Sam's Luck

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{{Infobox television

| genre = Children's drama

| image =

| alt =

| creator =

| writer = Noel Robinson

| director = David Zweck

| starring = {{Plain list|

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| country = Australia

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

| executive_producer =

| producer = Keith Wilkes

| editor = Ted Lowe

| cinematography = Kevin Bartlett

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = ABC

| network = ABC TV

| first_aired = {{Start date|1980|07|07|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1980|08|11|df=y}}

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Sam's Luck is an Australian children's drama television series that originally aired on ABC TV for one season from 7 July until 11 August 1980. It was a six episode series about three children, Sam, Janny and Daniel, who try to look after themselves while their mother goes to Singapore.{{Citation | last= Brucesmith | first= Linda | title=Aunty cares for kids | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55827347 | periodical= The Australian Women's Weekly | date= 16 July 1980}} They were meant to have been picked up by their Aunt June but instead take over the running of their own house.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109150169/sams-luck-means-bad-luck-for-auntie/|title=Sam's luck means bad luck for Auntie|last=Morris|first=Jill|date=3 July 1980|work=The Age|access-date=8 September 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}

Cast

Reception

Rita Erlich of The Age commented on the first episode and said "Noel Robinson's script had a few rough patches, but showed beautifully how children model their behavior on that of their parents."{{Citation | last= Erlich | first= Rita | title= Young get top drama | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 8 July 1980 }}

Looking back at the series Jill Morris of The Age said that the cast had to "struggle against a poor script and a host of stereotypes".{{Citation | last= Morris | first= Jill | title= Children are stuck in a 30's treehouse | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 19 February 1981 }}

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