A Good Thing Going

1978 Australian TV series or program
A Good Thing Going
Screenplay byJudith Colquhoun
Don Harley
Directed byArch Nicholson
StarringJohn Hargreaves
Chris Haywood
Veronica Lang
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDon Harley
CinematographyDean Semler
Running time72 minutes
Production companyFilm Australia
Original release
Release1978 (1978)

A Good Thing Going is a 1978 Australian television film directed by Arch Nicholson. It stars John Hargreaves and won four Logie Awards.[1]

Plot

Phil Harris (Hargreaves) spends more time with his best friend, Terry (Haywood) than with his wife and children. Phil's marriage disintegrates, with his wife (Lang) taking flight and leaving him to care for their distressed children.[2]

Cast

  • John Hargreaves as Phil Harris
  • Chris Haywood as Terry
  • Veronica Lang as Jane Harris
  • Miles Buchanan as Damien Harris
  • Simone Buchanan as Cathy Harris
  • Beth Buchanan as Little girl in supermarket (uncredited)
  • Tina Bursill as Jeanette
  • Sandra Lee Paterson

Awards

Logie Awards of 1980[3]

  • Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie - John Hargreaves
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie - Chris Haywood
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie - Veronica Lang
  • Best Performance by a Juvenile - Miles Buchanan

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p70
  2. ^ A Good Thing Going National Library of Australia (Trove). Retrieved 5 June 2011
  3. ^ 1980 TV WEEK Logie Awards TV Week. Retrieved 5 June 2011

External links

  • A Good Thing Going at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • A Good Thing Going at Peter Malone site
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Films of Arch Nicholson
  • A Good Thing Going (1978)
  • Deadline (1982)
  • Buddies (1983)
  • Fortress (1985)
  • Dark Age (1987)
  • Weekend with Kate (1990)


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