The Damnation of Harvey McHugh (1994– )

Harvey McHugh just wants a permanent job in the civil service. Unfortunately, he works for a minister who thinks nothing of resorting to corruption, murder, terrorism, and using Harvey as a... See full summary »

Creator:

John Misto

Stars:

Aaron Blabey, Monica Maughan, Philip Quast

3 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Aaron Blabey	...	Harvey McHugh (13 episodes, 1994)
Monica Maughan	...	Monica McHugh (13 episodes, 1994)
Philip Quast	...	The Minister (13 episodes, 1994)
Ron Falk	...	Dr. Voysner (13 episodes, 1994)
Daniel Rigney	...	Frank McHugh (13 episodes, 1994)
Roger Oakley	...	Bernard (13 episodes, 1994)
Graham Dow	...	The Vegetable (13 episodes, 1994)
Elise McCredie	...	Megan (11 episodes, 1994)
Bruce Myles	...	Father Healy (10 episodes, 1994)
Ashley Firman	...	Sylvester (6 episodes, 1994)

Storyline

Harvey McHugh just wants a permanent job in the civil service. Unfortunately, he works for a minister who thinks nothing of resorting to corruption, murder, terrorism, and using Harvey as a guinea pig in illegal medical experiments to cure his long-term fatal illness. What-is-more, Harvey is so innocent and trusting that he doesn't realise any of this is going on.

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Plot Keywords:

satire | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 1994 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (13 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first half of this series had to be re-shot when it was decided that it was "too dark" for public consumption.

User Reviews

A very amusing look at life in the Australian Public Service

This is one of my favourite programs produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Superbly written, it also featured some great performances from the whole cast, but especially Aaron Blabey and Monica Maughan.

It was impossible not to warm to Harvey as he battled against the odds, both in his personal life and in his job where he was constantly shuffled from job to job, jobs which just seemed to get worse and worse over the course of the series!

This show wasn't for everyone, but generally those who liked it, loved it.