Glenview High
1 9 7 7 - 1 9 7 8 (Australia)
39 x 60 minute episodes
Glenview High was an Australian drama series (produced
by Reg Grundy Productions for ATN7) telling the tale of Greg
Walker, a young English teacher in a tough Sydney High school. The
series consisted of self-contained episodes with two or three
story strands internal to each episode.
Elaine Lee was headmistress Margaret Gibson, Bill Kerr was
Science teacher Harry Carter and Ken James played Greg's brother,
Tom.
The glamour was added by Camilla Rountree and Rebecca Gilling
as dizzy blonde, Jill Beamish and air hostess Robbie Dean,
respectively. The school connection was primarily provided by
Brendan Burke as a streetwise Greek-Australian boy, Tony Moore.
The series aired in Channel Seven's Tuesday line-up at 7:30 pm
(the timeslot later to be filled by A Country Practice).
Glenview High frequently looked at the problems faced by
city kids preparing for a world of uncertainty, with less
opportunity and employment. It also dealt with the frustrations of
the education system from the point of view of both teachers and
students.
The series preached the benefits of completing a secondary
education, and drummed home the pitfalls of leaving school early.
Finishing school and going on to university was often the
resolution to the conflicts of an episode.
Poor ratings ultimately brought about the demise of the show
after only 39 episodes. Glenview High was soap at school
which turned out to have all the fun and excitement of a double
maths lesson . . .
EPISODES
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Day | The Boy With The Silver Spoon | Hands | Sally's Family |
Quiet Nights & Silent Deaths | The Trainee | Plumber's Boy |
Old Soldiers | The Runaways | Accident | Second Chance | The Sect
| Birdcage | The Investigation | The Model | The Homecoming |
Friends Of The Estate | One Of A Kind | Easy Money | Susan | A
Death In The Family | One Day At A Time | The Siren | After The
Loving | Daughter Of Darkness | Where Did We Go Wrong? | The Last
Lap | Beauty's Beast | Maureen | Fight | Three "R's" |
When All's Said And Done | The Quietest Thunder | The Night
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