![]() ![]() The cash strapped 0-10 Network took the lead with its first nightly soap opera - the racy Number 96 - and instantly the nation was captivated. The Seventies saw a sexual revolution going on, but not just in the bedroom, it was also happening on our TV screens. But from such humble beginnings, Australians have seen soap operas evolve from wholesome fare in the fifties and sixties, through the sexual revolution of the seventies, the glitz and glamour of the eighties and the sun and surf settings of the nineties. While there had been earlier attempts at drama on Australian television, particularly through ABC, it was not until 1959, three years after TV made its debut in Australia, that the first home grown soap opera hit our screens. Pictured (l to r): Lorraine Bayly in The Sullivans Sheila Kennelly and Gordon MacDougall in Number 96 Roger Oakley and Vanessa Downing in Home And Away Fiona Spence in Prisonerįirst soapies were good, clean and daytime:
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