Sam's Luck

Sam's Luck
Genre	Children's drama
Written by	Noel Robinson
Directed by	David Zweck
Starring	David Clencie Dena McAbee Paul Colombani
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Keith Wilkes
Cinematography	Kevin Bartlett
Editor	Ted Lowe
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	ABC
Original release
Network	ABC TV
Release	7 July (1980-07-07) – 11 August 1980 (1980-08-11)

Sam's Luck is an Australian children's drama television series that originally aired on ABC TV for one season from 7 July until 11 August 1980. It was a six episode series about three children, Sam, Janny and Daniel, who try to look after themselves while their mother goes to Singapore.[1] They were meant to have been picked up by their Aunt June but instead take over the running of their own house.[2]

Cast

• David Clencie as Sam Parkes
• Dena McAbee as Janny Parkes
• Paul Colombani as Daniel Parkes
• Sue Jones as Lindy Parkes
• Marion Edward as Aunty June
• Ernie Bourne as Benno
• Michael Carman as Dave Bristow
• Ursula Olejnik as Christine
• Lloyd Cunnington as Mr. Kaminski
• Colin McEwan as Uncle Harry

Reception

Rita Erlich of The Age commented on the first episode and said "Noel Robinson's script had a few rough patches, but showed beautifully how children model their behavior on that of their parents."[3]

Looking back at the series Jill Morris of The Age said that the cast had to "struggle against a poor script and a host of stereotypes".[4]

References

1. Brucesmith, Linda (16 July 1980), "Aunty cares for kids", The Australian Women's Weekly
2. Morris, Jill (3 July 1980). "Sam's luck means bad luck for Auntie". The Age. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Erlich, Rita (8 July 1980), "Young get top drama", The Age
4. Morris, Jill (19 February 1981), "Children are stuck in a 30's treehouse", The Age

External links

• Sam's Luck at IMDb