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- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p222
- ↑ Wilson, George (23 February 1986), "Petrov actor loved a spy's daughter", The Sun-Herald
- ↑ Bone, Pamela (21 May 1987), "Petrov The end of the affair?", The Age
- ↑ Murdoch, Annna (27 February 1986), "Sleepy atmosphere belies the stormy Petrov times", The Age
- ↑ Purcell, Chris (24 May 1987), "The Petrov Affair a slice of Aussie political history", The Sun-Herald
- ↑ Hooks, Barbara (27 May 1987), "Petrov: A series that stays out in the cold", The Age
- ↑ Hutchinson, Garrie (4 June 1987), "Too much research, not enough story", The Age
- ↑ Sullivan, Jane (21 May 1987), "Muddled and silly affair", The Age
- ↑ Wilson, George (25 May 1987), "The Petrov Affair", The Sydney Morning Herald
