Friday on My Mind (miniseries)

Friday On My Mind is an Australian television drama miniseries, based on the lives of Australian rock band The Easybeats, which first screened on the ABC in November 2017. The series is produced by Playmaker Media and was written by Christopher Lee and directed by Matthew Saville.[1]

Friday on My Mind
GenreDrama
Written byChristopher Lee
Screenplay byChristopher Lee
Directed byMatthew Saville
StarringAshley Zukerman
Christian Byers
Will Rush
Arthur McBain
Mackenzie Fearnley
Du Toit Bredenkamp
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
CinematographySimon Chapman
Running time180 minutes
Production companyPlaymaker Media
Original release
NetworkABC
Release26 November (2017-11-26) –
3 December 2017 (2017-12-03)

Cast

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Release

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The mini series was broadcast on ABC1 on 26 November and 3 December 2017 over two nights. Episodes were later available for streaming on the ABC's iView service.

Reception

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Friday On My Mind received largely positive reviews from the press. Luke Buckmaster from The Guardian Australia praised it by saying: "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end".[2] The acting in the series was praised, in particular Will Rush and Christian Byers.[3] Although, overall the series was praised, critics did point out that the second episode wasn't as strong as the first.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Adams, Cameron (2 May 2017). "ABC announce their next TV miniseries is a groundbreaking Australian music band". Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (26 November 2017). "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end". The Guardian Australia.
  3. ^ Wigney, James (21 November 2017). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.
  4. ^ Knox, David (22 November 2017). "Friday On My Mind". TV Tonight.
  5. ^ Wigney, James (21 November 2017). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.
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