| All the Green Year | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming of Age |
| Based on | All the Green Year by Don Charlwood |
| Written by | Cliff Green |
| Directed by | Douglas Sharp |
| Starring | Carl Hansen Alan Hopgood |
| Narrated by | Alwyn Kurts |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Oscar Whitbread |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 20 October (1980-10-20) – 24 November 1980 (1980-11-24) |
All the Green Year is a 1980 Australian television series based on a novel about three boys growing up near Melbourne on the eve of the Great Depression.
It is based on the book of the same name by Don Charlwood, first published in 1965. The book sold over 100,000 copies and has come to be regarded as an Australian classic.
Cast
- Greg Stroud as Johnno
- Darius Perkins as Charlie Reeves
- Jamie Adamson
- Sally Cooper
- Carl Hansen
- Monica Maughan as Mrs Reeves
- Alan Hopgood as Mr Reeves
- Alwyn Kurts as Older Charlie Reeves
- Larry Held
- Tracey Kelly as Eileen
- Pepe Trevor as Kitty
Production
The novel was published in 1965 and was acclaimed. It was set as a text for high school students studying English Literature in the 1960s.
In 1977 it was announced the ABC would make a TV series based on the book. Filming did not take place until mid 1980.
Although most of the series was set in Frankston, it was shot in Flinders.
References
- Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 52
- McGir, Michael (22 June 2012). "Notable storyteller: compassionate yet unsentimental". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "BOOK REVIEWS A collection of Australiana". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 436. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 April 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 21 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Four new ABC-TV programs next year". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 882. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 September 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 21 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "PRODUCTION notes". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 48, no. 4. Australia. 25 June 1980. p. 61 (Your TV Magazine). Retrieved 21 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "The charm of childhood escapades in All The Green Year". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 15 October 1980. p. 26 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
External links
- All the Green Year at IMDb
- Information about novel at AustLit (Subscription required)