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Nazis in paradise? This forgotten Aussie-German co-production asks: what if war criminals surfed?
Mini Series
TMDB
75

Always Afternoon (1988)

forgotten curiomelodrama with teethpostwar hangover

Latest Episode

60 min

Season 1 • Episode 4

Latest

Episode 4

Mar 8, 1988

Overview

Always Afternoon is a 1988 Australian mini series about German internees in Australia. It was a co production between Germany and Australia. It inspired a series of paintings by Ross Watson.

Flag of AUAU
Content warning
guilt and innocencecolonial complicitygenerational traumaperformance of civility

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lisa Harrow's brittle grace under suburban pressure.

Production

Jarring German-Australian co-production tension captured on screen.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want obscure history to haunt you.·Rewatch: Spot which scenes Ross Watson painted.
Heads up:Disturbing: Nazi ideology debated casually in domestic spaces.
First AiredMar 7, 1988
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes4
SBS

Top Cast

Lisa Harrow

Lisa Harrow

Nancy Kennon

Tushka Bergen

Tushka Bergen

Frieda Kennon

Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

Bill Kennon

Taya Straton

Taya Straton

Ailsa

John Polson

John Polson

John

Christopher Mayer

Christopher Mayer

Bob

Jeff Truman

Jeff Truman

Sergeant Walker

Jochen Horst

Jochen Horst

Franz Muller

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Little-known chapter: 20,000 German internees in Australia during WWII, many Jewish refugees confused with Nazis.

Memorable

Ross Watson's painting series 'Always Afternoon' hangs in Parliament House—politicians unwittingly dining with fictional Nazis.

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