A 1977 TV movie where a pregnant editor falls for a woman and questions literally everything.
Unmarried, beautiful and talented, Melanie Hilton discovers she is pregnant. The editor of a woman's magazine, she decides to have her baby and take leave from her job. Caught between her ex-lover and a colleague who wants to marry her, Melanie must find a solution or an alternative to her problem. When she falls in love with a woman, she questions the value of the traditional value unit.
Acting
Wendy Hughes carries messy material with genuine vulnerability.
Director
Paul Eddey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wendy Hughes became one of Australia's most acclaimed stage actresses; this early TV role showed her range before Hollywood noticed.
The film aired during a pivotal moment for Australian television—commercial networks were tentatively exploring 'adult' themes to compete with cinema and public broadcasting.
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