Sisterly Love

1989 Australian TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sisterly Love is a 1987 Australian television film shot in Western Australia. Nominated for 3 AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards in 1988 including Best Telefeature. It was also the pilot for an unmade series.[2][3][4]

Written byRay Harding
Jeremy Higgins
Directed byMark DeFriest
StarringJoan Sydney
Maggie King
Martin Vaughan
Country of originAustralia
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Sisterly Love
Written byRay Harding
Jeremy Higgins
Directed byMark DeFriest
StarringJoan Sydney
Maggie King
Martin Vaughan
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerPeter Du Cane
Running time80 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release24 December 1989 (1989-12-24)[1]
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Premise

Two sisters, Jean and Sylvia, have been separated over twenty years. Sylvia lives next door to Bob. When Jean is widowed, she visits Sylvia and old troubles re-emerge. Sylvia has a son Martin who is dating Birdy.

Cast

Production

Stars Joan Sydney and Maggie King are sisters in real life. Filming was to have begun in September 1987 but was held up to due a union ban over the use of a British first assistant director.[5]

It was filmed in Fremantle, Rottnest Island, and Kings Park.[6]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a poor review.[7] The Age called it "perfectly charming".[8]

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