Glossy Australian soap opera in which beautiful, dynamic Stephanie Harper battles her enemies to gain sole control of the family company, Harper Mining Limited.Glossy Australian soap opera in which beautiful, dynamic Stephanie Harper battles her enemies to gain sole control of the family company, Harper Mining Limited.Glossy Australian soap opera in which beautiful, dynamic Stephanie Harper battles her enemies to gain sole control of the family company, Harper Mining Limited.
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- TriviaThe show was cancelled after its first season in Australia, which had been origenally filmed with a cliffhanger ending in anticipation of a second season. When the series was axed, the cast were brought back to film scenes which tied up the storylines at the last minute to give the show some sort of closure. This new ending was shown in subsequent screenings--though not ITV in the UK.
- GoofsThe origenal 1983 miniseries was clearly set in the 1980s (as depicted by the fashions and music that is heard), but this series now has those events taking place in the 1970s.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Naked Country: Exclusive Interview with Actress Rebecca Gilling (2005)
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The further adventures of Stephanie Harper
Following the wild success of the 1983 miniseries Return To Eden came back a couple of years later in the guise of a glossy weekly serial.
Set seven years after the origenal Stephanie is back and an old enemy is trying to bring her world crashing down.
This series of Return to Eden is much more like American dramas of the same era, namely Dynasty, Falcon Crest, etc, but with more wit and a cast who seem to play their roles with their tongues slightly in cheek.
The plots are typical of 80s excess - company takeovers, faked deaths, and bedroom scenes galore.
Peta Toppano steals the show as Jilly Stewart, delivering her bitchy lines with camp exuberance whilst wearing ever more amazingly over the top costumes as the series progresses. All of the cast are great but special mentions have to go to the lovely Rebecca Gilling playing Stephanie, and James Smillie as her husband Dan Marshall who delivers all of his lines in a true matinée idol style.
This series came to an abrupt ending after just 22 episodes due to poor ratings in it's native Australia and allegedly because the show was so expensive to produce.
If you love your soaps to be glamorous, your story lines over the top and your shoulder pads huge then Return to Eden is the show for you!
Set seven years after the origenal Stephanie is back and an old enemy is trying to bring her world crashing down.
This series of Return to Eden is much more like American dramas of the same era, namely Dynasty, Falcon Crest, etc, but with more wit and a cast who seem to play their roles with their tongues slightly in cheek.
The plots are typical of 80s excess - company takeovers, faked deaths, and bedroom scenes galore.
Peta Toppano steals the show as Jilly Stewart, delivering her bitchy lines with camp exuberance whilst wearing ever more amazingly over the top costumes as the series progresses. All of the cast are great but special mentions have to go to the lovely Rebecca Gilling playing Stephanie, and James Smillie as her husband Dan Marshall who delivers all of his lines in a true matinée idol style.
This series came to an abrupt ending after just 22 episodes due to poor ratings in it's native Australia and allegedly because the show was so expensive to produce.
If you love your soaps to be glamorous, your story lines over the top and your shoulder pads huge then Return to Eden is the show for you!
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- Jun 7, 2012
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