Home Sweet Home (Australian TV series)

Home Sweet Home
Created by	Vince Powell
Starring	John Bluthal Arianthe Galani Christopher Bell Carmen Tanti Miles Buchanan
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	24
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC TV
Release	6 October 1980 (1980-10-06) – 1982 (1982)

Home Sweet Home is a 1980 Australian comedy television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, starring John Bluthal.

The series was created by Vince Powell, and the pilot was produced by Michael Mills. William Motzing wrote the music.

Writers for the series included: Powell, Charles Stamp, Ralph Peterson, Ian Heydon, David Dorimo and Hugh Stuckey

Cast

Main / regular

• John Bluthal as Enzo Pacelli
• Arianthe Galani as Maria Pacelli (Enzo's wife)
• Christopher Bell as Bobby Pacelli (their older son, a young adult)
• Carmen Tanti as Anna Pacelli (their daughter, an older teenager / young adult)
• Miles Buchanan as Tony Pacelli (their younger son, high school aged)
• Edmund Pegge as Father Murphy
• Maria Rosa Cerizza as "Sofia" (Mama)
• Donald MacDonald as Father Kelly
• Andrew Bond as Marcello Pacelli

Guests

• Lex Marinos as Radio Announcer (1 episode)
• Roger Ward as Billy (1 episode)

Plot

Enzo and Maria Pacelli migrated from Italy to Australia with their three children.

Enzo is a taxi driver who wants to continue to do things the Italian way, but his Australian educated children are more interested in Australian culture.

References

• "The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994

External links

• Home Sweet Home at IMDb
• John Bluthal at home, Australian Women's Weekly, 1 Oct 1980