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The Sullivans

The Sullivans

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Overview

The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.

Created by Ian Jones
Produced by Henry Crawford, Ian Crawford
NetworksNine Network

Top Cast

Paul Cronin

Paul Cronin

Dave Sullivan

Steven Tandy

Steven Tandy

Tom Sullivan

Richard Morgan

Richard Morgan

Terry Sullivan

Megan Williams

Megan Williams

Alice Watkins Sullivan

Reg Gorman

Reg Gorman

Jack Fletcher

Vikki Hammond

Vikki Hammond

Maggie Baker / Maggie Hayward

Norman Yemm

Norman Yemm

Norm Baker

Andy Anderson

Andy Anderson

Jim Sullivan

Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern

Fiona Paul

Fiona Paul

Maureen Sullivan

Themes & Keywords

world war iiaustraliamiddle classmelbourne, australiafamily relationships1940s

About The Sullivans

The Sullivans is a drama, soap series that first aired in 1976 exploring themes of world war ii, australia, middle class, melbourne, australia, family relationships, 1940s. Created by Ian Jones, it stars Paul Cronin, Steven Tandy, Richard Morgan. The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.

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