{{Short description|Television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date= April 2016}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Drama | creator = | starring = [[Gia Carides]]<br> [[Zoe Carides]]<br>[[Steve Bisley]]<br> [[Kevin Miles (actor, born 1929)|Kevin Miles]] | country = Australia | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 8 | executive_producer = [[John Croyston]] | producer = [[Oscar Whitbread]]<br>John Vomero | runtime = 25 minutes | company = | network = [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] | first_aired = {{Start date|1986|09|30|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|1986|11|18|df=y}} }}

'''''Studio 86''''' is a 1986 Australian TV anthology series. It starred [[Gia Carides]], [[Zoe Carides]], [[Steve Bisley]] and [[Kevin Miles (actor, born 1929)|Kevin Miles]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130628765 |title=Sisters in the Bathroom |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=61 |issue=18,674 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=17 November 1986 |accessdate=29 February 2016 |page=21 |via=[[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Restoring the faith|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=25 September 1986|page= 35}}</ref> It ran for eight episodes.

==Cast== * [[Gia Carides]] * [[Zoe Carides]] * [[Steve Bisley]] as Peter Faulkner * [[John Howard (Australian actor)|John Howard]] as Author / My Buckmaster * [[Kevin Miles (actor, born 1929)|Kevin Miles]] * [[Barry Otto]] as Mr Van Mint * [[Melissa Jaffer]] * [[Kerry Walker]] * [[Genevieve Lemon]] * [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]] as Minas * [[Neil Melville]] * [[Paula Duncan]] as Glenda * [[Sue Jones (actress)|Sue Jones]] as Chris Faulkner * [[Nique Needles]]

==Episodes== * '''Restoration Piece''' by Phillip Ryal (30 Sept 1986). GS [[John Howard (Australian actor)|John Howard]], [[Barry Otto]], Katrina Foster. An author's characters come to life. * '''Ladies' Day''' by Grant Fraser (7 Oct 1986) GS [[Genevieve Lemon]], Gillian Hyde, [[Kerry Walker]]. Three women try to drink in a pub. * '''Strawberry Girl''' (14 Oct 1986) GS [[Zoe Carides]]. A woman creates an alter ego. * '''An Electric Day''' (21 Oct 1986) GS [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]]. The story of an electrician. * '''What We Did in the Past''' (28 Oct 1986) GS [[Melissa Jaffer]], [[Kevin Miles (actor, born 1929)|Kevin Miles]], Bill Young. Beach residents try to stop a disco. * '''Many Are Called by Francis Chalmers''' (4 November 1986). Directed by Peter Dodds. GS [[Steve Bisley]], [[Sue Jones (actress)|Sue Jones]]. A man writes an article about corruption. * '''Art'n'Life''' by [[Michael Gow]] (11 November 1986). GS Huw Williams, [[Margot Knight]], [[Maggie Millar|Maggie Miller]]. A playwright's love life interferes with his career. * '''Sisters in the Bathroom''' (18 November 1986). GS [[Gia Carides]]. Two teenage sisters have a gossip.

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==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428168/ ''Studio 86''] at [[IMDb]] {{Oscar Whitbread}}

[[Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming]] [[Category:1980s Australian drama television series]] [[Category:Australian anthology television series]] [[Category:1986 Australian television series debuts]]