Season 23 • Episode 14
LatestThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network 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 United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.
Production
Meticulous 1940s Melbourne recreation on a soap budget.
Writing
Seven years of war-era social change, one family at a time.
Creators
Ian Jones, Jock Blair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Defined Australian television's approach to WWII domesticity; still referenced in Aussie drama as the benchmark for period family storytelling.
The real-life Sullivan brothers (US Navy) inspired the name, though the show's Australian family was fictional—producers later regretted the association given the actual tragedy.
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