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1980 Australian TV series or program

Slippery Slide
Directed by	Donald Crombie
Starring	Jon Blake Simon Burke Gerry Duggan John Waters Arkie Whiteley
Country of origin	Australia
Production
Producer	Damien Parer
Running time	49 minutes
Production company	Tasmanian Film Corporation
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	1980 (1980)

Slippery Slide is a 1980 Australian television film Donald Crombie and starring Jon Blake, Simon Burke, Gerry Duggan, John Waters, and Arkie Whiteley.

Premise

An examination of the relevant life experience of a boy and his sister who have gone through the "welfare" system as neglected children, been given to foster parents, and eventually, through a series of incidents, end up in gaol.

Cast

Jon Blake as Chris Newsbury
Simon Burke as Steve
Gerry Duggan
John Waters as David
Arkie Whiteley

References

Slippery Side at Bonza
Review in The Age accessed 17 May 2013

External links

Slippery Slide at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Donald Crombie
Films	Caddie (1976) The Irishman (1978) Cathy's Child (1979) The Killing of Angel Street (1981) Kitty and the Bagman (1983) Robbery Under Arms (1985) Playing Beatie Bow (1986) Rough Diamonds (1994) Selkie (2000)
TV Movies	Who Killed Jenny Langby? (1974) (documentary) Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976) Slippery Slide (1980) The Saint: Fear in Fun Park (1989) The Feds: Terror (1993)
TV Mini-series	Cyclone Tracy (1986) The Alien Years (1988) The Heroes (1989) The River Kings (1991) Heroes II: The Return (1991)
TV Series	Time Trax (1993–1994) Flipper (1995–1997) Tales of the South Seas (1998) McLeod's Daughters (2001–2002)

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