Frank and Francesca

Australian TV series or program

Frank and Francesca
Genre	Children's television
Based on	1972 novel 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 (1973-07-29)

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

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

References

^ Martin, David (1972). Frank and Francesca. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson. p. xii+156pp. ISBN 0170029174.
^ Martin, David (1972). Frank and Francesca. Richmond: Marlin Books. p. xii+156pp. ISBN 0091350611.
^ ^a ^b "Frank and Francesca". www.imdb.com. IMDB. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
^ Storey, Don (2013). "Classic Australian Television Chronology". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
^ "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.