Water Under the Bridge (miniseries)

Water Under the Bridge
Genre	mini-series
Written by	Eleanor Witcombe Michael Jenkins
Directed by	Igor Auzins
Starring	Robyn Nevin David Cameron Judy Davis Rowena Wallace Jacki Weaver Rod Mullinar
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	9
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Release	24 September 1980 (1980-09-24) – 1980 (1980)

Water Under the Bridge is a 1980 miniseries based on the 1977 novel by Sumner Locke Elliott. ^{[1] [2]}

The novel was one of Elliott's most acclaimed. ^{[3] [4]}

The budget was $1.5 million. ^{[5] [6]}

Cast

Main

• Robyn Nevin as Shasta
• David Cameron as Neil
• Judy Davis as Carrie Mazzini
• Rowena Wallace as Honor Mazzini
• Jacki Weaver as Maggie McGhee
• Linden Wilkinson as Ida Flag
• John Howard as Archie
• Rod Mullinar as Don Brandywine
• Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Mona

Recurring

• Anthony Hawkins as Mason (2 episodes)
• Arthur Dignam as Maynard Dickens (2 episodes)
• Deidre Rubenstein as Lainey (3 episodes)
• Lesley Baker as Nurse Vickers (3 episodes)
• Peter Whitford as T.C. Shallicott (3 episodes)
• Ralph Cotterill as Mr Flagg (4 episodes)

Guests

• Briony Behets as Claire
• Frank Gallacher as Luigi Mazzini
• Graeme Blundell as Ralph
• John Clayton as Rev Scott
• Kerry Armstrong as Dora
• Lorna Lesley as Nurse Vickers
• Lulu Pinkus as Ann
• Peta Toppano as Uke
• Peter Cummins as Rumbolt
• Sean Scully as Pete
• Terry Gill as Rex
• Tommy Dysart as Hamish

Premise

The story follows Neil Atkins, a man torn between his goals and the women surrounding him. ^[7]

Reception

The mini series, aired on Network 10, was considered a ratings disappointment. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "TIMESTLYE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 550. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 January 1981. p. 13. Retrieved 3 October 2019– via National Library of Australia.
2. "TELEVISION I was not enthused..." The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 568. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 February 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 3 October 2019– via National Library of Australia.
3. Jill Roe, 'Elliott, Sumner Locke (1917–1991)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/elliott-sumner-locke-14903/text26094, published online 2014, accessed online 7 October 2024.
4. "PS: WE HEAR YOU Sumner Locke Elliott: An interview in New York", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 27 December 1983, nla.obj-1605128490, retrieved 7 October 2024– via Trove
5. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p238-239
6. "TIMESTYLE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 578. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 February 1981. p. 11. Retrieved 3 October 2019– via National Library of Australia.
7. Water Under the Bridge (Drama, Romance), Robyn Nevin, Jacki Weaver, David Cameron, Penelope Shelton, Shotton Productions, Victorian Film, The Australian Film Commission, retrieved 24 April 2021
8. Lewes, Jacqueline Lee (5 June 1983). "Million$ of Viewing". Sydney Sun Herald. p. 47.
9. "Water Under the Bridge – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

External links

• Water Under the Bridge at IMDb