This Love Affair (TV series) explained

This Love Affair is a 1974 Australian anthology TV series.^{[1] [2]} The plays were mostly made in the Melbourne studios.^[3]

It is not to be confused with A Time for Love (1972).

Cast

• Diane Craig
• Norman Spartels - Athlete
• Donna Akerson - Girl
• Abigail as Laura
• Leonard Teale as John Stewart
• Elspeth Ballantyne
• Terence Donovan as Cab driver
• Anna Marie Winchester as Diane
• Berrie Cameron-Allen as Typist
• Sonia Borg as Kris
• James Davern as Sydney Ferry Driver
• Ted Roberts
• Alan Oram as Ernie
• John Clayton
• Elizabeth Alexander
• Patsy King

Episodes

1. Talk of a Running Man (14 April) w John Cribbins d David Stevens - an athlete (Norman Spartels) who has been bullied falls for a girl (Donna Akerson)^[4]
2. Tilting at Windmills (21 April) w Mark Randell d David Zweck - a salesgirl Laura (Abigail) falls for a poet John Stewart (Leonard Teale). Co-starring Elspeth Ballantyne.^{[1] [5]}
3. Good Time Charlie the Chequer Cab Kid (28 April) w John Romeril - a man (Terence Donovan) who drives a cab falls for Diane (Anna Marie Winchester)
4. No Thanks I'm on a Diet (5 May) w Margaret Kelly d Keith Wilkes - st a plump typist (Berrie Cameron-Allen) goes on a diet
5. That Old Double Standard (12 May) w Margaret Kelly - a man asks his girlfriend to move out when he is visited by his aunt^[6]
6. Seven Tenths of a Second (19 May) w Sonia Borg - Kris is going to marry Colin until seven tenths of a second change everything
7. A Prophet of Love (26 May) - a former journalists struggles with being a mother
8. One of My Silly Dreams (2 June) w James Davern - the driver of a Sydney ferry dreams of retiring to the Pacific.
9. This Time Next Year (9 June) w Ted Roberts - a newcomer to a retirement village, Hannah, is irritated by the attitude of her companions
10. Diversion (16 June) w Alan Oram - Ernie, a shy tailor, invites a client's daughter to a dinner but his friend monopolises her attention
11. A Family Christmas (23 June) by Roger Dunn - Jan returns from England with her husband^[7]
12. Autumn Roses (30 June) by Judy Blerworth - a love affair between two rose growers^[8]

External links

• This Love Affair at IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: FROM SELLING SHOES TO WRITING SCRIPTS . . 41 . 47 . Australia, Australia . 24 April 1974 . 26 June 2023 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: A love affair that shows some promise. Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. 21 April 1974. 84.
3. News: LET'S HAVE SOME HAPPINESS . . 42 . 9 . Australia, Australia . 31 July 1974 . 26 June 2023 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: 'Number 96' and a nation's taste . . 48 . 13,724 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 18 April 1974 . 26 June 2023 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: DOCUMENTARY ON DORYMEN FROM PORTUGAL . . 14 . 3621 . New South Wales, Australia . 16 April 1974 . 26 June 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: TV PROGRAMMES . . VII . 12 . Western Australia . 27 June 1974 . 26 June 2023 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: TV Guide. The Age. 20 June 1974. 39.
8. News: TV Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 June 1974. 14.