''A Descant for Gossips'' is a 1983 Australian mini series about a school girl who becomes involved with two teachers.
[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p187] The adaptation is based on the novel of the
same name by Australian author
Thea Astley.
Cast
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Kaarin Fairfax - Vinny Lalor
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Geneviève Picot - Helen Striebel
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Peter Carroll - Robert Moller
* Louise Kan - Pearl
* Desiree Smith - Betty
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Steve Bastoni - Howard
* Keir Saltmarsh - Tommy
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Simon Chilvers - Mr. Findlay
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Anne Phelan - Mrs. Lalor
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Rona McLeod - Lillian
* Jennifer Jarman-Walker - Jess Talbot
* Rod Densley - Alex Talbot
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Kate Jason Kate name may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Kate (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname
* Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer
* Lauren Kate (born 1981), American auth ...
- Ruth Lunbeck
* Jeffrey Hodgson - Harold Lunbeck
* Jillian Murray - Marion Welch
* Bill Garner - Sam
* Rod Williams - Mr. Lalor
* Bruce Knappett - Mr. Jordan
* Les James - Mr. Farrelly
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Anne Charleston - Margaret
* Con Mathios - Royce
* Greg Stroud - Mike
References
External links
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''A Descant for Gossips''at
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English-language television shows
1980s Australian television miniseries
1983 Australian television series debuts
1983 Australian television series endings
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