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THE
DISMISSAL
10
Network-Kennedy Miller / 3x120m-e / 1983
Writers:
Ron Blir, George Miller, Philip Noyce, Terry Hayes, Sally Gibson,
Daphne Paris / Design: Owen Williams / Costume: Robyn Schuurmans /
Camera: Dean Semler / Producer: Terry Hayes / Executive Producers:
Byron Kennedy, George Miller / Directors: George Miller, Philip Noyce,
George Olgilvie, Carl Shultz, John Power
Drama
serial. The events surrounding the sacking by Governor General Sir
John Kerr of the Whitlam Labor Government and then replacing it with
Malcolm Frasers Liberal one.
With:-
MAX PHIPPS as Gough Whitlam / JOHN HARGREAVES as Dr Jim Cairns / BILL
HUNTER as Rex Connor / JOHN STANTON as Malcolm Fraser / STEWART
FAICHNEY as Billy Snedden / JOHN MEILLON as Sir John Kerr / ED
DEVEREAUX as Phil Lynch / PETER SUMNER as Bill Hayden / NEELA DAY as
Junie Morosi / HARRY WEISS as Tirath Khemlani / DAVID DOWNER as Tony
Staley / PETER CARROLL as Narrator
THE
DISAPPEARANCE OF AZARIA CHAMBERLAIN
10
Network / 1x90m-e / 1984
Producer:
Errol Sullivan / Director: Michael Thornhill / Writer: Frank Moorhouse
/ Music: Chris Neal
Drama. A
look at the infamous events in which the parents of the baby of the
title said she had been taken by Dingoes whilst they were camping near
Ayres Rock. Also made into a feature film with Meryl Streep and Sam
Neill.
With:-
John Hamblin / Elaine Hudson / Max Phipps / John Clayton / Jim Holt
DISCOVER
AUSTRALIA'S NATIONAL PARKS
7
Network / 15x60m-e / 1976-77
Producer:
Robert Raymond
Natural
History. Robert Raymond takes an indepth look at some of
Australia's most beautiful National Parks.
THE
DI TRASK SHOW
9
Network-NLT Productions / 14x30m-e / 1965 black and
white
Writer/Producer/Director:
Tom Ewen
Variety
series headlined by singer Di Trask (hence the title).
Producer Tom Ewen was Trask's husband. Produced in
Melbourne.
THE
DIVINERS
ABC /
1x30m-e / 2000 (Broadcast: Tuesday 11 July / 8.00pm)
Documentary.
A profile of the Rosentrieler family, specialists in water divining for
over four generations.
DIVISION
4
Nine
Network-Crawford / 300x60m-e / 1969-?
Creator:
Ian Jones
Crime drama series.
Cases of the
uniformed cops of Yarra Central Police Station. The cast and crew would
work on three separate shows at any one time. Working titles included
Saints and Sinners and Police File.
With:-
DIANE CRAIG / CLIVE DAVIES / TERENCE DONOVAN as Detective
Mick Peters / CHUCK FAULKNER as Detective
Sgt Vickers / TED HAMILTON as Kevin Dyer / JOHN HANNAN / PETER
KAVANAGH / GERARD KENNEDY as Detective
Sgt Frank Banner/ ANDREW McFARLANE / PATRICIA SMITH / FRANK
TAYLOR / ROWENA WALLACE as police woman Jane Bell
DIVORCE
COURT
NLT
Productions / 210x30m-e / 1967-?
Executive
Producer: Bob Huber / Producer: Mary Nelson, Robert Peach
A
courtroom drama series often shown five times a week with the title
really saying it all with couples sorting out their woes in the
divorce court. Real lawyers were used as the prosecution and the
defence, the basis for the show was an American original.
DOCTOR
DOWN UNDER
7
Network / 13x30m-e / 1979-80
Creator:
Richard Gordon / Producer: William G. Stewart / Director: William G.
Stewart, John Eastway
Sitcom.
A continuation of the long running UK Doctor series that saw Duncan
Waring and Dick Stuart-Clark relocate to St Barnabus Hospital in
Australia.
With:-
ROBIN NEDWELL as Duncan Waring / GEOFFREY DAVIES as Dick Stuart-Clark
/ FRANK WILSON as Norman Beaumont / JOHN DERUM as Maurice Griffin /
JOAN BRUCE as Sister Cummings / JENNIFER MELLET as Linda / KEN WAYNE
as Professor Wilkinson
DOG
EAT DOG
7
Network / x60m-e / 2002 (First Episode: Saturday 6 April / 6.30pm)
Challenge
type game show hosted by Simone Kessell that saw a
sextet of contestants spending 24 hours getting to know
each others strengths and weaknesses. The group then had
to nominate each other for the various rounds and
challenges, failure meant a trip to the losers bench
until only the "top dog" remained. Prize was
$50,000.
DOG'S
HEAD BAY
ABC-McElroy-Barking
Mad / x60m-e / 1999
Creator:
David Williamson / Executive Producer: Hal McElroy / Producer: Peter
Askew / Director: Simon Phillips
Comedy
drama series. To try and stop their marriage falling apart barrister
Alex Santorini buys a weekend retreat for himself and his wife Vicki
in the less than vibrant village of Dog's Head Bay. They soon have
problems dealing with the antagonism of the locals and the fact that
their new next door neighbour is Vicki's cousin Jenny whom Vicki is
less than enamored with.
With:-
GARY SWEET as Alex Santorini / SUSAN LYONS as Vicky Santorini /
SEBASTIAN GOLDSPINK as Nicholas Santorini / SARAH PEIRSE as Jenny
Grant / SHANE WITHINGTON as Bob Grant / JAMES FORD as Mingus / VIC
ROONEY as Bert / KATE FITZPATRICK as Trish Fairweather / JULIE HERBERT
as Grace McDonald
A
DOG'S LIFE
ABC
/ 20x30m-e / 1992-93
Producer:
Michael McKay
Sheepdog
trials from around the world. Hosted by John Waters and
then Peter Gee.
DOG
WOMAN
10
Network-Simpson Le Mesurier-Beyond-Magnetic Prod. / 3x95m-e / 2000
(First Episode: 19 April)
Creator:
Magda Szubanski / Executive Producers: Kris Noble, Mikael Borgland /
Producers: Roger Le Mesurier, Roger Simpson, Magda Szubanski
Comedy
drama series. Using her strange skills of being able to think like a
dog, trainer Margaret O'Halloran finds herself involved in the solving
of mysteries.
With:-
MAGDA SZUBANSKI as Margaret O'Halloran / TARA MORICE as Pauline
O'Halloran / RAD RYAN as Brian Jayasinghe / SANDY WINTON as Jeremy
Maitland / ANTHONY SIMCOE as Andrew Bell / STEPHEN SHANAHAN as Gavin
DON
LANE PRESENTS
9
Network / x30m-e / 1970 (First Episode: Wednesday 15 April / 10.00pm)
A variety
series hosted by Don Lane and broadcast from the Caprice restaurant in
Rose Bay. Guests were both big name domestic and overseas stars. Guests
on the first show were Gale Sherwood and Hope & Keen. Regulars
included Tony Gaha and the In People.
THE
DON LANE SHOW
9
Network / 700+x30m-e / 1975-82 (First Episode: 12 May 1975)
A
popular variety show headlined by the man of the title. In a
1980 show Lane stormed off the set during an interview with Canadian
magician James Randi because Randi made comments about the
"skills" of psychic Doris Stokes whom Lane happened to
admire. Bert Newton was pretty much a regular on the series.
DON'T
ASK US
7
Network / 13x25m-e / 1980
Director:
Julian Pringle / Creator/Producer: Austin Steele
Comedy
sketch series based on a UK original called "What's on
Next?" With:- Brian Hannan, David Whitford, Doug Scroope, Helen
Hough, Julie McGregor and Liddy Clark.
DON'T
LISTEN LADIES
ABC /
1x80m-e / 1963 black and white
Producer/Director:
James Upshaw / Writers: Stephen Powys and Guy Bolton
Comedy
farce about a Parisian antiques shop owner in trouble with both his
wife and his ex-mistress.
With:-
Alexander Archdale / Margo Lee / Brigid Lenihan / Neva Carr Glyn /
Noel Brophy / Neil Fitzpatrick
DO
OR DIE
Sky
One-Southern Star-John Edwards-Warner Sisters / 2x110m-e / 2001
Writer:
Christopher Lee / Design: Murray Picknett / Camera: Martin McGrath /
Music: Edmund Butt / Producers: John Edwards, Lavinia Warner /
Director: Rowan Woods
Thriller serial. Doctor Sam has her life
turned around when her son falls ill and she has to trace his
Australian crook father who she had a brief fling with whilst
backpacking in Australia with her friend Claire some years before. The
show was heavy on the flashbacks, beginning in present day England and
moving in back in time to the mid 1990's and Australia. A UK-Australia
co-production.
Original working title of
this production was Rubicon. Winner of an Awgie for best original mini
series.
With:-
PATSY PALMER as Claire / KATE ASHFIELD as Sam / HUGO SPEER as Nicholas
/ TOM LONG as Joey / WILLIAM McDOWELL as William
DOUBLE
DARE
10
Network / x30m-e / 1989-90
Generally
messy children's game show involving challenges that all seemed to
feature copious amounts of "gunk". Based on a US original
and hosted by Gerry Sont and then Tom Jennings. A primetime version
"Family Double Dare" was mounted (very very briefly) in
1989.
DOUBLE
SKULLS
9
Network-PBL Productions / 1x94m-e 1986
Producer: Richard Brennan / Director: lan Gilmour / Writer: Chris
Peacock / Music: Chris Neal / Camera: Vincent Monton
Drama. A
friend teams up with his alcoholic mate (to try and help him out of
his troubles) in the Australian Double Sculls rowing competition.
With:-
John Hargreaves / Chris Haywood / Angela Punch-McGregor / Bill Kerr /
Judi Farr / Mercia Deane-Johns / Vincent Ball
DOUBLE
YOUR DOLLARS
13x30m-e
/ 1965 black and white
Producer:
Ron Blaskeff
General
knowledge style quiz with a double your money outcome for answering
questions correctly. Hosted by Patrick Francis with Lynette Williams
assisting.
DRAMA
SCHOOL
7
Network / x30m-e / 2001 (First Episode Broadcast: Monday 20 August /
9.30pm)
Fly on the
wall type documentary following the 26 actors on the first year of their
three year NIDA course in Sydney. (NIDA is the National Institute
of Dramatic Arts where Mel Gibson and Cate Blanchett amongst many others
both studied). Because of poor ratings later episodes were shown 2 at a
time.
THE
DREAM FACTORY
9
Network / 12x30m-e / 2000
Docusoap
about a bunch of Australians trying to make the big time in Los Angeles,
the wannabes included 21 year old actor and singer Priscilla and actor
Warwick.
DREAMHOME
9
Network / x60m-e / 2000
Lifestyle
series hosted by Marie Patane and giving the families the chance to
design and create their own dream home with a big budget and all the
help they need.
DREAMTIME
TO DANCE
ABC /
1x30m-e / 2002 (Tuesday 2 July / 8.00pm)
Documentary
about a pair of Aboriginal dance students studying at the
National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development
Association.
THE
DREAM WITH ROY AND H.G.
7
Network / x30m-e / 2000
This was a
comedy show hosted by Roy and H.G. (aka known as John Doyle and Greg
Pickhaver) that ran throughout the length of the Olympics and featuring
the duo taking pot shots at the games.
DUKE
BLUEBEARDS CASTLE
ABC /
1x60m-e / 1970
Opera by
Bartok and based on an old legend telling the story of a woman whose
possessiveness leads to tragedy. Three other operas followed over
successive weeks, La Boix Humaine (by Poulenc), Marriage Contract by
Rossini and The Fall of the House of Usher by the Australian born Larry
Sitsky.
With:-
ARIANTHE GALANI as Judith / NEIL WARREN-SMITH as Duke Bluebeard
THE
DULUX SHOW
7
Network / x30m-e / 1957 black and white
Game style
quiz show with a world trip as the top prize. Hosted by Jack Davey.
THE
DUNERA BOYS
10
Network-Jethro-Australian Film Commission / 2x120m-e / 1985 3-10
October
Writer/Director:
Ben Lewin / Camera: Vincent Monton / Costume: Rose Chong / Music: Greg
Sneddon / Design: Tracy Watt / Producer: Bob Weis
Wartime
drama serial. During World War II two thousand Jewish refugees are
sent to Australia aboard the ship HMT Dunera, whilst the government
decides what to do with them they set up their own community in the
outback, later some of the men end up becoming soldiers.
With:-
BOB HOSKINS as Morrie Mendellsohn / JOSEPH SPANO as Alexander
Engelhardt / WARREN MITCHELL as Mr Braun / JOSEPH FURST as The Baron /
JOHN MEILLON as Brigadier Templeton / SIMON CHILVERS as Colonel Berry
/ MARY-ANNE FAHEY as Naomi Mendellsohn / STEVEN VIDLER as Tropp /
MOSHE KEDEM as Rabbi Aronfeld / MARK LITTLE as Private Dunstan / PAUL
VANE-MASON as Friedkin / KIRK ALEXANDER as Captain Webber / JULIA
BLAKE as Mum / SALLY COOPER as Kath / KIM GYNGELL as Private Bruce /
JANE HOPKINS as Bernice Slattery
THE
DUNSTAN DOCUMENTARIES
ABC /
10x30m-e / 1981
Documentary
series that saw Don Dunstan (a one time premier of South Australia)
taking an idiosyncratic tour around modern Australia.
DUSTY
10
Network-Dusty / 12x30m-e / 1988
Writers:
Patricia Johnson, John Misto, Graeme Farmer / Novels: Frank Dalby
Davison / Music: Paul Grabowsky / Camera: Jamie Doolan / Producer: John
Richardson / Director: Colin Budds
Drama
series. Tim Lincoln trains his part dingo dog Dusty into a champion
sheepdog. Also done as a movie in 1982.
With:-
JOHN HEYWOOD / BRENTON WHITTLE / KRIS McQUADE / MATTHEW STEVENSON / JOHN
JARRATT / ASHER KEDDIE / DUSTY
DYNASTY
ABC /
20x60m-e / 1970-71 (Two seasons)
 Creators:
Tony Morphett, Glyn Davies / Producers: Eric Taylor, Alan Burke
Drama series. Media tycoon Jack Mason finds his
business empire being attacked on all sides. Based on a 1969 play of the same
name that starred Brian James and Mark McManus which in turn was based on
co-creator Morphett's own novel. A spin-off called Catwalk
also appeared.
Season one was one of the
big hits of Australian TV in 1970 winning a logie award (for best new
drama), it was full of boardroom backbiting and manoeuvring with most of
the characters having villainous qualities. The old man of the company
Jack Mason would stop at nothing to get what he wanted, his son David
was having an affair with his brother's wife.
Season two saw quite a few changes with Jack mason not appearing (having
disappeared over botany bay somewhere) and crucially the producers moved
away from the boardroom and out into the real world.
British scriptwriter Glyn davies was responsible for assembling the four
Australian writers (along with himself) who made up the script
team. Glyn claimed that "the result was the first Australian
TV series based on character and dialogue".
With:-
JOHN TATE (1970) / NICK TATE / KEVIN MILES / ANNE HADDY / SERGE LAZAREFF
/ BEN GABRIEL / MAX MELDRUM / RON GRAHAM / LYN JAMES / OWEN WEINGOTT /
PAT BISHOP
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