Family and Friends

Family and Friends
Written by	Bevan Lee Greg Haddrick
Starring	Roxane Wilson, Renato Bartolomei, Jonathan Hardy, Dinah Shearing, Rachael Beck, Simon Westaway, Ross Newton, Sean Myers
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Bruce Best
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	February 7 (1990-02-07) – December 27, 1990 (1990-12-27)

Family and Friends is a short-lived Australian television soap opera which debuted on 7 February 1990.^[1]

The series was intended to be the

.

Synopsis

Set in a suburban community the series focused on two families - the Chandler and the Italian-Australian Rossi families - who were linked by a long-standing vendetta stemming from an accidental death in the 1950s. Old enmities were renewed by the Romeo-and-Juliet style romance between Jennifer Chandler (Roxane Wilson) and Robert Rossi (Renato Bartolomei).

Despite a strong cast which included actors known for previous soap roles:

's 6pm bulletin its low ratings meant it remained in a precarious position.

The series then underwent a major revamp which included the loss of six cast members and addition of new cast members including Rebecca Rigg. A week's worth of episodes were produced in the new format, when the series was abruptly cancelled on 26 April 1990. The final episodes went to air in a late-night timeslot during the 1990-1991 summer non-ratings period. In total 96 episodes had been produced.^[2]

Cast

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External links

• Family and Friends at
  IMDb