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'For Samuel Johnson, playing not only a national icon but also a family friend was a bit of a challenge, writes Cameron Adams. Countless Australians grew up watching Molly Meldrum on Countdown...'
'Originally I came to Thailand to get away from all the attention around the Molly miniseries.Well, I really mucked that up, didn’t I? But then, I have a way of mucking things up.It certainly hasn’t gone quite to plan. It seems like there’s been so much drama around my recent accident that Samuel Johnson should be here recreating it for another instalment of the miniseries...'