Singles (miniseries) explained

Singles is a 1984 Australian miniseries about a 30 something woman having a series of relationships with men.^[1] It consists of five self-contained plays.^{[2] [3]}

The Sun Herald said Elizabeth Alexander gives "a fine fraught performance".^[4]

Premise

Sydney doctor Alison ends a seven year relationship. The series spans 18 months and consists of five plays dealing with five different men.

Cast

• Elizabeth Alexander as Alison Kirk
• Barry Otto
• Robert Coleby as Jack Howard
• Richard Moir
• Melissa Jaffer as Gloria
• Francis Yin as Andrew Lu
• Phillip Ross as Pat
• Susan Leith as Jeanette
• Dinah Shearing as Allison's mother
• David Downer as Farrell
• Julie Hamilton
• Dennis Miller as Des
• Steven Jacobs as Chris

Episodes

• Ep one (14 August 1984) - w Robert Caswell, d Ted Robinson - Allison breaks up with Farrell, and she enrols in a singles agency and meets eter
• Ep two (21 August 1984) - w Michael Aitkens d Ric Pellizzeri - Allison meets Jack Howard a charming businessman
• Ep three (28 August 1984) - d Graham Thorburn - Allison is matched with an industrial chemist from Poland called Stefan
• Ep four (4 September 1984)
• Ep five (11 September 1984) - Allison dates Rob, a boat designer. She decides to study acupuncture n China.^[5]

External links

• Singles at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p236
2. News: Five new plays by the ABC: 'Singles' . . 58 . 17,851 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 13 August 1984 . 20 July 2024 . 1 (TV and RADIO) . National Library of Australia.
3. News: All About Allison. Age Green Guide. 9 August 1984. 2.
4. News: The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 1984. 57. A rough trot for Allison.
5. News: TIMESTYLE . . 59 . 17,878 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 9 September 1984 . 20 July 2024 . 14 . National Library of Australia.