''Until Tomorrow'' is an Australian television soap opera created by

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. 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

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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 the American serials" in that "the characters are Australian – and believable". However TV critic for '' The Age'', John Pinkney, was withering about the show:

Broadcast

The series debuted in February 1975 and screened at 2.30 pm, opposite US serial ''

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''. It experienced low ratings and by July was moved to 11.30 am. It was cancelled after a run of 180 episodes with none of the current storylines concluded in the final episode. ''Until Tomorrow'' was Reg Watson's first Australian soap opera.Mercado, Andrew. ''Super Aussie Soaps'', Pluto Press Australia, 2004. p 83 He went on to devise the more successful soap operas '' The Young Doctors'' (1976), ''

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'' (1977), '' Prisoner'' (1979), '' Sons and Daughters'' (1981), and ''

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* Australian television soap operas 1975 Australian television series debuts 1975 Australian television series endings English-language television shows Television series produced by The Reg Grundy Organisation {{Australia-tv-prog-stub