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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 52
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1981
March 19, 1981
45 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Australia
24 of 26
Judy MorrisFran
Bill HunterStephen
Michael PrestonPaddy- JPJill PerrymanFran’s Mother
- KSKen ShorterAlan
Michele FawdonMargo
Leonard TealeMinister- JKJude KuringMeredith
Rod MullinarJack
Chris HaywoodSalesman- LBLyndall BarbourMiss Bates
Lorna LesleySuzy Williams- CDCelia De BurghPaddy's Girl
- GHGillian HydeMiss Peterson
John ClaytonEstate Agent
Lyn CollingwoodMyrtle- WFWillie FennellMr Todd
Tim BurnsStudent #1- TMTessa MallosSarah
Madeleine BlackwellBronwyn- LFLes FoxcroftMP #2
- RMRay MarshallMP #3
- SBSimon Burvill-HolmesDaryl
Hugo WeavingStudent #2
Directing · 4
- Chris McGill Director
- Steve E. Andrews Second Assistant Director
- Adrienne Read Continuity
- Elizabeth Knight First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Bob Ellis Writer
- Anne Brooksbank Writer
Production · 3
- Brian Kavanagh Producer
- Ralph Storey Location Manager
- Sue Milliken Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Russell Boyd Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Wayne LeClos Editor
- Ken Sallows Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Bruce Smeaton Music
- Lloyd Carrick Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Christopher Webster Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Liz Michie Hairstylist
- Anna Senior Costume Designer
- Deryck De Niese Makeup Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Roger Cowland Visual Effects
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