Abigail

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Abigail

Born July 23, 1946 · London, England, UK (age 80)

Abigail became Australia's undisputed number 1 female sex symbol through her role as virginal blonde Bev Houghton in Number 96 (1972). English born Abigail was educated in France. Her mother was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) of Dutch Burgher/Eurasian ethnicity. Abigail came to Australia in 1971 and played female lead in "There's a Girl in My Soup" in Perth. Moved to Sydney and got noticed in a TV comme…

Known For

Summer CitySummer City · 1977
Summer City
5.01977
MovieThrillerDrama
Four friends take a road trip to kick back, hit the pubs, and go surfing. Tension builds among the group between Sandy, a quiet young man who is angered by the obnoxious, womanizing Boo who seduces a teenaged girl while on their trip in one of his usual one night stands. Meanwhile, the girl's psychotic dad is also looking for Boo out of revenge for what he did to his daughter. Boo is in for a major wake up call.
The Adventures of Eliza FraserThe Adventures of Eliza Fraser · 1976
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
5.11976
MovieAdventureComedy
An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
Alvin PurpleAlvin Purple · 1973
Alvin Purple
5.41973
MovieComedy
Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.
Melvin, Son of AlvinMelvin, Son of Alvin · 1984
Melvin, Son of Alvin
4.91984
MovieComedy
A shy young man is irresistible to women.
Breaking LooseBreaking Loose · 1988
Breaking Loose
3.51988
MovieAction
A young man leaves home in search of his fathers backgound in a small country town and gets mixed up with all sorts of weird and wild characters.
Alvin Rides AgainAlvin Rides Again · 1974
Alvin Rides Again
4.51974
MovieComedy
Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates a dead American Gangster.
The True Story of Eskimo NellThe True Story of Eskimo Nell · 1975
The True Story of Eskimo Nell
4.71975
MovieAdventureComedy
The bawdy saga of the most infamous whomper of all time.
Sher Mountain Killings MysterySher Mountain Killings Mystery · 1990
Sher Mountain Killings Mystery
6.01990
MovieActionCrime
A gem with magic powers falls into the wrong hands. A man known as "The Protector" is charged with tracking down the criminals who stole it and getting it back.

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Number 96Number 96 · 1972
Number 96
4.31972
SeriesComedyCrime
Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon of the Cash Harmon Television production company, produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects. The premise, original story outlines, and the original characters were devised by David Sale who also wrote the scripts for the first episodes and continued as script editor for much of the show's run. The series proved to be a huge success, running from 1972 until 1977. Number 96 was so popular it spawned a feature film version, filmed in December 1973. Number 96 was known for its sex scenes and nudity, somewhat risque at the time, and for its comedy characters. The series was the first Australian soap opera to feature an openly gay character.
Sons and DaughtersSons and Daughters · 1982
Sons and Daughters
7.01982
SeriesDrama
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired on Monday, 18 January 1982, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period in Sydney and Melbourne, and the official broadcast date of the final episode was 19 August 1987, although this varied across Australia and the final episode was screened in Melbourne on Sunday 27 December 1987. There are 972 half-hour episodes but during the series' original run in Australia, later episodes were shown in an hour-long format and the first pilot episode as shown in Australia was actually a 90-minute special; subsequent screenings have seen that episode split into three half-hours.

Caroline Morrell

ChancesChances · 1991
Chances
4.31991
SeriesSoapDrama
Chances was an Australian evening soap opera, produced from 1991 to 1992. It told the story of the average middle-class Taylor family whose lives are transformed by winning $3 million in the lottery. The series was broadcast by the Nine Network, initially as two one-hour episodes each week. Principal cast members included John Sheerin and Brenda Addie as Dan and Barbara Taylor, Jeremy Sims as their mischievous son Alex, Deborah Kennedy as Dan's sister Connie Reynolds, Tim Robertson as Dan's brother Jack, Anne Grigg as his wife Sarah, and Michael Caton as neighbourhood friend Bill Anderson. Originally, creator Lynn Bayonas pitched the show as a family-oriented drama; however to help ensure the program's success, Channel Nine asked for nude scenes and risqué elements to also be included in the series. Initial publicity for the show focused on the sex angle, and it was for this that Chances was chiefly known.

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