TV Follies

TV Follies
Starring	Gus Mercurio Max Cullen Noni Hazlehurst
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Ric Birch
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	2 June (1979-06-02) – 23 June 1979 (1979-06-23)

TV Follies is an Australian television series that aired on ABC in 1979. ^[1] It was a series of four separate musicals. ^[2] The musicals were set in a speakeasy in Chicago, a troop ship, a film set in Hollywood, and in New Orleans. ^[3] It debuted on Saturday 2nd June ^[4] and finished on 23 June. ^[5] The Hollywood episode won a Sammy Award for best variety program. ^[6]

Episodes

• Chicago

Gus Mercurio as Maxy Missouri, Max Cullen as Cheesy Parmesi, Noni Hazlehurst as Silver Le Bow, David Atkins as Bernie Goldman, Robyn Moase as Slats Molloy, Ron Blanchard as Police chief O'Flannery

• Troopship (aka SS Kalgoorlie)

Debbie Byrne, Julie McGregor, Ian Turpie, Peter Brandon, David Atkins

• Hollywood

Normie Rowe as Bruce Baxter, Debbie Byrne as Laura, Kathy Lloyd, Jane Harders as Linda Zimmerman, Arthur Dignam, David Atkins, Terry Bader, Virginia Portingale

• New Orleans

Freddie Paris as Ace Dupree, Delilah, Norman Erskine, Max Cullen as Cyrus P Sanders, Linda Nagel as Hannah, Ian Turpie, Brenda Kristen, David Atkins

References

1. Gosman, Keith (8 June 1979), "The tonight pestilence is upon us", The Canberra Times
2. Robinson, Harry (27 May 1979), "Follies may be Aunty's folly", The Sydney Morning Herald
3. Hogan, Christine (28 May 1979), "Follies hammy but dynamic", The Sydney Morning Herald
4. Kizilos, Brian (31 May 1979), "Hoods, dames n' dances - TV Follies has the lot", The Age
5. Courtis, Kathy (23 June 1979), "Other highlights", The Age
6. "Hines, Walsh awarded gold Sammys". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory. 18 October 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 7 June 2024– via National Library of Australia.