|
Murcheson Creek
''Murcheson Creek'' is a 1976 Australian television film which was a feature-length pilot for an unmade TV series.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p108 Premise A young Sydney doctor returns to his home town in the outback and discovers his father is dead. He takes over his family practice. Cast * Mark Edwards as Dr. Andrew Murcheson *Sandra Lee as Dr. Myfanwy McKenna *Abigail as Donna Lewis *Rowena Wallace as Karen Fields *Dennis Miller *Cornelia Frances * Anne-Louise Lambert * Gordon McDougall * Philippa Baker * John Orcsik * Terry Bourke * Gordon McDougall Gordon Sholto McDougall (born 7 February 1916 – 18 May 1991) was a Scottish-born Australian actor. He trained at the Glasgow Athenaeum (now known as The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). After immigrating to Australia, he worked primarily in t ... References External links * Australian drama television films 1976 television films 1976 films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Caswell
Robert Caswell (13 July 1946 – 29 October 2006) was an Australian screenwriter of films and television. In the 1970s and early 1980s he was one of the leading writers in Australian television. After the success of '' Evil Angels'', for which he received an Oscar nomination, he moved to Hollywood and became a leading "script doctor". Select Credits *'' Number 96'' (1972) (TV series) as "Bob Caswell" *'' The Unisexers'' (1975) (TV series) *'' McManus MPB'' (1976) (TV pilot) *'' ABBA: The Movie'' (1977) *''Glenview High'' (1977–78) (TV series) *'' Chopper Squad'' (1978–79) (TV series) *''The Body Corporate'' (1981) (TV movie) *''Jimmy Dancer'' (1981) (TV) *'' Scales of Justice'' (1983) (mini-series) *'' Who Killed Hannah Jane?'' (1984) (TV movie) *'' Singles'' (1984) (mini-series) *''Bodyline'' (1984) (mini-series) *'' Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe'' (1985) (mini-series) *'' Evil Angels'' (1988) *'' Children of the Dragon'' (1992) (TV series) *''The Doctor The Doctor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Miller (Australian Actor)
Dennis Miller, (1937 - 2 October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for roles in TV movies and series. Miller started in the industry in 1958 and has acted in numerous television shows, he remained especially known for the ABC rural series '' Bellbird'' and recurring role on '' Blue Heelers'' as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle (1994–2000). Biography Miller born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1937, is notable for roles in serials such as ''Homicide'', '' Matlock Police'', '' The Flying Doctors'', '' G.P.'', '' Stingers'', '' A Country Practice'' and '' Water Rats'' and '' Elly & Jools''. He appeared in numerous films both theatrically released and made-for-TV, including '' The Everlasting Secret Family'', television movies, and miniseries In the United States, a miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Many miniseries can also be referred to, and shown, as a television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Television Films
Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. * January 27 ** The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state. ** The First Battle of Amgala breaks out between Morocco and Algeria in the Spanish Sahara. February * February 4 ** The 1976 Winter Olympics begin in Innsbruck, Austria. ** The 7.5 Guatemala earthquake affects Guatemala and Honduras with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 23,000 dead and 76,000 injured. * February 9 – The Australian Defence Force is formed by unification of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. * February 13 – General Murtala M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Drama Television Films
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Orcsik
John Orcsik (born 3 May 1946), credited also variously as Jon Orcsik, John Orschik, John Orscik and John Crosik, is an Australian television and film actor, screenwriter, director and producer of Hungarian descent, known for his television roles starting from the late 1960s, but also for the film version of the soap opera '' Number 96''. He was married to actress Paula Duncan. Career Orcsik, born in 1946 made his debut appearing in the rural drama soap opera '' Bellbird'', in 1967, subsequently he played various guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'' and ''Matlock Police''. He had a role in serial Number 96 in 1972, and subsequently reprised that role in the feature-film version of the serial filmed in December 1973. He later reappeared in that series late in its run, briefly playing a different character and this time credited as ''John Crosik''. He also appeared in the film ''Petersen'' (1974), and played a brief role in action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippa Baker (actress)
Philippa Baker, credited also as Phillippa Baker (born 1932) is an Australian retired actress of radio, theatre and television in series and teleplays and telefilms (although appeared in a couple of features) Baker started her career in theatre and in the early 1950s, before spending five years appearing in the Gwen Meredith radio series '' Blue Hills'', moving to the new medium of television she featured in televised plays, before taking several cameos in a few TV soap operas, primarily for Crawford Productions, However, she is best known for in the soap opera ''Number 96'', in the 1970s as a comedy duo with Johnny Lockwood, as Russian deli worker Roma Lubinski, she later marries his character Aldo, but due to the series falling ratings, both characters were subsequently killed off in a bomb blast storyline. Baker and Lockwood also featured in the film version in 1974. She played Dame Enid Lyons in the miniseries '' True Believers'', in 1988. Baker post-96 had several smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon McDougall
Gordon Sholto McDougall (born 7 February 1916 – 18 May 1991) was a Scottish-born Australian actor. He trained at the Glasgow Athenaeum (now known as The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). After immigrating to Australia, he worked primarily in theatre in numerous productions as both an actor and director, but became best known in TV soap opera ''Number 96'', firstly as amateur inventor Les Whittaker, who was a comedy character opposite Sheila Kennelly, his character perished in the infamous bomb blast storyline, after ratings of the series fell and it was decided to write out some of the long term older cast members, however producers realized that the decision was a mistake, and McDougall was subsequently brought back, albeit as the less successful character of Les's aristocratic brother Andrew Whittaker, the Lord McCraddenow. Career Theatre and radio McDougall started acting professionally in 1936 working in various facets of the entertainment industry, including radio and stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Louise Lambert
Anne-Louise Lambert (born 1956), also credited as Anne Lambert, is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Miranda in the 1975 film '' Picnic at Hanging Rock''. Early life Anne Louise Lambert was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1956; she later moved to Sydney. She grew up alongside two younger brothers, Tony and Andrew, and younger sister, screenwriter Sarah Lambert. When their parents split up in the mid-1970s, Lambert moved to the inner-Sydney suburb of Balmain with her mother and siblings. Career Under the name Anne Lambert, she first gained recognition on Australian television with roles in three soap operas. In 1973, she played nymphomaniac Sue Marshall in '' Number 96''. The following year, she was an original cast member in a school-based drama, '' Class of '74'', playing student Peggy Richardson. Director Peter Weir saw Lambert in a television commercial for Fanta playing the fancy Nancy character and felt she was perfect for the lead role as the ethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestrial television, terrestrial or Cable television, cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, Direct-to-video, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for Over-the-top media service, streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Bourke
Terry Christopher Bourke (19 April 1940 – 29 June 2002) was an Australian journalist, screenwriter, producer and director. He worked as a show business journalist and production assistant in Hong Kong for a number of years before returning to Australia in 1971.John Larkin, "Blood and Guts to Ride the (Flinders) Ranges", ''The Age'', 30 July 1971 accessed 23 October 2012 He made several movies and also worked in television.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p269 Phil Avalon called him "one of Australia's first maverick filmmakers". Early filmogr ...
|
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being '' The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Harmon Productions
Cash Harmon Television was an Australian television production company based in Crows Nest, New South Wales, operating from the early 1970s until 1980. Their most famous product was top-rated evening sex and sin soap opera ''Number 96'' for the 0-10 Network, which ran from 1972 until 1977. Company history NLT Productions Cash Harmon Television was created by two former producers of Sydney-based TV and film production company NLT Productions after its dissolution. NLT had been founded by talent manager Jack Neary (OAM, OBE) (born as John Edwin Neary; born,19 January 1916-6 April 2000) and entertainer Bobby Limb with financial backing by Les Tinker and produced the iconic film ''Wake in Fright'' Founders: Don Cash and Bill Harmon The company founders were Englishman Don Cash (1910-1973), and American Bill Harmon (born in 1915 Poughkeepsie, New York-died 1981). Cash began his career producing stage shows and training films for the Royal Air Force during World War II, and prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
