The Last of the Australians
1975 · 1 season · 8 episodes · Ended
TMDB 7.5 · 2 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01Hordes of a Different Colour1975-04-06
Ted decrees that the family is going to spend the evening together - however, his plans change when Barney pays an unexpected call.
- S01E02Double Disillusion1975-04-13
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.
- S01E03The Hand That Cradles The Rock1975-04-20
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 morning.
- S01E04Sunday Roast1975-04-27
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.
- S01E05Trust Gary1975-05-04
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.
- S01E06The Hydrochondriac1975-05-11
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.
- S01E07Unholy Mess1975-05-18
Ted is impressed with Gary's latest girlfriend - until he finds out that she is an Italian Catholic and her father barracks for Essendon.
- S01E08Everything's Relative1975-05-25
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.
