''Skirts'' is an Australian

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broadcast on the

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in 1990. ''Skirts'' was produced by Roger Le Mesurier and Roger Simpson. It was directed by Brendan Maher, Richard Sarell and Ian Gilmour. 40 episodes were produced over 3 seasons in 1990 and the series screened between April and September 1990. The last episode aired was season 2, episode 12. The final 14 episodes were never aired by the Seven Network.

Main cast

Recurring/semi-regular & guest cast

Production

Production on the pilot episode began in June 1989 in Melbourne, Victoria and it was delivered to the

by August the same year. ''Skirts'' first aired on Wednesday 18 April 1990 with a pilot feature length episode and the first official episode was broadcast on Sunday 22 April 1990 on Channel 7. Selected episodes of ''Skirts'' were again broadcast in 1993 on the

in a late night time slot in the hope by producer and creator Roger Simpson that the series might be revised.

Series overview

Episode list

Pilot

Season 1 (1990)

Season 2 (1990)

* Aired on HSV7 in Victoria Only.

Season 3 (1995)

Due to low ratings of the previous episodes Channel 7 decided not to air any episodes from the 3rd season. The Series however was aired International in 1995.

Home media

The copyright to ''Skirts'' is held by the producer of the show Roger Simpson. As of 17 June 2022 Skirts Still isn't available on DVD or Any streaming sites.

References

External links

*
Skirts
at the Australian Television Information Archive
Skirts at the National Film and Sound Archive
1990s Australian drama television series Seven Network original programming 1990 Australian television series debuts 1990 Australian television series endings 1990s Australian crime television series {{Australia-tv-prog-stub