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The Last of the Australians

5.0 / 10
1975
1 season
8 episodes

The Last of the Australians was an Australia sitcom that was broadcast on Nine Network in 1975 and 1976. The comedy series was produced by Crawford Productions in two series of 13 episodes each. It was based on Alan Seymour's play "The One Day Of The Year" and is about an irascible father and his interactions with family life.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Hordes of a Different Colour

    06-04-1975

    Ted decrees that the family is going to spend the evening together - however, his plans change when Barney pays an unexpected call.

  • Ep 2

    2.Double Disillusion

    13-04-1975

    Ted becomes concerned about Gary's preoccupation with his girlfriends, so Gary brings home an older woman from university with the intention of shocking his father.

  • Ep 3

    3.The Hand That Cradles The Rock

    20-04-1975

    Ted comes home in the middle of the day and finds Dot absent. She has taken a job in a supermarket, and Ted is not impressed when he has to fetch his own breakfast on Saturday morn...

  • Ep 4

    4.Sunday Roast

    27-04-1975

    When Ted doesn't get his Sunday roast due to Dot's job commitments, he plans a devious strategy to make her give up work.

  • Ep 5

    5.Trust Gary

    04-05-1975

    Gary wants to spend a cosy evening at home with his girlfriend. His problem is how to get Ted and Dot out of the house.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Hydrochondriac

    11-05-1975

    When Ted runs a slight temperature, he is convinced that he is dying. Gary resorts to some shock tactics to snap Ted out of it.

  • Ep 7

    7.Unholy Mess

    18-05-1975

    Ted is impressed with Gary's latest girlfriend - until he finds out that she is an Italian Catholic and her father barracks for Essendon.

  • Ep 8

    8.Everything's Relative

    25-05-1975

    A visit from Dot's brother Mark throws the Cook household into turmoil. Ted dislikes Mark, and Dot resorts to a devious strategy to change Ted’s attitude.

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