The Last of the Australians

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The Last of the Australians
Genre Comedy
Based on The One Day of the Year by Alan Seymour
Written by
  • Terry Stapleton
  • Jim Stapleton
Directed by
  • Ian Crawford
  • Marie Trevor
  • John Domett
  • Terry Stapleton
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerIan Crawford
ProducerTerry Stapleton
Running time30 minutes
Production company Crawford Productions
Original release
Network Nine Network
Release6 April 1975 (1975-04-06) 
21 January 1976 (1976-01-21)

The Last of the Australians was an Australian sitcom that was broadcast on the Nine Network in 1975 and 1976.

Contents

The comedy series was produced by Crawford Productions in two series of 13 episodes each. It was based on Alan Seymour's play The One Day of the Year and is about an irascible father and his interactions with family life. [1]

Richard Hibbard left the show after the first series when he became a Hare Krishna devotee. [2] He was replaced by Stephen Thomas.

Cast

DVD release

The complete series has been released on DVD in March 2018.

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References

  1. Crawfords – The Last Of The Australians
  2. Nan Musgrove, 'The Last of the Australians', Australian Women's Weekly 30 April 1975 p. 21.