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Press, 23 January 1984, Page 15

A new four-part series, "Lucinda Brayford,” starts on Two today. Written by Cliff Green from the novel by Martin Boyd, “Lucinda Brayford” was filmed in the Victorian countryside using some of Melbourne’s most gracious mansions for exteriors. The series stars Wendy Hughes and Sam Neill (both recently in the feature movie, "My Brilliant Career”), Barry Quin (“Prisoner” and “Sara Dane”), Edmunde Pegge, Carol Burns (Frankie in “Prisoner”), George Dixon and Stephen Oldfield. In the first episode, the

young, beautiful and wealthy Lucinda Vane has the world at her feet. Her ambitious mother seeks the finest house in Melbourne and an even finer match for Lucinda. A longstanding friend of the family, Tony Duff, is commissioned to design the house of Mrs Vane’s dreams, and he builds his own around Lucinda.

But a young English aristocrat, and aide-de-camp to the Governor, Hugo Brayford, emerges as a much more attractive catch. Hugo needs money, Lucinda’s mother needs his social position and Lucinda needs love.