Heads 'N Tails

Heads 'N Tails is an Australian television series broadcast on the ABC in 1983. It was a series of eight six-minute episodes.^[1] It was later combined and screened as a film.^[2] The series was produced by Health Media Productions who wanted to make a drama kids could relate to. Each episode was left hanging with a "What should I do?" scenario.^[1]

Heads 'N Tails
Written by	Janis Balodis Pamela Van Amstel Ken Cameron Jane Oehr
Directed by	Jane Oehr
Starring	Steve Bergan Jim Filipovski John Ekman Bernadette Hughson Jane Stevens Maria de Costa
Theme music composer	Marc Hunter
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Kay Francis
Editor	Henry Dangar
Running time	8 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	1983 (1983) – 1983 (1983)

Deirdre MacPherson of The Sydney Morning Herald called it a "startlingly good series for young people".^[1] The Age's Buff's choice writer said of the film that it "is cleverly plotted, but there a patronising whiff about it."^[3]

Awards

• 1984 Penguin Award
  • Special Penguin Award for Children's Drama - won^[4]
• 1984 Australian Film Institute Awards^[5]
  • Best Achievement in Editing in a Non Feature Film - Henry Dangar - nominated
  • Best Screenplay in a Non-Feature Film - Janis Balodis, Ken Cameron, Jane Oehr, Pamela Van Amstel - nominated
  • Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film - John Franks, Ken Hammond, Alasdair Macfarlane - nominated