Come in Spinner is a 1990 Australian miniseries, based on the novel of the same name by Dymphna Cusack, starring Lisa Harrow, Kerry Armstrong, Rebecca Gibney, Martin Vaughan, and Sheila Kennelly.
At the 1990 Australian Film Institute Awards it received five nominations, winning three awards, Best Mini-Series or Telefeature, Best Achievement in Direction in a Mini-Series or Telefeature and Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (Rebecca Gibney). In 1991 the miniseries won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series.
The series was well received by critics and audiences and was replayed on the Channel 10 network in 1991. It was released on DVD in 2005. One critic called it a "wonderfully sumptuous and faithful adaptation", praising Gibney and Harrow in particular.
The soundtrack album was released featuring Grace Knight and Vince Jones. It was produced by Martin Armiger with arrangements and conducting by Derek Williams and William Motzing. The album achieved double platinum sales and won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. It peaked at No 4 on the ARIA Charts, and became the highest selling jazz album in Australian history with sales exceeding 230,000 copies.
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Plot
The miniseries is set in the spring of 1944, in wartime Sydney. It centres on the life of three women: Claire (Harrow), Guinea (Gibney) and Deb (Armstrong), who are co-workers in the beauty salon of an exclusive Sydney hotel.
Cast
Lisa Harrow as Claire Jeffries
Kerry Armstrong as Deb Forrest
Rebecca Gibney as Guinea Malone
Justine Clarke as Monnie Malone
Martin Vaughan as Blue
Sheila Kennelly
Rhys McConnochie as Angus McFarland
Zoe Bertram as Nolly
Sonia Todd as Helen McFarland
Rebecca Smart as Luen
Monica Maughan as Mrs Scott
Rebecca Rigg as Shirley Noonan
Valerie Bader as Elvira
Peter Whitford as Mr Sharlton
Kerry Walker as Mrs Molesworth
Judi Farr as Mrs Gartred
Gillian Jones as Mrs Malone
Gary Sweet as Jack
David Wenham as Australian Soldier
Arianthe Galani
Bryan Marshall as Byron
Susan Lyons as Dallas McIntyre
Pat Bishop as Mrs D'Arcy Twining