A Good Thing Going Explained

Director:	Arch Nicholson
Producer:	Don Harley
Screenplay:	Judith Colquhoun Don Harley
Starring:	John Hargreaves Chris Haywood Veronica Lang
Cinematography:	Dean Semler
Company:	Film Australia
Runtime:	72 minutes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

A Good Thing Going is a 1978 Australian television film directed by Arch Nicholson. It stars John Hargreaves and won four Logie Awards.^[1]

Plot

Phil Harris (Hargreaves) spends more time with his best friend, Terry (Haywood) than with his wife and children. Phil's marriage disintegrates, with his wife (Lang) taking flight and leaving him to care for their distressed children.^[2]

Cast

• John Hargreaves as Phil Harris
• Chris Haywood as Terry
• Veronica Lang as Jane Harris
• Miles Buchanan as Damien Harris
• Simone Buchanan as Cathy Harris
• Beth Buchanan as Little girl in supermarket (uncredited)
• Tina Bursill as Jeanette
• Sandra Lee Paterson

Awards

Logie Awards of 1980^[3]

• Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie - John Hargreaves
• Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/Telemovie - Chris Haywood
• Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie - Veronica Lang
• Best Performance by a Juvenile - Miles Buchanan

External links

• • A Good Thing Going at Peter Malone site

Notes and References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p70
2. http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12413557?selectedversion=NBD3165258 A Good Thing Going
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325003940/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com/blog.aspx?blogentryid=747854&showcomments=true 1980 TV WEEK Logie Awards