Mar 21 2022
Alan Hopgood, veteran actor and playwright, has died from cancer at the age of 87. Born in Tasmania, Hopgood made his TV acting debut in 1957, starring in the ABC play Sound Of Thunder. He went on to appear in a number of one-off plays for television including Tragedy In A Temporary Town, Antony And …
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Jun 07 2012
Cover: Tom Cruise Shirl crashes out When she decided to leave A Country Practice after more than ten years, Gold Logie winner Lorrae Desmond conceded that her character Shirley Gilroy had to be killed off but insisted that the death not be depicted on screen. “You don’t get divorced in Wandin Valley,” she told TV …
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Apr 30 2012
Cover: Nicolle Dickson (Home And Away) and husband James Bell. Packing a punch! SBS has assembled some of Australia’s top writing, directing and acting talent for its upcoming drama series Six Pack. The series of six self-contained stories is the first local drama production to come from the network since the 1987 mini-series Always Afternoon. …
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Jul 10 2011
Cover: Kevin Costner ‘Butterfly’ takes off again The Seven Network has announced production for a further sixteen episodes of Butterfly Island. The series, starring Grigor Taylor and Penne Hackforth-Jones, first appeared on ABC in 1984 with a follow up series produced by Seven in 1986, although the later series did not appear on Seven until …
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