Nice 'n Juicy

Nice 'n Juicy is an Australian television sitcom which first screened on the ABC in 1966. The series was created by Colin Free, based on his play How Do You Spell Matrimony?.^[1] The series was set on a run down orchard at Wyvern Creek^[2]

Nice 'n Juicy
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Colin Free
Directed by	Eric Tayler
Starring	Willie Fennell John Ewart
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Eric Tayler
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	6 October 1966 (1966-10-06) – 1967 (1967)

Initially, only six episodes were produced, but a further seven episodes were commissioned for a total of 13.^[1]

Cast

• Willie Fennell as Jack Hamlin
• John Ewart as Mort Hamlin
• Carmen Duncan as Rosie Withers (2 episodes)
• Gwen Plumb as Ada Withers (2 episodes)
• Ruth Cracknell (1 episode)

Reception

On viewing advance copies of the first six episodes, Harry Robinson of The Sydney Morning Herald called it a "cleanly made, attractive show" that's "worth a handful of courage" to produce more.^[3] Robinson later called the first episode "as refreshing as a walk around an orchard on a spring morning".^[4] The same masthead called the first episode "highly promising" and "well worth watching".^[5]

See also

• List of Australian television series

References

1. "NICE 'N JUICY". Classic Australian Television. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. "Back on the land to raise laughs". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 26 October 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
3. Robinson, Harry (17 August 1966). "More courage needed". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 21. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. Robinson, Harry (26 September 1966). "Just how free is Mrs Jones". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 11. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
5. "This Strine could shine". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1966. p. 132. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

• Nice 'n Juicy at IMDb