Wedlocked
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Wedlocked was an Australian sitcom that ran for 11 episodes in 1994 on the Seven Network. It was created by Andrew Knight and Doug MacLeod.{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/wedlocked.html|title = Australian Television: Wedlocked}}
Premise
A single author of a marriage guidance book gets a "pretend" wife for appearances. The wife and her daughter move in with the author and his son.{{Citation | last= Condon | first= Matt | title= Wedlocked you're allowed to laugh | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 4 September 1994}}{{Citation | last= Leedham | first= Nicole | title=Of human frailties and foibles | periodical = Canberra Times | date= 5 September 1994 | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118135801 }}
Production
Created by Andrew Knight and Doug MacLeod{{Citation | last= Lawrence | first= Mark | title=A marriage of comic convenience | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 1 September 1994}} and co-written by Steve Vizard it was devised as a 13 part series.{{Citation | last= Farmer | first= Margaret | title=A marriage of inconvenience | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 5 September 1994}}
Cast
- Brandon Burke as Dr. Chris Gilchrist
- Dina Panozzo as Susie Abruzzo
- Richard Piper as Lex Dexter
- Kelly Sulikowski as Holly Abruzzo
- Paul Reardon as Ben Gilchrist
- Tony Barber as Tony Johnson
- Terry Gill as Ainslie Barton
- Robert Menzies as Carl
- Terrie Waddell as Julia
- Alan Hopgood as Father Damien
- Kym Gyngell as Harold
- Lynda Gibson as Deidre
- Bud Tingwell
- Kim Trengove as Beth
Reception
Reviewing the early episodes The Age's Mark Lawrence says "the first two episodes just lacked that "spark", that something that turns a smile into a good loud laugh. But it made me happy enough to tune in again."{{Citation | last= Lawrence | first= Mark | title= Sitcom goes on a head trip | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 1 September 1994}}
See also
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