Friday on My Mind: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 1964 when five young newly arrived immigrants met in a Sydney migrant hostel and formed a garage band, little did they know that they would take Australian rock 'n' roll to the world. This is the story of The Easybeats.

Friday on My Mind is more than a classic rags to riches tale. It is a story of identity, reinvention and belonging with a powerful contemporary relevance. The series tells the story of five disparate immigrant boys who band together with an equally talented young visionary from the top end of town to create Australia's first truly international rock group, The Easybeats. Interwoven with a killer soundtrack, the series touches on themes of celebrity and redemption. While it was a wild ride being rock stars in the swinging sixties, the talented musicians struggled with holding on to their sense of self in their pursuit of riches and stardom, and were forced to confront the loss of identity that comes with overwhelming fame and living in a foreign land. Ultimately, it was through their groundbreaking music that they found themselves at home and discovered they were essentially Australian. They belonged.

Series details

• Title: Friday on My Mind
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Premiere date: 2017-11-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-12-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 95 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33489
• IMDb ID: tt6399532
• TVDB ID: 338173

Cast and credited roles

• William Rush — George Young
• Mackenzie Fearnley — Harry Vanda
• Du Toit Bredenkamp — Dick Diamonde
• Christian Byers — Stevie Wright
• Arthur McBain — Gordon 'Snowy' Fleet
• Ashley Zukerman — Ted Albert
• Alex Williams — Mike Vaughn

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-11-26; final listed air date 2017-12-02; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Friday on My Mind on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.