Spit MacPhee
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| Spit MacPhee | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mini-series |
| Based on | The True Story of Spit MacPhee by James Aldridge |
| Written by | Moya Wood |
| Directed by | Marcus Cole |
| Starring | John Mills Phillip Hancock |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Noel Price |
| Running time | 4 x 1 hours |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 10 May – 13 May 1988 |
Spit MacPhee is a 1988 Australian mini-series set in the 1930s. It is based on the novel by James Aldridge.[1] Also known as The True Story of Spit MacPhee it stars Phillip Hancock as Spit and John Mills as his grandfather.[2]
Bob Hudson, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, concludes "(Spit Macphee is a fine family story — a realistic tale that will draw you in from the first moment you see young Spit, hooting like a klaxon, leap into his beloved Murray River."[3] The Age's Barbara Hooks called it "a warm, wise and highly entertaining drama that also speaks with intelligence and eloquence about a universal and timeless theme — relationships between adults and children and the motive that enrich or doom them."[4]
Cast
- John Mills as Fyfe MacPhee
- Phillip Hancock as Spit MacPhee
- Elspeth Ballantyne as Grace Tree
- Rebecca Smart as Sadie Tree
- John Bach as Jack Tree
- Linda Cropper as Betty Arbuckle
- Ray Meagher as Frank Arbuckle
References
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p236
- ^ St Claire, Lynne (14 September 1988), "Tough life for a boy and his grandfather", Evening Post
- ^ Hudson, Bob (9 May 1988), "Spit MacPhee", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Hooks, Barbara (10 May 1988), "Adult foibles founder", The Age
External links
- Spit MacPhee at IMDb
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