A Matter of Convenience

A Matter of Convenience is a 1987 Australian television film about a couple who resort to an arranged marriage as a means of trying to make an income.

Her work shy partner Joe (John Clarke) is resistant to any kind of job.

After meeting Alphonse Torontoa (Jean-Pierre Cassel), a Frenchman who arranges weddings for immigrants looking to stay in Australia, Velma becomes a witness to these marriages of convenience.

After Joe's rejection of a job in the local chicken factory, she forces him to marry a Lebanese immigrant bride for money.

[1] It was one of a series of TV movies that were made as a part of a co production deal between Revcom and ABC.