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'Sydney in 1944, the tide is turning in the Pacific War and American forces have made Sydney a gaudy, hectic garrison town. The gamblers and "good time charlies" converge on the South Pacific Hotel, one of Sydney's finest.
The heart of the hotel is the bustling beauty salon run by the cool professional Claire (Lisa Harrow), who hides a guilty secret; Deb (Kerry Armstrong,) who has a pre-war marriage and a wartime alternative; and Guinea (Rebecca Gibney), whose 'good war' is not what it seems.
Come in Spinner is the story of one week in their lives, as they play the game of chance for the highest stakes...survival, security and the opportunity for happiness and love.'
Source: ABC Commercial website http://www.abc.net.au/abccontentsales/s1475926.htm (Sighted 27/03/12)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Power of Film Captures Our Lives in War
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2012; (p. 3) -
`Come in Spinner': Two Views of the Forties
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June no. 41 1994; (p. 12-23) -
Sydney in the War Years
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 March 1990; (p. 3)
— Review of Come in Spinner 1990 series - publisher film/TV -
A Week in the Life of War-Time Sydney
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 March 1990; (p. 27)
— Review of Come in Spinner 1990 series - publisher film/TV -
Heads! We Win
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 March - 1 April 1990; (p. 1-2)
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A Week in the Life of War-Time Sydney
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 March 1990; (p. 27)
— Review of Come in Spinner 1990 series - publisher film/TV -
Sydney in the War Years
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 March 1990; (p. 3)
— Review of Come in Spinner 1990 series - publisher film/TV -
The Power of Film Captures Our Lives in War
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2012; (p. 3) -
Too Little Credit for a Humble and Obscure Race
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 1990; (p. B5) -
`Come In Spinner' is a Seamless, Shining Winner
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 28 March 1990; (p. 14) -
`Come in Spinner': Two Views of the Forties
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June no. 41 1994; (p. 12-23) -
Heads! We Win
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 March - 1 April 1990; (p. 1-2)
Awards
- 1991 winner Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Single Drama or Mini Series
- 1990 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1940s