''Breakers'' is an Australian television series that aired on

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

from 2 February 1998 and 3 November 1999, producing 430 episodes The series revolves around ''The Breakers'' building situated near

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, and the lives of the people who work and live there. The building houses three businesses all run by the same family. ''Breaker's Modelling School'' is run by Paul Simmons, ''The Breaker'', a local newspaper is run by Eve, Paul's ex-wife, and ''Kate's Cafe'', run by Kate Markham, Eve's sister.

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considered the depiction of Lucy Hill, in a lesbian relationship to be "inappropriate" given the program's afternoon timeslot, and requested the

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investigate if the show had breached broadcasting guidelines. The ABA told ''

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'' that the storyline was "normal" and the show's PG rating was appropriate for the timeslot.

References

External links

Breakers at the National Film and Sound Archive
* Network 10 original programming Australian television soap operas 1998 Australian television series debuts 1999 Australian television series endings Television shows set in Sydney Television series by Screentime {{Australia-tv-prog-stub