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All Saints (season 1)
The first season of the long-running Australian medical drama '' All Saints'' began airing on 24 February 1998 and concluded on 17 November 1998 with a total of 41 episodes. Plot Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency Department at All Saints Hospital. Cast and characters Regular * Georgie Parker as Terri Sullivan * Jeremy Cumpston as Connor Costello * Sam Healy as Jaz Hillerman *Martin Lynes as Luke Forlano * Judith McGrath as Von Ryan * Andrew McKaige as Peter Morrison * Libby Tanner as Bronwyn Craig *Ben Tari as Jared Levine * Kirrily White as Stephanie Markham Semi-Regular * Brian Vriends as Ben Markham (29 episodes) *Elizabeth Maywald as Sophie Williams (17 episodes) * Justine Clarke as Samantha O'Hara (8 episodes) Recurring * Steve Jacobs as Harry Williams (2 episodes) Guest *Kim Hillas as Joan Marden (5 episodes) *Michael Caton as Bob Parkin (7 episodes) Maggie De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Network
Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of the five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney. As of 2014, it was the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts (''Seven News'') and sports programming—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2024, Seven Network is the highest-rated television network nationally, in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kym Wilson
Kym Wilson (born 1 April 1973) is an Australian actress and former television host. Career As a girl, Wilson studied drama and dance at Cheshire Dance Academy in North Narrabeen, Sydney in the early 80s. Wilson made her television debut playing a minor role in the 1985 mini-series '' Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin''. Her first major role was in the ABC TV mini-series '' Brides of Christ'' in 1991. She played Darcy Hudson in the popular medical drama '' A Country Practice'' from 1991 to 1993. Following her stint on ''A Country Practice'' she played guest roles in ''Heartbreak High'' and '' All Saints''. Wilson also co-hosted the music program '' Video Smash Hits'' from 1992 to 1993, and was a panellist on the Seven Network game-show '' The Main Event'' in 1992. In 1995, together with then boyfriend Jeremy Sims, Wilson formed the theatrical production company "Pork Chop Productions". In 1996 she had a starring role in the original '' McLeod's Daughters'' telefilm, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Walton (actor)
John Walton (1952 – 17 July 2014) was an Australians, Australian actor of stage, television, and film, best known for his roles in television soap operas ''The Young Doctors'' and ''The Sullivans''. Walton was born in St Ives, New South Wales, St. Ives, Sydney, Australia. Roles Walton played Doctor Craig Rothwell in the television soap opera ''The Young Doctors'' during 1976 and 1977. In 1984, he also appeared as Bill Woodfull in the miniseries ''Bodyline (miniseries), Bodyline'', and he played the part of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Australian mini-series ''A Thousand Skies''. He also completed a stint in ''Heartbreak High'' playing Nat Delaine from 1997 until 1998. He appeared as Michael Watkins, the nephew of Ida Jessop (Vivean Gray), on ''The Sullivans'', from episodes 239-433. His character married Maggie Hayward (Vikki Hammond)'s daughter, Alice Morgan (Megan Williams (actress), Megan Williams), but it was not a happy marriage. His character was killed in a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Hruby
Anna Hruby (born October 1960) is an Australian actress and voice over artist band TV commercial advertiser, who has appeared in many Australian films, television series and theatre productions. She is the daughter of late actress, entertainer and television personality Joy Hruby and Czech jazz pianist Zdenek Hruby. Career Hruby's first recurring role as a child actor was in the TV miniseries '' Seven Little Australians''. She featured in the TV serial '' The Young Doctors'' as Sandy Pearce, girlfriend of Roger Gordon in from 1977 to 1978. Hruby then achieved recognition for her role in ''Prisoner'' as Paddy Lawson. She has also appeared in TV series such as '' Sons and Daughters'' as Tracy Kingsford, '' A Country Practice'', '' All Saints'', '' Cop Shop'' and mini-series such as '' The Harp in the South'' and '' Poor Man's Orange''. She was a regular cast member on ''Home and Away'', playing Judith Ackroyd and '' Fireflies'', playing Rebekah Sharp. Hruby also works as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Tingwell
Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his first motion picture in 1946 and went on to appear in more than 100 films and numerous TV programs in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Early life and military service Tingwell was born on 3 January 1923 in the Sydney suburb of Coogee, the son of William Harvey Tingwell and Enid (née Green). William volunteered as a surf lifesaver at Coogee Surf Life Saving Club where, in 1922, a colleague noticed Enid's pregnancy and asked, 'What's budding there?', and 'Bud' became the nickname for their infant son. As an adolescent, Bud was encouraged by his father to train as an accountant, but Tingwell failed the entrance exam. While still at school, he became a cadet at Sydney radio station 2CH, soon becoming the youngest radio announcer in Australia. Second World War In 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Bobbitt
Betty Ann Bobbitt (February 7, 1939 – November 30, 2020) was an American actress, director, singer, and playwright based in Australia, with a career that spanned over 60 years, encompassing theatre, television, and film. Bobbitt was best known for her small screen role in TV series ''Prisoner'' (known as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'' in the UK and North America, and ''Caged Woman'' in Canada) as lesbian mother figure Judy Bryant from 1980 to 1985, through 430 episodes. Early life Bobbitt was born in Manhattan, New York, to nurse Elizabeth Bobbitt née Sprout and Hubert Bobbitt, a steel mill worker and grew up in Norristown, a suburb of Philadelphia.Laura Lippstone, "Life in the Land of Oz", ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', 9 November 1986 p. 31. She attended a Catholic school and Norristown High School. Career Early career When Bobbitt moved to Los Angeles, at the age of 18, to appear in a theatre production of ''Auntie Mame'', she was approached by an Australian television pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Jacobs
Joyce Mary Jacobs (née Penn; 15 April 1922 – 15 September 2013) was an English-born Australian character actress, and comedienne who had a successful career on the small screen, in soap opera and serials, after emigrating there from her native England in 1962. Early life Jacobs was born one of three siblings in Carshalton, Surrey, England to Leonard Watson Penn and Dora Elsie (née Ferrett) Penn. She did not embark on a professional acting career until arriving in Australia in 1962. Career During the 1970s, Jacobs played the small, recurring role of Mrs. Carson in '' Number 96'' and Muriel Palmer on '' The Young Doctors''. Joyce is best known for her portrayals of elderly gossips. She appeared in serial '' Number 96'' as a speaking extra, often referred to as Mrs. Carson or Daisy, and appeared briefly in '' The Young Doctors'' as Muriel Cover She appeared in the short film, ''Heaven on the 4th Floor'', in 1998 opposite Bunney Brooke. She appeared in a guest episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Hey
Virginia Hey (born 19 June 1952) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in the science fiction television series ''Farscape'', playing the "Warrior Woman" in '' Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior'', and various roles in television drama series, such as lawyer Jennifer St James in '' E Street''. Career Hey began her career as a fashion model after being discovered at a bus stop by ''POL'' magazine editor Wendy Adnam. Hey appeared on several magazine covers and started her acting career in television advertisements (57 in all), television dramas and films in Australia and the UK. In 1979, Hey appeared in live TV performances with The Buggles for their song "Video Killed the Radio Star", including on the BBC's ''Top of the Pops'' and on German television. However, she does not appear in the official music video. (The official video for the same song is remembered best for being the first music video broadcast on MTV in 1981.) Hey appeared in the Mama's Boys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Mullinar
Rodney Mullinar (born 1942) is a British Australian actor, noted for his roles on Australian television. Biography Early life Mullinar born in Hereford, Hertfordshire, emigrated to Australia in 1966, at the urging of an Australian friend in London, Bill Hunter. He relocated to Sydney with his first wife Liz who was at that time also an actor but would soon become a well-known casting agent. Career Mullinar appeared in theatre productions, firstly with the Australian Theatre for Young People and then with the Independent Theatre troupe in mid-1968 with whom he performed in the plays '' Wait Until Dark'', ''Uncle Vanya'', and ''Tango''. He also had a major role in the controversial 1970 film '' The Set'' in which he plays Tony Brown, who has an affair with the film's protagonist, Paul, played by Sean McEuan. During the making of ''The Set'', Mullinar, who was union shop steward for the film, was punched by another actor when Mullinar demanded to see his union card. The '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Phipps
Maxwell John Phipps (18 November 1939 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian actor, known for a number of roles in theatre, films and television during the 1960s until the end of the 1990s. Phipps' most notable roles included portraying Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in the six-hour television miniseries '' The Dismissal'' (1983). Life and career Phipps was born in Dubbo and grew up in Parkes. He started his acting training in Sydney at the age of 21, at the Ensemble Theatre. There he appeared in such productions as ''Buffalo Skinner'', ''Long Day's Journey into Night'', '' Fortune and Men's Eyes'', '' The Removalists'' and '' Rooted''. In the Sydney Opera House's inaugural season he played Harry Bustle in '' What If You Died Tomorrow?''. In London he reprised this role, as well as appearing in ''Don's Party''. He played Dr Frank-N-Furter in ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in Melbourne in 1975–77. His most notable screen roles included Bernie Dump in '' The Miraculous Mellops'', Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Hartley
Linda Hartley-Clark (born 28 December 1967) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Kerry Bishop on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1989 to 1990. She had early lead roles in ''Cornflakes for Tea'', ''The Bush Gang'', and ''Home (Australian TV series), Home'', before appearing in ''The Flying Doctors'' miniseries as Diana Daniels, and ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' as Roach Waters in 1986. Career Hartley attended Macleod College, Macleod High School in Melbourne. Hartley began singing and dancing from a young age, before her agent persuaded her to give acting a chance. She was a back-up dancer and singer on the short-lived ''Bert Newton#1975–92, Tonight with Bert Newton'' show. She also had a dancing lead role in a production of ''42nd Street (musical), 42nd Street'', which was later postponed. She turned down the narrator role in ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' to accept a role in ''The Young Doctors''. Hartley secured her first lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Doran
Matthew James Doran (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian television and film actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Damian Roberts in the Australian soap ''Home and Away'' from 1991 to 1996, "Mouse" in the 1999 film ''The Matrix'', and "Elan Sleazebaggano" in the 2002 film '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Early life and education Doran was born in Sydney. He is the brother of Mark Doran and uncle of JD and Max Doran. He studied acting for two years at the Australian Film and TV Academy and won an award for Best Performance and Most Improved Student before he graduated in 1991. Career After graduation Doran landed a lead role in the film, '' Pirates Island'', and made an appearance on '' E Street''. Doran played the part of the schoolboy Damian Roberts in the Australian soap, ''Home and Away'', from 1991 to 1996. He guest starred in '' G.P.'', '' Fallen Angels'', '' Water Rats'', '' Medivac'', '' Murder Call'', ''Farscape ''Farscape'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
