Friday On My Mind is an Australian television drama miniseries, based on the lives of Australian rock band The Easybeats, which first screened on the ABC in November 2017. The series is produced by Playmaker Media and was written by Christopher Lee and directed by Matthew Saville.
Cast Ashley Zukerman as Ted Albert Christian Byers as Stevie Wright Will Rush as George Young Arthur McBain as Snowy Fleet Mackenzie Fearnley as Harry Vanda Du Toit Bredenkamp as Dick Diamonde Tiriel Mora as Lawyer Noel Hodda as Alexis Albert Ella Scott Lynch as Lillian Roxon
Release The mini series was broadcast on ABC1 on 26 November and 3 December 2017 over two nights. Episodes were later available for streaming on the ABC's iView service.
Reception Friday On My Mind received largely positive reviews from the press. Luke Buckmaster from The Guardian Australia praised it by saying: "Easybeats biopic plays like a concert you don't want to end". The acting in the series was praised, in particular Will Rush and Christian Byers. Although, overall the series was praised, critics did point out that the second episode wasn't as strong as the first.
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