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Willing and Abel

★ 5.9 14 votes 1987–present 1 seasons · 23 episodes Ended Nine Network
Starring
Grant DodwellShane WithingtonRebecca RiggLucius BorichMark MitchellMartin Vaughan
Starring
Grant DodwellShane WithingtonRebecca RiggLucius BorichMark MitchellMartin Vaughan
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About

Willing and Abel is an Australian television comedy series which was made in 1987, about two handymen. The main cast were Grant Dodwell as "Charles Willing", Shane Withington as "Abel Moore", and Rebecca Rigg as "Angela Reddy". Their names were a pun on the saying: "Ready, Willing and Able". It had problems in attaining an audience. The show was produced as a "comedy drama" however some at the Nine Network wanted to steer it to be a heavier drama. There was much discussion between production executives and the Network and not much agreement. One episode scripted by Ted Roberts dealt with a hostage situation at a bank, the pathos being reinforced by series characters caught up in the action. The series dealt with contemporary issues in a subtle way, sometimes making observations through humour.

All Seasons

Season 11987
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EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
1You Wouldn't Be Dead for Quids
2Run For Your Life
3Walking My Baby Back Home
4Behind the Eight Ball
5Profit of Doom
6Return of Sadie Thompson
7Thicker Than Blood
8Playing it by Ear
9Squid Pro Quo
10Miss September
12Saint Sophia's Ghost
13The Seven Steps
14Money Isn't Everything
15Hammerhead
16Dead to Rights
17Swann Song
18Clairvoyant
19Rose Bay Raffles
20What is this thing called?
21Kid's Stuff
22Where There's a Will
23The Exterminators
24Episode #1.24

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Grant Dodwell Charles Willing
Shane Withington Abel Moore
Rebecca Rigg Angela Reddy
Lucius Borich Parramatta Jones
Mark Mitchell Sergeant Dobson
Martin Vaughan 'Just One' Moore
Tina Bursill Margaret Hill
Simon Chilvers Pisani
Bryan Marshall
Roger Ward Mr. Dancer

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