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PACKED TO THE RAFTERS

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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