Glass Babies | |
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Genre | Mini-Series |
Based on | concept by Russell Scott |
Written by | Greg Millin Graeme Farmer |
Directed by | Brendan Maher |
Starring | Rowena Wallace Gary Day |
Theme music composer | David Skinner |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 x 90 mins |
Production | |
Producer | Peter Herbert |
Cinematography | Ellery Ryan |
Editor | Cliff Hayes |
Running time | 90 mins |
Production company | PBL Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 9 |
Release | 22 April – 24 April 1985 |
Glass Babies is a 1985 Australian television mini series about a ruthless family set in the world of the then-new technology of in-vitro fertilization. [1]
Title | Format | Ep # | Discs | Region 4 (Australia) | Special Features | Distributors |
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Glass Babies (Complete Series) | DVD | 2 | 2 | 7 May 2014 | None | Umbrella Entertainment |
Glass Babies (Complete Series) | Streaming | 2 | - | 7 May 2014 | None | Umbrella Entertainment |
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