Channel 7’s The Power, The Passion was another short-lived daytime Aussie soap.
This time, the drama revolved around business tycoon Gordon Miles (Kevin Miles), a man with no conscience, who was nearing the end of his life and had recently returned to Australia after a five-year absence.
Miles manipulated all around him in an endless web of intrigue, often concerning his extremely rich legacy, and especially the choice and grooming of the heir to his business empire.
He was faced with coping with his three daughters – Anna (Suzy Cato), a socialite married to a man with underworld connections; Catherine (Tracey Tainsh), a psychiatrist who was also a schizophrenic with a “liking for sleazy nightclubs; and Ellen (Olivia Hamnett), who had a husband and children and no problems that were immediately apparent.
The Melbourne-based show was, in the words of one of its production executives, unashamedly socially irrelevant, light on messages and short on credibility.
What it was not short of were designer outfits and sex scenes, although during school holidays when younger viewers might be watching, the sex was implied with a nudge and a wink rather than acted out with a sigh and a moan.
The show featured the TV debut of Julian McMahon (pictured), son of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon and Lady Sonia McMahon.
Gordon Miles
Kevin Miles Kane Edmonds
Julian McMahon Dr Andrew Edmonds
Alan Cassell Danni Edmonds
Lucinda Cowden Adam Edmonds
Neil Grant Talia Edmonds
Susan Ellis Ellen Byrne Edmonds
Olivia Hamnett Catherine Byrne
Tracey Tainsh Anna Byrne Wright
Suzy Cato Justin Wright
George Mallaby Samuel Wright
Danny Roberts Ryan McAllister
Ian Rawlings Sarah McAllister
Jill Forster Nick Casalla
Nick Carrafa Carla Graham
Jane Clifton Noel Baker
Paul Dawber Susan Walsh
Jacqui Gordon Elizabeth
Libby Purvis Thomas
Ross Thompson David
Gerard Maguire
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The Melbourne-based show was, in the words of one of its production executives, unashamedly socially irrelevant, light on messages and short on credibility.
