''Singles'' is a 1984 Australian
miniseries
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about a 30 something woman having a series of relationships with men.
[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p236] It consists of five self-contained plays.
The ''Sun Herald'' said Elizabeth Alexander gives "a fine fraught performance".
Premise
Sydney doctor Alison ends a seven year relationship. The series spans 18 months and consists of five plays dealing with five different men.
Cast
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Elizabeth Alexander as Alison Kirk
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Barry Otto
Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor.
Early life
Barry Otto was born in 1941 in Brisbane, the son of a butcher. He has a sister named Denise. Otto trained as an artist at Brisbane Central Technical College. In the 1960s, Otto worked a ...
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Robert Coleby
Robert Coleby (born 1947) is a British actor who has spent most of his career in Australia. Active since the 1970s, he has over 70 film and television credits to his name. Coleby has acted on stage in numerous productions for the Queensland The ...
as Jack Howard
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Richard Moir
Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor.
Career
Moir initially began his career as a film editor for low-budget 1970s Australian films and TV series, many of which were the work of director Esben Storm. Moir struck u ...
as Stefan
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Melissa Jaffer
Melissa Jaffer (born 1 December 1936) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her stage and television roles, but has also appeared in many films.
Career
Jaffer started her career in theatre productions in the mid 1950s, and has made m ...
as Gloria
* Francis Yin as Andrew Lu
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Phillip Ross
Phillip Ross (born 1929) is an Australian-born television actor. He appeared in many British, American and Australian television series and films, between 1960 until 2000, which include ''No Hiding Place'', '' The Avengers'', ''Z-Cars'', ''The ...
as Pat
* Susan Leith as Jeanette
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Dinah Shearing
Dinah Hilary Shearing (12 February 1926 – 14 June 2021) was an Australian actress, active in all facets of the industry, in particular theatre.
Early life and education
Dinah Hilary Shearing was born on 12 February 1926 in Sydney, to Englis ...
as Allison's mother
* David Downer as Farrell
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Julie Hamilton
Julie Hamilton is an Australian actress. She was nominated for the 1987 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in '' The Place at the Coast'' and for a Logie Award for Best Actress for '' I Can Jump Puddles''. Other roles ...
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Dennis Miller
Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American political commentator, stand-up comedian, talk show host, writer, actor and former sportscaster.
Miller was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' fro ...
as Des
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Steven Jacobs as Chris
Episodes
*Ep one (14 August 1984) - w Robert Caswell, d Ted Robinson - Allison breaks up with Farrell, and she enrols in a singles agency and meets eter
*Ep two (21 August 1984) - w Michael Aitkens d Ric Pellizzeri - Allison meets Jack Howard a charming businessman
*Ep three (28 August 1984) - d Graham Thorburn - Allison is matched with an industrial chemist from Poland called Stefan
*Ep four (4 September 1984)
*Ep five (11 September 1984) - Allison dates Rob, a boat designer. She decides to study acupuncture n China.
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References
External links
''Singles''at
IMDb
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1980s Australian television miniseries
1984 Australian television series debuts
1984 Australian television series endings
1984 television films
1984 films
1980s English-language films
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