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JACKAROO
7
Network-Crawford-Primetime / 2x120m-e / 1990
Writer:
John Cundill / Camera: Jeff Malouf / Design: David Copping / Costume:
Anna Senior / Producer: Bill Hughes / Executive Producer: Terry
Ohlsson / Director: Michael Carson
Period
drama serial. Jack Simmons, a half cast, whilst working on a farm in
Western Australia falls in love with white Clare Mallory, when she
falls pregnant her father is determined to split them up. Filmed in
Western Australia and on a budget of $4.5 million. The critics didn't
like it but the public did.
With:-
DAVID McCUBBIN as Jack Simmons / ANNIE JONES as Clare Mallory / TINA
BURSILL as Martha Logan / WARREN MITCHELL as Ambrose Barbitron / DOT
COLLARD as Jimby / COLIN McEWAN as Roy Mallory / LEIGH TAYLOR as
Jo-Ann / LEEDHAM CAMERON as Murrawambah
JACK
THOMPSON DOWN UNDER
10
Network-Great Southland Productions / 26x60m-e / 1988
Music:
Colin Bayley, Murray Burns, Kevin Bayley / Producers:
Matthew Flanagan, John Luscombe / Camera: Roger
Buckingham, Paul Tait
Actor
Jack Thompson travels across Australia to talk to people
from all walks of life and examines Australian
character.
THE
JAMES PEGLER SHOW
ABC
/ 6x40m-e / 1981
Producer:
Michael Shrimpton
Musical
variety series starring the gent of the title and also
featuring Joan McInnes, the Kevin Hocking Singers and
the Melbourne Showband.
JANUS
ABC /
26x60m-e / 1994-95 (Thursdays 8.30pm) Broadcast Dates: Season I: 8
September - 17 November 94 / Season II: 26 January - 20 April 1995
Producer:
Bill Hughes
Crime
drama series. Spin off from Pheonix.
A year after the disbandment of the Major Crime Squad Peter Faithfull
(after spending time in a suburban CIB unit) takes a job with the
Tactical Response Squad and finds himself out to bring down notorious
criminal family The Hennessey's.
With:-
SIMON WESTAWAY as Peter Faithfull / CHRIS HAYWOOD as Michael Kidd /
BRETT SWAIN as Mal Hennessey / LEON TEAGUE as Steve Hennessey /
PAULINE TERRY-BEITZ as Shirl Hennessey / TRACEY MANN as Tina Bertram /
BELINDA McCLORY as Kirsty Nichols / JANE MENELAUS as Jenny Hanson /
JEREMY KEWLEY as Vic Manoulis / STEVEN VIDLER as Danny Wyatt / ALAN
DALE as Richard Issacs
JAZZ
ABC /
x30m-e / 1974 black and white
Producer/Director:
Peter Vendrell
Jazz
show broadcast weekly and featuring both local and overseas
talent.
JAZZ
IN STEREO
ABC /
10x30m-e / 1982
A
performance show featuring some well known jazz names
playing in the studio. Simulcast on FM radio (an
Australian first) and hosted by Jim McLeod.
JAZZ
MEETS FOLK
ABC
/ 13x30m-e / 1964 black and white
Producer/Director:
Lyle Brydon
As
the title says a music show dedicated to both jazz and
folk, the show came from the Astor Hotel in
Woolloomooloo in Sydney. Hosted by Alan Dean with
regulars Marian Henderson, The Bryce Rhode Quintet and
The Harbour Singers (featuring Helen Reddy).
J.C
AT 8.30PM
7
Network / 10x30m-e / 1974
Weeknight
mix of variety and chat hosted by John Collins.
Unfortunately cancelled after two weeks. Other regulars
included Andrew Harwood and Keith Smith.
JENNY
ABC
/ 1x75m-e / 1962 black and white
Writer:
George F. Kerr / Producer/Director: Henri Safran
Drama.
A 16 year old Sydney girl contemplates suicide when her
mother gets a divorce and decides to remarry.
With:-
CAROLYN KEELY / JOAN WINCHESTER / JAMES CONDON / GRANT
TAYLOR / DAVID YORSTON / LEX MITCHELL
JENUFA
ABC
/ 1x90 minute episode / Broadcast Sunday 26 April 1977 @
9.45pm
Writer:
Janacek
Opera.
Jenufa gets involved in a tangled web of relationships in a small
Czechoslavakian town. Acts 2 and 3 of the production by the Australian
Opera Company with Elizabeth Fretwell, Ron Stevens and Robin Donald
JEOPARDY
7
Network / x30m-e / 1970-78
Producer:
John Collins
General
knowledge quiz show based on the well known US original
in which the contestants had to supply the questions to
answers already given. Shown weekday afternoons and
hosted by Bob Sanders, Mal Walden, Graham Webb and
Andrew Hardwood. Revived by the Ten Network in 1993 with
Tony Barber as host.
JILTED
Beyond
/ 1x90m-e / 1987
Writer/Director:
Bill Bennett / Producers: Bill Bennett, Jenny Day
A
contemporary love story; set on a wild and isolated island. He is
working at a small tourist resort escaping from a torn past. She is
running from a failed marriage. Neither wants to take another chance.
Yet, despite themselves, they do.
JIMEOIN
9
Network-Artist Services / 7x60m-e / 1994
Producers:
Steve Vizard, Andrew Knight
Comedy
sketch show starring the Irish stand up comic Jimeoin.
Regulars were Glenn Robbins, Bob Franklin, Rachel
Griffiths, Tamara Cook. Brian Nankervis, Diana Reed,
Brad Oakes, Wilhelmina Stracke and Angus Smallwood.
JIMEOIN'S
TEA TOWEL TOURS: Ireland
Ten
/ 1x60m-e / Tuesday 7 August 2001 / 8.30pm
Comedy
documentary in which Irish-Australian stand up comic
Jimeoin buys a tea towel full of famous Northen Irish
landmarks like the Giant's Causeway and Dunluce Castle
and proceeds to visit them in person.
JIMMY
ATV-0-Willard
King / x60m-e / 1966 black and white
A mix
of talk and variety hosted by Jimmy Hannan, this was
Hannan's first night time show, regulars included James
Smillie, George Whaley and the New Chord Trio.
THE
JIMMY HANNAN SHOW
9
Network / x60m-e / 1975
A
weekly variety series starring Jimmy Hannan, his co-star
was Barbara Rogers. Produced in Melbourne.
THE
JIMMY WHEELER SHOW
ABC
/ 4x30m-e / 1960 black and white
Producer/Director:
Harry Pringle
Variety
series starring the English Jimmy Wheeler. Regulars
included Henry Gilbert, Babs Mackinnon and Neil
Williams.
JOAN
AND LESLIE
Channel
7-HSV / 13x30m-e / 1969 (First Episode: 3 October 1969)
Writers:
Gerald Kelsey, Dick Sharples, Ros Stevenson
Sitcom.
Married English couple Joan and Leslie move to Australia where Leslie
the husband has taken on a job as an agony aunt for a newspaper (his
column was called Letters to the Lovelorn), the pair married in real
life had appeared in several English sitcoms with some small degree of
success but this never matched their earlier efforts.
With:-
JOAN REYNOLDS / LESLIE RANDALL / LEILA BLAKE / STAN PENROSE / MAURIE
FIELDS
THE
JOE MARTIN SHOW
9
Network / x60m-e / 1959-60 black and white
Producer:
Alec Kellaway / Director: Peter Bernados
Comedy
variety show headlined by Joe Martin and also featuring
Babs Mackinnon, William Palmer, George Wallace Jr, Roger
Climpson and the Isadore Goodman Band.
JOE
WILSON
7
Network-Bigola Beach Productions / 3x120m-e / 1988
Writer:
Keith Dewhurst / Stories: Henry Lawson / Camera: Peter Levy / Design:
Herbert Pinter / Costume: Anthony Jones / Music: Sven Libaek /
Producer: Alexandra Cann / Director: Geoffrey Nottage
Period
drama serial. Around 1900 two couples attempt to make a go of their
lives despite having to contend with many hardships. The series is
said to have cost $2.4 million. Jack Thompson was initially going to
direct the series, filmed in Sydney and Mudgee.
With:-
MATTHEW FARGHER as Joe Wilson / KIM KREJUS as Mary Brand / TIM ELLIOTT
as Jack Barnes / KATE SHEIL as Clark Barnes / GLENN KEENAN as James
Brand / CLARISSA KAYE-MASON as Mrs Spicer / ALAN DAVID LEE as Jack
Barnes / BILL HUNTER as Bill Galletley / HUGH KEAYS-BYRNE as Bob
Galletley / MICHAEL CATON as Dave Regan / REG LYE as Jimmy Nowlett /
SEAN SCULLY as Henry Lawson
JOEY
ABC / 1x70
minute episode / Broadcast 8 May 1977 @ 9.30pm
A dramatised
documentary looking at the world of four spastic children, especially
Joey.
JOHN
BLUTHAL
7
Network / 1x60m-e / 1971 (Broadcast: Thursday 8 April / 9.40pm)
One off
comedy variety/special starring comic actor John Bluthal who later
went onto headline the sitcom Home Sweet
Home. Guests included Al
Thomas and Ruth Cracknell.
THE
JOHN KONRADS SHOW
9
Network / 10x30m-e / 1960 black and white
Teen
music show featuring new talent and presented by world amateur
swimming champion John Konrads.
JOHN
LAWS' WORLD
10
Network / x60m-e / 1979-83
Title
for a series of disparate documentaries from around the
world. Introduced by John Laws.
JOHN
MAHON
10
Network / x60m-e / 1970
A talent
show for amateur artists who were only allowed to audition on the
proviso that they didn't appear on TV regularly. There were two
adjudicators, a resident judge and a guest judge. Hosted by John
Mahon.
JOHNNY
FARNUM
7
Network / x90m-e / 1970 (First Episode: Monday 5 October
/ 4pm)
A
children's afternoon entertainment show hosted by singer
Johnny Farnum, the show included an appearance of the
Revolution pop show featuring clips of the latest chart
hits and also animated US shows like Shazam!
THE
JOHNNY GREDULA SHOW
ABC
(and then 7 Network) / x30m-e / 1957-60 black and white
Light
entertainment variety series starring Hungarian singer
Johnny Gredula. Initially on the ABC under the above
title but then switched to 7 under the title of
Johnny Gredula Sings. Michael Charlton introduced the
shows and music was by the Noel Gilmour Quintet.
THE
JOHNNY O'KEEFE SHOW
7
Network / x60m-e / 1961-62 black and white
Music
based variety series starring rock n roller Johnny
O'Keefe fresh from his appearances on "Six O'Clock
Rock". Also featured were Claire Bail and the ATN
Choir and Orchestra.
JOHN
SAFRAN’S MUSICAL JAMBOREE
SBS
/ 6x60 minute episodes / 2002 (First Episode: Monday 2 July at
8.30pm
)
A
laugh filled documentary type series in which John Safran cast a very
idiosyncratic eye over the music business including such delights as
sending up eminem (with his own Jewish boy band) and scamming radio
talk show host Steve Price.
JOHN
SINGLETON
10
Network / x90m-e / 1979-80
A
show with two formats, in the first ad man John
Singleton tried his hand at a typical Saturday night
variety/talk show (which failed dismally) then following
up pretty quickly with a current affairs show of the
same name.
JOHNSON
AND FRIENDS
ABC-Film Australia /
24x30m-e / 1990
Creators: Ron Saunders, John
Paterson, Ian Munro / Titles: Nic Coe / Music: Chris Neal / Writer:
John Patterson / Executive Producer: Ron Saunders / Directors: Ian Munro,
Richard Carey
Children's pre
school series about a group of toys living in a young boys bedroom, the boy was
called Michael and the toys were Johnson the elephant, McDuff the Concertina,
Robot Squeaky, dump truck Diesel and green water
With:- JONATHAN HENDRY as Johnson
/ DRA McKAY as McDuff / MATTHEW CHAMBERLAIN as Diesel / PETER BROWNE
THE
JOHN ST PEETERS SHOW
SBS
/ 10x30m-e / 1984
Variety
show headlined by singer John St Peeters.
THE
JOHN SULLIVAN STORY
9
Network-Crawfords / 1x100m-e / 1979
Writers:
Tony Morphett, Brian Wright / Producer: John Barningham
/ Director: David Stevens
Period
drama. Spin off from The
Sullivans focusing on John Sullivan's exploits
during World War II (during a time when he been declared
missing).
With:-
ANDREW McFARLANE as John Sullivan / OLIVIA HAMNETT /
FRANK GALLACHER / RONALD LEWIS / JONATHAN HARDY / ROGER
OAKLEY / CAROL BURNS / VERA PLEVNIK
JOKES
ABC
/ 4x25m-e / 1979
Writer:
Geoffrey Atherden / Producer: Ric Burch / Director:
Martin Coombes
Quick
fire sketch series with each edition on a different
theme. Regulars were Noni Hazlehurst, Chris Haywood,
Robyn Moase and Terry Bader.
JONAH
ATN 7
/ 20x30m-e / 1962 (First Episode: 15 October) black and white
Writer:
Michael Plant / Executive Producer: Harry Dearth / Producers: David
Cahill, Ken Hannam / Directors: David Cahill, Ken Hannam
Historical
drama series. Episodes in the life of Jonah Locke in 19th century
Sydney Town from his time living rough to his later rising to become a
powerful man, ABC later purchased the series as did (which was rare
for the time) English TV company Associated Television (ATV). Filmed
at Artransa Park Studios as Frenchs Forest the series was stopped at
episode 20 because of a dispute with actors union equity.
With:-
BRIAN JAMES as Jonah Locke / NEIL FITZPATRICK / HILARY BAMBERGER
JONAH
ABC /
4x60m-e / 1982 First episode: 14 March
Writer:
Eleanor Witcombe / Novel: Louis Stone / Producer: Alan Burke /
Director: Eric Taylor
Period
drama serial. During the early part of the 20th century in down town
Sydney young Jonah lives on the streets but later rises in the
business world letting nothing stand in his way as he climbs to the
top. The turning point for Jonah was his marriage to factory girl Ada
Yabsley. Jonah was filmed in both Redfearn and Pyrmont in Sydney with
various street sets also being built at French's Forest and based on
original 1901 photographs of Sydney.
With:-
JONATHON SWEET as Jonah / CLAIRE CROWTHER / LIDDY CLARK / DOREEN
WARBURTON / STEVE BISLEY / JUNE SALTER / MARK HEMBROW / MOYA
O'SULLIVAN
JOURNEY
INTO...
ABC /
24x30m-e / 1979-82
Producer:
Chris McCullough
Documentary.
Keith Arden visits four countries, Japan, India, Thailand and the
Himalayas.
JUKE
BOX JURY
7
Network / x30m-e / 1961 black and white
Producer/Director:
Peter MacFarlane
Panel
show in which a quartet of celebrities had to decide
whether new record releases would be hits or misses.
Based on a US original and hosted by Tony Withers.
JUNIOR
CABARET
9
Network / x60m-e / 1973
Young
Talent Time copy talent show for kids, hosted by
"Skeeter" Kemsley.
JUNIOR
JURY
0-10
Network / x30m-e / Mid 1970's
A 'Beauty and the Beast' style issues debate featuring four
teenage school kids from Adelaide and hosted by Warwick Prime. This show was
probably also telecast
interstate on the 0/10 Network; it was certainly screened in Perth as SAS 10 (Adelaide) and 7 (Perth) were sister stations
which shared programmes and concepts.
JUST
FOR THE RECORD
10
Network-A Couple 'A Cowboys / 15x60m-e / 1988
Music:
Murray Burns, Kevin Bayley, Colin Bayley / Producer:
John Luscombe
A
Guinness Book of Records type show with people going for
world records live on the show and so on. Hosts were
Brett Clements, Philip Tanner, gary Who, Louise Wallace
and Geoff Fitzpatrick.
JUST
JAZZ
ABC
/ x30m-e / 1962-63 black and white
Music
show with the emphasis obviously on Jazz. Broadcast from
Graeme Bell's Sydney Jazz Club. Initially known as 'Trad
Pad' and then by edition three as Trad Jazz and then
Just Jazz by 1963.
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