A Good Thing Going

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A Good Thing Going
Screenplay byJudith Colquhoun
Don Harley
Directed by Arch Nicholson
Starring John Hargreaves
Chris Haywood
Veronica Lang
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDon Harley
Cinematography Dean Semler
Running time72 minutes
Production company Film Australia
Original release
Release1978 (1978)

A Good Thing Going is a 1978 Australian television film directed by Arch Nicholson. It stars John Hargreaves and won four Logie Awards. [1]

Contents

Plot

Phil Harris (Hargreaves) spends more time with his best friend, Terry (Haywood) than with his wife and children. Phil's marriage disintegrates, with his wife (Lang) taking flight and leaving him to care for their distressed children. [2]

Cast

Awards

Logie Awards of 1980 [3]

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p70
  2. A Good Thing Going National Library of Australia (Trove). Retrieved 5 June 2011
  3. 1980 TV WEEK Logie Awards TV Week. Retrieved 5 June 2011