Ahead of the re-imagining of Mother and Son premiering on ABC TV and ABC iview tonight, its stars and creators open up about how it came to be.
abc.net.au/news/mother-and-son-remake-re-imagining-2023-abc-tv-iview-interviews-/102763600When the creator of Mother and Son Geoffrey Atherden was approached by comedian, actor and writer Matt Okine to remake the beloved classic, the more he thought about it, the more it seemed like a good idea.
"And that was firstly, the cultural aspects that Matt is half African. So, it tells a different kind of multicultural story about Australia. That wasn't something that was at all in my mind very much back in the late 70s, early 80s when I started developing the series. "Obviously, part of the reason of remaking the show was because I was a fan of the first one," Okine told ABC News.
"So, we were touring in Hong Kong. I remember just having a really good time with her, really admiring her as a performer and as a person.
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