Fiends of the Family

"**Fiends of the Family**"
"Fiends of the Family"
Australian Plays episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 6
Directed by	Oscar Whitbread
Teleplay by	Pat Flower
Based on	novel by Pat Flower
Original air date	26 November 1969
Running time	70 mins.
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"Fiends of the Family" is a 1969^[2] Australian television play. It was part of the Australian Plays series. Written by Pat Flower based on her 1966 novel, directed by Oscar Whitbread.

Plot

In a lonely house in the suburbs, three middle-aged sisters are repressed by their mother.

Cast

Ruth Cracknell as Maggie
Betty Lucas
Judith Fisher
Moray Powell

Production

The ABC bought the rights to the novel in November 1967.^[3]

Reception

It won the 1970 Awgie for best script.

References

^ "television". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 472. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 November 1969. p. 28. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 1969. p. 19.
^ "SOCIAL ROUNDABOUT". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 35, no. 30. Australia. 20 December 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

"Fiends of the Family" at AustLit
"Fiends of the Family" at IMDb

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[1] "television". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 472. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 November 1969. p. 28. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 1969. p. 19.

[3] "SOCIAL ROUNDABOUT". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 35, no. 30. Australia. 20 December 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

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