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Richmond Hill (TV Series)
''Richmond Hill'' is an Australian television soap opera made in 1988 by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network. It was devised by Reg Watson who also created ''Neighbours''. It debuted on 27 January 1988 in a two-hour episode on Network 10 at 7.30pm. The series was only moderately successful and was cancelled on 22 June 1988. A total of 91 episodes were produced. Synopsis Whereas ''Neighbours'' was set in Melbourne, this series was set in a small fictional Australian country town near Sydney and most of the scenes revolved around the local police station, a real estate agency, and the pub. The serial drew comparisons to the hugely popular Seven Network soap operas, ''A Country Practice'' and ''Cop Shop''. The programme was produced in Sydney, some location shooting took place in Mona Vale, New South Wales. Connie Ryan's house in the series was in Berryman Street, North Ryde NSW. The cast was intentionally made up of experienced soap actors in a bid to secure immediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Duncan
Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a silent film * ''Paula'' (1952 film), an American drama * ''Paula'' (2011 film), a Canadian animation * ''Paula'' (2016 film), a German film * ''Paula'' (TV series), 2017 Music * ''Paula'' (album), by Robin Thicke, 2014 * "Paula" (Zoé song), 2006 * "Paula", a 1972 song by Monica Verschoor * "Paula", a 1981 song by Tim Weisberg People * Paula (given name), including a list of people with the name * Paula of Rome (347–404), ancient Roman saint *Paula (surname) Other uses * Paula (computer chip), the sound chip of the Commodore Amiga computer * ''Paula'' (novel), memoir by Isabel Allende, 1994 * ''Paula'' (1876 barque), a German ship from which was sent the longest travelled message in a bottle * ''Paula'' (insect), a synonym for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Tkautz
Melissa Natalie Tkautz (born 24 January 1974) is an Australian actress, singer, model, and presenter. She played the role of Nikki Spencer on the popular Australian TV soap opera '' E Street'', from September 1990 to May 1993. During the early 1990s she had a solo music career, performing mononymously as Melissa, and had top 20 hits on the ARIA Singles Chart with " Read My Lips" (Number One, June 1991), "Sexy (Is the Word)" (No. 3, September) and "Skin to Skin" (No. 16, April 1992). "Read My Lips" also became a Number One hit in Sweden. Her debut album, ''Fresh'', was released in June 1992 and peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart. After her stint on ''E Street'', Tkautz has appeared on ''Paradise Beach'' (1993–94), ''Pacific Drive'' (1996–98), '' All Saints'' (2001–02, 2004), ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' (2008, 2011) and ''Housos'' (2011). Her modelling career has included early child modelling, then as a teen in various pop entertainment magazines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Gray
Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of the State of Maryland, serving Maryland, Washington, D.C., and eastern West Virginia * MARC (archive), a computer-related mailing list archive * M/A/R/C Research, a marketing research and consulting firm * Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition, a non-profit, volunteer organization * Matador Automatic Radar Control, a guidance system for the Martin MGM-1 Matador cruise missile * Mid-America Regional Council, the Council of Governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the bistate Kansas City region * Midwest Association for Race Cars, a former American stock car racing organization * Revolutionary Agrarian Movement of the Bolivian Peasantry (''Movimiento Agrario Revolucionario del Campesinado Boliviano''), a defunct right-wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home And Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales, where he noticed locals were complaining about the construction of a foster home and against the idea of foster children from the city living in the area. The soap opera was initially going to be called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began. The show premiered with a ninety-minute pilot episode (subsequently in re-runs and on VHS known as ''Home and Away: The Movie''). Since then, each subsequent episode has aired for a duration of twenty-two minutes. ''Home and Away'' has become the second longest-running drama series in Australian television, after '' Neighbours''. In Australia, it is currently broadcast from Mondays to Thursdays at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Symons
Emily Symons (born 10 August 1969) is an Australian-born actress, active on both Australian and British television. She is known for playing Anne Costello in the short-lived soap opera '' Richmond Hill'' in 1988 and when that series ended, from 1989, she started playing Marilyn Chambers-Fisher in ''Home and Away''. After almost ten years in that role, Symons moved to the UK and was immediately cast as Louise Appleton in the British soap ''Emmerdale''. She also took part in the British show ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2007. She then returned to Australia in 2010 to reprise her role as Marilyn in ''Home and Away''. Life and career Emily Symons's mother remarried when she was just four years old and Symons did not see her biological, English father again until ten years later. She left school before finishing her exams and launched herself into the acting world. For nearly a year, she worked in shops before getting a break in a post office training video. Her first high-profile role w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Paske
Matthew "Matt" Robinson (also Williams) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Ashley Paske. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 22 May 1989. Paske secured the role after ''Neighbours'' broadcaster, Network Ten wanted him to remain on their network after they cancelled the show '' Richmond Hill'', which he had appeared in. Matt was introduced during a time ''Neighbours'' producers were creating new characters to rejuvenate the show. Matt was created by a team of several writers headed by Ray Kolle. They wanted to include a teenager unlike the others previously portrayed in the show. Producers also needed to fill the void met with the departure of popular character Scott Robinson ( Jason Donovan), with Matt debuting a couple episodes after Scott departed. Kolle branded Matt a "cool" yet "remote" character who is "disinclined to be involved" with others. They also created a backstory in which he is revealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Long (actor)
Michael Merrick Long (11 October 1947 – 17 April 1991) was an Australian actor on stage, television and movies, as well as voice-only. He appeared in early roles Matlock Police, Homicide, Division 4, Bluey. He starred in the 1971 Australian stage production of ''Conduct Unbecoming'' as Subaltern Millington. His television credits included: ''Cop Shop'', ''Prisoner'' (as Mick O'Brien), ''Taurus Rising'' (as Sam Farrer), '' Sons and Daughters'' (as Stephen Morrell) and '' Richmond Hill'' (as Craig Connors). He appeared in films including ''Squizzy Taylor'', ''The Chain Reaction'' and '' Careful, He Might Hear You''. He provided the voice over television and radio commercials, documentaries and corporate videos, initially working for the ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Kennedy
Angela Kennedy (born 28 February 1976) is an Australian former butterfly swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Professional career In 1994, Kennedy attended the NSW State Open Short-Course Championships in Sydney. She set a record in every 50m and 100m event in the program, achieving 11 records in total. Kennedy broke the world record in the 100m butterfly at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships in 1995, however was beaten in the event by fellow Australian Susie O'Neill (who took silver), and Liu Limin of China (who won gold). She swam for most of her career at the Telopea Swimming Club in Canberra, Australia under the direction of former Australian butterfly coach Peter Freney. She was teammates to Australian representative and University of Nevada scholarship holder Anthony Rogis, Australian representative Chloe Flutter and Syracuse University scholarship holders Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rona Coleman
Rona Coleman is a former actress, best known for appearing in soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'' for a 210-episode run from 1984 to 1985. As Heather O'Brien, she was the wife of Mike O'Brien, played by Ken James, and mother to two children, Katie and Jeff (played by Jane Seaborn and Craig Morrison). The family were eventually written-out of the series after a year, although Heather would return for a guest stint after the rest of the O'Brien's all departed. Coleman has also appeared in ''Homicide'', ''Matlock Police'', '' Richmond Hill'', '' E Street'' (as Veronica Bromley), ''A Country Practice'', '' Water Rats'', ''Home and Away'' and '' All Saints'' and the TV film '' Without Warning''. She has also featured in numerous theatre roles from 1965 until 1982, including Shakespeare roles like ''Hamlet'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. In 1970, she performed as Eliza Doolittle in a national tour of ''My Fair Lady''.Radic, Leonard (30 March 1970A Slightly tired lady The Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Richards (actor)
Thomas Richards (born 22 March 1948) is an Australian former actor on television soap operas. He is best known for roles including in ''Matlock Police'' as Steven York from 1972 and 1976 and in the 1980s soap opera '' ''Sons and Daughters'' as David Palmer from 1982 until 1987, opposite co-star Leila Hayes. Career Richards began his acting career at Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane. One of his roles was in ''The Rose and the Ring'' in 1971. He later moved to Melbourne where he began work in television. Richards played guest roles in Crawford Production series ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'' and ''Ryan'', before gaining the permanent role of in Network Ten police drama ''Matlock Police'' in the 1970s as Detective Steve York. After that series was cancelled he had a regular role in soap opera '' The Box'' during its final year in 1977, before joining ''Sons and Daughters''. He played Lawrie Benson in Network Ten soap opera '' Richmond Hill'' for most of its 12-month run in 1988. Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Doctors
''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983. The series is primarily set in the fictional ''Albert Memorial Hospital'', as well as the nightclub ''Bunny's'', and is fundamentally concerned with the romances and relations between younger members of the hospital staff, rather than typical medical issues and procedures. The program was shown in exported internationally including throughout North America and Canada and Europe including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Spain. Series history The series produced by the Grundy Organisation was created and devised by Alan Coleman with Reg Watson acting as Executive Producer. Watson had been the Producer of the British TV soap opera ''Crossroads'' from 1964 to 1973 and he moved back to Australia to help set up a new drama department within the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
