Sons and Daughters (1982–1987)

Dramatic incidents in the lives of the wealthy Hamilton family and working class Palmer family, linked by the long-ago secret affair of David Palmer and Patricia Hamilton and the offspring ... See full summary »

Creator:

Reg Watson

Stars:

Pat McDonald, Leila Hayes, Brian Blain

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Pat McDonald	...	Fiona Thompson (972 episodes, 1982-1987)
Leila Hayes	...	Beryl Palmer (972 episodes, 1982-1987)
Brian Blain	...	Gordon Hamilton (971 episodes, 1982-1987)
Ian Rawlings	...	Wayne Hamilton (960 episodes, 1982-1987)
Sarah Kemp	...	Charlie Bartlett (930 episodes, 1982-1987)
Tom Richards	...	David Palmer (861 episodes, 1982-1987)
Cornelia Frances	...	Barbara Hamilton (717 episodes, 1982-1986)
Daniel Roberts	...	Andy Green (631 episodes, 1983-1987)
Rowena Wallace	...	Patricia Hamilton (575 episodes, 1982-1987)
Kim Lewis	...	Jill O'Donnell (558 episodes, 1982-1985)
Anne Haddy	...	Rosie Palmer (484 episodes, 1982-1985)
Stephen Comey	...	Kevin Palmer (466 episodes, 1982-1984)
Antonia Murphy	...	Lynn Palmer (466 episodes, 1982-1984)
Peter Phelps	...	John Palmer (424 episodes, 1982-1984)
Alexandra Fowler	...	Angela Keegan (424 episodes, 1982-1984)
Abigail	...	Caroline Morrell (419 episodes, 1985-1987)

Storyline

Dramatic incidents in the lives of the wealthy Hamilton family and working class Palmer family, linked by the long-ago secret affair of David Palmer and Patricia Hamilton and the offspring of that affair, twins John Palmer and Angela Hamilton secretly adopted into the respective families. Later more wealth arrived in the form of the Morell clan who managed to marry their way into the Hamilton family.

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Plot Keywords:

soap opera

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1982 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Filles et garçons

Filming Locations:

ATN-7 Studios, Mobbs Lane, Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Grundy Television Productions, The Grundy Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (972 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Sons & Daughters 25th Anniversary: The Best of Pat the Rat (2006)

User Reviews

Addictive but silly

In our house we nicknamed this "the trash" because it was such a transparently unrealistic soap, but we still videoed it every night. A lot of the characters appear in more recent stuff, especially Peter Phelps aka John who as in Stingers Undercover, Water Rats and Ned Kelly. Frankly the idea of John and Angela being twins was implausible to begin with - they didn't look the slightest bit alike. The show had some all time classic villains though - obviously Pat the rat but also Wayne. One thing that also sticks in my mind is that everyone in the Hamilton house appears to be raving alcoholics - there was hardly a scene where they weren't drinking whiskey. Wouldlike to see a rerun one day just for old times sake, but they don't seem to show it anymore.