Class of '74 explained

Developer:Reg Grundy Organisation
Starring:Leonard Teale
John Hamblin
Gordon Glenwright
Open Theme:Brian Cadd
Country:Australia
Num Episodes:290 x 30 minute episodes
Runtime:30 minutes (with adverts)
Network:Seven Network

Class of '74 (and subsequently Class of '75) was a secondary school-based, daily soap opera screened on the Seven Network in Australia and produced by Reg Grundy Organisation in black-and-white starting March 1974.[1] Marist Singers of Eastwood provided back-up singing for the school choir.

Program synopsis

The main characters were a mix of teachers and other school personnel, and students. The series was aimed at a teenage audience. Each episode was 30 minutes; five episodes each week were broadcast, stripped across week nights in an early evening 7pm timeslot. The series was renamed Class of '75 for its second and final year. Although originally produced in black and white, it switched to colour broadcasting during its second year of production.[2]

Main cast

Teachers, staff and adults

ActorCharacter
Charles Ogilvy
Donald Blair
Hubbard
Mary Dunstan
Gary Evans / Jack Christiansen
Jan Kingsbury Maureen Blair
Chuck Danskin Glen Turner
Allan Lander Father Paul Kennedy
Carol Vincent-Smythe Barbara Young
David Willard
Judy Ferris Ruth Howard
James Findlay

Students

ActorCharacter
Barry Collins
Peggy Richardson
Ann Watson
Sue Taylor
Carla Hoogeveen Julie Armstrong
Kevin Wilson John Ward
Chris Cummings Greg Simpson
Barbara Llewellyn Nora Hayes
Adrian Bernotti Tony Bianco
Terry Peck
Sharon Higgins Jackie Howard
Greg Bepper Dean Howard

Miscellaneous

ActorCharacter
Faith Adam
Angelique Dupree
Gina Ferrari
Jorja Jones
Dennis Braithwaite
Jane Potter
Tom Carter
Peter Flett Rick Harris
Bronwyn Winter Loretta Day
Sam Wandsworth

Cast members Teale, Hamblin and Glenwright continued the program's entire run.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows. Pluto Press. 2004. 75. 978-1-86403-191-1.
  2. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 117-118