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Writers:
Lynn Bayonas (writer)
Ray Kolle (writer)
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Release Date:
15 November 1976 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
12 wins more
User Comments:
Australian Soap more (4 total)

Cast

  (Series Credited cast)
Paul Cronin ... Dave Sullivan
Lorraine Bayly ... Grace Sullivan
Andrew McFarlane ... John Sullivan
Norman Yemm ... Norm Baker
Susan Hannaford ... Kitty Sullivan
Steven Tandy ... Tom Sullivan
Richard Morgan ... Terry Sullivan
Megan Williams ... Alice Watkins Sullivan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christine Amor ... Stella Burke
Andy Anderson ... Jim Sullivan
Kerry Armstrong
Bruce Atkins
Vincent Ball ... Adm. Spencer
Francis Bell ... Billy Brinkley
Ernie Bourne
Sally Bourne
John Bowman ... Constable Smith
Don Bridges ... 'Nervous' Nev Hollyoak
Aileen Britton ... Mrs. Skinner
Alistair Browning ... Ray Kirk
Marcella Burgoyne ... Lotte Kaufman
Simon Burke ... Peter Robinson (1976)
Annie Byron ... Lou Sullivan (1978-80)

David Cameron ... Russell Hardwick

Michael Caton ... Harry Sullivan
Anne Charleston
Liddy Clark ... Gloria
David Clencie ... Steve Sullivan
Benita Collings ... Lucette (1977)
Chantal Contouri ... Melina Baker
Burt Cooper ... Helmut Bruckner
Campbell Copelin ... Mr. Peterson
Diane Craig ... Pamela
Lisa Crittenden ... Sally Meredith

Wayne Cull
Myra De Groot ... Laura Watkins
Maggie Dence ... Rose Sullivan
Lisa Dewhurst ... Gracie Sullivan (1981-83)
Penny Downie ... Patty Spencer Sullivan
Gerry Duggan ... Patrick Sullivan
Wallas Eaton ... Arthur Pike
Keith Eden ... Dr. Donovan
Reg Evans ... Mr. Patterson
Charlene Fenn
Maurie Fields
Peter Ford ... Errol Flynn
Belinda Giblin ... Sister Sue Marriott

Mel Gibson ... Ray Henderson
Jacqui Gordon ... Margery Fulton
Reg Gorman ... Jack Fletcher
Vivean Gray ... Ida Jessup Pike
Vikki Hammond ... Maggie Hayward Baker
Olivia Hamnett ... Meg Fulton
Brian Harrison ... Dr. Harris
Graham Harvey ... Robbie McGovern
Peter Harvey-Wright ... Ernest 'Urger' O'Keefe
Chris Haywood
Noni Hazlehurst ... Lil Duggan
Peter Hehir ... Bert Duggan

Damon Herriman ... Frank Errol
Jamie Higgins ... Geoffrey 'Geoff' Johnson Sullivan
Nick Holland ... Peter Robinson (1977-79)
Denzil Howson ... Mr. Hardwicke
Gwyneth Hughes ... Ruby Hardwick
Paul Karo ... Rev. Roland
Patricia Kennedy ... Mother Bernadette (1980)
Trevor Kent ... Allister McConnell

Jeremy Kewley ... Alan Cochrane (1976-1977)
Bruce Kilpatrick ... 'Georgeous' Williams
Patsy King ... Beryl Fletcher
Debra Lawrance ... Prue Waterman
Bethany Lee ... Christine
Joan Letch ... Grandma Sullivan
Leon Lissek ... Hans Kaufman
Mark Little ... Danny Wilson
Tracy Mann ... Angelique
Ingrid Mason ... Anna Kaufman
Terry McDermott ... Mr. Logan
Andrew McKaige ... Eddie Patterson
Gus Mercurio ... George
Maggie Millar ... Elizabeth Bradley

Dannii Minogue ... Carla (#2) (1980)

Kylie Minogue ... Carla (#1)

Sam Neill ... Ben Dawson (1980)

Gerda Nicolson ... Mrs. Turnbull (as Gerda Nicholson)
Charles Norman ... Grandpa Sullivan
Roger Oakley ... Maj. Barrington (1978)
John Orcsik ... Father Mulcahy
P.J. Parker ... Changi prisoner
Frederick Parslow ... Mr. Jarvis
Fiona Paul ... Maureen Sullivan
Darius Perkins
Geneviève Picot ... Caroline Sullivan (1976-80)
Vera Plevnik ... Nadia
Saskia Post ... Julianna Sleven (1982)
Lois Ramsey ... Mrs. Patterson
Candy Raymond ... Rachele
Judith Roberts ... Mary Downer
David Robson ... Squizzy
Ilona Rodgers ... Kate Meredith
Joanne Samuel ... Cynthia Cavanaugh
Christopher Saunders ... Reg Saunders
Sean Scully ... Sam Kendall
Dinah Shearing ... Mary Sullivan
Alister Smart ... Paul Hayward
Suzanne Steele ... Katherine (1981)
Penelope Stewart ... Edith
Charlie Strachan
Gary Sweet ... Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern (1980-1982)
Sigrid Thornton ... Buffy Turnbull
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell ... Dr. Hammond
Noel Trevarthen ... Det. Sgt. Shearer
Pepe Trevor
Toni Vernon ... Caroline Sullivan (1980-82)
John Walton ... Michael Watkins
John Waters ... Chris Merchant
Nick Waters ... Horace 'Horrible' Brown
Joy Westmore
Pip Wincer ... John Albert
Paul Young ... Phil Chambers

William Zappa ... Antony
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (1114 episodes)
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Company:
Crawford Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Actors involved in the storyline set in Singapore's Changi Prison undertook a three-week course in authentic prisoner behavior and were taught some Malay. The shoot actually took place in a cold Melbournian winter, a hardship for castmembers in sarongs and heavy suntan make-up. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Footy Show: The Grand Final Footy Show 2006 (#13.28)" (2006) more

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User Comments

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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Australian Soap, 1 January 2003
Author: David Lewis from Australia

The Sullivans told the story of a lower middle class Catholic family during World War 2. As far as it went, it was a decent soap opera - indeed the creative force behind it was quoted as saying it was brilliant: as it was set during world war 2, there was little sex, no drugs, and nothing to offend.

Detail was noticed - it was shot in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, in a street which had no television aerials. The Neanderthals knocked this street down. Anyway, Paul cronin played Dave Sullivan, the patriarch. He was a world war one veteran, along with the barman of the local pub, Norm. At the beginning of the War, Norm, and dave's two eldest sons enlist. Lorraine Bayly, who was hitherto best known for her role on Play School, played Grace Sullivan. The two eldest sons see action in Europe, then the pacific, and eventually Terry, the youngest son, signs up. Terry is somewhat of a crook. Other recurring characters included Uncle Harry, a con-man (Graces Brother), played by Michael caton, who later played Daryl Kerrigan in the Castle, Mel Gibson in a very early role (try to find that on his official bio) and Noni Hazlehurst (another Play School Graduate.)

Forgettable, but much better than Neighbours or Home and Away (and more typical of Australian lifestyles, too.)

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