In Between (miniseries)

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1987 Australian TV series or program

In Between

Written by| Shane Brennan
Maureen McCarthy
Directed by| Chris Warner
Mandy Smith
Starring| Fatina Uygun
Vichea Ten
Sheryl Munks
Jim Petrovski
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 4 x 1 hour
Production
Producers| Chris Warner
Kim Dalton
Original release
Network| SBS
Release| 8 March (1987-03-08) –
29 March 1987 (1987-03-29)

In Between is a 1987 Australian mini-series about four adolescents from Turkish, Cambodian, Macedonian and Ango-Australian backgrounds.[1] It aired on SBS TV beginning in March 1987.[2] The four episode series spotlights one of the main characters in each episode.[3] It was written by Maureen McCarthy and Shane Brennan, directed by Chris Warner and Mandy Smith and produced by Warner and Kim Dalton.[4] The cast was mostly amateurs from the communities represented[5] with only one of the four main actors having any acting experience.[6]

Four tie in books were released, each based on one of the main characters.[4]

## Cast

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* Fatima Ugyan - Fatima
* Vichea Ten \- Saret
* Sheryl Munks \- Angie
* Jim Petrovski - Alex
* Ly Lackhenamak - Kanya
* Lupco Talevski - Tome
* Maggie Millar - Bet
* Ferida Sari - Sembra
* Brahim Ozhan - Atila

## Reception

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Barbara Hooks of The Age writes "'In Between' is not to be missed. I was knocked out by it. If you do not have a UHF aerial, beg, borrow or steal one."[3] The Age's Garrie Hutchinson says "The realistic look, and relatively unstructured approach lends In Between the authenticity of a documentary with some of the emotional impact of a drama."[7] The Age's Dennis Pryor says "Let us say straight away that this is an important piece of work. It helps us as we try to come to terms with migration and to sift out the propaganda from the pompous jargon which packages such vogue words as "ethnicity" and "multiculturalism"."[8] Also in the Age Jane Sullivan calls it "an intelligent, compassionate and entertaining attempt to show what is happening around us."[9] Richard Coleman in The Sydney Morning Herald states "In Between is an unusual mini-series about a common aspect of Australian life not often presented on television. For this reason alone it deserves a decent audience."[10]

## Awards

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* 1987 AFI Awards
* Best Mini-Series Screenplay \- Maureen McCarthy and Shane Brennan \- won[11]
* Best Mini Series \- Chris Warner, Kim Dalton - nominated
* Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series \- Vichea Ten \- nominated[12]

## References

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1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p206
2. ^ Bone, Pamela (26 February 1987), "In between cultures", The Age
3. ^ a b Hooks, Barbara (6 March 1987), "Masterly drama of style and depth comes to life", The Age
4. ^ a b Macpherson, Deidre (2 March 1987), "Potent mini-series on youth from SBS", The Sydney Morning Herald
5. ^ Hooks, Barbara (3 March 1987), "SBS shuns the central casting syndrome", The Age
6. ^ Purcell, Chris (8 March 1987), "Life of youth in the middle", The Sydney Morning Herald
7. ^ Hutchinson, Garrie (19 March 1987), "Series resists the lure of Rose coloured glasses", The Age
8. ^ Pryor, Dennis (14 March 1987), "Confused and caught between cultures", The Age
9. ^ Sullivan, Jane (5 March 1987), "Culture crush", The Age
10. ^ Coleman, Richard (14 March 1987), "Perhaps Pilger and Rumpole could share some humble house red", The Sydney Morning Herald
11. ^ "Film institute award winners". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 18, 998. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 October 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 5 February 2022 - via National Library of Australia.
12. ^ Murdoch, Anna (17 December 1987), "A refugee finds success, but seeks friends and a new role", The Age

## External links

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* In Between at IMDb

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