| Genre: | Comedy |
| Starring: | Grigor Taylor John Wood Bruce Spence Frank Wilson Linden Wilkinson |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 15 |
| Producer: | Geoff Portman John O'Grady |
| Runtime: | 30 mins |
| Channel: | ABC |
Dearest Enemy is a 1989 Australian sitcom about two newlyweds.[1] The pilot episode starred John Waters and Jacki Weaver, who were replaced by Grigor Taylor and Linden Wilkinson for season one in 1989. In season two (1992), John Wood replaced Taylor.[2]
Two newlyweds with different political views deal with them and move on.
Writer Michael Riordan's father Joe was a housing minister in the Whitman government. He approached John O'Grady and Geoff Portmann, the producers of Mother and Son, then shot a pilot in 1987 with Jacki Weaver and John Waters. Neither reprised their roles - he for stage commitments and she because of another sitcom, House Rules.[3]
Critical reception was mixed.[4]
The show returned in 1992 with John Wood replacing Taylor.[5]