''Wedlocked'' was an Australian

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

that ran for 11 episodes in 1994 on the

Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...

. It was created by Andrew Knight and Doug MacLeod.

Premise

A single author of a marriage guidance book gets a "pretend" wife for appearances. The wife and her daughter move in with the author and his son.

Production

Created by Andrew Knight and Doug MacLeod and co-written by

Steve Vizard Stephen William Vizard (born 6 March 1956) is an Australian television and radio presenter, producer, writer, lawyer and businessman. He is an adjunct professor at Monash University and University of Adelaide. Vizard has written for and produc ...

it was devised as a 13 part series.

Cast

* Brandon Burke as Dr. Chris Gilchrist *

Dina Panozzo Dina Panozzo (born 1966) is an Australian-born actress of Italian descent. Early life Panozzo's parents emigrated to Adelaide from northern Italy, on a ship called 'Queen Neptuna'. Her mother was 19 and a housewife, her father a labourer and ...

as Susie Abruzzo * Richard Piper as Lex Dexter * Kelly Sulikowski as Holly Abruzzo * Paul Reardon as Ben Gilchrist *

Tony Barber Anthony Ferraro Louis Barber (born 28 March 1940) is a British Australian Gold Logie award-winning television game show host, radio announcer, singer and media personality, who has been active in the industry since the early 1960s. Biograph ...

as Tony Johnson * Terry Gill as Ainslie Barton *

Robert Menzies The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

as Carl * Terrie Waddell as Julia *

Alan Hopgood Alan John Hopgood AM (29 September 1934 – 19 March 2022), also known as Alan Hopwood, was an Australian actor, producer, and writer. He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film '' Alvin Purple'' and made appearances in television shows such as ...

as Father Damien *

Kym Gyngell Kim Gyngell, sometimes also credited as Kym Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as Ian McKenzie in ''B ...

as Harold *

Lynda Gibson Lynda Jane Wiseman "Gibbo" Gibson (21 March 1956 – 2 January 2004) was an Australian comedian and actress. Early life and education Lynda Jane Wiseman Gibson was born on 21 March 1956.(4 January 2004 ''The Age''. Retrieved 10 November 2018. ...

as Deidre *

Bud Tingwell Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his first motion picture in 1946 and we ...

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as Beth

Reception

Reviewing the early episodes The Age's Mark Lawrence says "the first two episodes just lacked that "spark", that something that turns a smile into a good loud laugh. But it made me happy enough to tune in again."

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