Seven Deadly Sins (miniseries)

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Seven Deadly Sins
Genre Drama
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Music by Martin Armiger, Paul Grabowsky [1]
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerBob Weiss
Running time48mins (approximately)
Original release
Network ABC Television
Release23 February (1993-02-23) 
25 March 1993 (1993-03-25)

Seven Deadly Sins is a 1993 Australian television drama anthology series aired by ABC Television.

Contents

The stories examine the dark side of human nature in seven episodes: "Lust", "Pride", "Wrath", "Sloth", "Greed", "Envy", and "Gluttony" — the seven deadly sins. A soundtrack was released by ABC Music, featuring vocals by artists Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull, and Deborah Conway.

In the same year, ABC TV screened a series of short films under the same name, produced and directed by Stephen Burstow, comprising dance works commissioned from leading contemporary choreographers.

Cast

Lust

Pride

Sloth

Greed

Envy

Gluttony

Production

Seven Deadly Sins was pitched to Penny Chapman, then head of drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, by script editor Barbara Masel. Her idea was to create a series of stories that would "let the moral compass spin". [1] Masel was also interested in encouraging the audience to identify with behaviour they would not normally condone and "that all of the characters in each episode should manifest the sin". [1] With Chapman on board and Bob Weis appointed as series producer, Masel found writers. When outlines and drafts were completed, the directors were brought on board. P. J. Hogan ("Sloth") and Alison Maclean ("Greed") were selected as directors before their international careers had taken off, while Gale Edwards ("Pride") had until then had only ever directed for the theatre. The series was broadcast at 9.30pm because of the language used. The series rated well, pulling the biggest audience ever for an ABC drama program in that time slot. [1]

Soundtrack

Seven Deadly Sins
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedFebruary 1993 (1993-02)
Label Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer Martin Armiger
Paul Kelly albums chronology
Live, May 1992
(1992)
Seven Deadly Sins
(1993)
Wanted Man
(1994)
CD/Cassette [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."He Can't Decide"P. Kelly/M. ArmigerPaul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull and Deborah Conway3:31
2."Almost Persuaded" G. Sutton/B. Sherrill Paul Kelly3:05
3."Imagine the World"M. Armiger/P. KellyDeborah Conway, Renée Geyer6:00
4."I Can't See Me Without You" C. Twitty Deborah Conway2:41
5."Ugly Woman" Raphael de Leon Paul Kelly2:40
6."Foggy Highway"P. KellyRenée Geyer3:27
7."Don't Break it I Say"Kelly/Conway/Geyer/ArmigerDeborah Conway, Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer4:10
8."She's Got You" H. Cochran Deborah Conway3:00
9."Crazy" Willie Nelson Renée Geyer4:13
10."Maybe this Time"P. Kelly/M. ArmigerVika Bull3:34
11."My Friends Say Fool" W. Mason Renée Geyer3:32
12."In April"D. ConwayRenée Geyer3:30
13."Someday I'll Take Home the Roses" Jean Stafford Renée Geyer3:43

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [5] 71

Dance film series

Also in 1993, ABC TV screened seven works by leading contemporary choreographers, with the series title as well as the segments carrying the same title as the miniseries. The series was produced and directed by Stephen Burstow, [a] and each of the seven films were seven minutes long. [8] [9] [10] The seven works were: [11]

Footnotes

  1. "Stephen Burstow is a Sydney-based visual artist, lecturer and filmmaker. As a director he has specialised in performing arts projects for film, television and digital media. His dance films have been awarded internationally". [6] He is also co-creator of Bush Tucker Man (TV series, 1988-2006). [7]

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