Kendal Flanagan

Kendal Flanagan (19?? – 27 November 1999) was an

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film and

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primarily of the 1980s. He was the principal director of the popular Australian TV series ''

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'' which went on to achieve cult status in the UK. Other credits include directing episodes of ''

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 primar ...

'', ''Richmond Hill'' and

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's longest-running television

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serial, ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

''. He was also the director of the ill-fated

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''. Australian television directors 1999 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{Tv-director-stub