Always Afternoon is a 1988 Australian mini series about German internees in Australia,[1] set in 1914 at Trial Bay Gaol in New South Wales.[2] The series was based on a novel by Gwen Kelly and depicts a love story involving an Australian woman and a German violinist.[2] It was a co-production between Germany and Australia.[3]
| Always Afternoon | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Always Afternoon by Gwen Kelly |
| Written by | David Stevens |
| Directed by | David Stevens |
| Starring | Tushka Bergen Jochen Horst Lisa Harrow Marshall Napier |
| Country of origin | Australia West Germany |
| Original languages | English German |
| No. of episodes | 4 x 1 hour |
| Production | |
| Producer | Henry Crawford |
| Budget | $4.3 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 7 March – 8 March 1988 |
It inspired a series of paintings by Ross Watson.[4]
Cast
edit- Tushka Bergen as Frieda Kennon
- Jochen Horst as Franz Muller
- Lisa Harrow as Nancy Kennon
- Marshall Napier as Bill Kennon
- Wynn Roberts as Pastor Jules
- Christopher Mayer as Bob
- Ben Becker as Ernst
- Dieter Kirchlechner as Kurt Schreiber
References
edit- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p173
- ^ a b "Always Afternoon (1988)". The Screen Guide. Screen Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 59
- ^ Series at Ross Watson Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 August 2013
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