The 0-10 Network) from February 27 (Melbourne) February 26 (Sydney) 1979 to December 1986 (Melbourne), though the series finale would not screen until September 1987 in Sydney, where it aired as a 3-hour film that was split into three 1-hour episodes at the much-later time-slot of 10.30pm, running eight seasons and 692 episodes. ''Prisoner'' was the first Australian series to feature a primarily female-dominated cast and carried the slogan "If you think prison is hell for a man, imagine what it would be like for woman!" The series, produced by the Grundy Organisation, was conceived by Reg Watson and filmed at the then Network Ten Melbourne Studios at Nunawading and on location. The series garnered an international cult following, and it was one of Australia's most successful media exports, performing particularly well in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions is an Australian media production company, focused on radio and television production. Founded in Melbourne by Hector Crawford and his sister, actress and voice artist Dorothy Crawford, the company, also known as Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN Corporation. Founding and early years Founded exclusively as a radio production company in 1945, Crawford Productions then specialized in drama, light entertainment, and educational programs. When broadcast television was introduced to Australia in 1956, Crawford Productions was one of the few Australian radio production houses to successfully transition to the new medium. Early Crawford TV productions included '' Wedding Day'' (HSV-7, 1956), the first Australian-produced sitcom '' Take That!'' (HSV-7, 1957–59), ''The Peters Club'' (GTV-9, 1958), '' Raising a Husband'' (GTV-9, 1958) and the drama play ''Seagulls Over Sorrento'' (HSV-7, 1960). They also produced segments of the ''Export Acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sullivans
''The Sullivans'' is an Australian period drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 15 November 1976 until 10 March 1983. The series tells the story of a fictional average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect that the Second World War and the immediate post-war events had on their lives. It covers the period between 1 September 1939 to 22 August 1948. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Gibraltar, Greece and New Zealand. Pre-production The show was purchased by Channel Nine without a pilot program being produced. They commissioned 34 hours with a view to extension. Fourteen writers were assigned to the thirteen plot lines which had been devised. The cast had not been established when they started writing the series and three months later they still had only two cast members, Vikki Hammond and Noni Hazlehurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Until Tomorrow
''Until Tomorrow'' is an Australian television soap opera created by Reg Watson. The series was produced in colour by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Seven Network in 1975. It was the second soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation, the first having been '' Class of '74''. It is notable for having been made in Brisbane as opposed to Sydney or Melbourne, and was one of the few Australian soap operas produced for a daytime slot. Series synopsis ''Until Tomorrow'' examined the activities of various residents of the suburban Vale Street. Storylines involved revenge plots, murder, affairs, and blindness. The cast included Ron Cadee as Bill Wainwright, the corner shop keeper; television personality Hazel Phillips as Marge Stewart, a "widowed gossip on the look out for a mate"; Kaye Stevenson, Muriel Watson, Sue Robinson, Babette Stephens, and Barry Otto. Critical response '' The Sun-Herald'', TV writer Allen Glover, said that ''Until Tomorrow'' had "the edge over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
