Alvin Purple (TV series)
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Alvin Purple | |
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Genre | Situation comedy |
Creator(s) | Alan Hopgood |
Starring | Leading cast members: Graeme Blundell, Chris Haywood. |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 min per episode |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Original run | August 13, 1976 – 1976 |
Alvin Purple was an Australian television situation comedy series made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1976.
The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films Alvin Purple (1973) and Alvin Purple Rides Again (1974). In this series he is shown cohabitating with a flatmate Spike (Haywood). As in the films various women inexplicably lusted-after Alvin. The women were played by a stream of recognisable Australian actors in guest-starring roles including Tina Bursill, Jackie Weaver, Belinda Giblin, June Rich, Jane Harders, Pamela Gibbons, Kirrily Nolan, Peta Peita, Judy Lynne, Carla Hoogeveen, Chantal Contouri. Dawn Lake and Leonard Teale also acted in the series [1].
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- ^ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0642184623 p 58