Dearest Enemy | |
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Genre | comedy |
Written by | Michael Riordan |
Starring |
Grigor Taylor John Wood Bruce Spence Frank Wilson Linden Wilkinson |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Producers |
Geoff Portman John O'Grady |
Running time | 30 mins |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 8 May 1989 1992 | –
Dearest Enemy is a 1989 Australian sitcom about two newlyweds. [1]
A pilot was shot with John Waters and Jacki Weaver. Grigor Taylor and Linden Wilkinson took over for season one in 1989. In season two, made in 1992, Wood replaced Taylor. [2]
Two newlyweds have different political views.
Writer Michael Riordan was a teacher whose father Joe was a Housing Minister in the Whitman government. He approached John O'Grady and Geoff Portmann who were the producers of Mother and Son. They shot a pilot in 1987 with Jacki Weaver and John Waters. However neither were able to reprise their roles - Waters had stage commitments and Weaver went into another sitcom, House Rules. [3]
Critical reception was not entirely positive. [4]
However it was decided to revive the show in 1992 with John Wood replacing Taylor. [5]
Dearest Enemy | |
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Genre | comedy |
Written by | Michael Riordan |
Starring |
Grigor Taylor John Wood Bruce Spence Frank Wilson Linden Wilkinson |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Producers |
Geoff Portman John O'Grady |
Running time | 30 mins |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 8 May 1989 1992 | –
Dearest Enemy is a 1989 Australian sitcom about two newlyweds. [1]
A pilot was shot with John Waters and Jacki Weaver. Grigor Taylor and Linden Wilkinson took over for season one in 1989. In season two, made in 1992, Wood replaced Taylor. [2]
Two newlyweds have different political views.
Writer Michael Riordan was a teacher whose father Joe was a Housing Minister in the Whitman government. He approached John O'Grady and Geoff Portmann who were the producers of Mother and Son. They shot a pilot in 1987 with Jacki Weaver and John Waters. However neither were able to reprise their roles - Waters had stage commitments and Weaver went into another sitcom, House Rules. [3]
Critical reception was not entirely positive. [4]
However it was decided to revive the show in 1992 with John Wood replacing Taylor. [5]