When it comes to television episodic dramas, better known as soaps, Australia certainly knows how to produce some world-class gems.
Just look at the success of Neighbours, Prisoner, Home And Away and The Sullivans – hugely successful not only here but around the world.
However, we're also good at missing the mark. Here are 10 shows, many long forgotten, that failed to capture the audience's attention but inadvertently raised plenty of unintentional laughs.
ARCADE
1980
With a tidal wave of publicity, everyone tuned in for ‘s movie-length premiere, believing they were going to see something even sexier than . The gigantic and it featured TV veterans like Syd Heylen and Lorrae Desmond but viewers failed to turn up. Sadly, there was no closing down sale – after 30 episodes Arcade was yanked off the air by Ten and replaced with repeats of .
