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''Sweet and Sour'' was an Australian television series that screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in 1984.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=OZTV Credits )〕 It was created by Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=British Film Institute (BFI) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Memorable TV )〕 and was produced internally for the ABC by Jan Chapman. The main storyline of the series followed the efforts of a fictional band, The Takeaways, to break into the Sydney music scene. "The Takeaways have so far eluded commercial success. However, negotiations are presently underway for the band to sell their story to a prominent TV station, and really clean up."〔Detailed on first Album's insert called "Takeaways Biography"〕 ==Plot & cast== In mid-1983 Sydney a band called The Takeaways is formed. Initially it consists of Carol Howard, Martin Kabel and George Poulopoulos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Nostalgia Central )〕 Carol Howard (Tracy Mann)〔 is an attractive vocalist and novice guitarist from Melbourne; she had pursued an acting career with little success but is now focussed on her music. Carol wrote her first song on the train to Sydney. Martin Kabel (David Reyne)〔 is an established, albeit unsuccessful, guitarist who wants to branch out from his current band: he would like to sing his own songs. Martin gets his chance with The Takeaways. George Poulopoulos (Arky Michael)〔 is more interested in playing soccer for the Combined Hellenic Travel Agents but reluctantly joins to play bass. He learns how to play at the band’s first practice session; slowly he overcomes his shyness to become a confident performer. Darrell Winters (Ric Herbert)〔 sees a quick dollar to be made as their manager; Darrell talks the talk and tries to walk the walk. He sets out to organise their first gig: a backyard barbecue! Fortunately better gigs followed in various Sydney pubs. Their first jam sessions are in an old boot factory. Meanwhile, Christine Yates (Sandra Lillingston)〔 breaks into their house and rather than turn her in to the police they offer her a spot in their band. Christine's father, legendary 1960s saxophonist Shrug Yates (Martin Vaughan), taught her to 'feel' music while playing sax. Christine sings lead vocal on some songs. Initially they play their gigs using a drum machine until Johnny Black (Robin Copp),〔 an established drummer, joins. Some six months later, The Takeaways release an independent single, ''Sweet and Sour'', and await the pressing of their first album. They meet recording executives and media personalities including Ian "Molly" Meldrum and artist Jon English. They undertake a tour of Melbourne to promote the first single. There is some romantic tension between Carol and Martin, and between George and Christine. Martin is brash and confident but his Lothario image is belied by his naivety when he deals with a female music executive (Megan Williams). Darrell starts to believe his own PR and eventually becomes more interested in his music video career than the band. Manipulation by music industry insiders sees both Martin and Carol tempted by solo deals; eventually the group splits. The outer cover of their first Soundtrack album shows The Takeaways in a similar pose to the inner cover photo but has them as neon outlines whereas the second Soundtrack has the same neon oultlines but with a reversed design. The neon outlines were also animated and used on their first promo video (see (YouTube )). Other actors in the show included Megan Williams, Martin Vaughan as Christine's father Shrug,〔 Jane Clifton, Rocky Horror star Daniel Abineri, George Spartels as Nick,〔 George's older brother, Carmen Tanti and Michelle Stayner.〔 The TV series launched the career of David Reyne (TV Week Logie Award 1985 Best New Talent in Australia)〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=TV Week )〕 as the charismatic band member Martin, contrasting the introverted George (played by Arky Michael). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sweet and Sour (1984 TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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