Stringer (TV series)

Stringer
Written by
  • Christopher Lee
  • Billy Marshall-Stoneking
  • Steve Wright
Directed by
Starring
ComposerMartin Armiger
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerSandra Levy
ProducerJohn Edwards
CinematographyJeffrey Malouf
Editors
  • Michael Honey
  • Bill Russo
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseApril 25 (1988-04-25) –
June 14, 1988 (1988-06-14)

Stringer is an Australian television series that aired on ABC in 1988. It featured Derrick O'Connor as Frank Buchanan, a war correspondent who returns to Sydney and teams up with taxi driver Yannis Moustakas, played by Nicholas Papademetriou.

It was also noted for it's music which was directed by Martin Armiger and featured Wendy Matthews and Kate Ceberano.[1] The soundtrack album, titled You've Always Got the Blues,[2] won two ARIA Music Awards in 1989.

Reception

Commenting on the opening episode the Canberra Times' Ian Warden wrote that it had "a story as sheer and transparent as panty hose" as speculated that the character of Yannis Moustakas may become a "major albatross around the program's neck".[3] Of the same episode Barbara Hutton in the Age says "The show may well get better as it goes on.[4] Barbara Hooks of the Age called it "a simply splendid new drama series" sayin theat the writers "have taken standard, contrived themes and wrought the most marvellous variations".[5]

Diana Simmonds of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that Papademetriou "almost saves the day with his energetic and well-realised portrayal of Moustakis" and that "Stringer is not a total disaster but, with more care, it could have been a cracker."[6] Richard Coleman in the Sydney Morning Herald said "The problem with Stringer is that, while it is very easy to look at and is very well played by its principals, nothing terribly much happens."[7] Garrie Hutchinson in the Age wrote that it was "less dramatic than ancient episodes of Minder and not as funny as equally decrepit hours of The Goodies".[8]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "ABC-TV leads the way", Port Lincoln Times, 28 April 1988
  2. ^ Daly, Mike (5 May 1988), "Bailey KOs cultural cringe", The Age
  3. ^ Warden, Ian (2 May 1988), "Festering piggishness over an SBS woman", The Canberra Times
  4. ^ Hutton, Barbara (21 April 1988), "a slow starter", The Age
  5. ^ Hooks, Barbara (26 April 1988), "Charisma comes in a jug-eared package", The Age
  6. ^ Simmonds, Diana (25 April 1988), "Stringer", The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. ^ Coleman, Richard (7 May 1988), "What some thoroughbreds do for an extra bag of chaff", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ^ Hutchinson, Garrie (21 May 1988), "So many ABC hours, and all for nothing", The Sydney Morning Herald
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