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Leslie Dayman
Leslie Calmond Dayman (19 January 1933 – 20 October 2023), credited as Les Dayman, was an Australian actor with a career spanning over 50 years, he was best known for his performances on television (serials and telemovies) and film, major small screen roles including ''Homicide'', ''Prisoner'', '' Sons and Daughters'', and '' E Street''. Early life Leslie Calmond Dayman was born at Burn Brae Private Hospital in Footscray, Melbourne, on 19 January 1933. He was the son of Ria Dilks and Les "Bro" Dayman, whose address is given as 49 Napier Street, Footscray. His father was an Australian Rules footballer who played in both the South Australian Football League and Victorian Football League for the Port Adelaide Football Club and Footscray Football Club, and the baby's birth was announced in the ''Adelaide Advertiser''. Career Dayman started his career in theatre in 1955 and thereafter worked as an actor, director and narrator. Television roles Dayman was best known as a stap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footscray, Victoria
Footscray ( ) is an inner-city Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong Local government areas of Victoria, local government area and its council seat. Footscray recorded a population of 17,131 at the . Footscray is characterised by a very diverse, multicultural central shopping area, which reflects the successive waves of immigration experienced by Melbourne, and by Footscray in particular. Once a centre for Greek, Italian and former Yugoslavian migrants, it later became a hub for Vietnamese and East African immigrants in Melbourne. It has recently begun to undergo rapid development and gentrification, and ''Time Out (magazine), Time Out'' magazine placed Footscray at 13th in its '50 Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World' for 2019, reflecting its evolving reputation, citing in particular its diverse array of intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grundy Television
Reg Grundy Organisation (founded as Reg Grundy Enterprises, later known as both Reg Grundy Productions and Grundy Television and known informally as Grundy's) was an Australian-based multinational mass media company, primarily involved in television as a production company but also in distribution and licensing. Reg Grundy, the company's namesake founded the media enterprise locally in 1959, It branched out internationally in the late 1980s under the banner Grundy World Wide Limited with divisions in Europe, United Kingdom, the United States and Asia The company first produced game shows, then branched into soap operas in 1973. In 1995 Reg Grundy sold the company to Pearson Television, now known as Fremantle, part of the RTL Group (in turn majority owned by Bertelsmann). In 2006, Fremantle merged Grundy Television and Crackerjack Productions to form the localised arm Fremantle Australia. Until 2013, the Grundy name still existed internationally in Germany as Grundy Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallipoli (1981 Film)
''Gallipoli'' is a 1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir and produced by Patricia Lovell and Robert Stigwood, starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee. The film revolves around several young men from Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army during World War I. They are sent to the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey), where they take part in the Gallipoli campaign. During the course of the film, the young men slowly lose their innocence about the purpose of war. The climax of the film occurs on the Anzac battlefield at Gallipoli, depicting the futile attack at the Battle of the Nek on 7 August 1915. ''Gallipoli'', which had a budget of $2.6 million, provides a faithful portrayal of life in Australia in the 1910s—reminiscent of Weir's 1975 film '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' set in 1900—and captures the ideals and character of the Australians who joined up to fight, as well as the conditions they endured on the battlefield, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekend Of Shadows
''Weekend of Shadows'' is a 1978 film directed by Tom Jeffrey and starring John Waters. Premise In the 1930s, a farmer's wife in a small town is murdered. Suspicion falls on a Polish labourer and a posse is formed to catch him. Cast *John Waters as Rabbit *Melissa Jaffer as Vi * Wyn Roberts as Sergeant Caxton *Graham Rouse as Ab Nolan *Graeme Blundell as Bernie Collins * Bill Hunter as Bosun *Bryan Brown as Bennett * Kevin Miles as The Superintendent * Kit Taylor as Ryan * Les Foxcroft as Badger Production Writer Peter Yeldham later called the film a "real disaster... we had constant changes and insecurity about it, right up to the day of shooting. I think many of these changes didn't help the film." Shooting commenced in July 1977 in Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills. The film was a commercial disappointment. Director Tom Jeffrey Tom Morven Jeffrey (born 26 September 1938) is an Australian film and television producer and director. He worked at the ABC and BBC, beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Dane
''Sara Dane'' is a 1982 Australian television miniseries about a woman transported from England to Australia for a crime she did not commit.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p231 Original novel The mini-series was based on the best-selling 1954 novel of the same name by Catherine Gaskin. Gaskin had spent two years researching the book, which was inspired by the true story of Mary Reibey, a woman convict who married an officer while travelling to Australia, went on to become a successful businesswoman in her own right, and whose image has been featured since 1994 on the Australian $20 note. The novel was Gaskin's most successful, selling over two million copies. Film rights were sold and Gaskin announced in 1955 that a movie version would be made at Elstree Studios the following year, but this did not occur. Neither did another proposed production starring Sylvia Syms. 1956 radio adaptation The novel was adapted for radio in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' is an Australian detective television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels, and it was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger. The series revolves around the personal and professional life of Phryne Fisher ( Essie Davis), a glamorous private detective in 1920s Melbourne. Three series have been broadcast, and a feature film titled '' Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears'' was released in February 2020. A television spin-off '' Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' was broadcast in 2019. ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' has been aired in over 100 countries and territories. Plot and series ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' revolves around the personal and professional life of Phryne Fisher ( Essie Davis), a glamorous private detective in late 1920s Melbourne. In the first series, a running theme is the kidnapping and death of Phryne's younger sister Janey wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints (TV Series)
''All Saints'' is an Australian medical drama television series that first screened on the Seven Network on 24 February 1998. Set in the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital, it focused on the staff of Ward 17 until its closure in 2004, which is when the focus changed and began following the staff of the emergency department. The show was produced by John Holmes, alongside Jo Porter, MaryAnne Carroll, and Di Drew. The final episode aired on 27 October 2009, completing its record-breaking 12-year run. Plot ''All Saints'' follows the lives of the staff at All Saints Western General Hospital. Until its closure in 2004 (season seven), the show primarily focused on the staff in Ward 17. Known as the "garbage ward", as it took all the overflow from the other wards, Ward 17 was run by compassionate nun, Sister Terri Sullivan ( Georgie Parker). Her staff included her nurses Connor Costello ( Jeremy Cumpston), Von Ryan ( Judith McGrath), Bronwyn Craig ( Libby Tanner), Jared Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stingers (TV Series)
''Stingers'' is an Australian police procedural crime drama television series. It premiered on 29 September 1998, and ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was cancelled in late 2004 due to declining ratings, with its final episode airing on 14 December 2004. Inspired by true events, ''Stingers'' chronicled the cases of a deep undercover unit of the Victoria Police. The series also followed their personal lives, which sometimes became intertwined with their jobs. The original cast members include Peter Phelps, Kate Kendall, Anita Hegh, Ian Stenlake, Joe Petruzzi, and Jessica Napier. Phelps and Kendall were the only actors to remain with the show for its entire run. The show received average ratings during its debut season, but after some major changes, including intensive character development, the series became a success the following year. The series has also aired in 65 countries, including Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Rats (TV Series)
''Water Rats'' is an Australian police procedural crime drama television series created by John Hugginson and Tony Morphett for the Nine Network. The series was based on the work of Sydney Water Police who fight crime around Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney Harbour. ''Water Rats'' premiered on 12 February 1996, and ran for six seasons and 177 episodes. Colin Friels and Catherine McClements were the original stars of the series and were instrumental in the show's early success. They both departed the show in 1999. In later seasons, Steve Bisley, Aaron Pedersen and Dee Smart became the show's main stars. For the sixth and final season in 2001, the show concentrated more on the cops' personal lives rather than just focusing on the crimes committed. The Nine Network cancelled the show after six seasons. Executive Producer Kris Noble blamed escalating costs for the cancellation. However, the series had been suffer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Country Practice
''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,088 episodes were produced. The show was produced at the ATN-7's production facility at Epping, New South Wales; Pitt Town and Oakville, suburbs on the outskirts of northwest Sydney, Australia, were used for most of the exterior filming, with the historic heritage-listed Clare House, built in 1838, serving as the location of the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital. Many other fictional locations, including Dr. Terence Elliot's ( Shane Porteous) medical practice, Frank and Shirley Gilroy's house Brian Wenzel and Lorrae Desmond, the Wandin Valley Church and Burrigan High School were filmed in the Hawkesbury. Several of the regular cast members became popular celebrities as a result of their roles in the series. It also fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Island
''Holiday Island'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten. The show aired twice weekly for a single season from 1981 to 1982, the show was unsuccessful and axed within two months of broadcast. Series synopsis Like preceding Crawford's series, the aborted ''Hotel Story'', ''Holiday Island'' was a '' Love Boat''-style drama series set in a luxury hotel. This time the location was a tropical resort island in Queensland. In each episode the regular characters - the various islanders and hotel workers - hosted a new batch of guest star hotel guests. Various plots and situations on the show included a fierce cyclone hitting the island, children being kidnapped, a siege where the hotel workers were held hostage by less than pleasant guests, drug trafficking, the resort being terrorised by a biker gang and a politician dying of a heart attack while staying at the island's resort. The series became notorious amongst critics for its allegedly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Shop
''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. Synopsis The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters. While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on 16mm film, ''Cop Shop'' was shot entirely on video, including external scenes. Two one-hour episodes were broadcast each week and featured a specific police investigation and a guest cast whose stories formed a self-contained narrative block. Alongside this the ongoing narratives of the regular characters continued in longer, more open-ended soap opera-style story threads. This same soap opera-drama series hybrid format wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
