Sisterly Love

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Sisterly Love
Written by Ray Harding
Jeremy Higgins
Directed by Mark DeFriest
Starring Joan Sydney
Maggie King
Martin Vaughan
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerPeter Du Cane
Running time80 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release24 December 1989 (1989-12-24) [1]

Sisterly Love is a 1987 Australian television film shot in Western Australia. Nominated for 3 AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards in 1988 including Best Telefeature. It was also the pilot for an unmade series. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Premise

Two sisters, Jean and Sylvia, have been separated over twenty years. Sylvia lives next door to Bob. When Jean is widowed, she visits Sylvia and old troubles re-emerge. Sylvia has a son Martin who is dating Birdy.

Cast

Production

Stars Joan Sydney and Maggie King are sisters in real life. Filming was to have begun in September 1987 but was held up to due a union ban over the use of a British first assistant director. [5]

It was filmed in Fremantle, Rottnest Island, and Kings Park. [6]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a poor review. [7] The Age called it "perfectly charming". [8]

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References

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  8. Hooks, Barbara (27 December 1989). "A sisterly alchemy of golden wisdom and humour". The Age. p. 14.