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ONE
10
Network / x60m-e / 1988-89
High
profile current affairs show with Chris Masters, Katrina
Lee, Greg Hoy, Maxine McKew, Jill Singer, Kerry O'Brien
and Mary Kenneally.
PALACE
OF DREAMS
ABC /
10x60m-e / 1985
Writers:
Denny Lawrence, John Misto, John Upton, Ian David, Debra Oswald, Marc
Rosenberg / Idea: Sandra Levy / Design: Geoffrey Wedlock / Costume:
Janet Patterson, Marcus North / Music: Chris Neal / Producer: Sandra
Levy / Directors: Denny Lawrence, Geoffrey Nottage, Graham Thorburn,
David Goldie, Riccardo Pellizzeri
Period
drama serial. During the depression in Sydney a family try to keep
their hotel, The Dundee Palace afloat.
With:-
HENRI SZEPS as Mick / DEIDRE RUBENSTEIN as Chana / LINDA CROPPER as
Miriam / SUSIE LINDERMAN as Ruth / SEVERYN PEJSACHOWICZ as Grandfather
/ DURAND SINCLAIR as Joseph / MICHAEL O'NEILL as Tom / KRIS McQUADE /
PETER FORD / JOHN WALTON / JOHN JARRATT
PASS
THE BUCK
9
Network / x30m-e / 2002 (First Episode: Monday 11
February)
Quiz
show, shown weeknights at 5.30pm, hosted by John
Burgess, it featured 10 contestants being knocked down
to one in a series of word association rounds. Based on
a UK original and filmed in Melbourne even though John
was based in Sydney and commuted (he had his own morning
Sydney radio show).
THE
PATRIOTS
ABC /
10x30m-e / 1962 (First Episode: 27 May) black and white
Writer:
Philip Grenville-Mann / Producer: Colin Dean
Period
drama serial. In Sydney in the 1820's William Charles Wentworth starts
a newspaper, The Australian, he soon falls foul of Governor Ralph
Darling who sees the town as still belonging to the British and such
unpatriotic-ness should not be allowed.
With:-
JAMES CONDON as William Charles Wentworth / ALLAN TREVOR as Governor
Ralph Darling / NIGEL LOVELL / BEVERLY PHILLIPS
THE
PANEL
10
Network / x30m-e / 1998-continuing
Comedy
themed panel discussion type show from the team behind Frontline,
Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Kate Langbroek and Glen
Robbins.
THE
PAPER MAN
ABC-Roadshow
Coote and Carroll-Granada / 3x120m-e / 1990 5-7 September
Writer:
Keith Aberdein, John Lonie / Camera: Ian Warburton / Design: Marcus
North / Music: Chris Neal / Producers: Sue Masters, Greg Ricketson /
Executive Producers: Matt Carroll, Penny Chapman / Director: Peter
Fisk
Drama
serial. The rise to power of Australian media mogul Philip Cromwell,
from buying his first Sydney newspaper to building a world empire of
media related businesses. Obviously based on Rupert Murdoch. A
UK-Australia co-production.
With:-
JOHN BACH as Philip Cromwell / OLIVER TOBIAS as Ian Harris / REBECCA
GILLING as Virginia Morgan / PETA TOPPANO as Kate Cromwell / PAT
BISHOP as Marjorie Stack / BARRY OTTO as Elliot Calder / PAUL CHUBB as
Clarrie Bullock / GENNIE NEVINSON as Alice Drummond / CHARLES GRAY as
Prime Minister / ROB STEELE as Frank Coates / BOB BAINES as Barry
Slater / FREDDIE JONES as Sir Charles Llewellyn / RICHARD ROXBURGH as
'Gracie' Fields / RAY BARRETT as Maurice Grimm
PARADISE
BEACH
x30m-e
/ 1993-94
Producer:
Jock Blair / Executive Producers: Graham Burke, Greg Coote, Nick
McMahon,
Soap
style drama series.
With:-
MELISSA BELL as Emily Harris / REBEKAH ELMALOGLOU as Karen Wolfe /
ISLA FISHER as Robyn Devereaux / JON BENNET as Kirk Barsby / ZOE
BERTRAM as Paula Taylor / MICHAEL BISHOP as Alan / MICHAEL CATON as
Ken Hayden / ROBERT COLEBY as Tom Barsby / MEGAN CONNOLLY as Tori
Hayden / RAE LEE HILL as Loretta Taylor / KIMBERLEY JOSEPH as Cassie
Barsby / MELISSA TKAUTZ as Vanessa Campbell
PARADISE
IMPERFECT
ABC /
2x60m-e / 2001 (Broadcast: 17 - 25 August / Thursdays 9.30pm)
Documentary
presented by Sean Dorney of Radio Australia and made to mark Papua New
Guinea's 25th Anniversary of independance. Dorney travelled PNG
talking to ordinary people as well as going behind the scenes at a
village festival.
PARKINSON
IN AUSTRALIA
ABC
/ 14x60m-e / 1979-80
Producer:
Lloyd Capps
Talk
show hosted by the UK BBC's premier talk show host
Michael Parkinson, basically the same show as his UK hit
of the 1970's, his most high profile guests were
probably Princess Anne and her husband Captain Mark
Phillips. Ten Network poached Parkinson the
following year.
THE
PARTY
9
Network / x30m-e / 2000 (First Episode: Wednesday 11 October / 9.10pm)
A
reality series looking at the preparations for various parties such as
those hosted by Uni Students and teenage girls preparing for their
first formal. Hosted by Fiona Horne.
PASTURES
OF THE BLUE CRANE
ABC /
6x30m-e / 1969
Writer:
Eleanor Witcombe / Novel: H.F. Brinsmead / Camera: Lloyd Shields /
Producer: Brett Porter / Director: Tom Jeffrey
Period
drama serial. In the 1890's a young convent educated girl Rhyll
Mereweather, finds herself the owner of a banana plantation in
Queensland with only her grandfather to help her, even though both
have decidedly different ideas for running the place.
With:-
JEANIE DRYNAN as Rhyll Mereweather / HARRY LAWRENCE as Grandpa
Mereweather / HAROLD HOPKINS / QUEENIE ASHTON / TONY BAZALL / SHEILA
KENNEDY / ROBERT BRUNING / PETER McPHIE / JOHN HARGREAVES
THE
PATCHWORK HERO
ABC /
6x30m-e / 1981
Writer:
Michael Noonan / Design: Murray Picknett / Producer: Chris Thomson
Period
drama serial. In a seaside town during the 1930's a young ten year old
boy who idolises his seafaring and yarn spinning father comes to
change his mind when his father gets a shore based job and the boy
discovers his dad's real character. Filmed in Flinders, Melbourne.
Initially shown in a kids slot and then repeated in a 7.30pm prime
time slot.
With:-
STEVE BISLEY as Barney Jamieson / DAMON HERRIMAN as Hardy Jamieson /
MONICA MAUGHAN / KIRSTY CHILD / JACKIE WOODBURNE
PATROL
BOAT
ABC-JNP
/ 26x50m-e / 1979 and then 1983
Creator:
James Davern / Producer: Ray Alchin / Executive Producer: Geoffrey
Daniels
Drama
series. The crew of a Royal Australian Naval boat get involved in
adventure and action. The crew included Lt Keating and Lt Fisher and
their activities saw the crew having to rescue refugees and chase drug
runners among other things. The series was made in co-operation with
RAN, season one was filmed in places like Smith's Creek (located
in the Kuringai National Park) and the boats used were valued at
$800,000. Season two (made four years later) was filmed in Cairn's and
Sydney.
With:-
ANDREW McFARLANE as Lt Keating / ROBERT COLEBY as Lt Fisher / TIM
BURNS / ROB BAXTER / DANNY ADCOCK
THE
PAUL HOGAN SHOW
7
Network-9 Network-JD Prod / 48x50m-e / 1973-82
Writer:
Paul Hogan / Producers: John Cornell, Peter Faiman
Comedy.
Very popular sketch show starring Paul Hogan. Hogan had many recurring
characters who appeared including stuntman Leo Wanker, Perc the Wino,
Slug the Thug and most famously the sleeveless shirt and shorts
wearing 'philosopher' Hoges. Hogan's regular supporting cast included
John Cornell, Andrew Harwood, Sue McIntosh, Marguerite Frewin,
Delevene Delaney, John Blackman, Roger Stephen, Mariod Edward and
Graham Mathrick.
PENTHOUSE
CLUB
HSV7 /
1970-79
Variety
series shown Saturday evenings, the series also included coverage on a
regular basis of harness racing.
THE
PEOPLE NEXT DOOR
TCN
9-Gemini / 20x30m-e / 1973
Producer:
Robert Bruning
Sitcom.
A young married couple find their neighbours, a writer and his three
foster kids, a bit of an handful.
With:-
HAROLD HOPKINS / TINA BURSILL / DERYCK BARNES
THE
PEOPLESCAPE CONCERT
ABC
/ 1x90m-e / 2001 (Sunday 25 November / 8.30pm)
Conert
marking the culmination of the year long celebrations of
the centenary of Federation. Broadcast live from
Canberra’s Parliament House there were appearances
from Hugh Jackman, Bryan Brown, Cate Blanchett, Slim
Dusty, Mary Coustas, Killing Heidi and the Australian
Chamber Orchestra.
PERFECT
MATCH
10
Network-Grundy / x30m-e / 1984-89
Game
show. Blind Date style show hosted by Greg Evans (1984-86) then
Cameron Daddo (1987-88) before Evans returned for the 1988-89 season,
the show used the same format as Blind Date with each contestant
choosing from one of three hidden partners with the couple then coming
back the next week to talk about how they got on. Also taking part
were hostesses Debbie Newsome (1984-85), Tiffany Lamb (1986) and
Kerrie Friend (1987-89).
PERRYMAN
ON PARADE
ABC /
6x30m-e / 1972 black and white
Creators:
Leigh Spence, Chris Shiel
Variety
show headlined by singer/actor Jill Perryman. The show
was given a 1920's theme and regulars included Don
Swibert, Tony Hawkins, Barry Hope, David Ravenswood and
Byron Williams.
PERSONAL
BEST
10
Network / x30m-e / 2001 (First Episode: Sunday 23
December / 6.00pm)
Lifestyle
challenge type show hosted by Big Brother season one
winner Ben Williams (along with sporting stars Brett and
Shane Lee, Liz Ellis, Rebecca Joyce and Dale Lewis). The
show took ordinary people and helped them achieve their
personal best or confront their fears (such as going
skydiving to combat a fear of heights).
PERSONALITY
SQUARES
10
Network-Grundy / x30m-e / 1967-69 and 1981
Producer:
Garry Meadows
Minor
celeb variation on Celebrity Squares hosted by John
Bailey and then Joe Martin and then finally Bob Moore.
Revived in 1981 with Jimmy Hannan as host.
PERSONALLY
YOURS
ABC
/ 13x30m-e / 1962 black and white
Producer/Director:
Fred Maxian
A
variety show that each week was presented by a different
star guest, these included Vicki Hammond, Judy Banks and
Jon Finlay.
PETALS
ABC /
110x5m-e / 1998-99
Producers:
Mark Bernard, Bronwyn Morgan / Animator: Maurice Giacomini
Children's
pre-school animated tales of five young flower creatures called Petals
having adventures in an overgrown garden.
THE
PETER COUCHMAN SHOW
10
Network / x55m-e / 1978-79
Producer:
Dixie Duncan
Late
night twice weekly talk show that came live from Melbourne, hosted
obviously by Peter Couchman.
THE
PETROV AFFAIR
9
Network-PBL / 2x120m-e / 1987
Writers:
Cliff Green, Mac Gudgeon / Camera: Ron Hagen / Design: Josephine Ford
/ Music: Paul Grabowsky / Producer: Bob Weis / Executive Producer: Sam
Lipski / Director: Michael Carson
Period
drama serial. The story of Vladimir Petrov who in 1953 compromised
Australian National Security by revealing details of the workings of
the secret service to the Russians.
With:-
ALEX MENGLET as Vladimir Petrov / EVA SITTA as Evdokia Petrov /
SWAWOMIR WABIK as Dr Michael Bialoguski / LUDMILLA AFANASTEV as Mrs
Lifanov / ANATOLE AFANASTEV as Soviet Ambassador Lifanov / TANYA
SIMINOV as Mrs Kislytsin / GEORGE SHEVTSOV as Mr Kislytsin / DENNIS
MOORE as Rupert Lockwood / MELITA JURISIC as Nina Morozov / BILL
JOHNSON as Mr Clarke / MARK MITCHELL as West
PHOENIX
ABC /
26x60m-e/ 1992-93
Producer:
Bill Hughes / Executive Producer: Jill Robb
Crime
drama series. The cases of The Major Crime Squad, specialists in
tracking down the perpetrators of violent crime. Season one
concentrated on their attempts to crack a bomb team targetting the
police. See also the sequel Janus.
With:-
PAUL SONKKILA as Jock Brennan / SEAN SCULLY as Ian 'Goose' Cochrane /
SIMON WESTAWAY as Peter Faithful / ANDY ANDERSON as Lachy Renford /
TONY POLI as Laz / SUSIE EDMONDS as Carol Cochrane / NELL FEENEY as
Megan Edwards / PETER CUMMINS as Supt Wallace / GEORGE VADALIS as Mick
/ DOMINIC SWEENEY as Wheels / PATRICK WARD
PHOENIX
FIVE
ABC-Artransa
Park / 26x30m-e / 1960
Script
Editor: John Warwick / Producers: Peter Summerton, John Walters /
Director: David Cahill
Scifi
drama series. The crew of the space ship Phoenix Five travel the
galaxies fending off evil would be universe dominators, especially two
regulars, Zodian and Platonus.
With:-
MIKE DORSEY as Captain Roke / DAMIEN PARKER as Ensign Adam Hargraves /
PATSY TRENCH as Cadet Tina Culbrick / STUART LESLIE as Carl / PETER
COLLINGWOOD as Earth Space Controller / REDMOND PHILLIPS as Zodian /
OWEN WEINCOTT as Platonus
PICK-A-BOX
7
Network / x30m-e / 1957-71 black and white
Long
running, popular game show based on a radio original,
the object of the game was very simple, contestants had
to choose between opening a box with a mystery prize or
building a bank of cash. Hosted by Bob Dyer and his wife
Dolly. Contestantr M.P. Barry Jones went undefeated from
1960-67. Came back as Ford
Superquiz.
PICTURE
PAGE
ABC
/ x30m-e / 1957 black and white
Basic
magazine show broadcast fortnightly and hosted by
Valerie Gray.
THE
PIED PIPER
10
Network-Willard King Organisation / x30m-e / 1967-69
black and white
Producer:
Al Maricic
Family
show featuring kids doing cute things. Based on a long
running radio original. Presented by Keith Smith.
PIG
IN A POKE
ABC /
6x75m-e / 1977 July - August
Writers:
Margaret Kelly, John Dingwell / Design: Neave Catchpool / Music: Mark
Fitzgerald, Andrew Nicholson / Executive Producer: Brian Bell /
Director: Michael Jenkins
Drama. A
well to do Melbourne doctor moves to the small town of Redfearn. The
first episode was basically a stand alone play about the
doctor working in a Sydney slum area.
With:-
PAUL MASON / JUSTINE SAUNDERS / GERALDINE WARD / DAVID BRADLEY / BRIAN
SYRON / ARIANTHE GALANI / PAT EVISON / PHILIP ROSS / CHING KINO
PIG'S
BREAKFAST
Channel
9 / 78x30m-e / 1999-2000
Creators:
John Thomson, Mark Shirreffs / Executive Producer: Noel Price
Children's
scifi comedy drama series. Grab and Meeba, a pair of alien kids crash
land behind the Channel 9 TV studios, teaming up with a pair of Earth
kids, Rodney and Lucy they find themselves as presenters on a TV show.
With:-
NICHOLAS RUSSELL as Rodney Green / EVE MORLEY as Lucy Green / HEATH
McIVER as Grob / JENNIFER PRIEST as Meeba / GEORGE KAPINIARIS and
PHILIP MILLAR as Queegle / ANNIE JONES as Sue Green / JEREMY HOPKINS
as Philip Bailey / FRANCIS GREENSLADE as Martin Green / PETA BRADY as
Nancy / ERNIE GRAY as Mr Pratt / GARY FILES as Mr Howard / GEOFF
PAINE as Malcolm Wilson / SALLY COOPER as Dee (season 2)
PIRATE
ISLANDS
x30m-e
/ 2002
Executive Producers: Kay
Ben-M'rad and Jonathan Shiff
/ Producers: Jonathan Shiff and Daniel Scharf / Directors: Richard Jasek and Grant Brown
/ Writers: Stephen Davis, Annie Fox, Michael Joshua, Peter
Kinloch, Meg Mappin, Kris Mrksa, David Phillips, David
Rapsey, Kier Shorey.
Children's
fantasy adventure series. When 15-year-old Kate Redding and her younger brother and sister are sucked into
their computer game into a land of 18th Century swashbuckling pirates, there is
bound to be plenty of action and adventure. Marooned in an exotic archipelago,
the three children set up base in a tree house and do battle with Captain
Blackheart, his band of Pirates and a stranded group of Castaway Children. They
discover the only way home is to finish the game—by beating the Pirates and the
Castaway Children to the hidden pirate treasure.
With:- Brooke
Harman as Kate Redding / Colin Moody as Captain Blackheart
/ Oliver Ackland as Mars
PIZZA
SBS /
15x30m-e / 2000-2001
Comedy
drama series. Episodes in the lives of the staff of the Fat Pizza
pizza shop, run by the still tied to his mother's apron strings Bobo
Gigliotti. Others on the team were long time pizza delivery specialist
Pauly and newcomer, would be Rapper Sleek the Elite. A stage version
was mounted from 28 September 01 at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney with
George Kapinlaris and guests like Bessie Bardot, Andy from Big Brother
and Annalise Braakensiek. There was a 60 minute documentary special
featuring outtakes, interviews and so on broadcast
Monday 5 November 2001 at 8.30pm.
With:-
JOHN BOXER as Bobo Gigliotti / PAUL FENECH as Pauly / PAUL NAKAD as
Sleek the Elite / MARIA VENUTI as Mama Gigliotti
A
PLACE IN THE WORLD
ABC /
6x60m-e / 1979
Writer:
Michael Cove / Executive Producer: Eric Taylor / Directors: Michael
Carson, Chris Thomson, Eric Taylor, Carl Schultz
Drama
serial. The lives of five school friends who are about to attend a
school reunion. The final episode (titled The Men) actually dealt with the reunion
whilst each of the other episodes focused on a different one of the
five.
With:-
JOHN GREGG as Peter Paget / JOHN GADEN as Warwick Lacey / NICK TATE as
Kenneth Reissel / PAUL MASON as Les Crimmond / ALAN MAGUIRE as Kerry
Francis / Carmen Duncan (episode 3)
PLAYERS
IN THE GALLERY
ABC /
3x60m-e / 1980 23 March - 6 April
Writer:
Roger Simpson / Music: Terry Moss / Executive Producer: Eric Taylor /
Director: Brian Bell
Drama
serial. Lawyer Simon Harris divorces his actor wife Kate and the pair
then begin a bitter court battle over the custody of their son.
With:-
PETER SUMNER as Simon Harris / KATE FITZPATRICK as Kate Harris /
RICHARD MOIR as David / TRACY MANN / ELIZABETH KIRBY / JOHN GADEN /
PHILLIP HINTON / ANNA VOLSKA / TONY BONNER / MICHAEL CARMEN / SIGRID
THORNTON
POKERFACE
ABC /
3x60m-e / 1986
Writers:
Bill Garner, Peter Corris / Camera: Ian Warburton / Design: Frank
Earley / Costume: David Walley / Executive Producer: Keith Wilkes /
Director: Richard Sarell
Thriller
serial. Journalist Crawley begins working for the secret service and
becomes involved with Roxy, a drug addict artist.
With:-
BRUNO LAWRENCE as Crawley / JO KENNEDY as Roxy / NIGEL BRADSHAW as
Campion / TIM ROBERTSON as Huck / RICHARD MOSS as Miles / PAUL
VANE-MASON as Snow / MELITA JURISIC as Lou / MAUD CLARK as Steph
POLICE
RESCUE
ABC /
1x90m-e 61x60m-e / 1990-95
Executive
Producers: John Edwards, Sandra Levy
Crime
drama series.
With:-
GARY SWEET as Sgt Steven 'Mikey' McLintock / STEVE BASTONI as
Constable Yiannis Angelopoulous / SONIA TODD as Sgt Georgia Rattray /
TAMMY McINTOSH as Constable Kathy Orland / JEREMY CALLAGHAN as Senior
Constable Brian Morley / DOUG SCROOPE as Percy 'Ptomaine' Warren /
SALVATORE COCO as Constable Joe Cardillo / LEAH PURCELL as Constable
Tracy Davis / STEVE BISLEY as Senior Sgt Kevin 'Nipper' Harris / TIM
McKENZIE as Peter Ridgeway / JOHN CLAYTON as Inspector Bill Adams /
BELINDA COTTERILL as Sharyn Elliiot / RUSSELL CROWE as Tom 'Bomber'
Young
POOR
MAN'S ORANGE see Ruth
Park's Poor Mans Orange
POPSTARS
Seven-Screentime
/ x30m-e / 2000-continuing
A
reality style show that sees a pop group being crafted and trying to
score a hit record from the audition process through to 'hopefully'
hit singledom. Bardot the group from the first series did actually
score a number one. The format for the show has been sold around the
world from the UK, Holland etc. Scandal'us, the group formed for the
second season also scored a number one hit. The five who made up the
group Scandal'us were:- Tamara Jaber, Anna Belperio, Jason Bird, Daniela
Scala and Simon Ditcham. For season three (which began Sunday 10 February
02) the format changed slightly in that only a single popstar was sought rather
than a group.
POSSESSION
9
Network-Grundys / 52x60m-e / 1985
Soap
style drama series mixing in the familiar elements so beloved of shows
like Dallas, Dynasty etc, ie big business, intrigue and double
dealing. The series started with the death of wealthy David Macarthur
the women in his life turn to backbiting and petty rivalries.
With:-
ANNE CHARLESON as Elizabeth Macarthur/ BRUCE BARRY as David Macarthur
/ MAGGIE MILLAR as Claudia / BRIONY BEHETS as Eve Cambridge /
ALEXANDRA FOWLER as Nicola / TAMASIN RAMSAY as Jane Andrews /
TRACEY CALLANDER as Kathleen / LLOYD MORRIS as Greg Macarthur / DARIEN
TAKLE as Louise / DAVID REYNE as Detective Vince Bailey
THE
POSTCARD BANDIT
9
Network-Pacific Coast Entertainment / 1x120m-e / Sunday 1 June 2003
(8.30pm)
Writer:
Peter Gawler / Book: No Fixed Address by Derek Pedley /
Music: James Reyne and Scott Kingsman / Producer: Matt
Carroll / Director: Tony Tilse
Comedy
thriller. The true story of Brenden James Abbott, a
cheeky criminal who criss-crossed the country and
taunted police on a 10-year armed robbery spree that
made him Australia's most wanted man. Abbott is believed
to have stolen more than $5 million, much of it never
recovered, between 1987 and 1998, dropping in -
literally sometimes, through the roof - to rob banks
from Perth to the Gold Coast. A master of disguise,
Abbott led an amazing life on the run, at times playing
the part of a traveller, touring museums, befriending
Japanese tourists, and even playing cricket while wanted
for robbery in almost every State. The media dubbed him
"The Postcard Bandit" because he was said to
have sent postcards of his travels to tease the police
who were on his trail. In reality, police found
undeveloped photos taken by Abbott while he was on the
run, but the nickname stuck.
With:-
TOM LONG as Brenden James Abbott / Brett
Stiller as
Glenn
Abbott / Matt Le Nevez as Aaron Reynolds /
Genevieve Lemon as Nola / Simon Burke as Thomas / Helen
Dallimore as Gina / Tasma Walton as Frankie /
Anthony Phelan as Beaman / Michael Denkha as Pippos
/ David James as Drown / Brendan Donoghue as
Bradley Banas
THE
POTATO FACTORY
Seven
Network-Screentime Pty-AFFC-Columbia Tristar / 2x120m-e / 2000
Writer:
Alan Seymour / Novel: Bryce Courtnay / Producer: Anthony Buckley /
Executive Producer: Des Monaghan / Director: Robert Marchand
Period
drama serial. In the late 19th century Ikey Solomon's adventures see
him in both London and Tazmania. In London he gets caught up with
crooks and in Australia finds himself in the convict settlement of Van
Diemen's Land. Heavily involved with Solomon was servant girl Mary who
found herself forced into prostitution but thanks to her business
acumen managed to build a better life for herself.
With:-
BEN CROSS as Ikey Solomon / LISA McCUNE as Mary Abacus / SONIA TODD as
Hannah Solomon / ROBERT GRUBB as Mr Emmett / DAVID NGOOMBUJARRA as
Billy Gonequeer / DANIEL MAYNARD as Flash Bob / DIANE SMITH as
Margaret Keating / LINAL HAFT as George Madden / DOUGLAS HEDGE as
Reverend Smedley / AUSTEN TAYSHUS as Abraham Van Esselyn / DAVID
WEATHERLEY as Sir Jasper Waterlow / ANNIE BYRON as Duchess / SCOTT
BARROS as English David / BRANDON BURKE as Prison Official
THE
POWER, THE PASSION
7
Network / 168x30m-e / 1989
Creator:
Alan Bateman / Executive Producer: Des Monaghan / Producer: Oscar
Whitbread / Music: Mike Perjanik
Glamorous
daytime soap in the style of US hits Dallas, Dynasty etc. It concerned
the machinations of three sisters, Anna a psychiatrist, Catherine and
the somewhat dowdy Ellen. The three were often at loggerheads with
their powerful business man father Gordon Byrne. Made at HSV's Channel
7 studio's in Dorcas Shree, South Melbourne.
With:-
SUZY CATO as Anna Wright / OLIVIA HAMNETT as Ellen Edwards / TRACEY
TAINISH as Catherine Byrne / KEVIN MILES as Gordon Miles / JANE
CLIFTON / IAN RAWLINGS / ROSS THOMPSON
POWER
WITHOUT GLORY
ABC-Paradine
/ 26x60m-e / 1976 (21 June - 13 December)
Novel:
Frank Hardy / Executive Producer: Oscar Whitbread / Music:
George Dreyfus / Directors: Doug Sharp, Keith Wilkes, David
Zweck / Executive Director: John Backman, Scott Mc Lennan.
Historical
drama series. In 1890's Melbourne poor downtrodden John West is
determined to make something of his life with the series following him
as he gains wealth, power and influence and ending with his death in
1950, taking in both his political and business ambitions as well as
his family life as well as the major historical events of the period
such as World War One and the beginnings of the Australian Labour
Party. This deservedly popular series also went onto win numerous
awards including nine Sammys and four Penguins. Part of the filming of
the show was disrupted by union action (the unions didn't like the way
they were being portrayed in the series). The book on which the series
was based was allegedly a veiled account of the real life and hard
times of businessman John Wren (whose family tried to stop the book).
Filmed on location around Melbourne. The series won 9 Sammy awards and 4
Penguins and at the time was one of Australia's most ambitious series ever.
With:-
MARTIN VAUGHAN as John West / ROSALIND SPIERS as Nellie Moran /
HEATHER CANNING as Mrs Moran / IRENE INESCORT as Mrs West / MICHAEL
AITKENS as Piggy Lewis / GEORGE MALLABY as Barney Robinson / SEAN
SCULLY as Eddie Corrigan / JOHN BOWMAN as Mick O'Connell / TIM CONNOR
as Paddy Cummins / DAVID RAVENSWOOD as Devlin / TERRY GILL as Sgt
Grieve / LES JAMES as Alec / MARNIE RANDALL as Mrs Tracey / JOHN
MURPHY as Father O'Toole / JOHN WOOD as Sugar Renfrey / LEILA HAYES as
Florrie Robinson / LEON LISSEK as David Garside / TELFORD JACKSON as
Jim Francis / GERARD KENNEDY as Dick Bradley / KERRY DWYER as Dolly
West / TERENCE DONOVAN as Frank Lammence / GIL TUCKER as Lou Darby /
GRAHAM BLUNDELL as Snoopy Tanner / ROWENA WALLACE as Harriet / LOU
BROWN as Turner / ROWENA WALLACE as Harriet / LISA CRITTENDEN as
Marjorie / NORMAN KAYE as Ned Horan / WENDY HUGHES as Mary West / TONY
BONNER as Brendon West / DAVID CAMERON as Hugo / WARWICK SIMS as Paul
Andreas / GUS MERCURIO as Bill Tinns / CHARLES TINGWELL as Keith
Burkett / JOHN NASH as Lygon / CAMILLA ROWNTREE as Benda / FRED
CULCULLEN as Watty / BOBBY BRIGHT as Michael Kiely / PETER COX as Tony
Grey / MICHAEL DUFFIELD as Dr Bevan
PREMIERE
ABC /
4x30m-e / 1980 (First Episode Broadcast: 29 September)
Executive
Producer: Eric Taylor / Directors: David Chandler, Jan Punch, Mary
Lancaster, Peter Fisk
A
collection of four one off dramas featuring directors new to TV. The
four productions were:- 1. PARTNERS A daughter's
relationship with her mum comes under strain when she announces she is
getting married. 2. FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY A
detective faces a moral dilemma. 3. MR ELVEY'S FRIDAY NIGHTS A
wife begins to suspect her husband may be upto something on his
regular Friday nights out. 4. AND THE MEEK WILL INHERIT THE
EARTH An industrialist uses his wealth to be brought
back to life using cryogenics.
The
casts included:- ANTONIA KATSAROS / MARTIN HARRIS / CORIN TAYLOR / JAN
HAMILTON / PETER GWYNNE / BRENDA SENDERS / BETTY LUCAS / JULIANNE
NEWBOLD
PRIME
TIME
9
Network-Crawfords / 60x30m-e / 1986
Creator/Executive
Producer: Terry Stapleton
Soap
style drama series going behind the scenes on a current affairs news
show called Assignment.
With:-
PETER KOWITZ as Jim Donegal / NINA LANDIS as Kate Macarthur / CHRIS
ORCHARD as David Lockhart / JULIANNE WHITE as Diana Field /
SONJA TALLIS / PETER WHITFORD
PRISONER
(CELL BLOCK H)
O-10
Network-Grundy / 692x60m-e / 1979-87
Creator:
Reg Watson / Theme Music: Allan Caswell / Executive Producers: Reg
Watson, Godfrey Philip / Producers: Ian Bradley, John McRae, Philip
East, Sue Masters, Marie Trevor
Often
outlandish drama series. Prisoner is a much derided but nevertheless
still very popular show (re-runs still being seen in many countries)
that told stories of the all female inmates of Wentworth Detention
Centre. The show had its roots in the similar UK drama series Within
These Walls but this was a much tougher cookie altogether with the
women dealing with lesbianism, murder, drugs and the like. Key
characters included tough inmate Bea Smith who ruled the roost at
Wentworth (Queen Bea as she was known), prison officers Joan 'The
Freak' Ferguson and Vera 'Vinegar Tits' Bennett. Other inmates
included the elderly Lizzie Birdsworth, lesbian Franky Doyle. Towards
the end of the shows run many of the original cast had departed with
new prisoners coming and going at a steady rate. Outside of Australia
the show is known as Prisoner: Cell Block H because of the Patrick
McGoohan prisoner series.
Important
cast members included:- PETA TOPPANO as Karen Travers / VAL LEHMAN as
Bea Smith / KERRY ARMSTRONG as Lynnette Warner / CAROL BURNS as Freida
'Franky' Doyle / MARGARET LAURENCE as Marilyn Anne Mason /SHEILA
FLORANCE as Lizzie Birdsworth / COLETTE MANN as Doreen Anderson / MARY
WARD as Jeannie 'Mum' Brooks / AMANDA MUGGLETON as Chrissie Latham /
KRISTY CHILD as Anne Yates / JUDE KURING as Noelene Burke / SALLY
CAHILL as Barbara Davidson / MARGOT KNIGHT as Sharon Gilmour / JUDY
McBURNEY as Pixie Mason / GLENDA LINSCOTT as Rita Connors / PATSY KING
as Erica Davidson / ELSPETH BALLANTYNE as Meg Jackson / FIONA SPENCE
as Vera Bennett / MAGGIE KIRKPATRICK as Joan Ferguson / GERDA
NICHOLSON as Anne Reynolds / BARRY QUINN as Doctor Greg Miller /
CHRISTINE AMOR as Jean Vernon / GERARD MAGUIRE as Jim Fletcher / JIM
SMILLIE as Steve Wilson / RICHARD MOIR as Eddie Cook
PRIVATE
ABC
/ 1x55 minute episodes /
Sunday 7 November 1971
@
9.05pm
Opera.
Felix Werder’s short contemporary opera. A musical
drama based on the theme of man’s relationship to
woman.
Problems
begin when three men are employed by a woman in a busy
office. Produced by Peter Rorke. Staring George Hegan,
tenor, James Whitbread, baritone, Brian Hansford,
baritone, Loris Synan, soprano. Featuring
the
Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra.
THE
PRIVATE WAR OF LUCINDA SMITH
9
Network -Resolution - Revcom / 2x120m-e / 1990 20 - 21 May
Writer:
Peter Yeldham / Camera: Peter Hendry / Design: Quentin Hole / Costume:
Douglas Smith / Producer: Ray Alchin, Geoffrey Daniels / Executive
Producers: Ian Bradley, Peter Yeldham / Director: Ray Alchin
Period
drama serial. In the 1930's Australian Lucinda Smith and the English
Edward Spencer-Grant move to a South Pacific island to run a Copra
plantation then World War II rears its ugly head.
With:-
LINDA CROPPER as Lucinda Smith / NIGEL HAVERS as Edward Spencer-Grant
/ WERNER STOCKER as Hans Riker / ANDREW CLARKE as Lt Andrews / BILL
KERR as Gustav / JUSTINE CLARKE as Nellie / ANNE HADDY as Mrs Spencer
Grant / PETER BAASKE as Commander Spier / ROBERT BAXTER as Sergeant
Barry / TIARE SCHWALGER as Kiri / ALFRED BELL as Minister
THE
PRIVATE WORLD OF MISS PRIM
NLT
Productions / 13x30m-e / 1966 black and white First Episode: 3
February
Writers:
Dick Barry, Bob Huber / Producers: Stan Mars, Bob Harmon / Director:
Peter Bernardos
Comedy.
Stories of a secretary, the Miss Prim of the title, working in the
world of the children's court and given to flights of fancy (mainly of
the Romantic variety). The show grew out of a pair of sketch series
which star Dawn Lake had been appearing in; The Late Show and The
Mobil Limb Show (Lake was married to comedian Bobby Limb).
With:-
DAWN LAKE / BENITA COLLINGS / MARION JOHN / OWEN WEINGOTT
THE
PROPHECIES OF NOSTRADAMUS
7
Network-Paul Drane / 2x90m-e / 1979 and 1990
Producer/Director:
Paul Drane
A
drama documentary focusing on prophet Nostradamus and
whether his prophecies had any hope of coming true or
not. A later special repeated most of the dramatised
action here but focused on what had happened in the
1980's and whether he foretold any of them.. Hosted by
John Waters with some narration by Kirk Alexander.
Actors included Richard Butler, Bob Ruggiero and Roy
Edmunds.
PUBLIC
EYE
10
Network / x60m-e / 1989
Current
affairs show most of whose hosts came from the show this
replaced (Page One), those
involved included Chris Masters, Katrina Lee, Michael
Cordell, Peter George, Maxine McKew, Greg Hoy and John
O'Neill.
PUGWALL
9
Network-LJ Productions / 16x30m-e / 1989
Writer:
Alan Hopgood / Music: Peter Moscos / Producers: Louise
Hall, John Gauci, Frank Brown
Children's
comedy drama series about young Pugwall who starts his
own band determined to make it to the top. The following
year a 29 episode sequel emerged called Pugwall's
Summer, this features same cast and production
credits as the above.
With:-
JASON TORRENS / REBECCA BLOMBERG / LOUISE HALL / KEN
JAMES / MAURIE FIELDS / JAY McCORMACK / TROY BECKWITH /
RICKY FLEMING / VIC GORDON / EMMA SNOW
THE
PULSE
ABC / 10x30m-e /
2001 (First Episode Broadcast: Thursday 26 July / 11.00pm)
Producer: Jonathan
Schwartz
Contemporary jazz
series (moodily shot in black and white) featuring the best in modern talent
with such artists as Michelle Nicolle, The Necks, The Barney McCall Unit and
Bernie McGann. Each episode had a budget of $22,000 and the show was filmed at
various Sydney and Melbourne locations.
PUNISHMENT
10
Network-Grundy / x60m-e / 1981 (First episode: 21 February)
Prison
drama series telling often brutal stories of the staff and inmates of
Longbridge Prison. Superintendent Alan Smith was governor of the
jail, Jack Hudson was chief officer; Larry Morrison was a recidivist prisoner
whilst Paul Wells was in prison for the first time (his Dad Sam also happened
to be in the same prison). To get away from the often quite grim goings on in
the prison there was a lot of scenes of the officers home lives and the
convicts families and so on. The set, built at the Channel 10 studio's, cost
some $85,000. A then unknown Mel Gibson was a semi regular in the series. Many
of the stories featured were based on real cases.
With:-
BARRY CROCKER as Governor Alan Smith / KEN WAYNE as Chief Officer Jack
Hudson / MICHAEL SMITH as Paul Well / BRIAN HARRISON as Sam Wells /
BRIAN WENZEL as Wally Webber / MIKE PRESTON as Larry Morrison / JAMES
C. STEELE / ROSS THOMPSON / DAVID SPENCER / ARTHUR SHERMAN / JULIE
McGREGOR as Julie Smith
THE
PURPLE JACARANDA
ABC /
7x30m-e / 1964 black and white
Writer:
Richard Lane / Producer: Colin Dean / Director: Rod Adamson
A murder
mystery based on a novel by Nancy Graham.
With:-
JAMES CONDON / DIANA PERRYMAN / MARGO LEE / WALTER SULLIVAN / RONALD
MORSE / JOHN UNICOMB
THE
PYRAMID CHALLENGE
10
Network-Grundy / x30m-e / 1978
General
knowledge quiz show which came from Brisbane and was
hosted by Malcolm Searle.
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