''A Good Thing Going'' is a 1978 Australian television film directed by

Arch Nicholson Arch Nicholson (1941 – 24 February 1990) was an Australian film director. He was born in Melbourne and grew up in Western Australia, originally training to be a teacher. Seeing ''Last Year at Marienbad'' made him want to become a filmmaker an ...

. It stars John Hargreaves and won four

Logie Awards The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The event is telecast live and ...

Plot

Phil Harris (Hargreaves) spends more time with his best friend, Terry (Haywood) than with his wife and children. Phil's marriage disintegrates, with his wife (Lang) taking flight and leaving him to care for their distressed children.

Cast

* John Hargreaves as Phil Harris *

Chris Haywood Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, lo ...

as Terry * Veronica Lang as Jane Harris * Miles Buchanan as Damien Harris * Simone Buchanan as Cathy Harris *

Beth Buchanan Beth Christine Buchanan (born 10 March 1972), is an Australian actress and social worker. She is best known for the television roles as Gemma Ramsay in ''Neighbours'', and Susan Croydon in ''Blue Heelers''. She was also a long-standing member ...

as Little girl in supermarket (uncredited) *

Tina Bursill Tina Bursill (born 24 July 1951) is an Australian actress. She played Louise Carter on the television series '' Skyways'' (1979–1981) and Sonia Stevens on ''Prisoner'' (1983–1984). She played Meryl Knight in the Nine Network drama series ' ...

as Jeanette *Sandra Lee Paterson

Awards

Logie Awards of 1980 The 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 14 March, 1980 at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Bert Newton. Guests included Cilla Black, Michael York, Paul Michael Glaser, G ...

1980 TV WEEK Logie Awards
TV Week. Retrieved 5 June 2011 *Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie - John Hargreaves *Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie -

*Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie - Veronica Lang *Best Performance by a Juvenile - Miles Buchanan

References

External links

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''A Good Thing Going''
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