Prime Time (Australian TV series)
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | January 1986 |
| Founder | Crawford Productions |
| Defunct | January 1987 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Soap opera drama |
| Parent | Nine Network |
Prime Time was an Australian soap opera drama created by Crawford Productions and broadcast on the Nine Network from January 1986 until January 1987. Notably, it was the final Australian soap to employ film for outdoor scenes while using videotape for indoor sequences. The show ended after sixty episodes because of insufficient viewer interest.
Premise
The narrative took place within the fictional Channel 5 television station, focusing on the behind-the-scenes dynamics of a current affairs program titled Assignment.
Cast
- Chris Orchard portraying David Lockhart
- Anthony Hawkins as Harry Jones
- Nina Landis in the role of Kate Macarthur
- Peter Kowitz playing Jim Donnegan
- David Whitney as Stephen Lockhart
- Julianne White taking on Diana Fields
- Peter Whitford as Charles Garrett
- Gary Sweet in the role of Craig Lawrence
- Sonja Tallis portraying Georgina Jones
- Tottie Goldsmith as Jamie
- Katrina Foster playing Jocelyn Cole
- Ben Mendelsohn as Bart Jones
- John Hannan in the role of John Balenko
- Jane Hall portraying Sandy Lockhart
- Kathy Caswell as Carol Foster
- Antonia Murphy playing Kylie Garrett
- Ross Newton in the role of Danny Eilwood
- Garry McDonald
- Rachel Friend
- Peter Phelps
Reception
In a 2020 article from the Herald Sun, Fiona Byrne referred to Prime Time as a "little watched, long-forgotten drama series" that aired for a single season on Channel 9 in 1986, categorizing it among significant television failures.