Singles (miniseries)

Singles
Written by	Robert Caswell Linda Aaronson Michael Aitkens Alma De Groen Anne Brooksbank
Directed by	David Goldie Ted Robinson Graham Thorburn Helene Harris Ric Pellizerri
Starring	Elizabeth Alexander Barry Otto Robert Coleby Richard Moir
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Martin Williams
Production company	ABC
Original release
Release	14 August (1984-08-14) – 11 September 1984 (1984-09-11)

Singles is a 1984 Australian miniseries about a 30 something woman having a series of relationships with men. ^[1] It consists of five self-contained plays. ^{[2] [3]}

The Sun Herald said Elizabeth Alexander gives "a fine fraught performance". ^[4]

Premise

Sydney doctor Alison ends a seven year relationship. The series spans 18 months and consists of five plays dealing with five different men. ^[5]

Cast

• Elizabeth Alexander as Alison Kirk
• Barry Otto as Peter
• Robert Coleby as Jack Howard
• Richard Moir as Stefan
• Melissa Jaffer as Gloria
• Francis Yin as Andrew Lu
• Phillip Ross as Pat
• Susan Leith as Jeanette
• Dinah Shearing as Allison's mother
• David Downer as Farrell
• Julie Hamilton
• Dennis Miller as Des
• Steven Jacobs as Chris

Episodes

• Ep one (14 August 1984) - w Robert Caswell, d Ted Robinson - Allison breaks up with Farrell, and she enrols in a singles agency and meets eter
• Ep two (21 August 1984) - w Michael Aitkens d Ric Pellizzeri - Allison meets Jack Howard a charming businessman
• Ep three (28 August 1984) - d Graham Thorburn - Allison is matched with an industrial chemist from Poland called Stefan
• Ep four (4 September 1984)
• Ep five (11 September 1984) - Allison dates Rob, a boat designer. She decides to study acupuncture n China. ^[6]

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p236
2. "Five new plays by the ABC: 'Singles'". The Canberra Times . Vol. 58, no. 17, 851. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 August 1984. p. 1 (TV and RADIO). Retrieved 20 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
3. "All About Allison". Age Green Guide. 9 August 1984. p. 2.
4. "A rough trot for Allison". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 1984. p. 57.
5. "TELEVISION It won't be all Greek after this", The Bulletin with Newsweek., Sydney: Australian Consolidated Press, 14 August 1984, nla.obj-1768794492, retrieved 20 July 2024– via Trove
6. "TIMESTYLE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 59, no. 17, 878. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 September 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 20 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Singles at IMDb