Molly (Ian Meldrum)

As there was no TV in Lake Argyle we bought some DVDs to watch. One was Molly. This was done as a telemovie and was shown on TV earlier in the year while we were travelling.

Molly being to Aussie Icon to Australian music industry and I guess he was a part of many people our age and younger, lives, we bought a copy to watch.

We has seen some some on the shorts when it was being advertised.

Well, what a show it was!

Molly ended up as the front person for Count Down a music show that went for thirteen years on the ABC of all places. He interviewed many famous musicians from here and overseas, everyone seemed to know Molly. Even interviewed Prince Charles when he came to Australia, I think Charlie wanted to express that it was good for the young people to have such a show.

It was a warts and all, showing the drug, drink and party scenes as well as the hard work that was required to put the show on. ABC bosses were not convinced that it was the right thing to do even though the ratings were sky high.

Molly was played by a young actor, well he seems young as we first saw him in pizza ads and then tyre ads. He really had only done bit parts before but he did a fantastic job and it did seem like he was Molly.

Molly had had a serious fall three or four years, he fell off a ladder while putting up Christmas decorations! It was set in the hospital bed and he was remembering his life.

We found out about why he ended up wearing a hat but it was not revealed while everyone called him Molly.