Frank and Francesca

Frank and Francesca is an Australian children's television series which first screened on the ABC in 1973.

Frank and Francesca
Genre	Children's television
Based on	Frank and Francesca by David Martin
Written by	Oriel Gray
Directed by	Rick Birch Douglas Sharp
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Oscar Whitbread
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	29 July (1973-07-29) – 2 September 1973 (1973-09-02)

The series of six 30 minute black & white episodes were based on the book of the same name by David Martin (1915-1997) which was published in 1972.^[1][2] It was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the Australian Broadcasting Commission^[3][4] and was directed by Rick Birch and Douglas Sharp.^[3]

Premise

An old vendetta between two Sicilian families reignites when they emigrate to Australia.

Cast

• Allen Bickford as Frank
• Lenice Reed as Francesca
• Gus Mercurio^[5]
• Peter Cummins
• Denny Lawrence
• Pauline Charleston
• Alan Wilson
• Lolita Toppano

See also

• List of Australian television series

References

1. Martin, David (1972). Frank and Francesca. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson. p. xii+156pp. ISBN 0170029174.
2. Martin, David (1972). Frank and Francesca. Richmond: Marlin Books. p. xii+156pp. ISBN 0091350611.
3. "Frank and Francesca". www.imdb.com. IMDB. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
4. Storey, Don (2013). "Classic Australian Television Chronology". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
5. "New series". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 477. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 July 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 28 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Frank and Francesca at IMDb
• Frank and Francesca at Classic TV Australia