Spring & Fall
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Spring & Fall is an Australian anthology television series concerning social problems like unemployment, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
There were eleven self-contained episodes, six in the first series broadcast by the ABC in 1980 and five in the second series in 1982.
Cast[edit]
- Ian Gilmour as Phil O'Donohue
- Steve Bisley as Ray
- Lynette Curran as Carol
- Fiona Gage
- Adam Garrett
- Max Gillies as Charlie
- Robyn Nevin as Anne
- Michele Fawdon as Laurie
- Anne Haddy as Margaret
- Carole Skinneras Jamie's Mother
- Edmund Pegge as Charles
- Christine Amor
- Graeme Blundellas Garth
- Willie Fennell as Bob
- John Hamblin
- Ric Herbert
- Tracy Mann as Terry
- Ruth Cracknell as Jessica Lambert
- Garry McDonald as Max Lawrence
- Judy Morris as Anne Lawrence
- Paul Chubb
- Maggie Kirkpatrick as Anne
- Dennis Miller as Phil
- Wynn Roberts as Clive
Episodes[edit]
Season One[edit]
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Starring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | "Cold Comfort" | Chris Thomson | Laura Jones | Steve Bisley, Lynette Curran, Fiona Gage |
| 1.2 | "The Last Card" | Michael Jenkins | Adam Garrett, Max Gillies, Robyn Nevin | |
| 1.3 | "The Silent Cry" | Michael Carson | Marion Ord | Michele Fawdon, Anne Haddy, Edmund Pegge |
| 1.4 | "The Winner" | Chris Thomson | John Dingwell | Christine Amor, Graeme Blundell, Willie Fennell |
| 1.5 | "The Slammer" | Russell Webb | Mervyn Rutherford | Ian Gilmour |
| 1.6 | "Out of Line" | Chris Thomson | Oliver Robb | John Hamblin, Ric Herbert, Tracy Mann |
Season Two[edit]
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Starring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | "Every Man for Herself" | Michael Carson | Laura Jones | |
| 2.2 | "Perfect Company" | Di Drew | Marion Ord | Ruth Cracknell, Robyn Nevin |
| 2.3 | "Jimmy Dancer" | Michael Carson | Robert Caswell | Garry McDonald, Judy Morris |
| 2.4 | "Thanks Brother" | Julian Pringle | Michael Jenkins | Paul Chubb, Maggie Kirkpatrick |
| 2.5 | "Thems the Breaks" |
The first episode, "Cold Comfort", received a Logie Award for Best Single Drama in 1981.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Australian Television: 1978-1981 Logie Awards". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 August 2019.