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Release Date:
13 March 1972 (Australia) more
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Plot:
Drama examining the lives of residents of a Sydney apartment block. Initial storylines focused on adultery... more
Awards:
6 wins more
User Comments:
Will seem dated but a good escape-forerunner of Soap more (2 total)

Cast

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Bunny Brooke ... Flo Patterson (10 episodes, 1972-1977)
Mike Dorsey ... Reg McDonald (10 episodes, 1974-1977)
Wendy Blacklock ... Edie McDonald (10 episodes, 1974-1977)
Pat McDonald ... Dorrie Evans (9 episodes, 1972-1977)

Chard Hayward ... Dudley Butterfield (8 episodes, 1973-1977)
Elaine Lee ... Vera Collins (8 episodes, 1972-1976)
Sheila Kennelly ... Norma Whittaker (7 episodes, 1972-1977)
Ron Shand ... Herbert Evans / ... (7 episodes, 1972-1977)
Jeff Kevin ... Arnold Feather / ... (6 episodes, 1972-1977)
James Elliott ... Alf Sutcliffe (6 episodes, 1972-1975)
Elisabeth Kirkby ... Lucy Sutcliffe (6 episodes, 1972-1975)
Frances Hargreaves ... Marilyn MacDonald (6 episodes, 1975-1977)
Pamela Gibbons ... Grace 'Prim' Primrose (6 episodes, 1975-1976)
Gordon McDougall ... Les Whittaker / ... (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
Kit Taylor ... Warwick Thompson (5 episodes, 1975-1976)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
25 min (1218 episodes)
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Certification:
Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
First Australian television series to inspire a US remake ("Number 96" (1980)) more
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Continuity: Occasionally the credits would appear in the wrong sequence, placing characters in the wrong flat. more
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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Will seem dated but a good escape-forerunner of Soap, 29 May 2006
Author: Andy Ethell from Australia

In the 70's there were some good Australian TV soaps made that reflected a changing society especially when it came to relationships. Or perhaps it was just that people were able to show for real what had been happening previously but never shown on conservative 1960's TV.

No 96 will stand the test of time because gave viewers first full frontal (I think) seen by Abigail.

It will seem a bit cheap and nasty but you must remember that they would make at least 1-2 one hour episodes per week over a 40 week season.

I think the late 1970's series-SOAP with Billy Crystal is similar in that it mentions society changes like gays and infidelity-in a campish , funny way.

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