The Sullivans

The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand. The show was purchased by Channel Nine without a pilot programme being produc... More

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Air date of first episode:

  • Nov 15, 1976

Air date of final episode:

  • 1983

Original episode running time:

  • 30 min

Number of seasons:

  • 8

Number of episodes:

  • 1,114

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Program creator

Crawford Productions

Crawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Hector Crawford; the present incarnation of the company, Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN television corporation. Crawford Productions was founded in 1945 by brother and sister Hector and Dorothy...

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  • Yes
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