Autumn Affair
Encyclopedia
Autumn Affair was an Australia
n television
series made by the Seven Network
. It premiered 24 October 1958 and continued until 1959. The series was the first ever Australian television soap opera
.
The series went into production without a sponsor, as the station ATN7 wanted to gain experience in television drama production. Episodes were fifteen minutes in duration, shot on video in black and white, and were screened each weekday at 9.00 AM. The cast comprised just six regulars; the story focused on a woman, Julia widow in a love triangle situation with two men.
Many of the actors and writers involved in the production had previously worked on radio soap operas. Series ended in 1959 after 156 episodes.
Actors who appeared in the show included Queenie Ashton
, Diana Perryman, Owen Weingott .
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series made by the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
. It premiered 24 October 1958 and continued until 1959. The series was the first ever Australian television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
.
The series went into production without a sponsor, as the station ATN7 wanted to gain experience in television drama production. Episodes were fifteen minutes in duration, shot on video in black and white, and were screened each weekday at 9.00 AM. The cast comprised just six regulars; the story focused on a woman, Julia widow in a love triangle situation with two men.
Many of the actors and writers involved in the production had previously worked on radio soap operas. Series ended in 1959 after 156 episodes.
Actors who appeared in the show included Queenie Ashton
Queenie Ashton
Edith "Queenie" Ashton AM was an English-born Australian soprano and character actress who had a long career primarily on radio, although she was also a renowned theatre actress, who also added television and film performances to her impressive repertoire...
, Diana Perryman, Owen Weingott .