Bouquet of Barbed Wire

Susan Penhaligon

Prue Sorenson

Deborah Grant

Sarah Francis

James Aubrey

Gavin Sorenson

Roland Curram

Rupert Warner

Eric Carte

Geoff Roberts

Seasons

Season 1

7 episodes

Premiered Jan 6, 1976

Episodes

1–6 of 7

Ep 1

Homecoming

Jan 6, 1976

Student Prue Sorensen (Susan Penhaligon) falls pregnant to and marries American actor Gavin (James Aubrey). Her father, Peter Manson (Frank Finlay), is a publisher who has an unhealthy relationship with her and becomes distressed over her pregnancy and marriage. The pregnancy creates tension between Peter and Gavin, which Prue exploits for her own amusement. Has Prue engineered the marriage and pregnancy to provoke her father? Tensions rise further as Prue and Gavin stay at her parents' house for the weekend...

Ep 2

Introductions

Jan 12, 1976

Sarah (Deborah Grant) is hired as Peter's new office secretary. Peter is attracted to Sarah and quietly contrasts her ambition to Prue's apparent recklessness. Sarah's alcoholic father arrives unannounced. Cassie, fearful that the family is growing apart, suggests that she and Peter holiday in Scotland with their two young sons, where they honeymooned. Peter remains increasingly obsessed with Prue...

Ep 3

Diversions

Jan 21, 1976

Peter and Sarah cross the line and risk exposure when they rendezvous in Prue and Gavin's apartment...

Ep 4

Festivities

Jan 28, 1976

When Peter sets Sarah up in a flat, she feels less comfortable than she envisaged, despite boyfriend Geoff departing for Frankfurt. Gavin is surprised but amused to deduce that Peter and Sarah used his and Prue's flat for a daytime tryst. On informing Prue, her reaction causes tension and pain for everyone, including herself...

Ep 5

Repercussions

Feb 5, 1976

As realisations about personal and sexual inclinations come to the fore for Gavin and Cassie, physicalities get out of hand.

Ep 6

Premonitions

Feb 13, 1976