| Class of '74 | |
|---|---|
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| Developed by | Reg Grundy Organisation |
| Starring | Leonard Teale John Hamblin Gordon Glenwright |
| Opening theme | Brian Cadd |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 290 x 30 minute episodes |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 18 March 1974 – 1975 |
Class of '74 (and subsequently Class of '75) was a soap opera that screened on the Seven Network in Australia and produced by Reg Grundy Organisation, with Peter Maxwell as EP and sometime director, the series was created by John Edwards, a former employee of Crawford Productions and devised by Alan Coleman and broadcast in black-and-white starting March 1974. [1] Marist Singers of Eastwood provided back-up singing for the school choir.
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The series was set at a fictional secondary school called a Waratah High School with its characters being a mix of teachers, staff and students. The series was aimed at a teenage audience. Running for 290 x 30 minutes episodes; five episodes each week were broadcast, stripped across week nights in an early evening 7pm timeslot. The series was renamed Class of '75 for its second and final year. Although originally produced in black and white, it switched to colour broadcasting during its second year of production. [2]
