Motel (1968– )

The Green Fields Motel, located between Sydney and Canberra and run by the Gillian family, is the setting for this soap.

Stars:

Walter Sullivan, Brenda Senders, Noel Trevarthen

Cast

Series cast summary:
Walter Sullivan	...	Hal Gillian (2 episodes, 1968)
Brenda Senders	...	Mary Gillian (2 episodes, 1968)
Noel Trevarthen	...	Rod Gillian (2 episodes, 1968)
Jill Forster	...	Gaye Gillian (2 episodes, 1968)
Gae Anderson	...	Liz Gillian (2 episodes, 1968)
Janne Walmsley	...	Sue Burke (2 episodes, 1968)
Jack Thompson	...	Bill Burke (2 episodes, 1968)
Gregory Ross	...	Chris Gillian (2 episodes, 1968)
Enid Lorimer	...	Bunty Creighton (2 episodes, 1968)
Tony Bazell	...	Mark Jefferies (2 episodes, 1968)
Stuart Finch	...	Andy Maxwell (2 episodes, 1968)
Harold Hopkins	...	Bruce Jackson (2 episodes, 1968)
Maggi Gray	...	Janie (2 episodes, 1968)
Anne Harvey	...	Joanna (2 episodes, 1968)
Ross Higgins	...	Rev. Larcombe (2 episodes, 1968)
Amanda Irving	...	Eve (2 episodes, 1968)
John Faasen	...	Alec Evans (2 episodes, 1968)

Storyline

The Green Fields Motel, located between Sydney and Canberra and run by the Gillian family, is the setting for this soap.

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Plot Keywords:

motel | soap opera

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

ATN 7

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (132 episodes)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Love is Blue"
(uncredited)
Composed by André Popp and Pierre Cour
Performed by Paul Mauriat
(series theme tune)

User Reviews

Cringeworthy Series

Jill Forster must cringe every time somebody mentions this rubbish. It was her first main role in a TV series and she had to play the most over the top man eater imaginable. Every comedy show on Australian TV took the mickey out of it and it was put out of its misery in short order.

Jack Thompson had a small part in the show as a pharmacist. I am sure he does not have it in his CV. Forster and Thompson are the only actors I can remember from it. I do not think it helped the career of anybody who appeared in it. As a drama it did not even rate as a comedy.

Truly awful, even for an early Australian TV series.