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Set in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell during World War Two, The Sullivans follows the lives of Dave and Grace Sullivan and their children John, Tom, Dave, and Kitty. However, the storylines reach beyond the immediate Sullivan family, allowing viewers to see their extended family, friends, and neighbours also struggle through everyday war-time life.
The series also featured war-action sequences involving various characters. Arguably the most dramatic moment, and the event that effectively became a turning point in the series, was the death of Grace Sullivan in a London air raid. The series finished after a seven-year run, by which point most of the original cast had left the series and the remaining characters had settled into a new life in the post-war era.
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Grace Abounding : Crawford's The Sullivans
2013
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criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012 2013; (p. 343-349) Inside Story , November 2016; -
The Power of Film Captures Our Lives in War
2012
single work
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— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2012; (p. 3) -
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Super Aussie Soaps : Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows
North Melbourne
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Pluto Press
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2004
Z1511282
2004
single work
criticism
The definitive history of Australian TV soaps, Super Aussie Soaps examines Australian television serials, in chronological order from 1958 to the early 2000s. Among the series presented are Bellbird, Number 96, The Sullivans, Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, Neighbours and Home and Away.
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Australian Television : A Geneology of Great Moments
South Melbourne
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Oxford University Press
,
2001
Z1632922
2001
single work
criticism
(taught in 1 units)
Alan McKee examines some key moments in Australian television history, drawing on extensive contemporary evidence as well as presenting detailed analysis of the programs themselves.
- y Australian Television : A Genealogy of Great Moments South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2001 10504917 2001 multi chapter work criticism
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y
Super Aussie Soaps : Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows
North Melbourne
:
Pluto Press
,
2004
Z1511282
2004
single work
criticism
The definitive history of Australian TV soaps, Super Aussie Soaps examines Australian television serials, in chronological order from 1958 to the early 2000s. Among the series presented are Bellbird, Number 96, The Sullivans, Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, Neighbours and Home and Away.
-
y
Australian Television : A Geneology of Great Moments
South Melbourne
:
Oxford University Press
,
2001
Z1632922
2001
single work
criticism
(taught in 1 units)
Alan McKee examines some key moments in Australian television history, drawing on extensive contemporary evidence as well as presenting detailed analysis of the programs themselves.
-
The Power of Film Captures Our Lives in War
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2012; (p. 3) -
Grace Abounding : Crawford's The Sullivans
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012 2013; (p. 343-349) Inside Story , November 2016; - y Australian Television : A Genealogy of Great Moments South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2001 10504917 2001 multi chapter work criticism
Awards
- 1981 winner Logie Awards — Special Logie for Sustained Excellence
- 1980 winner Logie Awards — Most Popular Drama Program
- 1979 winner Logie Awards — Most Popular Drama Program
- 1978 winner Logie Awards — Most Popular Drama Program
- 1977 winner Logie Awards — Best New Drama