External links
- House Rules at IMDb
| House Rules | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Barbara Bishop |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Hardy |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 10 July 1988 |
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A house wife accidentally becomes a member of parliament after the sitting member fails to register for the election. [2] The shows follows a blended Buckley family, Julie, housewive come parlimentarian, Max, a builder, and three children, Sophie, Chris and Jack. [3]
The series was filmed in Melbourne with around two episode shot every week. [4]
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