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Taurus Rising
''Taurus Rising'' is an Australian soap opera produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Nine Network in 1982. Originally intended by the network to be a replacement for ''The Sullivans'', the series was one of a number of attempts to provide an Australian alternative to the glossy American supersoaps ''Dallas'' and ''Dynasty'' and featured two wealthy Sydney-based feuding families, the Brents and the Drysdales. To this end, it represented something of a stylistic departure for Grundy's. Unlike most other Australian soap operas which were recorded on videotape, ''Taurus Rising'' was shot entirely on film. Series began at 8.30pm time-slot in a 2 hr movie pilot and continued for a couple of weeks on Tuesday nights due to decline in ratings was delegated to Friday nights at 10pm by the time of the TV series finale during 1982. TV series was never screened on Nine network since the original screening. It cost $2 million to make. ''Taurus Rising'' proved to be an expensive fai ... [...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] |
Alan Cassell
Alan Louis Cassell (16 February 1932 – 30 August 2017) was an English Australian actor, on stage, film and television. Personal life Alan Cassell was born in Manchester, England but grew up in Birmingham. Cassell was of a young age when his mother was admitted to the Rubery Lunatic Asylum after she suffered brain damage following a visit to a dentist. It is believed the dentist had left the gas on for too long which caused the brain damage. Cassell worked as a motor trimmer in an Austin Motor Company car factory in Birmingham during the 1950s. He also did national service, although a senior officer convinced him not to enlist in the Korean War. After meeting a woman called Rosina, they married and in 1957 emigrated to Perth in Western Australia as "Ten Pound Poms", where he continued his work as a motor trimmer before moving to the sales department. From 1983, Cassell lived in Victoria. He was a prominent member of the Save Albert Park movement, after it was first propose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Shows Set In New South Wales
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival stora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Network Original Programming
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Australian Television Soap Operas
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Jessica Noad
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Vic Hawkins
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): Ciudad barcelonesa, cabeza del partido judicial situada cerca de los ríos Ter y Méder, en la Plana de Vich.») is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Vic is located from Barcelona and from Girona. Geography Vic lies in the middle of the Plain of Vic, equidistant from Barcelona and the Pyrenees. Vic has persistent fog in winter as a result of a thermal inversion, with temperatures as low as -10 °C, an absolute record of -24 °C and episodes of cold and severe snowstorms. For this reason the natural vegetation includes the pubescent oak typical of the sub-Mediterranean climates of eastern France, Northern Italy and the Balkans. Names Originally known as ''Auso'', it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Craig
Diane Mary Craig (born 1949), sometimes credited as Di Craig, is a Northern Irish-born Australian actress best known for her performances in film and television. She was born in County Down, and since 1971 has been married to award-winning Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald. Career Film She attended the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), but left after a year, making her debut in 1970 starring in the British Australian feature film ''Ned Kelly'' (1970), alongside Mick Jagger. Her other film appearances included roles in '' The Mango Tree'' (1977), '' Double Deal'' (1981), ''The Highest Honor'' (1982), ''Travelling North'' (1987) and '' A Sting in the Tail'' (1989). Television Craig has also appeared on the small screen in numerous serials, mini-series and telemovies. She is probably best known for the long-running roles in ''The Restless Years'' and '' E Street'' (replacing actress Penny Cook as Dr. Elly Fielding), as well as appearing s ... [...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] |
Linda Newton (actress)
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Linda Newton may refer to: * Linda Newton (wrestling) * Linda Newton (actress), see My Two Wives ''My Two Wives'' is an Australian situation comedy series produced by Gary Reilly Productions in 1992. The situation of ''My Two Wives'' involved a divorced man who moves into an apartment with his new wife and her daughter, only to learn that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgie Sterling
Georgie Sterling was an Australian actress, noted for her work in radio and television, especially in TV films and serials, although she also appeared in theatre. She started her career in the late 1950s and appeared in a TV movie version of Hamlet. In serials she played Isabella Drysdale in the ill-fated series ''Taurus Rising'' but is possibly best known for her role as May Walters in '' Sons and Daughters''. She also appeared in ''Homicide'', ''Matlock Police'' and ''A Country Practice''. She was married to fellow actor and radio producer John Saul. Selected filmography External links * Georgie Sterlingat National Film and Sound ArchiveGeorge Sterling theatre creditsat Ausstage AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up unt ... Australian television actresses {{A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Finlay
Marina Finlay (born 1961) was an Australian actress who in 1990 left acting to be an artist. Finlay was born and grew up in Sydney, and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She learned to paint from Judy Cassab, for whom she was a model for 30 years.Marina Finlay Finalist, Archibald Prize 2018, Art Gallery of NSW. She began her career as an actor who played notable roles in television soap operas – Lucy Dunlop in '''', Elizabeth Drysdale in '''', Lainie Dobson in '' |
