Six Pack (TV series)

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Six Pack is a 1992 Australian anthology television series, containing six hour-long dramas, first broadcast on SBS-TV. [1] [2] It received three nominations at the 1992 Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Mini Series or Telefeature for the episode "Piccolo Mondo".

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Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirectorWriterStarring
1"Mimi Goes to the Analyst"Megan Simpson Joanna Murray-Smith Angie Millikin, Sandy Gore, Josephine Mitchell, Colin Moody
2"Loveless"Rodney Fisher Tony Ayres Simon Burke, Ivar Kants, Steve Bastoni
3"Piccolo Mondo" Sue Brooks Andrew Bovell Denise Scott, Peta Toppano, Victoria Longley
4"Death Duties"Karin Altmann Ron Elisha John Bluthal, Lloyd Morris, Alistair Duncan
5"Loulla"Kay PavlouTony Maniaty Lenita Vangellis, George Zogopoulas, Arianthe Galani
6"That Man's Father"Di DrewChristopher Lee Geraldine Turner, Martin Jacobs, Ben Oxenbould

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