Good Vibrations (miniseries)

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Good Vibrations
Written byDavid Phillips
Morris Gletizman
Lynn Bayonas
Directed byGraham Thorburn
StarringStephen Whittaker
Genevieve Picot
Felicity Soper
Alan Hopgood
William McInnes
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2 x 2 hours
Production
Production company Southern Star Group
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release22 April 1992 (1992-04-22)

Good Vibrations is a 1992 Australian mini series about a family who discover their house is a portal to the afterlife. It was shot from 1 July to 2 August 1991. [1]

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p200