Motel (TV series)
| Motel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Serial |
| Created by | Richard Lane |
| Written by | Creswick Jenkinson |
| Starring | Tony Bazell Jill Forster Noel Trevarthen Enid Lorimer |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 135 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATN-7 |
| Release | 27 May 1968 – 1969 |
| Related | |
| Similar elements to British serial Crossroads | |
Motel is an Australian television soap opera produced in black-and-white and made by the Seven Network's ATN-7 studio's in 1968, the series broadcast in 1968 and 1969, was created by Richard Lane
Synopsis
The series was screened in a daytime slot and was an attempt, albeit ill-fated at an Australian version of the British serial Crossroads. Motel dealt with the Gillian family, who ran the fictional "Greenfields Motel" of the series title.
Production
The series had a cast of thirteen regulars and required three days in the studio each week. Each episode was thirty minutes and the program screened at midday four days a week, with the episode repeated late at night. The show was shot in black-and-white. It had a run of 135 episodes. Writers included Creswick Jenkinson. [1]
Selected cast
- Tony Bazell - Mark Jefferies
- Ross Higgins - Reverend Larcombe
- Jill Forster - Gaye Gillian
- Brian James - Paul Drennan
- Enid Lorimer - Bunty Creighton
- Gregory Ross - Chris Gillian
- Jack Thompson - Bill Burke
- Noel Trevarthen - Rod Gillian
Notes
- ^ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 p 299
