Spring & Fall
{{Short description|Australian anthology television series}}
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Spring & Fall is an Australian anthology television series concerning social problems like unemployment, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
There were eleven self-contained episodes, six in the first series broadcast by the ABC in 1980 and five in the second series in 1982.
Cast
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! Actor ! Role ! Eps. | ||
| Adam Garrett | Jimmy | 1 |
| Anne Haddy | Margaret | 1 |
| Arkie Whiteley | Angela | 1 |
| Barry Otto | Harry Dawson | 1 |
| Carole Skinner | Jamie's Mother | 1 |
| Caz Lederman | 1 | |
| Christine Amor | Angela | 1 |
| Craig Pearce | Schoolfriend | 1 |
| Dennis Miller | Phil | 1 |
| Edmund Pegge | Charles | 1 |
| Fiona Gage | Lynnie | 1 |
| Garry McDonald | Max Lawrence | 1 |
| Gary Waddell | Jacko | 1 |
| Graeme Blundell | Garth | 1 |
| Ian Gilmour | Phil O'Donohue | 1 |
| Jeremy Kewley | Barry O'Connell | 1 |
| John Hamblin | Violinist | 1 |
| John Sheerin | Man in Toilet | 1 |
| Judy Morris | Anne Lawrence | 1 |
| Les Foxcroft | Jack | 1 |
| Lex Marinos | Pete | 1 |
| Linda Cropper | C.E.S. Officer | 1 |
| Liz Burch | Brenda | 1 |
| Lyn Collingwood | Sister | 1 |
| Lynette Curran | Carol | 1 |
| Maggie Kirkpatrick | Anne | 1 |
| Mark Hembrow | Mickey | 2 |
| Max Gillies | Charlie | 1 |
| Michele Fawdon | Laurie | 1 |
| Paul Chubb | Joe / Norm | 2 |
| Penny Cook | Refuge Worker | 1 |
| Redmond Phillips | Doctor | 1 |
| Ric Herbert | Sadie | 1 |
| Robyn Nevin | Anne / Mary | 2 |
| Ruth Cracknell | Jessica Lambert | 1 |
| Sarah Lambert | Debra | 1 |
| Sheila Kennelly | Marj | 1 |
| Steve Bisley | Ray | 1 |
| Tony Martin | Car Owner | 1 |
| Tracy Mann | Terry | 1 |
| Willie Fennell | Bob | 1 |
| Wynn Roberts | Clive | 1 |
Episodes
=Season One=
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!No. !Title !Director !Writer !Starring |
| 1.1
|"Cold Comfort" |Chris Thomson |Steve Bisley, Lynette Curran, Fiona Gage |
| 1.2
|"The Last Card" | colspan="2" |Michael Jenkins |Adam Garrett, Max Gillies, Robyn Nevin |
| 1.3
|"The Silent Cry" |Michael Carson |Marion Ord |
| 1.4
|"The Winner" |Chris Thomson |
| 1.5
|"The Slammer" |Russell Webb |Mervyn Rutherford |
| 1.6
|"Out of Line" |Chris Thomson |Oliver Robb |John Hamblin, Ric Herbert, Tracy Mann |
=Season Two=
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!No. !Title !Director !Writer !Starring |
| 2.1
|"Every Man for Herself" |Michael Carson |Laura Jones | |
| 2.2
|"Perfect Company" |Di Drew |Marion Ord |
| 2.3
|"Jimmy Dancer" |Michael Carson |Robert Caswell |
| 2.4
|"Thanks Brother" |Julian Pringle |Michael Jenkins |
| 2.5
|"Thems the Breaks" | | | |
The first episode, "Cold Comfort", received a Logie Award for Best Single Drama in 1981.{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1978_81.html|title=Australian Television: 1978-1981 Logie Awards|website=www.australiantelevision.net|access-date=2019-08-11}}
References
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Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming