Pig in a Poke

For other uses, see Pig in a poke (disambiguation).

Pig in a Poke is a 1977 Australian series about a Melbourne doctor who moves to Redfern.^[1] There was a 1974 one-off drama,^[2][3] and a subsequent series of five episodes in 1977.^[4][5]

Pig in a Poke
Genre	Miniseries
Written by	John Dingwall Margaret Kelly
Directed by	Michael Jenkins Brian Bell
Starring	Paul Mason Justine Saunders
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	75 mins
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	24 July (1977-07-24) – 21 August 1977 (1977-08-21)

It stars Paul Mason as a doctor who buys a medical practice sight unseen and Justine Saunders as his receptionist and nurse.^[5] The first episode explored domestic violence and the need for women's refuges.^[6][7] Other episodes look at Greek family traditions, transvestites and the way laws are applied differently for blacks and whites.^[5][8][7]

Cast

• Paul Mason as Dr Peter Reynolds
• Justine Saunders as Maureen
• Tessa Mallos as Christina Moustakas (2 episodes)
• Julie Dawson as Mary (ep 1. "The Ginny Story")
• Arianthe Galani (ep 2. "Theo's Story")
• Neil Fitzpatrick (ep 5. "Lisa's Story")
• John Hargreaves (ep 4. "Ray's Story")
• Arianthe Galani (ep 2. "Theo's Story")
• Gordon Glenwright (ep 5. "Lisa's Story")
• Chris King as Billy Hodge
• Pat Evison
• Tony Barry

Accolades

1975 Logie Awards^[9]

• Best Individual Performance By An Actress - Pat Evison

1977 Penguin Awards^[10]

• Best Supporting Actress - Arianthe Galani (ep Theo's Story)
• Best Script Writer - John Dingwall and Margaret Kelly (ep. The Ginny Story)

1977 AWGIE Award^[11]

• Best Original Work for TV - Margaret Kelly and John Dingwall (ep. Theo's Story)

1978 Logie Awards

• Best Individual Performance by an Actor - Neil Fitzpatrick (ep Lisa's Story)
• Best Dramatic Script - John Dingwall and Margaret Kelly