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Chips (radio Series)
''Chips'' is a 1952 Australian radio drama series starring Chips Rafferty. It is not to be confused with his earlier series ''The Sundowner'' although it too was an outback adventure series. Many episodes were written by Lee Robinson who was then still working for the Department of Information Film Unit. The series began the collaboration between Robinson and Rafferty that would lead to their feature films starting with '' The Phantom Stockman''. John Reeve produced. A party to launch it was held in September 1951. Cast *Chips Rafferty *Charles Tingwell * Ossie Wenban *Rosemary Miller * Alan White *Frank Ransome *Grant Taylor *Guy Doleman *Rod Taylor Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including '' Young Cassidy'' (1965), '' Nobody Runs Forever'' (1968), '' The Train Robbers'' (1973), and '' A Matt ... References {{Lee Robinson 1952 Australian radio dramas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chips Radio Serial
''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. After the final first-run telecast on NBC in May 1983, the series went into reruns on Sundays from May 8 to July 17, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons, plus one reunion television film in October 1998. Overview ''CHiPs'' is an action crime drama in a standard hour-long time slot, which at the time required 48 minutes of actual programming. A signature of the show, especially in the later seasons, were frequent over-the-top freeway pileups. For filming, traffic on Los Angeles freeways that were yet to be opened was non-existent and most chase scenes were done on the back roads. The show was created by Rick Rosner, and starred Erik Estrada as macho, rambunctious Officer Francis ("Frank") Llewellyn "Ponch" Poncherello and Larry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |