''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 Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...

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, l ...

as Terry *

Veronica Lang Veronica Lang is an Australian-born actress, who started her career in England in theatre and television, before working in her native country, she also briefly worked in America. She won the 1977 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ...

as Jane Harris *

Miles Buchanan Miles Buchanan (born 1966) is an Australian actor. He is the brother of Simone and Beth Buchanan. He was a popular actor as a child and young man, winning a Logie award in 1979 for his performance in the TV movie ''A Good Thing Going''. However ...

as Damien Harris *

Simone Buchanan Simone Louise Buchanan is an Australian film and television actress, and television director. She is best known for her television roles as Debbie Kelly in the situation comedy '' Hey Dad..!'' and Samantha Fitzgerald in the soap opera ''Neighbou ...

as Cathy Harris *

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 ...

*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, Gr ...

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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