Autumn Affair (1958)

★ 7.0 25m Soap

Autumn Affair was an Australian television series made by and aired by Sydney station ATN-7, and also shown in Melbourne on station GTV-9. Television in Australia had only been broadcasting since 1956 and Seven was the first commercial station to make drama a priority. It premiered 24 October 1958 and continued until 1959. The series was the first ever Australian television soap opera. It was also the first regular Australian-produced dramatic television series of any kind, with previous locally-produced drama consisting of one-off plays.