House Rules (1988 TV series)

*House Rules*
House Rules
Created by	Barbara Bishop
Directed by	Gary Conway; Peter Dodds; Helen Gaynor; Paul Moloney; Amanda Smith; Karl Steinberg;
Starring	Jacki Weaver; Gil Tucker; Charles 'Bud' Tingwell;
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	24
Production
Producer	Alan Hardy
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	10 July –; 18 December 1988

House Rules is an Australian television series that aired on ABC in 1988. It was scheduled for twenty four 50 minute episodes.^[1]

Synopsis

A house wife accidentally becomes a member of parliament after the sitting member fails to register for the election.^[2] The shows follows a blended Buckley family, Julie, housewife come parliamentarian, Max, a builder, and three children, Sophie, Chris and Jack.^[3]

Cast

Jacki Weaver as Julie Buckley
Gil Tucker as Max Buckley
Matt Day as Chris
Nadine Garner as Sophie
Jacob Kino as Jack
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Clarrie O'Donnell
Louise Siversen as Elsa Nixon

Production

The series was filmed in Melbourne with around two episodes shot every week.^[4]

External links

House Rules at IMDb

References

↑ Morris, Joan (3 July 1988), "Jacki fights system in new series", The Canberra Times
↑ "The frustrations of House Rules", The Canberra Times, 4 July 1988
↑ Hooks, Barbara (8 July 1988), "'House Rules' starter is worth bearing with", The Age
↑ Warneke, Ross (7 July 1988), "The honourable Mum", The Age

[1] Morris, Joan (3 July 1988), "Jacki fights system in new series", The Canberra Times

[2] "The frustrations of House Rules", The Canberra Times, 4 July 1988

[3] Hooks, Barbara (8 July 1988), "'House Rules' starter is worth bearing with", The Age

[4] Warneke, Ross (7 July 1988), "The honourable Mum", The Age

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