| All Together Now | |
|---|---|
 Stars (left to right) Steven Jacobs, Jane Hall, Jon English, Rebecca Gibney, Garry Who, Bruno Lucia | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Pino Amenta, Philip Dalkin, John Powditch |
| Directed by | Pino Amenta (96) Kendal Flannagan (3)Andrew Friedman (2) |
| Starring | Jon English Rebecca Gibney Steven Jacobs Jane Hall Garry Who Bruno Lucia Kerry Armstrong |
| Theme music composer | Jon English |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 101 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kris Noble |
| Producer | Alan Hardy |
| Production locations | Melbourne, Victoria Australia |
| Editor | Philip Reid |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 22 January 1991 (1991-01-22) – 14 September 1993 (1993-09-14) |
All Together Now was an Australian sitcom that was broadcast on Nine Network between 1991 and 1993. The premise involved an ageing rocker, played by Jon English trying to maintain his music career while living with his son and daughter. For an undetermined number of initial episodes filmed prior to public broadcast, the show title was "Rhythm and Blues" and had a different theme song.
Cast
Main
- Jon English as Bobby Rivers
- Rebecca Gibney as Tracy Lawson (Eps 1–86)
- Steven Jacobs as Thomas Sumner
- Jane Hall as Anna Sumner
- Garry Who as Doug Stevens (Eps 1–76)
- Bruno Lucia as Wayne Lovett
- Kerry Armstrong as Beth Sumner (Eps 85–101)
Recurring
- Radha Mitchell as Jodie (6 episodes)
Guests
- Georgie Parker as Brenda Beanley (1 episode)
- Ian McFadyen as Simon Carpenter
- Kym Gyngell as Louie Little (1 episode)
- Mary-Anne Fahey as Rivka Carpenter (1 episode)
- Nadine Garner as Karen Moyer (1 episode)
- Tracy Mann as Jackie Hammond (1 episode)
Awards
At the 1992 Logie Awards, the show and its actors were nominated for four awards:
- The show (Light Entertainment/Comedy Program)
- Rebecca Gibney (Most Popular Actress, and Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Female Performer)
- Jon English (Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Male Performer)
The show was also nominated at the 1993 Logie Awards, for Most Popular Comedy Program, as was Jon English for Most Popular Comedy Personality.
Home Media
Series 2 is still currently available on DVD and The Complete Series is available on Umbrella Streaming Service and Amazon Prime Video.
| Title | Format | Ep # | Discs | Region 4 (Australia) | Special Features | Distributors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Together Now (Season 01) | DVD | 21 | 4 | 6 November 2013 | Goof Reel | Umbrella Entertainment |
| All Together Now (Season 02) | DVD | 23 | 4 | 5 March 2014 | Goof Reel | Umbrella Entertainment |
| All Together Now (Season 03) | DVD | 26 | 4 | 6 July 2016 | N/A | Umbrella Entertainment |
| All Together Now (Season 04) | DVD | 31 | 5 | 6 July 2016 | N/A | Umbrella Entertainment |
| All Together Now (Complete Series) | DVD | 101 | 17 | 4 July 2018 | N/A | Umbrella Entertainment |
See also
References
- ^ Squires, Tony (21 January 1991). "The Noble art of comedy". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 48. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Cockington, James (31 August 1992). "Sitcom gets its laughs together". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 52. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Sadler, Kevin (20 January 1991). "Who's in a name". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 159. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- Lawrence, Mark (13 May 1993). "Armstrong finds". The Age. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "1992: March 8-14 - TV Week Logie Award nominations". Television.AU. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- "1993: March 21-27 - TV Week Logie Award nominations". Television.AU. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2023.