''Breaking Up'' is a 1985 TV movie about the breakdown of a marriage seen through the eyes of a child.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p20

Premise

Jackie and Alan break up. Their child struggles to deal with it.

Cast

Nick Enright Nicholas Paul Enright AM (22 December 1950 – 30 March 2003) was an Australian dramatist, playwright and theatre director. Early life Enright was born on 22 December 1950 to a prosperous professional Catholic family in East Maitland, New So ...

Mat Stevenson Mat Stevenson (born 15 April 1969) credited variously as Matthew Stevenson and Matt Stevenson, is an Australian actor, known for his TV roles in soap opera's and miniseries. He is best known for his role as Adam Cameron in TV soap opera '' Ho ...

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Candy Raymond Candida Raymond (born 1950) is an Australian actress of film and television during the 1970s and early 1980s. She attended St Ives High School in Sydney. Professional career As a teenager she played small guest roles in Australian televisio ...

Production

The film was based on a 1983 juvenile literature novel by Frank Willmott which was written from the point of view of fifteen year old Mark. The book was a best seller.

Awards

Candy Raymond's performance won her a 1986 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Telefeature.

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