Dearest Enemy (TV series)

Dearest Enemy is a 1989 Australian sitcom about two newlyweds.[1]

Dearest Enemy
Genre	comedy
Written by	Michael Riordan
Starring	Grigor Taylor Frank Wilson Bruce Spence
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	15
Production
Producer(s)	Geoff Portman John O'Grady
Running time	30 mins
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	8 May 1989 – 1992

A pilot was shot with John Waters and Jacki Weaver. Grigor Taylor and Linden Wilkinson took over for season one in 1989. In season two, made in 1992, Wood replaced Grigor Taylor.[2]

Plot

Two newlyweds have different political views.

Cast

• Grigor Taylor as Anderson (1989)
• John Wood as Anderson (1992)
• Linden Wilkinson as Alex Taylor
• Frank Wilson as Walter Taylor
• Bruce Spence as Lenny
• Vic Hawkins as Simon

Production

Writer Michael Riordan was a teacher whose father Joe was a Housing Minister in the Whitman government. He approached John O'Grady and Geoff Portmann who were the producers of Mother and Son. They shot a pilot in 1987 with Jackie Weaver and John Waters. However neither were able to reprise their roles - Waters had stage commitments and Weaver went into another sitcom, House Rules.[3]

Critical reception was not entirely positive.[4]

However it was decided to revive the show in 1992 with John Wood replacing Taylor.[5]

References

1. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 141
2. "Dearest Enemy". Memorable TV.
3. "DEAREST ENEMY". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 570). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 May 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 6 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Improving our averages with 25 words or more". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 577). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 May 1989. p. 32. Retrieved 6 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "No surprises as Canberra gets another bashing". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 805). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 March 1992. p. 4 (THE GUIDE). Retrieved 6 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Dearest Enemy at IMDb