The Unisexers
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| The Unisexers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Soap opera |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour pilot, 15 -30 minute episodes |
| Production company | Cash Harmon Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 9 February – 28 February 1975 |
The Unisexers is an Australian television soap opera made by the Cash Harmon Television production company, (best known for creating the soap opera Number 96). It ran for three weeks on Nine Network in 1975.
Synopsis
[edit]The Unisexers focused on a group of young people - both male and female - living together in a commune arrangement in the old house of a retired elderly couple whose children had left home. The youngsters set up a business making denim jeans to be worn by both sexes, hence the title of "Unisexers".[1]
Cast
[edit]- Walter Pym as Angus Melody
- Jessica Noad as Dora Melody
- Delore Whiteman as Mrs Tripp
- Tina Bursill as Felicity
- Michele Fawdon as Monica Parry
- Josephine Knur as Sally Pickles
- Tony Sheldon as Benjy Lewis
- Steven Tandy as Julian "Tinsel" Tinsley
- Patrick Ward as Cornelius "Corny" Hastings
- Anne Grigg as Deirdre
- Sonia Hoffmann as Brigitte
- Scott Lambert as Brian Parry
- Hugh Logan as Humphrey 'Humph' Brown
- Brian Moll
- Toni Lamond as Mrs Lewis
Tenure
[edit]The series, hampered by an early evening time slot, failed to find an audience and was cancelled and removed from the television schedules after three weeks. In total a one-hour premiere pilot episode and fifteen thirty-minute episodes were broadcast.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 p 471
- ^ "The Unisexers". Aussie Soap Archive. 2000. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2013.