Pig in a Poke

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Pig in a Poke
Genre Miniseries
Written by John Dingwall
Margaret Kelly
Directed byMichael Jenkins
Brian Bell
StarringPaul Mason
Justine Saunders
Pat Evison
Philippa Baker
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time75 mins
Original release
NetworkABC
Release24 July 1977 (1977-07-24)

Pig in a Poke is a 1977 Australian series about a Melbourne doctor who moves to Redfern. [1] There was a 1974 one-off drama, and a subsequent series of five episodes in 1977.

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  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press,, 1996 p223