Seven Deadly Sins (miniseries)

Seven Deadly Sins is a 1993 Australian television anthology series examining the dark side of human nature in seven episodes: "Lust", "Pride", "Wrath", "Sloth", "Greed", "Envy", and "Gluttony"—the seven deadly sins.

Seven Deadly Sins
Genre	Drama
Written by	Glenda Adams ("Pride", "Wrath") Andrew Bovell ("Lust") Joanna Murray-Smith ("Greed") Hannie Rayson ("Sloth") Keith Thompson ("Gluttony", "Envy")[1]
Directed by	Ken Cameron ("Lust") Gale Edwards ("Pride") Julian Pringle ("Wrath") Jackie McKimmie ("Sloth") Alison Maclean ("Greed") Stephen Wallace ("Envy") Di Drew ("Gluttony")[1]
Starring	Hugo Weaving ("Lust") Colin Friels ("Pride") Elizabeth Alexander ("Pride") Steve Bisley ("Sloth") Vince Colosimo ("Sloth") Robyn Nevin ("Sloth") Gosia Dobrowolska ("Greed") Caroline Gillmer ("Greed") Kim Gyngell ("Greed") Marshall Napier ("Greed") Pamela Rabe ("Greed") Genevieve Lemon ("Envy") Belinda McClory ("Envy") Gia Carides ("Gluttony") Richard Roxburgh ("Gluttony")[1]
Music by	Martin Armiger, Paul Grabowsky[1]
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Bob Weiss
Running time	48mins (approximately)
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	23 February (1993-02-23) – 25 March 1993 (1993-03-25)

Cast

• Hugo Weaving ("Lust") as Lust
• Victoria Longley ("Lust") as Deirdre
• Colin Friels ("Pride") as Robert Pascoe
• Elizabeth Alexander ("Pride") as Jill Pascoe
• Steve Bisley ("Sloth") as Meadowvale Supervisor
• Vince Colosimo ("Sloth") as Sloth
• Robyn Nevin ("Sloth") as Margot
• Gosia Dobrowolska ("Greed")
• Caroline Gillmer ("Greed") as Rachel
• Kim Gyngell ("Greed") as William
• Marshall Napier ("Greed") as Tom
• Pamela Rabe ("Greed") as Greed
• Genevieve Lemon ("Envy") as Envy
• Belinda McClory ("Envy")
• Gia Carides ("Gluttony")
• Richard Roxburgh and Lynne McGranger ("Gluttony") as Gluttony
• Frank Gallacher as Elliott
• Anni Finsterer
• Betty Lucas

Production

Seven Deadly Sins was pitched to Penny Chapman, then head of drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, by script editor Barbara Masel. Her idea was to create a series of stories that would "let the moral compass spin".^[1] Masel was also interested in encouraging the audience to identify with behaviour they would not normally condone and "that all of the characters in each episode should manifest the sin".^[1] With Chapman on board and Bob Weis appointed as series producer, Masel found writers. When outlines and drafts were completed, the directors were brought on board. P. J. Hogan ("Sloth") and Alison Maclean ("Greed") were selected as directors before their international careers had taken off, while Gale Edwards ("Pride") had until then had only ever directed for the theatre. The series was broadcast at 9.30pm because of the language used. The series rated well, pulling the biggest audience ever for an ABC drama program in that time slot.^[1]

Soundtrack

Seven Deadly Sins
Soundtrack album by Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull and Deborah Conway
Released	February 1993 (1993-02)
Label	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer	Martin Armiger
Paul Kelly albums chronology
Live, May 1992 (1992) Seven Deadly Sins (1993) Wanted Man (1994)
Renée Geyer album chronology
Renée Live at the Basement (1986) Seven Deadly Sins (1993) Difficult Woman (1994)
Vika Bull album chronology
Seven Deadly Sins (1993) Vika and Linda (1994)
Deborah Conway album chronology
String of Pearls (1991) Seven Deadly Sins (1993) Bitch Epic (1993)

A soundtrack was released by ABC Music and produced by Martin Armiger. It features vocals from multi-platinum/ARIA Award winning artists Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull and Deborah Conway with arrangements by Derek Williams. The album peaked at number 71 on the ARIA Charts.^[2]

Geyer's version of "Crazy" was released as the lead single. "He Can't Decide" was released as the second and final single in 1993.^[3]

Track listing

CD/Cassette^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"He Can't Decide"	P. Kelly/M. Armiger	Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull and Deborah Conway	3:31
2.	"Almost Persuaded"	G. Sutton/B. Sherrill	Paul Kelly	3:05
3.	"Imagine the World"	M. Armiger/P. Kelly	Deborah Conway, Renée Geyer	6:00
4.	"I Can't See Me Without You"	C. Twitty	Deborah Conway	2:41
5.	"Ugly Woman"	Raphael de Leon	Paul Kelly	2:40
6.	"Foggy Highway"	P. Kelly	Renée Geyer	3:27
7.	"Don't Break it I Say"	Kelly/Conway/Geyer/Armiger	Deborah Conway, Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer	4:10
8.	"She's Got You"	H. Cochran	Deborah Conway	3:00
9.	"Crazy"	Willie Nelson	Renée Geyer	4:13
10.	"Maybe this Time"	P. Kelly/M. Armiger	Vika Bull	3:34
11.	"My Friends Say Fool"	W. Mason	Renée Geyer	3:32
12.	"In April"	D. Conway	Renée Geyer	3:30
13.	"Someday I'll Take Home the Roses"	Jean Stafford	Renée Geyer	3:43

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[5]	71

References

1. "The Seven Deadly Sins series". austlit. Retrieved 18 June 2016. (subscription required)
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
3. "Paul Kelly (2), Renée Geyer, Vika Bull, Deborah Conway – He Can't Decide". Discogs. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
4. "Vika Bull, Deborah Conway, Renée Geyer, Paul Kelly (2) – Seven Deadly Sins (Music From The ABC TV Series)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.

External links

• Seven Deadly Sins at IMDb
• "The making of Seven Deadly Sins". Quadrant. 37 (4). Sydney: 27–30. April 1993. ISSN 0033-5002.