Friday On My Mind (miniseries)

Friday On My Mind
Genre Drama
Written by Christopher Lee
Screenplay by Christopher Lee
Directed by Matthew Saville
Starring Ashley Zukerman
Christian Byers
Will Rush
Arthur McBain
Mackenzie Fearnley
Du Toit Bredenkamp
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 2
Production
Cinematography Simon Chapman
Running time 180 minutes
Distributor Australian Broadcasting Company
Release
Original network ABC1
Original release November 26 (2017-11-26) – December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)

Friday On My Mind is an Australian television drama miniseries, based on the lives of Australian rock band The Easybeats, which first screened on the ABC in November 2017. The series was written by Christopher Lee and directed by Matthew Saville.[1]

Cast

Release

The mini series was broadcast on ABC1 on 26 November and 3 December, 2017 over two nights. Episodes were later available for streaming on the ABC's iView service. A DVD release is planned in Australia by Universal Sony Pictures, 17th January, 2018.

Reception

Friday On My Mind received positive reviews from the press. Luke Buckmaster from The Guardian Australia praised it by saying: "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end"[2]. The acting in the series was praised, in particular Will Rush and Christian Byers[3]. Although, overall the series was praised, critics did point out that the second episode wasn't as strong as the first"[4][5].

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Cameron (2017-05-02). "ABC announce their next TV miniseries is a groundbreaking Australian music band". Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  2. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (2017-11-26). "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end". The Guardian Australia.
  3. ↑ Wigney, James (2017-11-21). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (2017-11-22). "Friday On My Mind". TV Tonight.
  5. ↑ Wigney, James (2017-11-21). "Easybeats drama Friday On My Mind is a tribute to the late, great George Young and Stevie Wright". news.com.au.
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