Friday on My Mind (miniseries)

*Friday on My Mind*
Friday on My Mind
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Genre	Drama
Written by	Christopher Lee
Screenplay by	Christopher Lee
Directed by	Matthew Saville
Starring	Ashley Zukerman; Christian Byers ; Will Rush ; Arthur McBain; Mackenzie Fearnley; Du Toit Bredenkamp;
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Cinematography	Simon Chapman
Running time	180 minutes
Production company	Playmaker Media
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	26 November –; 3 December 2017

Friday On My Mind is an Australian television drama miniseries, based on the lives of Australian rock band The Easybeats, which first screened on the ABC in November 2017. The series is produced by Playmaker Media and was written by Christopher Lee and directed by Matthew Saville.^[1]

Cast

Ashley Zukerman as Ted Albert
Christian Byers as Stevie Wright
Will Rush as George Young
Arthur McBain as Snowy Fleet
Mackenzie Fearnley as Harry Vanda
Du Toit Bredenkamp as Dick Diamonde

Release

The mini series was broadcast on ABC1 on 26 November and 3 December 2017 over two nights. Episodes were later available for streaming on the ABC's iView service.

Reception

Friday On My Mind received largely positive reviews from the press. Luke Buckmaster from The Guardian Australia praised it by saying: "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end".^[2] The acting in the series was praised, in particular Will Rush and Christian Byers.^[3] Although, overall the series was praised, critics did point out that the second episode wasn't as strong as the first.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Adams, Cameron (2 May 2017). "ABC announce their next TV miniseries is a groundbreaking Australian music band". Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^ Buckmaster, Luke (26 November 2017). "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end". The Guardian Australia.
^ Wigney, James (21 November 2017). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.
^ Knox, David (22 November 2017). "Friday On My Mind". TV Tonight.
^ Wigney, James (21 November 2017). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.

External links

Friday on My Mind at IMDb

[1] Adams, Cameron (2 May 2017). "ABC announce their next TV miniseries is a groundbreaking Australian music band". Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[2] Buckmaster, Luke (26 November 2017). "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end". The Guardian Australia.

[3] Wigney, James (21 November 2017). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.

[4] Knox, David (22 November 2017). "Friday On My Mind". TV Tonight.

[5] Wigney, James (21 November 2017). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.

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v t e The Easybeats
Dick Diamonde Harry Vanda Stevie Wright George Young Snowy Fleet Tony Cahill
Studio albums	Easy It's 2 Easy Volume 3 Good Friday Friday on My Mind Vigil Friends
Compilation albums	The Best of The Easybeats + Pretty Girl The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2 The Shame Just Drained Absolute Anthology 1965 to 1969 The Definitive Series
Extended play	Easyfever
Singles	"For My Woman" "She's So Fine" "Wedding Ring" "Sad and Lonely and Blue" "Women (Make You Feel Alright)" "Come and See Her" "Sorry" "Friday on My Mind" "Who'll Be the One" "Heaven and Hell" "Falling Off the Edge of the World" "The Music Goes 'Round My Head" "Hello, How Are You" "Land of Make Believe" "Good Times" "Lay Me Down and Die" "St. Louis" "Peculiar Hole in the Sky"
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