Until Tomorrow


Until Tomorrow is an Australian television soap opera created by Reg Watson. The series was produced in colour by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Seven Network in 1975. It was the second soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation, the first having been Class of '74. It is notable for having been made in Brisbane as opposed to Sydney or Melbourne, and was one of the few Australian soap operas produced for a daytime slot, screening at 2.30 pm in Sydney and 1.30pm in Melbourne.

Series synopsis

Until Tomorrow examined the activities of various residents of the suburban Vale Street. Storylines involved revenge plots, murder, affairs, and blindness. The cast included Ron Cadee as Bill Wainwright, the corner shop keeper; television personality Hazel Phillips as Marge Stewart, a "widowed gossip on the look out for a mate"; Kaye Stevenson, Muriel Watson, Sue Robinson, Babette Stephens, and Barry Otto.

Critical response

The Sun-Herald, TV writer Allen Glover, said that Until Tomorrow had "the edge over the American serials" in that "the characters are Australian – and believable". However TV critic for The Age, John Pinkney, was withering about the show:

Cast

Broadcast

The series debuted in January 1975 and in Sydney screened at 2.30 pm, opposite US serial General Hospital. It experienced low ratings and by July was moved to 11.30 am. It was cancelled after a run of 180 episodes with none of the current storylines concluded in the final episode.
Until Tomorrow was Reg Watson's first Australian soap opera. He went on to devise the more successful soap operas The Young Doctors, The Restless Years, Prisoner, Sons and Daughters, and Neighbours.