Wedlocked

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Wedlocked was an Australian sitcom that ran for 11 episodes in 1994 on the Seven Network. It was created by Andrew Knight and Doug MacLeod. [1]

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Premise

A single author of a marriage guidance book gets a "pretend" wife for appearances. The wife and her daughter move in with the author and his son. [2] [3]

Production

Created by Andrew Knight and Doug MacLeod [4] and co-written by Steve Vizard [2] it was devised as a 13 part series. [5]

Cast

Reception

Reviewing the early episodes The Age's Mark Lawrence says "the first two episodes just lacked that "spark", that something that turns a smile into a good loud laugh. But it made me happy enough to tune in again." [6]

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References

  1. "Australian Television: Wedlocked".
  2. 1 2 Condon, Matt (4 September 1994), "Wedlocked you're allowed to laugh", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Leedham, Nicole (5 September 1994), "Of human frailties and foibles", Canberra Times
  4. Lawrence, Mark (1 September 1994), "A marriage of comic convenience", The Age
  5. Farmer, Margaret (5 September 1994), "A marriage of inconvenience", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. Lawrence, Mark (1 September 1994), "Sitcom goes on a head trip", The Age