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HINCH AT 7

7 and 10 Network / 1500x30m-e / 1988-93

Producer: Dermot O'Brien

Current affairs show broadcast weeknights which when axed by the 7 Network was immediately taken up by 10. The title later switched to simply Hinch.

HINDSIGHT

ABC / x60m-e / 1990

Producer: Jonathon Holmes

Documentary series presented by Geraldine Doogue and Chris Masters. Its premise was to look into Australia's past at formative moments.

HIS AND HERS

10 Network-NLT Producetions / x30m-e / 1971-72 black and white

Beauty and the Beast style show with John Laws, Ray Taylor, Dita Cobb, Hazel Phillips and Sue Becker.

HIT SCENE

ABC / x30m-e / 1969-72 black and white

Producer: Mark Callan

Pop music show focusing on the songs in "The Hit Parade" and featuring both performances and interviews. Hosted by Dick Williams.

HOGAN IN LONDON

Channel 7 / 1x60 minute episode / Sunday 26 August 1973

An early comedy special for Paul Hogan which saw him taking a trip to London where he meets Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell) as well as Strop's sister and Germaine Greer, he also finds time to visit the Tower of London, Madame Tussaud's and Buckingham Palace.

HOLIDAY

ABC-Pro TV / x30m-e / 1987-94

Executive Producer: Derek Pola

Based on the UK show of the same name this travel show was initially known as Holiday Australia. Presenters included Geraldine Doogue, Phil Williams, Mark Jennings, Gerri Williams, Patrick O'Neill, Sarah Henderson, David De Vos, Celia Yates and Alexandra Smith.

HOLIDAY ISLAND

10 Network-Crawfords / 64x60m-e / 1981-82

Executive Producers: Ian Crawford, Ted Ogden
Producer: Vince Monton

Drama series about the lives of the staff of a supposedly tropical holiday island resort where each week (think a cross between Fantasy Island and The Love Boat) different holiday makers arrive with various problems. Filmed in the grounds of Channel Ten the set later became part of the Neighbours Lassiters complex.

With:- NICK TATE as Neil Scott/ PATRICIA KENNEDY as Mrs Muldoon / FRANK WILSON as Banjo Paterson / ALYSON BEST as Lisa Kendall / RONNE ARNOLD as Alex Utalo/ TOM OLIVER as Wally Simmons / GAYNOR MARTIN / MARILYN MAYO as Dusty Davis / STEVEN GRIVES as Jason Scott / JOHN BLACKMAN / CAZ LEDERMAN as Angela Scott / TRACEY MANN as Wendy Robinson / PETER MONCHRIE as Tony Zackarackis

HOLIDAY WITH BILL PEACH

ABC / x30m-e / 1979-81

Travel show looking at the best in holiday destinations around the world. Hosted by Bill Peach and also featuring Jeff Watson, Janet Kingsbury, Peter Wilkinson and Anne Stone. The series returned 1987-94 (also ABC) as Holiday Australia and minus Bill Peach. Reporters on this version were Geraldine Doogine, Phil Williams, Gerri Williams and Mark Jennings. Towards the end of its run the show was known as simply Holiday.

HOME

ABC / 32x30m-e / 1983

Creator: Graeme Farmer / Music: Greg Sneddon / Producers: Noel Price, John Gauci

Drama series about a group of kids living in a Melbourne state Welfare home.

With:- DAVID CLENCIE / ROSS O'DONOVAN / ROB MELDRUM / TIM BLAKE

HOME

Lifestyle Channel (Pay TV) / 13x30m-e / 2001

Typical home and garden makeover show hosted by actor/architect Brendan Moar, interior stylist Shannon Fricke and chef Peter Evans.

HOME AND AWAY

7 Network / 2000+ x30m-e / 1988-continuing

Creator: Alan Bateman

Soap drama series. Home and Away is an Australia early evening soap detailing episodes in the lives of the residents of coast town Summer Bay. The show began with Tom and Pippa Fletcher moving to the bay to take over the running of a caravan park and with the couple also fostering a number of kids, including the highly rebellious Bobby, young Sally, troubled Carly, along with heart throb Frank. Other important characters included school headmaster Donald Fisher (known as Flathead to his pupils), shop keeper Alf Stewart and his wife Ailsa (Ailsa had once spent time in prison for murdering her abusive father). Early characters also included the 'drop kicks' and none too bright Lance Smart and Martin Dibble, Alf's scheming daughter Roo and his busybody spinster sister Celia. In later years the show has tended to focus more on the younger characters with the Fletchers have long since departed (Tom died and Pippa having remarried and been widowed once more moved away from the Bay). The show began with a one hour pilot episode broadcast in January 1988 and besides Australia it is probably most popular in the UK. The 3000th episode on 9 March 2001. The show celebrated its 5000th episode in 2005.

Important cast members have included:- VANESSA DOWNING as Pippa Fletcher (1) / DEBRA LAWRENCE as Pippa (2) / ROGER OAKLEY as Tom Fletcher / NORMAN COBURN as Donald Fisher / RAY MEAGHER as Alf Stewart / JUDY NUNN as Ailsa Stewart / ISLA FISHER as Shannon Reed / EMILY SYMONS as Marilyn Chambers / NICOLLE DICKSON as Bobby Simpson / CRAIG MacLACHLAN as Grant Mitchell / KATE RITCHIE as Sally Keating/Fletcher / JULIAN McMAHON as Ben Lucini / FIONA SPENCE as Celia / CRAIG THOMSON as Martin / ALEX PAPPS as Frank / DANNI MINOGUE as Emma Jackson / ADAM WILLIT as Steven Matheson / BEN UNWIN as Jesse McGregor / KIMBERLY COOPER as Gypsy Nash / DAVID WOODLEY as Joel Nash / ANTOINETTE BYRON as Natalie Nash / GRAEME SQUIRES as Tom Nash / BELINDA EMMETT as Rebecca Nash / NIC TESTONI as Travis Nash / RYAN KWANTEN as Vinnie Patterson / KRISTY WRIGHT as Chloe Richards / LYNNE McGRANGER as Irene Roberts / REBECCA CARTWRIGHT as Hayley Smith / ZAC DRAYSON as Will Smith / BREE DESBOROUGH as Justine Wells / SHARYN HODGSON as Carli / KYLIE WATSON as Shauna / STEPHEN KING as Edward / MICHAEL PICCIRILLI as James / ALEETZA WOOD as Peta / JUSTIN MELVEY as Harry / CAMERON WELSH as Mitch / ANNA HRUBY as Judith Ackroyd / BEAU BRADY as Noah Lawson / BEN STEEL as Jude Lawson / TAMMIN SURSOK as Dani Sutherland / TRACEY MANN as Jill Lawson / SUSIE RUGG as Bridie Hanson / DANNY RACO as Alex Poulos / MITCH FIRTH as Sebastian Miller (Debut: 22 June 2001) / PAULA FORREST as Shelley Sutherland

THE HOME SHOW

ABC-David Flatman Productions / x30m-e / 1990-93

Producers: Ted Dunn, Brian Bigg

Home improvement show hosted by Maggie Tabberer and Richard Zachariah. Also on hand was builder John Worthington.

HOME SWEET HOME

ABC-Thames / 26x30m-e / 1980-82

Creator/Script Editor: Vince Powell / Producer: Michael Mills

Sitcom. Italian immigrant taxi driver Enzo Pacelli is determined to keep his old country's traditions alive, his children are, however, true blue Ozzies. The behind the scenes crew and star were English. Vince Powell had this to say about the show. "(The Series) came about because ABC got in touch with Thames wanting tips on situation comedy writing and I ended up going to Australia and while I was there I realised that every
taxi I took was driven by either a Greek or an Italian who couldn't speak proper English. So I came up with this idea about an Italian taxi driver who'd emigrated with his wife to Sydney and 17 years or so later his kids speak like Australians while he and his wife still speak Italian and then into their lives comes Enzo's widowed mother who didn't speak a word of English at all. It was a wonderful series, we did three or four series of that in fact."

With:- JOHN BLUTHAL as Enzo Pacelli / ARIANTHE GALANI as Maria Pacelli / MILES BUCHANAN as Tony Pacelli / CHRISTOPHER BELL as Bobby Pacelli / CARMEN TANTI as Anna Pacelli

HOMICIDE

7 Network-Crawford / 510x60m-e / 1964-75

Creator: Hector Crawford

Crime drama series. A very influential series in Australian TV history and one of the most popular. The show helped to pave the way for popular TV production in Australia. The series basically detailed the cases of a group of Homicide cops. Victoria's old police headquarters based in Russell Street was often used for exteriors. The show won 11 Logies, 5 Penguins, 2 Awgies and 4 Sammy's. Homicide was based on their successful radio serial D24 [known as C.I.B. outside Melbourne] and it took a year to get the show on air following a pilot episode. The first episode, 'The Stunt', went to air on HSV 7 at 7:30 on Tuesday, October 20, 1964, with Ian Turpie playing the first victim. Most episodes were based on actual police files and the series also made much use of actually shooting on location as opposed to the then usual practice of shooting in the studio. The last three years of production saw the show shot completely on film and in colour.

With:- JOHN FEGAN as Inspector Jack Connolly / TERRY McDERMOTT as Det Sgt Frank Bronson / LEONARD TEALE as Inspector David Mackay / LESLIE DAYMAN as Det Bill Hudson / LIONEL LONG as Det Bert Costello / GEORGE MALLABY as Det Sgt Peter Barnes / NORMAN YEMM as Det Jim Patterson / ALWYN KURTS as Inspector Colin Fox / MIKE PRESTON as Det Bob Delaney / CHARLES TINGWELL as Inspector Reg Lawson / DERAMI SCARR as WPC Helen Hopgood / URSULA FINLAY as Pat Bronson / WENDY GILMORE as Joy Bower

THE HOMOSEXUAL IN AUSTRALIA

9 Network / 1x60 minute episode / Wednesday 30 Ocotber 1973 black and white

Presented by Mike Willese this documentary focuses on homosexuality within Australia and includes footage of a homosexual wedding.

THE HOOLEY DOOLEYS

ABC / 13x5m-e / 1999

Producer: Jane Davidson

Children's pre-school entertainment featuring popular music act The Hooley Dooleys who are David Butts, Antonine Demarest and Bruce Thorburn.

HORACE AND TINA

Jonathan M. Shiff / 26x30m-e / 2001

Story Editor: Greg Millin / Executive Producer: Jonathan M. Shiff / Producer: Ann Darrouzet

Children's fantasy comedy adventure series. One Christmas Eve 13 year old Lauren Parker finds herself coming face to face with a pair of two hundred year old and three feet high Nelf's (better known as Santa's Little Helpers) after they fall of his sleigh. The apir are mischievous Horace and his elder sister Tina, Lauren's problems soon start when she realises that only she can see Horace and Tina.

With- Jasmine Ellis as Lauren Parker / Frank Gallacher as The Voice Of Horace as Jackie Kelleher as The Voice Of Tina / Carolyn Bock as Kimberley Tate / Matthew Parkinson as Steve Tate / Jordan White as Max Tate / Carl Lennie as TJ Knox / David Sacher as Lachlan Watson / Hannah Greenwood as Annabel Delaney / Terry Norris as Ern Watson / Oscar as Sherlock the dog / Bonnie Piesse as Alicia / Leverne McDonnell as Miss Blood / Matthew Dyktynski as Warwick Bell / Sean Scully as Mr. Reed / Isabella Dunwill as Margaret / Jeremy Stanford as D.I. Clifford Knox / Ben Stivala as Slamdunk

HORIZON-5

ABC / x120m-e / 1976-78

Producer: Ian McGarrity

Daily current affairs show looking at rural issues. Hosted by Neil Inall.

HORSE TALK

ABC / 12x25m-e / 1979

Magazine show devoted to all things horses. Hosted by Heath Harris and Suzy Jarratt.

HOSPITAL

ABC / 6x25m-e / 1979

Producer: Tristram Miall

Documentary series going behind the scenes at three Sydney hospitals, St Vincent's, Camperdown Children's and Westmead.

THE HOSTAGES

JNP Movietel / 1x93m-e / 1997

Producers: James Davern, Ray Alchin / Director: Catherine Millar / Writer: Peter Yeldham

Thriller. Holidaying in Asia, Australian backpackers Joanne and Richard are hauled off a train and taken as hostages by Cambodian rebels. A ransom demand is made on the Australian Government for their release. The Government refuses to pay. Also kidnapped is French couple Louise and Pierre who are confident a French mining company for whom Pierre works will pay the ransom. When Richard and Pierre are executed, Joanne and Louise know their days are numbered and plan their escape.

With:- Sophie Lee, Jeremy Callaghan, Ann Burbrook, Jason Chong, Russell Kiefel, John Gregg, Linda Cropper

HOT AUCTIONS

7 Network / x30m-e / 2000-2003

Executive Producer: Ben Ulm

A reality type of show looking at the three main countries in the world who regularly hold property auctions. The three being Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Hosted by Michael Caton (who is also well known as an actor taking the lead role in the film The Castle).

HOT CHIPS

ABC / 10x30m-e / 1994

Producer: Gail Jarvis

An attempt to keep viewers informed on the latest technological and computer breakthroughs, told in an easy to understand style and hosted by Graham Phillips and featuring John Millard, Gareth Powell, Chris Nash and Rebecca Le Tourneau.

HOTEL STORY

10 Network-Crawford / 7x60m-e / 1977

Creators: Tom Hegarty, Vince Moran / Producer: Tom Hegarty / Directors: John Barningham, Graeme Arthur

Drama series. An American is brought in to oversee a chain of luxury hotels. Cancelled after 7 episodes although 26 were planned.

HOUSE GANG

Acessible Arts Inc-Metro TV Ltd-NSW Film and TV Office / 1997-98

Directors: Philip Gordon, Mandy Smith

Drama series. The landlord of a house and his teenage daughter are forced to move into the property they rent out to three other people with the five having to come to terms with each other.

With:- CHRIS HAYWOOD as Mike / JOCELYN ROSEN as Chloe / RUTH CROMER as Belinda / SAXON GRAHAM as Trev / CHRIS GREENWOOD as Robert / TRACIE SAMMUT as Donna / LYNDA GIBSON as Julie / JEANETTE CRONIN as Jack

HOUSE RULES

ABC / 24x50m-e / 1988

Creator: Barbara Bishop / Music: Peter Sullivan / Producer: Alan Hardy

Comedy drama series. A housewife finds herself elected to parliament.

With:- JACKI WEAVER / CHARLES 'BUD' TINGWELL / GIL TUCKER / NADINE GARNER / WILLIAM ZAPPA / JACOB KINO / MATT DAY

HOWARD THE MILD COLONIAL BOY

ABC / 6x30m-e / 1990 (First Episode Broadcast: 5 February)

Writers: Ian Heydon, Doug Edwards / Design: Colin Rudder / Music: Belinda Kaye / Producers: Geoff Portmann, John O'Grady / Director: Geoff Portman

Period sitcom. In 1878 (in Ballarat) vegetarian Howard Kelly is working in a butchers (in his eighth year as an apprentice) but Howard has some big ideas about changing the world for the better, with this aim in mind he decides to become a bushranger giving himself the name Captain Leadlight.

With:- JAMES WARDLAW / RHONDA CARLING-RODGERS / DON BARKER / PAUL BERTRAM / MARTIN VAUGHAN / MICHAEL WATSON

HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE ME

7 Network / x35m-e / 2000 (First Episode: Thursday 20 July / 9.00pm)

Bizarre entertainment hosted by Denise Van Outen in which she looked at all things sex and relationships. This was based on a UK show called Something For the Weekend which was also hosted by Van Outen. The series was pretty crude and near the knuckle and featured the items like girlfriends trying to identify their boyfriend by seeing their penis.

HUEY'S TV DINNERS

Ten Network / x30m-e / 2001

Lifetsyle show in which chef Iain Hewitson chats to a celebrity in the kitchen about their culinary skills as they attempt to demonstrate them, with a little help from Hewitson of course.

HUMANTIES PROFILES

ABC / 7x30m-e / 1983

Seven well known Australians chat to Robyn Williams. The seven were Dr Rhys Jones, Bernard Smith, John Passmore, Eugene Kamenka, Leonie Sandercock, Max Charlesworth and Stephen Fitzgerald.

THE HUNGRY ONES

ABC / 10x30m-e / 1963 (First Episode: 7 July) black and white

Writer: Rex Rienets / Design: Quentin Hole / Producer: Colin Dean

Historical drama series. The troubles of a pair of convicts, husband and wife Will and Mary Bryant, as they face hardships whilst trying to build new lives for themselves in Australia.

With:- LEONARD TEALE as Will Bryant / FAY KELTON as Mary Bryant / EDWARD HEPPLE / NIGEL LOVELL / JOHN EWART / BRIGID LENIHAN

HUNTER

9 Network-Crawford / 65x60m-e / 1966-69 black and white

Creator/Director: Ian Jones / Music: Frank Smith

Spy drama series. Cases of agent John Hunter especially his dealings with the evil CUCW (the council for unification of the Communist World) and their top agent Kragg. Rod Mullinar took over the lead role towards the end of the shows run, as the character of Kragg (the villain) became more popular the producers decided to have him defect to the west to become more of the hero.

With:- TONY WARD as John Hunter / GERARD KENNEDY as Kragg / NIGEL LOVELL as Charles Blake / RONALD MORSE as Mr Smith / FERNANDE GLYN as Eve Halliday / ANNE MORGAN as Julie Coleman / ROD MULLINAR as Gil Martin / PATRICIA SMITH as Georgie Savage / JACK HUME as Vargon / GORDON TIMMINS as Doug Marshall / KEVIN SANDERS as The Narrator

HYBRID LIFE

SBS / 13x30m-e / 2001 (First Episode Broadcast: Friday 8 June / 8.00pm)

A series looking at the experiences of second generation migrants in Australia. There were straight documentaries and even the occasional drama production amongst the programs. Highlights were a documentary called Dear Bert looking at Greek girls experiences of growing up watching Bert Newton on TV during the 1970's and also one called Missing Vietnam about Leigh Bancroft tracing her Vietnamese roots.

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