Be Our Guest (TV series)

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Be Our Guest
Starring Jacki Weaver
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAlan Burke
Running time30 mins
Release
Original network ABC
Original release3 October 1966 (1966-10-03)

Be Our Guest is a 1966 Australian TV series produced by Alan Burke for the ABC. It was set in a motel near an airport where international guests stayed. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "TWO NEW FAMILY PROGRAMS". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 34, no. 25. 16 November 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 11 February 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "BRIGHT, BUT PRACTICAL, WARDROBE". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 34, no. 24. 9 November 1966. p. 57. Retrieved 9 February 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  3. The bulletin, John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880, retrieved 23 March 2019
  4. "Untitled". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11, 534. 14 November 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 9 February 2017 via National Library of Australia.