House Rules (1988 TV series)

House Rules is an Australian television series that aired on ABC in 1988. It was scheduled for twenty four 50 minute episodes.[1]

House Rules
Created byBarbara Bishop
Directed by
  • Gary Conway
  • Peter Dodds
  • Helen Gaynor
  • Paul Moloney
  • Amanda Smith
  • Karl Steinberg
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes24
Production
ProducerAlan Hardy
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release10 July 1988 (1988-07-10)

Synopsis

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A house wife accidentally becomes a member of parliament after the sitting member fails to register for the election.[2] The shows follows a blended Buckley family, Julie, housewife come parliamentarian, Max, a builder, and three children, Sophie, Chris and Jack.[3]

Cast

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Production

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The series was filmed in Melbourne with around two episodes shot every week.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Morris, Joan (3 July 1988), "Jacki fights system in new series", The Canberra Times
  2. ^ "The frustrations of House Rules", The Canberra Times, 4 July 1988
  3. ^ Hooks, Barbara (8 July 1988), "'House Rules' starter is worth bearing with", The Age
  4. ^ Warneke, Ross (7 July 1988), "The honourable Mum", The Age