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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 405976" data-attributes="member: 23">I&#039;ve heard the name, but hadn&#039;t delved any deeper than this. Reading this study of it - and especially the comments about reflecting the turbulent political time in which it was made - has increased my interest. It&#039;s only 60 half hour episodes, so seems very do-able .While tonally it looks very different. the housing block concept immediately made me think of Number 96 (which also had a gay man struggling with his sexuality). Something about it also says early Home and Away to me, which is no bad thing.It is very soapy indeed. I think anything I might say to justify its non-inclusion might open the &quot;soap&quot; vs. &quot;serial drama&quot; war of words that evidently surrounded The Heights. Knowing your great appreciation for Aussie soaps, I&#039;d say it&#039;s a must-see. I&#039;d rate it up there with the best of them and think you&#039;ll love it.I&#039;ve looked forward to each new entry and loved the discussion that&#039;s come from it.Thanks for the hard work and research you&#039;ve put in to this. It&#039;s been wonderful: nostalgic, informative and great fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 405976, member: 23"] I've heard the name, but hadn't delved any deeper than this. Reading this study of it - and especially the comments about reflecting the turbulent political time in which it was made - has increased my interest. It's only 60 half hour episodes, so seems very do-able . While tonally it looks very different. the housing block concept immediately made me think of[I] Number 96[/I] (which also had a gay man struggling with his sexuality). Something about it also says early[I] Home and Away [/I]to me, which is no bad thing. It is very soapy indeed. I think anything I might say to justify its non-inclusion might open the "soap" vs. "serial drama" war of words that evidently surrounded [I]The Heights. [/I] Knowing your great appreciation for Aussie soaps, I'd say it's a must-see. I'd rate it up there with the best of them and think you'll love it. I've looked forward to each new entry and loved the discussion that's come from it. Thanks for the hard work and research you've put in to this. It's been wonderful: nostalgic, informative and great fun. [/QUOTE]

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