Series synopsis
Sons and Daughters is an Australian drama television series that premiered on Seven Network on January 18, 1982. It ended on July 1, 1987. It was created by Reg Watson. It stars Peter Phelps, Alexandra Fowler, Rowena Wallace and Tom Richards.
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired on Monday, 18 January 1982, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period in Sydney and Melbourne, and the official broadcast date of the final episode was 19 August 1987, although this varied across Australia and the final episode was screened in Melbourne on Sunday 27 December 1987. There are 972 half-hour episode ...
Premise
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired on Monday, 18 January 1982, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period in Sydney and Melbourne, and the official broadcast date of the final episode was 19 August 1987, although this varied across Australia and the final episode was screened in Melbourne on Sunday 27 December 1987. There are 972 half-hour episodes but during the series' original run in Australia, later episodes were shown in an hour-long format and the first pilot episode as shown in Australia was actually a 90-minute special; subsequent screenings have seen that episode split into three half-hours.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Peter Phelps as John Palmer
- Alexandra Fowler as Angela Keegan
- Rowena Wallace as Patricia Hamilton
- Tom Richards as David Palmer
- Kim Lewis as Jill Taylor
- Pat McDonald as Fiona Thompson
- Brian Blain as Gordon Hamilton
- Leila Hayes as Beryl Palmer
Supporting cast
- Ian Rawlings as Wayne Hamilton
- Alyce Platt as Amanda Morrell
- Ann Henderson-Stires as Susan Palmer
- Noel Hodda as Rob Keegan
- Cornelia Frances as Barbara Hamilton
- Antonia Murphy as Lynn Palmer
- Jane Seaborn as Katie O’Brien
- Stephen Comey as Kevin Palmer
- Mark Conroy as Glen Young
- Michael Long as Stephen Morrell
- Abigail as Caroline Morrell
- Lisa Crittenden as Leigh Palmer
Guest cast
- Bernadette Foster as Landlord's Wife
- Katy Brinson as Wendy Armstrong
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 972 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 174 | January 18, 1982 | November 11, 1982 |
| Season 2 | 178 | January 31, 1983 | November 11, 1983 |
| Season 3 | 176 | February 13, 1984 | December 6, 1984 |
| Season 4 | 168 | January 13, 1985 | October 30, 1985 |
| Season 5 | 172 | January 1, 1986 | October 25, 1986 |
| Season 6 | 104 | January 4, 1987 | July 1, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A chance meeting revives the link between the Hamiltons in Sydney, and the Palmers in Melbourne. |
January 18, 1982 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 John experiences a strange incident and ends up letting go of a pulley at work, which results in him being fired. |
January 18, 1982 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Fiona helps John with taking on a new identity; Angela celebrates her birthday at a party organised by her mother. |
January 18, 1982 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 175 David comes to blows with his father and puzzles everyone when he attempts to keep a secret. |
January 31, 1983 |
| 2 |
Episode 176 David tries to learn the truth about Patricia's admission. |
February 1, 1983 |
| 3 |
Episode 177 Fiona farewells Jill in style and shows how much she'll miss her. Patricia's life is endangered by her state of mind. |
February 2, 1983 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 353 Barbara is appalled to discover Stephen's 20 year old secret. |
February 13, 1984 |
| 2 |
Episode 354 A death and a recovery follow the tragedy at Woombai. |
February 14, 1984 |
| 3 |
Episode 355 Patricia tells Amanda that Margaret has been over there threatening to kill her. |
February 15, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 529 Irene finds out from David that Ross is operating on Patricia, and jumps into action to try and avert a tragedy. |
January 13, 1985 |
| 2 |
Episode 530 Fiona's new happiness with Barney is threatened by a shadow from his past. |
January 14, 1985 |
| 3 |
Episode 531 David tells Patricia that the party will be a day to remember, not realising how true his words will prove to be. |
January 15, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 697 Fiona reacts unpredictably to Irene's distressing news. Samantha makes a startling discovery. |
January 1, 1986 |
| 2 |
Episode 698 Beryl is asked to make a difficult decision. Leigh takes drastic action when her problems become too much to bear. |
January 2, 1986 |
| 3 |
Episode 699 Only Gordon and Barbara stand between James and death. Barbara makes a shocking discovery. |
January 3, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 869 Wayne's worst enemy saves the fruit of his loins. Alison finds that vitrol is no anti-benom against a viper. |
January 4, 1987 |
| 2 |
Episode 870 Alison discovers the chink in the Hamilton's armour. Gordon and Beryl find the Hamilton house leaves Australia's Wonderland for dead. |
January 5, 1987 |
| 3 |
Episode 871 Caroline meets a ghost. Alison spins an evil web for Wayne, using Doug as a fly. |
January 6, 1987 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Seven Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 18, 1982 |
| Last aired | July 1, 1987 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 19:00:00 |