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Seven Deadly Sins
GenreDrama
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Music byMartin Armiger, Paul Grabowsky[1]
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerBob Weiss
Running time48mins (approximately)
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release23 February (1993-02-23) –
25 March 1993 (1993-03-25)

Seven Deadly Sins is a 1993 Australian television drama anthology series aired by ABC Television. The stories examine the dark side of human nature in seven episodes: "Lust", "Pride", "Wrath", "Sloth", "Greed", "Envy", and "Gluttony" — the seven deadly sins. A soundtrack was released by ABC Music, featuring vocals by artists Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull, and Deborah Conway.

In the same year, ABC TV screened a series of short films under the same name, produced and directed by Stephen Burstow, comprising dance works commissioned from leading contemporary choreographers.

Cast

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Production

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Seven Deadly Sins was pitched to Penny Chapman, then head of drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, by script editor Barbara Masel. Her idea was to create a series of stories that would "let the moral compass spin".[1] Masel was also interested in encouraging the audience to identify with behaviour they would not normally condone and "that all of the characters in each episode should manifest the sin".[1] With Chapman on board and Bob Weis appointed as series producer, Masel found writers. When outlines and drafts were completed, the directors were brought on board. P. J. Hogan ("Sloth") and Alison Maclean ("Greed") were selected as directors before their international careers had taken off, while Gale Edwards ("Pride") had until then had only ever directed for the theatre. The series was broadcast at 9.30pm because of the language used. The series rated well, pulling the biggest audience ever for an ABC drama program in that time slot.[1]

Soundtrack

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Seven Deadly Sins
Soundtrack album by
Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull, and Deborah Conway
ReleasedFebruary 1993 (1993-02)
LabelAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
ProducerMartin Armiger
Paul Kelly albums chronology
Live, May 1992
(1992) 		Seven Deadly Sins
(1993) 		Wanted Man
(1994)
Renée Geyer album chronology
Renée Live at the Basement
(1986) 		Seven Deadly Sins
(1993) 		Difficult Woman
(1994)
Vika Bull album chronology
Seven Deadly Sins
(1993) 		Vika and Linda
(1994)
Deborah Conway album chronology
String of Pearls
(1991) 		Seven Deadly Sins
(1993) 		Bitch Epic
(1993)

A soundtrack was released by ABC Music and produced by Martin Armiger. It features vocals by artists Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull, and Deborah Conway, with arrangements by Derek Williams. The album peaked at number 71 on the ARIA Charts.[2]

Geyer's version of "Crazy" was released as the lead single. "He Can't Decide" was released as the second and final single in 1993.[3]

Track listing

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CD/Cassette[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."He Can't Decide"P. Kelly/M. ArmigerPaul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull and Deborah Conway3:31
2."Almost Persuaded"G. Sutton/B. SherrillPaul Kelly3:05
3."Imagine the World"M. Armiger/P. KellyDeborah Conway, Renée Geyer6:00
4."I Can't See Me Without You"C. TwittyDeborah Conway2:41
5."Ugly Woman"Raphael de LeonPaul Kelly2:40
6."Foggy Highway"P. KellyRenée Geyer3:27
7."Don't Break it I Say"Kelly/Conway/Geyer/ArmigerDeborah Conway, Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer4:10
8."She's Got You"H. CochranDeborah Conway3:00
9."Crazy"Willie NelsonRenée Geyer4:13
10."Maybe this Time"P. Kelly/M. ArmigerVika Bull3:34
11."My Friends Say Fool"W. MasonRenée Geyer3:32
12."In April"D. ConwayRenée Geyer3:30
13."Someday I'll Take Home the Roses"Jean StaffordRenée Geyer3:43

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[5] 71

Dance film series

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Also in 1993, ABC TV screened seven works by leading contemporary choreographers, with the series title as well as the segments carrying the same title as the miniseries. The series was produced and directed by Stephen Burstow,[a] and each of the seven films were seven minutes long.[8][9][10] The seven works were:[11]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Stephen Burstow is a Sydney-based visual artist, lecturer and filmmaker. As a director he has specialised in performing arts projects for film, television and digital media. His dance films have been awarded internationally".[6] He is also co-creator of Bush Tucker Man (TV series, 1988-2006).[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Seven Deadly Sins series". austlit. Retrieved 18 June 2016. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ "Paul Kelly (2), Renée Geyer, Vika Bull, Deborah Conway – He Can't Decide". Discogs. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Vika Bull, Deborah Conway, Renée Geyer, Paul Kelly (2) – Seven Deadly Sins (Music From The ABC TV Series)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.
  6. ^ "Screening Bedtime – Head On Photo Festival". Head On Photo Festival – $80,000 Prize pool – Best International Photo Contest, Australia. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Bush Tucker Man (1993)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Papers of Meryl Tankard". Trove. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Seven Deadly Sins : [1993 : ABC]". NFSA. Retrieved 18 November 2024. A series of seven dance works each one based on one of the seven deadly sins. -- General note: These works were commissioned from seven of Australia's leading choreographer who were working in the 1990s - Kai Tai Chan; Paul Mercurio; Stephen Page; Chrissie Parrott; Meryl Tankard; Leigh Warren; Graeme Watson. (7 x 7 min)
  10. ^ "Seven Deadly Sins (1993)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ^ Grove, Robin; Stevens, Catherine; McKechnie, Shirley, eds. (2005). "In the Air: Extracts from an Interview with Chrissie Parrott : Interviewer: Shirley McKechnie". Thinking in Four Dimensions: Creativity and Cognition in Contemporary Dance (PDF). Melbourne University Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780522851458. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via RealTime. Seven Deadly Sins, produced and directed by Stephen Burstow and screened by ABC Television in 1993, consisted of seven short dance works made with seven contemporary dance companies.
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