AUSTRALIAN TV - ABOVE THE LAW to ALL IN A DAYS WORK
ABOVE
THE LAW
Network
10-Columbia Tristar / x60m-e / 2000 First ep: February 1
Crime drama series. Life for the residents of an apartment complex which features a police station on the ground floor.
production
details
Creators:
Tony Morphett, Inga Hunter / Script Editor: Christine Milligan /
Producers: Hal McElroy, Rocky Bester / Executive Producers: Hal
McElroy, Di McElroy
cast
NICHOLAS
BISHOP as Matt Bridges / SCOTT BURGESS as Bill Peterson / KIRSTY
WRIGHT as Belinda Clark / MEME THORNE as Sunny Rodriguez / BRIDIE
CARTER as Senior Constable Debbie Curtis / ALYSSA JANE COOK
as Olivia
Murray / TEO GILBERT as Skeez / JOLYON JAMES as Constable Stavros
ACADEMY
The
Australian Film and TV Academy-Catholic Radio and TV / 1996
Drama. Well known actress Jennifer Haywood decides to start a new life on the Gold Coast.
production
details
Writer/Director:
John Orcsik / Story: John Orcsik, Paula Duncan / Camera: Peter Morley
/ Producer: Timothy Carter
cast
PAULA
DUNCAN as Jennifer Haywood / TONY BONNER as Jack Steele / MICHAEL
McGLINCHEY as William / JESSICA ORCSIK as Natalie Steele / ASLA
MATTHEWS as Lilly Zabriski / SUELLEN ENDERWOOD as Geraldine
THE ACADEMY
ABC / 5x30m-e / 2001 (First Episode: Tuesday 20 February / 8.00pm)
Director: Simon Target
A behind the scenes documentary looking at the Australian Defence Force Academy (the ADFA), especially a group of new female recruits.
ACCENT ON YOUTH
9 Network / x30m-e / 1958 Black and white
Chart music show hosted by John Godson who played all the latest sounds, initially the show started out called TV Disc Jockey and the much more successful Bandstand would later emerge from this show.
ACCESS 1974
ABC / 13x40m-e / 1974 (Black and white)
Producer: Robert Moore
A show which enabled ordinary members of the community to expound their views on various topics, based on the UK BBC show Open Door.
THE ACID TEST
9 Network-Shirlbar Productions / 7x30m-e / 1970 (First Episode: Monday 19 October / 10.00pm)
Producer: Barry Langford
A
strange talent show in which would be actors performed before a panel
of judges. Hosted by Bert Newton, Michael Pate was a regular judge.
ACROPOLIS NOW
Seven
Network-Crawford / 65x30m-e / 1989-92
Sitcom. Life for the owners and staff of a Melbourne Greek Cafe.
production
details
Producers:
Peter Herbert, Oscar Whitbread
cast
NICK
GIANNOPOULOS as Jim / SIMON PALOMARES as Rick / GEORGE KAPINIARIS as
Memo / MARY COUSTAS as Effie / GEORGE VIDALIS as Manolis / SIMON
THORPE as Skip / ZOE CARIDES as Stella (1989) / NICKY WENDT as Suzanna
Martin (1991-92)
ACT OF NECESSITY
ABC-Channel
4-Film Australia / 1x90m-e / 1991 8 May
Drama. When their eight year old daughter contracts Leukaemia Louisa and Ben Coleman mount a campaign to prove that the chemical companies in their small town have contaminated the water supply.
production
details
Writer/Producer:
Pamela Williams / Camera: Steve Windon / Design: Ruth Braceguide /
Music: Nigel Westlake / Executive Producer: Ron Saunders / Director:
Ian Munro
cast
ANGIE
MILLIKEN as Louise Coleman / MARK OWEN-TAYLOR as Ben Coleman / WENDY
STREHLOW as Cressa Buchanan / TIM McKENZIE as Brian Buchanan / LOREN
HEWETT as Samantha / STEPHEN GRIVES / KRIS GRAVES / SCOTT McGREGOR
ADAMS AFTERNOON
10 Network / x90m-e / 1977
Daytime
chat show that saw Brian Adams interviewing celebrities and so on. The
10 Network were looking for a show to fill the space left by the
leaving of Mike Walsh for the 9 network.
ADVENTURE ISLAND
ABC / 1140x30m-e / 1967-73 (First Episode: 11 December 1967)
Entertainment
shown weekday afternoons detailing the exploits of a group of
characters on the island of the title, the village was called Diddle
Dum Each episode featured one self
contained story and the island adventures were principally concerned
with the Kingdom of Diddle Dum Diddle, occasionally there would be a
week long pantomime with all the cast taking on different roles. Characters included
Fifi, Lisa,
Clown, Sailor and Penny Panda. Because of its educational value when
it was cancelled questions were asked in Parliament. With:- Nancy Cato as the Ist
Narrator / Sue Donovan as the 2nd Narrator / Prior to this show
in the mid 1960's Nancy Cato and John-Michael Howson had been heavily
involved in the similar Music Circle Club, 550 episodes of that show
were produced at ATV0's Melbourne studios between February 1965 and
March 1967 and the show won the first logie award ever given to a
children's program.Characters on that show
included, Fred Bear, Leonardo de FunBird and Cassius Cuckoo. Adventure
Island won a TV Week special logie in 1968.
The show was taped at the ABC's Melbourne studios every Sunday and Monday
and then shown throughout the week. For quite a while the show
was Australia's top children's tv show.
production
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Creators:
John-Michael Howson, Godfrey Philipp
cast
COLIN McEWAN / ERNIE BOURNE as Fester Fumbles / LIZ HARRIS / JOHN MICHAEL HOWSON
as Clown / JIM
SMILLIE / JACK MANUEL as Percy Panda / LEONARD TEALE as Lisa / MIKE
HARDY as Wanda Wise
THE ADVENTURES OF LONG JOHN SILVER
Isola del
Oro / 26x30m-e / 1957
Period action adventure series. Aha Jim Lad, Long John Silver and his young cabin boy Jim find themselves on the island of Portobello. Silver and Jim are recruited by Governor Strong to do battle against the threat of the Spanish.
production
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Music:
Sydney John Kay / Producers: Joseph Kaufman, Mark Evans
cast
ROBERT
NEWTON as Long John Silver / KIT TAYLOR as Jim Hawkins / CONNIE
GILCHRIST as Purity Pinker / HARVEY ADAMS as Governor Strong
THE ADVENTURES OF SKIPPY
McMahon
and Lake / 39x30m-e / 1992-93
(First Episode: 26 March 1992)
Producers: Mike Midlam, Ross Stewart, Ian Gilmour / Executive Producers: David Field, Nick Michael, Michael Lake
Children's adventure series. A revival of the 1960's series Skippy in which the Sonny from That show is now grown up and is a park ranger, the Skippy in This show was now the pet of his kids Jerry and Louis and the action was set at the Habitat Animal sanctuary near the Gold Coast.
cast
Andrew
Clarke as Sonny / FIONA SHANNON / MOYA O'SULLIVAN / SIMON JAMES /
KATE McNEIL / JOSS McWILLIAM
THE ADVENTURES OF THE BUSH PATROL
7 network-Whitbread-Rosenbaum / x30m-e / 1997
Creators: Carol Matthews, Corinne Whitbread, Oscar Whitbread / Executive Producers: Oscar Whitbread and Zelda Rosenbaum
/ riters: Kevin Nemeth, Peter Hepworth, John Coulter
Children's action adventure series. A quartet of kids team up to help keep the animals of the Katta-Moornda National Park safe from
harm.
With:- Wendy Strehlow as Maggie Dean / Lisa Laird as Tracey Dean / Steele Scriber as Ben Dean / Dylan Landre as Dom
/ Kyle Morrison as Gully / Blake Muir as Todd Catchpenny / Rodney Bell as Tony Harrison
/ Emma Booth as Dana Drysdale / Kate Whitbread as Kelly Davidson / Gillian Alexy as
Eloise / Joseph Isaia as Mr. Clark / Brook O'Keefe as Minnie Clark / Kelton Pell as Wazza / Heath Ledger as Schoolboy
ADVENTURES OF THE SEASPRAY
Pacific-Screen Gems / 26x30m-e / 1967 (First Episode: 20 March)
Action adventure series. Widowed journalist Dan Wells lives on a boat, the Seaspray of the title, with his kids, Mike, Noah and Sue, along with Fijian crew member Willyum, the group find themselves never very far away from adventure, especially of the smugglers, shipwrecks, buried treasure etc.
production
details
Music:
Eric Gross / Camera: Dennis Frewin / Producer: Roger Mirams /
Director: Bill Strutton
cast
WALTER
BROWN as Captain Dan Wells / GARY GRAY as Mike / RODNEY PEARLMAN as
NOah / SUSAN HAWORTH as Sue / LEONI LESINAWAI as Willyum
THE ADVENTURES OF THE TERRIBLE TEN
GTV-9 -Pacific / 51x15m-e / 1960 (First Episode: 10 January) black and white
Children's knockabout series telling the adventures of a group of kids who create their own little town with its own rules and with some of the kids taking on roles like policeman and so on. Originally the show went out in 10 minute episodes but in 1963 when the show was sold to ABC these episodes were repackaged into 25 minute segments and the title changed to The Ten Again. Apparently a few episodes were also made in colour. Filmed at Mount Macedon in Victoria.
production
details
Producer:
Roger Mirams / Directors: David Baker, Roger Mirams, Joe McCormick
cast
GARY DAY
/ GAVAN ELLIS / LYNDA KEANE / RHONDA LARTER / JOANNA MIRAMS / DAVID
MORGAN / RUSSELL McDONALD / DEBBIE McMILLAN / RODNEY PEARLMAN /
MICHAEL SMITH / KAREN TROTT
ADVENTURES ON KYTHERA
Media World / 13x30m-e / 1991-92 (First Episode: 13 August 1991)
Writer: Deborah Parsons / Producers: John Tatoulis, Colin South / Director: John Tatoulis
Children's action adventure series. A quintet of kids spend the summer on the Greek island of Kythera getting involved in adventure and trying to find a cache of hidden treasure. The series was actually made a couple of years earlier than it's broadcast date.
production
details
Producers: Tassos Ioannides, Colin South, John Tatoulis /
Director: John Tatoulis
castRichard Aspel as Vincent / Zenton Chorny as Zenton / Rebekah Elmaloglou as Tik / Amelia Frid as Molly / Tassos Ioannides as Philippas / George Lekkas as Johnny / Garry Perazzo as Spike
ADVENTURE UNLIMITED
10-Waratah Film Productions / 10x30m-e / 1963
Producer: Lee Robinson / Camera: Carl Kayser, Ron Taylor / Ken Hannam
An anthology series of adventure stories, filmed both in Northern Australia and New Guinea. The series made in 1963 was not shown in Sydney until 1965 and wasn't seen in Melbourne until 1968.
With:- Richard Meikle / Chips Rafferty / Murray Rose
THE ADVENTURERS
Pacific Film Prod / 39x30m-e / 1968 black and white
Creator/Producer: Roger Mirams
Children's drama series. A pair of brothers and their father get involved in adventures whilst searching for hidden treasure.
With:- GAVIN HAMILTON / CHUCK KEHOE / ROD MULLINAR / ALLEN BICKFORD / EDDIE HEPPLE
AEGEAN SOUNDS
SBS / 39x60m-e / 1984-86
Producer: Harry Michaels
A variety show that specialised in Greek and other Mediterranean performers and acts. Hosted by Noulie Skoumbas.
THE AFFAIR
ABC / 1x80m-e / 1965 black and white
Writer: C.P. Snow / Producer/Director: Eric Taylor
Drama. A science teacher at a university has his life turned upside down after being accused of deception and given the sack, but he is very likely innocent of the crime.
With:- BRIAN JAMES / RICHARD MEIKLE / ANNE HADDY / RON HADDRICK / RAYMOND WESTWELL / ROGER CLIMPSON / ALEXANDER ARCHDALE
THE AFRICANS
9 Network-Time Life Inc / 4x50m-e / 1979
Producer: Rowan Ayers / Camera: Michael Edols / Director: Ted Robinson
Expansive
documentary looking at all aspects of Africa and its varied
inhabitants. Narrated by Alastair
Duncan.
AFTER
MARCUSE
ABC /
1x75m-e / 1988 (Made in 1985)
Drama. A married woman begins an affair with a younger man.
production
details
Writer:
Alma de Groen / Design: Graeme Gould / Costume: Patricia Forster /
Producer: Alan Burke / Director: Ted Robinson
cast
DIANE
CRAIG as Liz / PENNE HACKFORTH-JONES as Gillian / GRIGOR TAYLOR as
Warren / DAVID WHITLEY as Paul / PAUL MASON as Laurence / JIM KEMP as
Ron / MURIEL HOPKINS as Helen / CARMEN WARRINGTON as Kate / ANNA
PHILLIPS as Sally Tate / MARGARET MADDOCK as Elly
AFTER NOON
10 Network / x90m-e / 1985
Producer: David Mitchell
Daytime talk/entertainment show presented by Katrina Lee and Tony Murphy.
THE AFTERNOON SHOW
10 Network / x120m-e / 1986-93
Producers included Harvey Shore
This was the umbrella title for the ABC's afternoon children's programming that saw cartoons and drama series etc linked by chatty segments from first James Valentine (1986-88) and later Michael Tunn.
AGAINST
THE WIND
7
Network / 1x180m-e
4x120m-e (13 in total) / 1978
Period drama serial. In 1798 young Irish girl Mary Mulvane is sentenced to transportation to Australia, during the journey she falls for fellow convict Jonathan Garrett and the pair attempt to start a new life Down Under. Filmed at Old Sydney Town and Geelong in Victoria. The serial also included many historically accurate incidents such as the Castle Hill convict uprising.
production
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Theme
Music: Six Ribbons by Jon English
cast
MARY
LARKIN as Mary Mulvane / JON ENGLISH as Jonathan Garrett / KERRY
McGUIRE as Polly McNamara / FRANK GALLACHER as Will Price / GERARD
KENNEDY as Dinny O'Byrne / HU PRYCE as Jonas Pike / WARWICK SIMS as
Ensign Greville / FRED PARSLOW as Captain Wiltshire / LYNN RAINBOW as
Louisa Wiltshire / BRYAN BROWN as Michael Connor
AIDA
7 Network / 1x90 minute episode / Broadcast Friday 28 January 1977 @ 8.30pm
A version of the famous opera about the Ethiopean princess performed by The Australian Opera and led by Carlo Felice Cillario.
AIRHAWK
1x90m-e /
1981
Thriller. Jim Hawk investigates the mysterious death of his brother who had been involved in diamond mining in Queensland.
production
details
Writer:
Ron Mclean / Producer: Ron McLean, Colin Eggleston / Director: David
Baker
cast
ERIC
OLDFIELD as Jim Hawk / LOUISE HOWITT
ALAN JONES LIVE
10 Network / 65x30m-e / 1994
Producer: Grant Vandenburg
A show broadcast each weeknight and hosted by Alan Jones who looked at the current affairs topics of the day.
ALCHARINGA
ABC / 12x15m-e / 1962 black and white
Writer/Producer/Director: Frank Few
Drama series. Sometime before the arrival of the first white settlers an aboriginal couple get on with their daily lives. Filmed in NSW and Victoria.
With:- HARRY WILLIAMS / DORIS SIMPSON / BILL ONUS
ALICE
TO NOWHERE
10
Network-Crawford / 2x120m-e / 1986 First Episode shown 30 June
Period thriller serial. In 1954 young nurse Dean is tracked across Australia by a pair of thieves, Johnny and Frog, who earlier planted a valuable stolen necklace on her. Filmed around Broken Hill, Flinders Ranges and Echuca.
production
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Writer:
David Boutland / Novel: Evan Green / Camera: David Connell / Costume:
Clare Griffen / Music: Peter Best / Design: Philip Warner / Producer:
Brendon Lunney / Executive Producers: Hector Crawford, Ian Crawford,
Terry Stapleton / Director: John Power
cast
ROSEY
JONES as Nurse Dean / JOHN WATERS as Johnny Parson / ESBEN STORM as
Frog Gardiner / STEVE JACOBS as Dave Mitchell / SWAWOMIR WABIK as Ivan
/ JOY SMITHERS as Betty Spencer / RUTH CRACKNELL as Mrs Spencer /
MARTIN VAUGHAN as Jack 'The Dogger' Harris / GERARD MAGUIRE as Tim
Sanderson / RON GRAHAM as Denzil Leary
THE
ALIEN YEARS
ABC-Resolution
/ 6x60m-e / 1988 April - May
Period drama serial. During the late 19th century the privileged Elizabeth Patterson elopes with German immigrant Stefan Mueller, the pair start their own vineyard but later world war one threatens to tear apart their lives.
production
details
Writer:
Alma de Groen / Design: Graeme Gould / Costume: Patricia Forster /
Producer: Alan Burke / Director: Ted Robinson
cast
VICTORIA
LONGLEY as Elizabeth Patterson / CHRISTOPHER WALTZ as Stefan Mueller /
JOHN HARGREAVES as William / JANE HARDERS as Edith / KIM KREJUS as
Martha / TOM JENNINGS as Harry / NICK TATE as North / JONATHON SWEET
as McVeigh / JOHN ALLEN as Lucas / ALFRED BELL as Harper / KLAUS
SCHULZ as Gerhardt
ALL ABOUT FACES
9 Network-Screen Gems / 130x30m-e / 1971 black and white
Creator/Producer: Don Silverman
A game show hosted by Tony Murphy in which a celebrity teamed with a member of the public to try and guess what happened next when shown a particular clip of film. Based on a Canadian original.
ALL ABOUT MUSIC
ABC / 6x45m-e / 1974 black and white
Producer: Ray Huggett
A highbrow music show broadcast Sunday afternoons and hosted by the composer Sven Libaek, the intention of the show was to teach viewers more about how music works.
ALL
AT SEA
10
Network-Grundy / 1x75m-e / 1977
Comedy. The misadventures of a mismatched group holidaying together. Filmed in just 12 days. Many of the cast had been appearing in The Celebrity Game.
production
details
Writers:
Hugh Stuckey, Howard Lees / Camera: Paul Onorato / Producer: Howard
Lees / Director: Igor Auzins
cast
JOHNNY PACE /
HARRIET PACE / MIKE PRESTON / ABIGAIL / JOE MARTIN / NOEL FERRIER /
BARRY CREYTON / STUART WAGSTAFF / JOY CHAMBERS / UGLY DAVE GRAY
ALL AUSSIE ADVENTURES
Ten Network / 6x30m-e / 2001 (First Episode Broadcast: Sunday 5 August / 7.30pm)
Creators: Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro
Comedy series featuring Glenn Robbins as Russell Coight showcasing various different parts of the outback. Robbins portrayed Coight as a proper outback Ocker Aussie. Star Robbins, here taking pot shots at the likes of Les Hiddins, Troy Dann and Steve Irwin had previously been seen in shows like The Comedy Company and The Panel.
THE ALL AUSTRALIAN STUNTMEN'S AWARDS
10 Network / 1x60 minute episode / 1977
Entertainment. A group of stuntmen complete in five different events to show off their skills and daring and win a trophy and $20,000 cash. Those involved included Peter Armstrong, Grant Page, Max Aspin, Bob Hicks, Alan Doggett, Rangi Nichols.
ALL IN A DAYS WORK
ABC / x30m-e / 1992-94
Producer: Graeme Sward
A co-production with the DEET and an attempt to give helpful hints to the unemployed on how best to find re-employment. Reporters included Paul Clarke, Xavier Minniecon, Karen Leng, Tracee Hutchinson and David Wilson.
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