Come in Spinner (miniseries)

Come in Spinner is a 1990 Australian miniseries, based on the novel of the same name by Dymphna Cusack, starring Lisa Harrow, Kerry Armstrong, Rebecca Gibney, Martin Vaughan, and Sheila Kennelly.

Based on

Come in Spinner
by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James

Written by

• Lissa Benyon
• Nick Enright

Directed byRobert Marchand

Starring

• Lisa Harrow
• Kerry Armstrong
• Rebecca Gibney

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Come in Spinner
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Based on	Come in Spinner by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James
Written by	Lissa Benyon Nick Enright
Directed by	Robert Marchand
Starring	Lisa Harrow Kerry Armstrong Rebecca Gibney
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Original release
Network	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Release	28 March 1990 (1990-03-28) – 1990 (1990)

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At the 1990 Australian Film Institute Awards it received five nominations, winning three awards, Best Mini-Series or Telefeature, Best Achievement in Direction in a Mini-Series or Telefeature and Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (Rebecca Gibney). In 1991 the miniseries won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series.

The series was well received by critics and audiences and was replayed on the Channel 10 network in 1991. It was released on DVD in 2005.^[1] One critic called it a "wonderfully sumptuous and faithful adaptation", praising Gibney and Harrow in particular.^[2]

The soundtrack album^[3] was released featuring Grace Knight and Vince Jones. It was produced by Martin Armiger with arrangements and conducting by Derek Williams and William Motzing. The album achieved double platinum sales and won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. It peaked at No 4 on the ARIA Charts, and became the highest selling jazz album in Australian history with sales exceeding 230,000 copies.^[4]