Relative Merits
| Relative Merits | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lisa Benyon Terry Larsen Sara Dowse Michael Cove Jane Oehr |
| Directed by | Colin Englert Kate Woods Peter Fisk Karl Zwicky Ron Elliott |
| Starring | Odile Le Clezio Brendan Higgins Madeleine Blackwell |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Martin Williams |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 15 June – 17 August 1987 |
Relative Merits is a 1987 mini series about three months in the life of a radio journalist.[1] Due to new rules at the ABC the series was given a late night time slot which Robin Oliver from the Sydney Morning Herald said all but killed the series.[2]
Louise Bellamy of The Age commenting of the first episode said "Unfortunately, their lives hold as much interest as Ken and Barbie doll. But it's early days"[3] Also in the Age Barbara Hooks wrote "'Relative Merits' obviously has something worth saying, but the message may be lost if it proves too bitter a pill."[4] Bronwyn Watson wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald that "Relative Merits is uneven, rather slow-moving in parts, but it has to be praised because at least it has the guts to tackle an up-to-date subject."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p226
- ^ Oliver, Robin (22 June 1987), "Buried alive: How to kill a good drama - after hours", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Bellamy, Louise (11 June 1987), "Yuppies up the pole", The Age
- ^ Hooks, Barbara (15 June 1987), "Priority crises and pearls of fashion wit", The Age
- ^ Watson, Bronwyn (15 June 1987), "Relative Merits", The Sydney Morning Herald
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