Bingles

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Bingles
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GenreSitcom
Created by Ian McFadyen
Starring
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producerIan McFadyen
ProducersJoanne Mulvany
Ian McFadyen
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesNetwork Ten
Media Arts Corporation Pty Ltd [1]
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release5 December 1992 (1992-12-05) –
13 June 1993 (1993-06-13)

Bingles is an Australian sitcom which screened on Network 10 from 5 December 1992 until 13 June 1993. [2] It is set in a suburban smash repair workshop called Bingles owned by Ron Bignell (Cliff Ellen).

Contents

Production

The sitcom was conceived by Ian McFadyen in 1989 and intended to be a vehicle for the male cast members of The Comedy Company. Network 10 brought the show and it went into production in August 1991. Filming on 23 episodes was completed in August 1992. [1] McFadyen said most of the episodes centre on Ron Bignell's attempts to get his staff to work. [1]

Bingles is a play on the word bingle, which is Australian slang for a minor crash or upset. Network Ten commissioned a second series of 13 episodes before the first series had gone to air, however the series was not very successful. [3] Bingles aired during the Summer non-ratings period in a Saturday 8pm timeslot. Raymond Gill of The Age said the scheduling "does not inspire confidence in the program." [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Clean-Up"5 December 1992 (1992-12-05) [4]
2"Battle of the Sexes"12 December 1992 (1992-12-12) [5]
3"Arachnophobia"19 December 1992 (1992-12-19) [6]
4"All Through the Night"26 December 1992 (1992-12-26) [7]
5"For Want of a Nail"2 January 1993 (1993-01-02) [8]
6"Bringing Up Baby"9 January 1993 (1993-01-09) [9]
7"Nature Calling"16 January 1993 (1993-01-16) [10]
8"The Pop Star"22 January 1993 (1993-01-22) [11]
9"The Candidate"22 January 1993 (1993-01-22) [11]
10"The Horse's Mouth"29 January 1993 (1993-01-29) [12]
11"The Painting"29 January 1993 (1993-01-29) [12]
12"The Boyfriend"5 February 1993 (1993-02-05) [13]
13"The Godfather"5 February 1993 (1993-02-05) [13]
14"Work Experience"21 March 1993 (1993-03-21) [14]
15"Lester's Big Romance, Part 1"4 April 1993 (1993-04-04) [15]
16"Lester's Big Romance, Part 2"25 April 1993 (1993-04-25) [16]
17"One of the Boys"2 May 1993 (1993-05-02) [17]
18"The New Man"9 May 1993 (1993-05-09) [18]
19"The New Manager"16 May 1993 (1993-05-16) [19]
20"Motivation"23 May 1993 (1993-05-23) [20]
21"The Odd Single"31 May 1993 (1993-05-31) [21]
22"The TV Ad"6 June 1993 (1993-06-06) [22]
23"The Holidays"13 June 1993 (1993-06-13) [23]

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