Published: December 16, 2018
The public broadcasters dominate again, in a great year for the telling of marginalised stories
Thank the stars for public-funded broadcasting. This year, eight of our top 10 Australian television shows were produced by the ABC (five) and SBS (three). That is not unusual (last year’s list told a similar story) but still, it’s disappointing that commercial free-to-air networks have such trouble getting their acts together.
Having said that, Peter Helliar’s show How to Stay Married – a spin-off of ABC’s fine It’s a Date series – came close to making this list, its thoughtfully developed characters (who grow on you with time) compensating for a lack of directorial and storytelling flair.
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