TV Australia R2

Period dram telling the story if Jill Ker Conway who spent her childhood in the bush during the depressed 1930's and following her through to her adult life in Sydney in the 1950's.

With:- KATHERINE SLATTERY as Jill (as an adult) / ALEX TOMASETTI as Jill (as a young girl) / ALEXANDRA GALWEY as Jill (as a young girl) / JULIET STEVENSON as Eve Ker / RICHARD ROXBURGH as Bill Ker / ANDREW KEATING / SEBASTIAN LAMOUR

ROBBERY UNDER ARMS

S.A.F.C-ITC / 3x120m-e / 1985

Writer: Graeme Koestveld, Tony Morphett / Novel: Rolf Boldrewood / Camera: Ernest Clark / Design: George Liddle / Costume: Anna Senioir / Music: Gerry McDonald, Laurie Stone / Producer: Jock Blair / Executive Producer: John Morris / Director: Ken Hannam, Donald Crombie

Period drama serial. Wealthy English Captain Starlight moves to Australia becoming an outlaw and cattle rustler in the process.

With:- SAM NEILL as Captain Starlight / STEVEN VIDLER as Dick / CHRISTOPHER CUMMINS as Jim / LIZ NEWMAN as Gracey / JANE MENELAUS as Aileen / ANDY ANDERSON as George / DEBORAH COULLS as Kate / SUSIE LINDEMAN as Jeannie / ELAINE CUSACK as Mum / ED DEVEREAUX as Ben / TOMMY LEWIS as Warrigal / ROBERT GRUBB as Morringer / DAVID BRADSHAW as Goring

ROLF'S WALKABOUT

ABC / 6x30m-e / 1970

Entertainer Rolf Harris along with his wife and daughter undertake a tour of Australia accompanied by top naturalists Vincent Serventy and Harry Butler to take a look at the land, its people and its animals.

ROLLER DERBY

10 Network / x60m-e and also x90m-e / 1971

Strange 'sports' show featuring roller skate Derby action, refereed by Jan Dorrigo, two teams competed against each other and the teams had names like The Thunderbirds and The Outlaws. The series was broadcast from the Alexandria Basketball Stadium.

THE ROLLING STONES AT MARQUEE

7 Network / 1x30m-e / 1971 (Broadcast: Sunday 3 October / 11.00pm)

Music based documentary following Mick Jagger as he prepares to film Ned Kelly as well as concert footage of the Stones in action in Europe.

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

7 Network / x30m-e / 2000-continuing

Lifestyle. A team of five (including host Scott McGregor) spend 48 hours (with a budget of $7500 and while the owners were away) transforming a room in someone's home. Also on hand were Dagmar Sulzberger (labour) ,Craig Russell (painter), Tom Williams (carpenter) and Sophie Ward (designer). The show was like a cross between Ground Force and Backyard Blitz meets Changing Rooms.

ROOM TO MOVE

1987

Director: John Duigan

Drama.

With:- ALYSSA COCK as Angie Spry / MARTIN HARRIS as Bruce Spry / TERENCE DONOVAN as Peter Trig / NICOLE KIDMAN as Carol Trig

ROSE AGAINST THE ODDS

ATN-Ross Close and Russell Kennedy-Onset-Australian Film Finance Corp. / 2x120m-e/ 1991

Writer/Director: John Dixon / Camera: David Connell / Design: Leslie Binns / Costume: Marion Boyce / Music: Peter Sullivan / Producers: Ross Close, Russell Kennedy / Executive Producer: Des Monaghan

Period drama serial. The true life story of Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose from his heyday in the late 1960's as World Bantamweight Champion to his later struggles as an alcoholic thief.

With:- PAUL WILLIAMS as Lionel Rose / TONY BARRY as Jack Rennie / KRIS McQUADE as Shirley Pennie / STEVE JACOBS as Frank Oakes / TELLY SAVALAS as George Panassus / TSURUTARO KATAOKA as 'Fighting' Havada / VIKKI BLANCHE as Jenny Oakes / FRANKIE J. HOLDEN as Tom Price / THONDA ROBERTS as Gina Rose / LORRAINE MAFI-WIILIAMS as Adelaide Rose / DAVID KENNEDY as Roy Rose / ALAN CAMPBELL as Young Lionel / DON BRIDGES as Les

ROUND THE TWIST

Australia / 7 Network-ABC-Australian Children's Television Foundation / 52x30m-e / 1990/93/98/2000

Creator: Paul Jennings / Producers: Antonia Barnard, Patricia Edgar

Fantasy sitcom. The Twist children live with their father in a lighthouse on the Victoria coast and find strangeness and fantastic things happening to them on a regular basis. The first series of 13 was followed by a second almost 3 years later, this featured a largely different cast, then five years later the series re-emerged for a further two seasons. Round the twist is one of Australia's most sucessful TV exports, sold to 78 different countries, each series takes around 5 months to film and costs around $5 million to produce.

1990 (7 Network) Cast:- TAMSIN WEST as Linda Twist / SAM VANDERBURGH as Pete Twist / RODNEY McLENNAN as Bronson Twist / JUDITH McGRATH as Matron Gribble / FRANKIE J. HOLDEN as Mr Gribble

1993 (ABC) Cast:- JOELENE CRNOGNORAC as inda Twist / BEN THOMAS as Pete Twist / JEFFREY WALKER as Bronson Twist / ROBYN GIBBES as Miss James / MARK MITCHELL as Mr Gribble

APPEARED IN BOTH THE ABOVE:- RICHARD MOIR as Mr Twist / BUNNY BROOKE as Nell / ESBEN STORM as Mr Snapper

1998 Cast:- EBONNIE MASINI / RAIN McLEAN / MATTHEW WATERS / ANDREW S. GILBERT / MARION HEATHFIELD / TRUDY HELLIER / KATIE BARNES

ROVE

Ten / 10x30m-e / 1999 22 September - 24 November Wednesdays 12 midnight

Producer: Rove McManus

Comedy show hosted by Rove McManus mixing sketches and stand up type stuff, also appearing were Peter Hellier, Corinne Grant and Dave Callan.

ROVE LIVE

Ten /x60m-e / 2000-continuing

Executive Producer: Craig Campbell

Late night chat show hosted Rove McManus and much in the style of the above entry. At the end of March 2001 American comic Scott Capurro caused outrage with his stand up routine leading to the resignation of executive producer Craig Campbell. Regulars on the show included Corinne Grant and Peter Helliar.

THE ROVERS

0-10 Network-NLT Production / 39x30m-e / 1969

Creator: Roger Mirams / Executive Producer: William Harmon / Music: Tommy Leonetti / Lyrics: Barry Crocker, Peter Flanagan

Action adventure series. Journalist Bob Wild, young boy Mike, his Grandfather Cap and their friend photographer/journalist Rusty Collins travel the shores of Australia having adventures aboard Bob's boat The Pacific Lady. NLT hired the schooner The Pacific Lady especially and they also constructed a special studio (constructed from an old hall) in case of adverse weather conditions.

With:- ROWENA WALLACE as Rusty Collins / NOEL TREVARTHEN as Bob Wild / EDWARD HEPPLE as Cap McGill / GRANT SEIDON as Mike

THE ROY AND HG SHOW

7 Network / x60m-e / 2001 (First Episode Broadcast: Monday 23 April / 10.30pm)

Comedians Roy and HG (better know as John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) take a look at what has been happening in the world the week prior to the show. The title later changed to The Monday Dump With Roy and HG.

RPA

9 Network / x30m-e / 1995-continuing

Executive Producer: Danny Milosavjevic

Real life series going behind the scenes with the staff of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Inner Sydney as they deal with patients and the troubles that come their way.

RPM

10 Network / x90m-e / 1997-continuing

Motorsport general magazine type show with highlights, features, interviews etc.

RUBBISH

9 Network / 1x30m-e / 1987 (19 December)

Comedy. The misadventures of a gang of garbage disposal men. A planned series never emerged.

With:- GRAHAME BOND as Kev Kavanagh / JOSS McWILLIAM as Dudley / GEORGIE STIRLING as Mrs Doyle / RALPH COTTERILL

RUNAWAY ISLAND

7 Network-Grundy / 1x95m-e x30m-e / 1982

Music: Bob Young / Producer: Roger Mirams

Children's period adventure series. In the 1830's a group of poor kids team up with some wealthier ones getting involved in adventure along the way.

With:- MILES BUCHANAN / SIMONE BUCHANAN / JULIE TYLER / HUGH KEAYS-BYRNE / KATE FITZPATRICK / ALLAN PENNEY / RON HADDRICK / CORNELIA FRANCIS / MICHAEL AITKENS / IVAR KANTS

RUSH

ABC-SCE-Antenna Z France / 26x50m-e / 1974 and 1976

Music: George Dreyfus / Producers: Oscar Whitbread (1974), James Davern (1976)

Period drama series. Episodes in the lives of a group of people involved in the Aussie gold rush of the 1850's. Season one, made in 1974 was set in Crocker's Creek (filmed in Melborne) whilst season two (which didn't appear until 1976 was set in Turon Springs and filmed in Sydney (on the sets used for the show Ben Hall in fact). Season two was co-financed by the French company Antennae.

With:- JOHN WATERS / OLIVIA HAMNETT (1974) / BRENDON LUNNEY (1974) / PETER FLETT (1974) / MAX MELDRUM (1974) / ALWYN KURTS (1974) / PAUL MASON (1976) / ALAIN DOUTEY (1976) / VINCENT BALL (1976) / JANE HARDERS (1976) / DELORE WHITMAN (1976)

THE RUSSELL GILBERT SHOW

9 Network-Somers Carroll / 6x30m-e / 1998

Writers: Russell Gilbert, Paul Calleja, Andrew Maj, Bob Franklin, Steve Jackson, Chris Bennett, Kevin Blond, Glenn Robbins / Script Editor: Glenn Robbins / Executive Producer: Daryl Somers / Producer/Sketch Director: Kevin Blond / Director: Peter Ots

A comedy sketch show starring the comedian Russell Gilbert who had previously been seen on The Comedy Company. Thanks Barry Bits for his contribution to this entry.

RUSSELL GILBERT WAS HERE

9 Network / 8x30m-e / 2001 (First Episode Broadcast: Tuesday 27 March / 7.30pm)

Comedy sketch series starring former Hey Hey It's Saturday alumni Russell Gilbert. Writers and performers included Paul Calleda, Tony Richards, Paula Gardner, Andrew Maj, Marty Sheargold, Steve Kearney, Angela Stapleton and Stephen Hall.

RUSTY BUGLES

ABC / 1x75m-e / 1965 black and white

Writer: John Warwick / Producer/Director: Alan Burke

Period comedy. During World War II a group of soldiers stationed in the Northern Territory have to while away their decidely unproductive hours.

With:- JACK ALLAN / JOHN ARMSTRONG / GUY LE CLAIRE / STUART FINCH / KERRY FRANCIS / ROBERT McDARRA

RUTH PARK'S HARP IN THE SOUTH

Ten Network-Quantum-Anthony Buckley / 3x120m-e / 1987 (May)

Writers: Ruth Park, George Whaley, Eleanor Whitcombe / Novel: Ruth Park / Camera: Paul Murphy / Design: Bernard Hides / Costume: David Rowe / Music: Peter Best / Executive Producer: Robert Mercieca / Producer: Anthony Buckley / Director: George Whaley

Period drama serial. Episodes in the life of the working class, catholic Darcy family in a down at heel area of Sydney during late 1940's. The Parents were Hughie and Mamma, grown up daughters were Roie and Dolour

With:- ANNE PHELAN as Mumma / MARTYN SANDERSON as Hughie / ANNA HRUBY as Roie / KAARIN FAIRFAX as Dolour / GWEN PLUMB as Grandma Kilker / SHANE CONNOR as Charlie Rothe

RUTH PARK'S POOR MAN'S ORANGE

10 Network-Anthony Buckley-Quantum / 2x120m-e / 1987 (September)

Writer/Director: George Whaley / Novel: Ruth Park / Camera: Paul Murphy / Design: Bernard Hides / Costume: David Rowe / Music: Peter Best / Producer: Anthony Buckley / Executive Producer: Robert Mercieca / Director: George Whaley

Period drama serial. Sequel to Ruth park's Harp in the South (see above) picking up the story of the Darcy's in the 1950's when times are still hard, taking in subjects like suicide (Pat Diamond) and death in childbirth (Roie).

With:- ANNE PHELAN as Mamma Darcy / ANNA HRUBY as Roie Rothe / KAARIN FAIRFAX as Dolour Darcy / Martyn Sanderson as Hughie Darcy / SHANE CONNOR as Charlie Rothe / EMILY NICOL as Matty Rothe / LOIS RAMSEY as Mrs Campion / CECIL PARKEE as Lick Jimmy / RON SHAND as Bumper Reilly / SYD CONABERE as Pat Diamond / KERRY WALKER as Miss Moon / CHARLES 'BUD' TINGWELL as Father Cooley / CAROLE SKINNER as Delia Stock / BRANDON BURKE as Tommy Mandel / SUSAN LEITH as Francie

RYAN

7 Network-Crawford / 39x60m-e / 1973-74 (27 May 1973 - 19 April 1974)
Creators: Terry Stapleton, Mort Fine / Music: Garry Hardman / Producer: Terry Stapleton

Crime drama series about a take no nonsense birding, boozing private detective (the Ryan of the title). During office hours, which tended to be very flexible, Ryan was assisted by his Girl Friday, Julie King. Mort Fine who helped create the show was an American responsible for shows like I-Spy. Rowena Wallace was amongst the guest stars.

With:- ROD MULLINAR as Ryan / PAMELA STEPHENSON as Julie King / LUIGI VILLANI as Tony Angelini / COLIN McEWAN as Detective Cullen

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