| Return to Eden | |
|---|---|
 Series title screen | |
| Genre | Soap opera Drama |
| Created by | Michael Laurence |
| Starring | Rebecca Gilling James Reyne Wendy Hughes James Smillie Peta Toppano Daniel Abineri |
| Composer | Brian May |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | Mini-series: 3 Weekly series: 22 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Hal McElroy Tim Sanders |
| Production locations | Arnhem Land Darling Downs Great Barrier Reef Jimbour Homestead Sydney |
| Running time | Mini-series: 3 × 90 minutes Weekly series: 22 × 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Hanna-Barbera Australia McElroy & McElroy Eden Productions Taft-Hardie |
| Budget | AUS$2.75 million (mini-series)[1] AUS$8 million (weekly series)[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten Syndication |
| Release | 27 September – 29 September 1983 |
| Release | 10 February – 8 July 1986 |
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Return to Eden is an Australian television drama series starring Rebecca Gilling, James Reyne, Wendy Hughes and James Smillie. It began as a three-part, six-hour mini-series shown on Network Ten on September 27–29, 1983. Gilling and Smillie reprised their roles, with Peta Toppano replacing Hughes, for a 22-part weekly series that began airing on 10 February 1986.
Return to Eden was created by Michael Laurence; it was an international success, particularly in Russia and France, where it has been shown 13 times.[3]
- ^ Lewes, Jacqueline Lee (5 June 1983). "Million$ of Viewing". Sydney Sun Herald. p. 47.
- ^ "Facts and Figures", Cinema Papers, September 1985 p47
- ^ Donald MacDonald (2 April 2015). "Rare gift for making successful TV". Sydney Morning Herald.