the suburbs. The front cover of the book features a photo of Matt Day and Olivia Harkin. The back cover features a group photo of the cast on billycarts, made during the shooting of The Great Billycart Aid Race. In the acknowledgements Moorhouse thanks the actors that appeared in her short film and the authors of the episodes adapted for the book's plot. The book was published by Puffin Books on 30 March 1989 under . A second book was optioned by the publisher, but was never released. Film The short film that was the basis for the series and the book featured a mostly different cast from the series. Frankie J. Holden is the only actor who appears in both. Among the actors appearing in the film are Rebekah Elmaloglou as Elly, Brendan Cowell as Paul and Max Phipps as Mister Jensen. The film has not seen a commercial release and is not available on home media. Olivia Harkin Harkin was 11 years old when she was cast as Elly in 1987. A year before C/o The Bartons, she, and several other children from her school, was part of the cast of the Kaboodle episode Snow White and the Dreadful Dwarves. In 1992, she had a guest role on the Australian police drama television series Phoenix. She focussed on stage performance after that, but did appear in a small role in the 2005 independently produced Australian short Lucy's Heart. Below is a list of roles Olivia Harkin has played in productions categorised as "Pro-Am" by AusStage. Roles in productions categorised as "Amateur" by AusStage are not listed here, but can be found in the AusStage database. Chicago (20 February 2003, Erindale Theatre, Wanniassa, ACT) Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (2 May 2003, Theatre 3, Acton, ACT) Fiddler on the Roof (19 February 2004, Erindale Theatre, Wanniassa, ACT) References External links Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian children's television series 1988 Australian television series debuts 1988 Australian television series endings