SONS AND DAUGHTERS was an Australian Soap Opera which ran from 1981-1987 on the Seven Network in Australia. The series focused on the lives of two Australian families, the Palmers of Melbourne; and the Hamiltons of Sydney. Much of the drama stems from the interactions and the shared history of the two families. Despite his evil nature, Wayne also proved that he could be a very loving person. A fine example of this was the fatherly bond he had forged with a little orphaned boy named Tick McCartney (Haydon Samuels) whom he thought was his son, supposedly from a former girlfriend, Moya Brinkley.