Unmarried, beautiful and talented, Melanie Hilton discovers she is pregnant. The editor of a woman's magazine, she decides to have her baby and take leave from her job. Caught between her ex-lover and a colleague who wants to marry her, Melanie must find a solution or an alternative to her problem. When she falls in love with a woman, she questions the value of the traditional value unit.
Unfortunately the movie The Alternative is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Robert Bruning | Story |
| Production | Robert Bruning | Producer |
| Directing | Paul Eddey | Director |
| Writing | Tony Morphett | Writer |
| Production | David Hannay | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Bob Young | Music |
| Crew | Russell Boyd | Cinematography |
| Editing | Trevor Ellis | Editor |
| Art | Darrell Lass | Production Design |
| Production | Terrie Vincent | Production Manager |
| Directing | Lyn McEncroe | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Cliff Curll | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jack Friedman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Phil Judd | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Irvine G. McLaughlin | Grip |
| Lighting | Mick Morris | Gaffer |
| Camera | Peter Moss | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Paul Moyes | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Peter Moyes | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Steve Newman | Clapper Loader |
| Editing | Vicki Ambrose | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Rod Hay | Post-Production Manager |
| Directing | Therese O'Leary | Continuity |
| Production | Nigel Morgan | Production Assistant |
| Production | Carol Williams | Production Secretary |
