Whose Baby?
GenreMiniseries
Based onbook by Colin Duck
Martin Thomas
Written byVincent Moran
Peter Schreck
Directed byIan Barry
StarringAngela Punch McGregor
Drew Forsythe
Wyn Roberts
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerMark DeFriest
Running time2 x 2 hours
Production companyCrawford Productions
Budget$2.7 million
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release28 September (1986-09-28) 
29 September 1986 (1986-09-29)

Whose Baby? is a 1986 Australian miniseries about a baby swap in 1945. It was filmed in Melbourne and Kyneton and had a budget of $2.7 million.[1]

Synopsis

Based on a true story from 1945 in Kyneton, Victoria, two baby girls are born within seconds of each other at the same hospital. In the months following, claims are made that the babies were switched at birth. A high court battle for legal custody of one of the children ensues, escalating to the court of appeal in the British Commonwealth, the Privy Council in London. The controversial story makes international news headlines.[2]

Cast

References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p. 250
  2. https://crawfordsdvd.com.au/whose-baby


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