''The Mismatch'' is a 1979 Australian

television film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestr ...

about a separated couple.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p107 It screened on the ABC as part of a Season of Plays. Others in the series included: *''Burn the Butterflies'' *''Gail'' *''Money in the Bank'' *''The Rook Pool'' *''Banana Bender''.

Premise

Marsha and Richard Harrington have separated but agree that Richard should move back home for the sake of their two daughters (he is an actor, she is a teacher). Their plans to lead separate lives proves difficult. She starts dating school teacher Courtney, he starts dating his producer's wife. Courtney is revealed to be corrupt and the wife has Richard fired from his series. Richard and Marsha eventually reconcile.

Cast

Jane Harders Jane Harders is an Australian actor. She has appeared in films, on television and in plays and musicals. She played Janet in the original Australian production of ''The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical ...

*Stephen O'Rourke *

Margo Lee Margaret Stella Lee (20 June 1923 – 16 October 1987) credited as Margo Lee, was an Australian actor and singer of radio, stage, film and TV.Martha Rutledge, 'Lee, Margaret Stella (Meg) (1923–1987)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Nation ...

Michael Aitkens Michael Aitkens (born 1947) is a British actor and writer of drama scripts for movies, television and stage. His BBC situation comedy '' Waiting for God'', first shown in 1990, was BAFTA nominated. Early life Michael Aitkens was educated at H ...

*Alfred Bell *

John Bluthal John Bluthal (born Isaac Bluthal; 12 August 1929 – 15 November 2018) was a Polish-born Australian actor and comedian, noted for his six-decade career internationally in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. He started his care ...

* Michael Caulfield *Jennifer Claire *Nerida Clark *Bronwyn Clarke *George Shevtsov

References

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