The Alternative is a 1978 Australian television film about an unmarried editor of a woman's magazine who finds herself pregnant. She has a relationship with another woman.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p5-6
Plot Melanie is an unmarried woman working for a women's magazine. She falls pregnant and decides to raise the baby on her own.
Cast
Wendy Hughes as Melanie Hilton Peter Adams as Noel Denning Carla Hoogeveen as Linda Tony Bonner as Peter Alwyn Kurts as Doherty Ken Goodlet as Melanie's Father Betty Lucas as Melanie's Mother Anne Haddy as Helen Mary Mackie as Mrs. Millbank Jackie Rees as June
Production It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7. The film was shot in Sydney.
It was the first to air after Is There Anybody There?.
He sold it to Paramount to distribute worldwide.
Awards At the Annual Penguin Awards, given by the Television Society of Australia, the film was awarded best Actress (Wendy Hughes), Actor (Peter Adams) and Supporting Actor (Alwyn Kurts), as well as Best Adult Drama.
References
External links
Clips from the film at YouTube The Alternative at Screen Australia The Alternative at BFI The Alternative at National Film and Sound Archive The Alternative at AustLit (subscription required)