27 February 1963: Johnny O’Keefe (Sing, Sing, Sing)
27 February 2010: Jodi Gordon (Home And Away)
27 February 1975: ABC screens the movie Who Killed Jenny Langby?, a documentary and dramatised account of the pressures and breakdown of a working class family and the death of wife and mother Jenny Langsby (Julie Dawson, pictured). The movie was based on a mix of real-life case histories and included interviews and commentary by journalist Anne Deveson.
27 February 1979: The 0-10 Network‘s new drama Prisoner debuts on ATV0, Melbourne, TVQ0, Brisbane, and SAS10, Adelaide, following its premiere in Sydney the previous night — 40 years of Prisoner [2019]
27 February 1984: Nine debuts its new late evening lineup — current affairs show Willesee at 9.30pm and variety show Tonight With Bert Newton at 10.00pm. Both shows airing Monday to Thursday nights.
27 February 2000: Seven debuts The Olympic Show, a series featuring news on the upcoming Games Of The XXVII Olympiad to be held in Sydney. The series is presented by Tracey Holmes, Mike Whitney and Dawn Fraser.
27 February 2007: The premiere of ABC‘s four-part documentary series Not All Tea And Scones, about the New South Wales Country Women’s Association.
