Heads 'N Tails
Australian children's television show (1983)
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Heads 'N Tails is an Australian television series broadcast on the ABC in 1983. It was a series of eight six-minute episodes.[1] It was later combined and screened as a film.[2] The series was produced by Health Media Productions who wanted to make a drama kids could relate to. Each episode was left hanging with a "What should I do?" scenario.[1]
Written byJanis Balodis
Pamela Van Amstel
Ken Cameron
Jane Oehr
Pamela Van Amstel
Ken Cameron
Jane Oehr
Directed byJane Oehr
StarringSteve Bergan
Jim Filipovski
John Ekman
Bernadette Hughson
Jane Stevens
Maria de Costa
Jim Filipovski
John Ekman
Bernadette Hughson
Jane Stevens
Maria de Costa
Theme music composerMarc Hunter
| Heads 'N Tails | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Janis Balodis Pamela Van Amstel Ken Cameron Jane Oehr |
| Directed by | Jane Oehr |
| Starring | Steve Bergan Jim Filipovski John Ekman Bernadette Hughson Jane Stevens Maria de Costa |
| Theme music composer | Marc Hunter |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kay Francis |
| Editor | Henry Dangar |
| Running time | 8 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1983 – 1983 |
Deirdre MacPherson of The Sydney Morning Herald called it a "startlingly good series for young people".[1] The Age's Buff's choice writer said of the film that it "is cleverly plotted, but there a patronising whiff about it."[3]
Awards
- 1984 Penguin Award
- Special Penguin Award for Children's Drama - won[4]
- 1984 Australian Film Institute Awards[5]
- Best Achievement in Editing in a Non Feature Film - Henry Dangar - nominated
- Best Screenplay in a Non-Feature Film - Janis Balodis, Ken Cameron, Jane Oehr, Pamela Van Amstel - nominated
- Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film - John Franks, Ken Hammond, Alasdair Macfarlane - nominated