"Number 96" (1972) TV series 1972-1977

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

David Sale

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 March 1972 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Drama examining the lives of residents of a Sydney apartment block. Initial storylines focused on adultery...

Plot Keywords:

Gay Couple | Partially Lost TV Series | Gay Interest | Sex | Soap

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Bunny Brooke	...	Flo Patterson (10 episodes, 1972-1977)
Mike Dorsey	...	Reg McDonald (10 episodes, 1974-1977)
Wendy Blacklock	...	Edie McDonald (10 episodes, 1974-1977)
Pat McDonald	...	Dorrie Evans (9 episodes, 1972-1977)
Chard Hayward	...	Dudley Butterfield (8 episodes, 1973-1977)
Elaine Lee	...	Vera Collins (8 episodes, 1972-1976)
Sheila Kennelly	...	Norma Whittaker (7 episodes, 1972-1977)
Ron Shand	...	Herbert Evans / ... (7 episodes, 1972-1977)
Jeff Kevin	...	Arnold Feather / ... (6 episodes, 1972-1977)
James Elliott	...	Alf Sutcliffe (6 episodes, 1972-1975)
Elisabeth Kirkby	...	Lucy Sutcliffe (6 episodes, 1972-1975)
Frances Hargreaves	...	Marilyn MacDonald (6 episodes, 1975-1977)
Pamela Gibbons	...	Grace 'Prim' Primrose (6 episodes, 1975-1976)
Gordon McDougall	...	Les Whittaker / ... (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
Kit Taylor	...	Warwick Thompson (5 episodes, 1975-1976)

Runtime:

25 min (1218 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Trivia:

Initially the credits sequence used a large black and white photograph of the building. The photograph was set up in the studio as the camera panned from one apartment to the other.

Goofs:

Continuity: Occasionally the credits would appear in the wrong sequence, placing characters in the wrong flat.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Life-Changing Moments (#4.2)" (2007)

Will seem dated but a good escape-forerunner of Soap

In the 70's there were some good Australian TV soaps made that reflected a changing society especially when it came to relationships. Or perhaps it was just that people were able to show for real what had been happening previously but never shown on conservative 1960's TV.

No 96 will stand the test of time because gave viewers first full frontal (I think) seen by Abigail.

It will seem a bit cheap and nasty but you must remember that they would make at least 1-2 one hour episodes per week over a 40 week season.

I think the late 1970's series-SOAP with Billy Crystal is similar in that it mentions society changes like gays and infidelity-in a campish , funny way.