Spring & Fall is an Australian anthology television series concerning social problems like unemployment, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
There were eleven self-contained episodes, six in the first series broadcast by the ABC in 1980 and five in the second series in 1982.
Actor | Role | Eps. |
---|---|---|
Adam Garrett | Jimmy | 1 |
Anne Haddy | Margaret | 1 |
Arkie Whiteley | Angela | 1 |
Barry Otto | Harry Dawson | 1 |
Carole Skinner | Jamie's Mother | 1 |
Christine Amor | Angela | 1 |
Dennis Miller | Phil | 1 |
Edmund Pegge | Charles | 1 |
Fiona Gage | Lynnie | 1 |
Garry McDonald | Max Lawrence | 1 |
Gary Waddell | Jacko | 1 |
Graeme Blundell | Garth | 1 |
Ian Gilmour | Phil O'Donohue | 1 |
Jeremy Kewley | Barry O'Connell | 1 |
John Hamblin | Violinist | 1 |
John Sheerin | Man in Toilet | 1 |
Judy Morris | Anne Lawrence | 1 |
Lex Marinos | Pete | 1 |
Linda Cropper | C.E.S. Officer | 1 |
Lyn Collingwood | Sister | 1 |
Lynette Curran | Carol | 1 |
Maggie Kirkpatrick | Anne | 1 |
Mark Hembrow | Mickey | 2 |
Max Gillies | Charlie | 1 |
Michele Fawdon | Laurie | 1 |
Paul Chubb | Joe / Norm | 2 |
Penny Cook | Refuge Worker | 1 |
Redmond Phillips | Doctor | 1 |
Ric Herbert | Sadie | 1 |
Robyn Nevin | Anne / Mary | 2 |
Ruth Cracknell | Jessica Lambert | 1 |
Sarah Lambert | Debra | 1 |
Sheila Kennelly | Marj | 1 |
Steve Bisley | Ray | 1 |
Tony Martin | Car Owner | 1 |
Tracy Mann | Terry | 1 |
Willie Fennell | Bob | 1 |
Wynn Roberts | Clive | 1 |
No. | Title | Director | Writer | Starring |
---|---|---|---|---|
1.1 | "Cold Comfort" | Chris Thomson | Laura Jones | Steve Bisley, Lynette Curran, Fiona Gage |
1.2 | "The Last Card" | Michael Jenkins | Adam Garrett, Max Gillies, Robyn Nevin | |
1.3 | "The Silent Cry" | Michael Carson | Marion Ord | Michele Fawdon, Anne Haddy, Edmund Pegge |
1.4 | "The Winner" | Chris Thomson | John Dingwell | Christine Amor, Graeme Blundell, Willie Fennell |
1.5 | "The Slammer" | Russell Webb | Mervyn Rutherford | Ian Gilmour |
1.6 | "Out of Line" | Chris Thomson | Oliver Robb | John Hamblin, Ric Herbert, Tracy Mann |
No. | Title | Director | Writer | Starring |
---|---|---|---|---|
2.1 | "Every Man for Herself" | Michael Carson | Laura Jones | |
2.2 | "Perfect Company" | Di Drew | Marion Ord | Ruth Cracknell, Robyn Nevin |
2.3 | "Jimmy Dancer" | Michael Carson | Robert Caswell | Garry McDonald, Judy Morris |
2.4 | "Thanks Brother" | Julian Pringle | Michael Jenkins | Paul Chubb, Maggie Kirkpatrick |
2.5 | "Thems the Breaks" | |||
The first episode, "Cold Comfort", received a Logie Award for Best Single Drama in 1981. [1]
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