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I've Married A Bachelor
''I've Married A Bachelor'' is an Australian television sitcom that first screened on the ABC in 1968. It won the Logie Award for Best Comedy at the Logie Awards of 1968. Cast * Peter Whitford as Peter Prentiss * June Thody as Molly Prentiss * Donald McDonald as Mervyn MacGregor * Aileen Britton as Mrs. Malley * Don Philps as Mr. Malley * Ruth Cracknell See also * List of Australian television series * Newlyweds Newlyweds are people who have recently entered into a marriage. The time frame during which a married couple is considered newlywed varies, but for social science research purposes it may be considered as up to six months into the marriage.Rebecca ... References External links * I've Married A Bachelorat Classic Television Australia {{DEFAULTSORT:I've Married A Bachelor 1968 Australian television series debuts 1969 Australian television series endings 1960s Australian television sitcoms Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Black-and-white ...
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Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ...
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Ruth Cracknell
Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM (6 July 1925 – 13 May 2002) was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as comedy roles throughout a career spanning some 56 years. In theatre she was well known for her Shakespeare roles. Early life Cracknell was born in 1925 in Maitland, New South Wales to Charles and Winifred Cracknell. When she was four years old, the family moved to Sydney. She was educated at North Sydney Girls High School and, after graduating, worked at the Ku-ring-gai Council as a clerk. At 17 she was taken to the theatre by a friend. She immediately wanted to become an actress and joined the Modern Theatre Players drama school. Career Radio and theatre Cracknell's first acting jobs were in radio. By 1946, she was performing five episodes of radio plays a week. She also performed on stage with the Sydney-based companies the Inde ...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation Original Programming
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1960s Australian Television Sitcoms
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ...
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1969 Australian Television Series Endings
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** R ...
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1968 Australian Television Series Debuts
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * January 23 ...
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Newlyweds (TV Series)
''Newlyweds'' is an Australian television sitcom that originally aired on the Seven Network for two seasons from 20 February 1993 to 16 March 1994. The series was created by Ian McFadyen and produced by David Taft. It was written by McFadyen, Mary-Anne Fahey and Graeme Farmer. The show centres on young couple Allie Carter (Annie Jones) and Peter Roberts (Christopher Gabardi) as they embark on married life, with constant interruptions from their families and friends. Cast and characters * Annie Jones as Allie Carter * Christopher Gabardi as Peter Roberts * Sandy Gore as Irene Carter * Cathy Godbold as Jules Carter * Joseph Clements as Simmo * Sandie Lillingston as Marnie Phelps * Valentina Levkowicz as Bev Roberts * Denis Moore as Ross Roberts * Ross Williams as Eric Kaufman * Rod Mulliner as Kirby Hacker * Elisha Hall as Kelly * Jason Torrens as Duncan * Matthew Turner as Matt (series 1) * Brendan McAlpin as Matt (series 2) Production A pilot for the series was pro ...
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List Of Australian Television Series
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Aileen Britton
Aileen Britton (18 February 1916 in Sydney – 19 April 1986) credited also as Aileen Britain, was an Australian character actress of theatre, radio, television, and film (TV movie and theatrical), with a career in the industry spanning nearly 50 years. Britton made her debut in a film '' Tall Timbers'' in 1937, she then worked primarily exclusively in theatre roles and having been signed with the Independent Theatre Britton post-theatre was a staple of the small screen, where she usually played quirky elderly ladies, mothers and grandmothers, in TV series Television credits include ''Number 96''Giles, Nigel "Number 96: Australia's Most Notorious Address" ''Matlock Police'', '' The Restless Years'', ''The Sullivans'', ''Prisoner A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison. .. ...
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Brian Bell (director)
Brian Bell (born 1947) is a New Zealand writer and director best known for his work at the ABC in Australia. He worked at the BBC before moving to Sydney in 1968. He worked at the ABC for a number of years before going freelance. Bell has also worked extensively in theatre. Select credits *''Contrabandits'' (1967) *''I've Married A Bachelor'' (1968) *''Dynasty'' (1970) *''The Thursday Creek Mob'' (1971) *''Redheap'' (1972) *''Certain Women'' (1973) *''Serpent in the Rainbow'' (1973) *''Quartet'' (1974) *''Shannon's Mob'' (1975) *''The Department ''The Department'' is a satirical comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a secret organisation with the power to influence every aspect of your life. Chris Addison, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman star as Research Team 32, an eccentric three-man think-tan ...'' (1980) *'' Players to the Gallery'' (1980) *'' Intimate Strangers'' (1981) References External links *Brian Bellat Ausstage {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Brian New Zealand directors Australia ...
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Peter Whitford
Peter Whitford (born 1939) is an Australian former radio, theatre, television and film character actor known for numerous roles particularly as wealthy businessmen and members of the aristocracy. Peter Whitford was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from NIDA in 1963. In his early career, he played Jack Parker in the long-running radio serial '' Blue Hills''. Whitford an actor, playwright, director and singer started his career firstly in radio roles and subsequently in the theatre genre in 1958, but has appeared in numerous TV and film roles, stating from the late 1960s until 2010. Film roles * ''The Tichborne Affair'' (1975) as Cubitt * ''Cass'' (1978) as Frank * ''My Brilliant Career'' (1979) as Uncle Julius * ''Phar Lap'' (1983) as Bert Wolfe * '' Careful, He Might Hear You'' (1983) as George * ''With Prejudice'' (1983) as Bodor * '' Who Killed Hannah Jane?'' (1984) as James Gannon * ''Dead End Drive-In'' (1986) as Thompson * '' Running from the Guns'' (198 ...
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Logie Awards Of 1968
The 10th Annual ''TV Week'' Logie Awards were presented on Friday 22 March 1968 at the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. British television actress Violet Carson and American television actors Christopher George, Peter Breck and Cheryl Miller appeared as guests. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1968: Awards Gold Logie ; Most Popular Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' :: Brian Henderson Logie National ;Best Teenage Personality :''Winner:'' ::Little Pattie ;TV Quizmaster of the Decade :''Winner:'' ::Bob Dyer ;TV Sportscaster of the Year :''Winner:'' :: Ron Casey ;Best Drama Series :''Winner:'' ::Homicide, Seven Network ;Best Overseas Show :''Winner:'' ::Till Death Us Do Part ;Best New Show of 1967 :''Winner:'' ::This Day Tonight, ABC ;Best Australian Comedy :''Winner:'' :: My Name's McGooley, Seven Network ;Best Austra ...
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