Cirrus@Austlit

Published as part of Australian Screen, a series devoted to critical and historical studies in Australian film and television, Images and Industry explores the Australian television industry from its early days, and the struggle to constantly produce live shows, the battles over licences, the rise and sudden fall of production companies, and how the two most successful television companies - Crawfords and Gundys - managed to survive.

Some of the shows examined include: Kingswood County, Cop Shop, Prisoner, The Sullivans, Sons and Daughters, A Country Practice, Homicide, People in Conflict, Number 96, Bellbird, Skippy and Certain Women.