The Unisexers

The Unisexers is an Australian television soap opera made by the Cash Harmon Television production company,. It ran for three weeks on Nine Network in 1975.

Synopsis

The Unisexers focused on a group of young people - both male and female - living together in a commune arrangement in the old house of a retired elderly couple whose children had left home. The youngsters set up a business making denim jeans to be worn by both sexes, hence the title of "Unisexers".

Cast

Walter Pym as Angus Melody
Jessica Noad as Dora Melody
Delore Whiteman as Mrs Tripp
Tina Bursill as Felicity
Michele Fawdon as Monica Parry
Josephine Knur as Sally Pickles
Tony Sheldon as Benjy Lewis
Steven Tandy as Julian 'Tinsel' Tinsley
Patrick Ward as Cornelius 'Corny' Hastings
John Paramor as Eustace
Anne Grigg as Deirdre
Sonia Hoffmann as Brigitte
Scott Lambert as Brian Parry
Hugh Logan as Humphrey 'Humph' Brown
Brian Moll
Toni Lamond as Mrs Lewis

Tenure

The series, hampered by an early evening time slot, failed to find an audience and was cancelled and removed from the television schedules after three weeks. In total a one-hour premiere pilot episode and fifteen thirty-minute episodes were broadcast.

Reception

Robert Fidgeon of the Herald Sun called The Unisexers one of "Australia's All-time Top 50 TV Turkeys", and stated "Dopey soapie about a commune running a jeans-making business from a rundown house. Tina Bursill, Michele Fawdon, Steven Tandy and Tony Sheldon starred. Axed after three weeks."