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Alvin Purple

1976 · 1 season

A breezy, cheeky sitcom where absurd lustful mishaps pile up around a hapless flatmate, played for easy laughs and dated charm.

Created by
Alan Hopgood
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Graeme Blundell, Chris Haywood, Anna Russell
Overview
Alvin Purple was an Australian television situation comedy series made by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1976. The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films Alvin Purple and Alvin Purple Rides Again. Graeme Blundell reprises the role of Alvin in the series. Alvin cohabitates with a new character, flatmate Spike. As in the films various women inexplicably lust after Alvin. The women were played by a stream of recognisable Australian actors in guest starring roles including Tina Bursill, Jackie Weaver, Belinda Giblin, June Rich, Jane Harders, Pamela Gibbons, Kirrily Nolan, Peta Peita, Judy Lynne, Suzanne Church, Carla Hoogeveen, Chantal Contouri, Anya Saleky. Dawn Lake and Leonard Teale also acted in the series.

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Created by
Alan Hopgood
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Graeme Blundell, Chris Haywood, Anna Russell
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Alan Hopgood
Written by
Alan Hopgood
Starring
Graeme Blundell, Chris Haywood, Anna Russell, Briony Behets, Chantal Contouri, Peta Peter, Susanne Haworth, John Ewart
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 30 min each
Network
ABC TV
Languages
English

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