Sam's Luck

1980 Australian TV series or program
  • David Clencie
  • Dena McAbee
  • Paul Colombani
Country of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons1No. of episodes6ProductionProducerKeith WilkesCinematographyKevin BartlettEditorTed LoweRunning time30 minutesProduction companyABCOriginal releaseNetworkABC TVRelease7 July (1980-07-07) –
11 August 1980 (1980-08-11)

Sam's Luck is an Australian children's drama television series that originally aired on ABC TV for one season from 7 July until 11 August 1980. It was a six episode series about three children, Sam, Janny and Daniel, who try to look after themselves while their mother goes to Singapore.[1] They were meant to have been picked up by their Aunt June but instead take over the running of their own house.[2]

Cast

  • David Clencie as Sam Parkes
  • Dena McAbee as Janny Parkes
  • Paul Colombani as Daniel Parkes
  • Sue Jones as Lindy Parkes
  • Marion Edward as Aunty June
  • Ernie Bourne as Benno
  • Michael Carman as Dave Bristow
  • Ursula Olejnik as Christine
  • Lloyd Cunnington as Mr. Kaminski
  • Colin McEwan as Uncle Harry

Reception

Rita Erlich of The Age commented on the first episode and said "Noel Robinson's script had a few rough patches, but showed beautifully how children model their behavior on that of their parents."[3]

Looking back at the series Jill Morris of The Age said that the cast had to "struggle against a poor script and a host of stereotypes".[4]

References

  1. ^ Brucesmith, Linda (16 July 1980), "Aunty cares for kids", The Australian Women's Weekly
  2. ^ Morris, Jill (3 July 1980). "Sam's luck means bad luck for Auntie". The Age. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  3. ^ Erlich, Rita (8 July 1980), "Young get top drama", The Age
  4. ^ Morris, Jill (19 February 1981), "Children are stuck in a 30's treehouse", The Age
  • Sam's Luck at IMDb