Miniseries from PBL trying to get some of that Dallas/Return to Eden ratings gold. It doesn't work because it's just... not very good. Flat. Lazy. Dumb.
Jane Maneleus, Mrs Geoffrey Rush, has the lead as a woman who comes back to Australia to work for a company. She has to deal with arch bitch Carmen Duncan, enigmatic Gary Day. Michael Pate is in there too. Oh and people like Trish Nolan and Beth Buchanan. Max Phipps. Gary Sweet! I'm not sure Meneleus is up to being a leading lady; she's fine but she's no, I guess, Rebecca Gilling.
I'm sure Channel Nine execs enjoyed leching around on the set on this one. It doesn't have a solid core though. Dallas was about family, evil JR vs Good Bobby - so was Dynasty - boring Krystle vs exciting Alexis. Return to Eden was about a woman scorned. This is just dull. Leaden pace. On the nose dialogue.
Good soap is harder to do than it looks.
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