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Stanley Walsh
Stanley Walsh (1938–17 September 2008) was an English-Australian producer, writer and actor best known for his work as producer on television. He started his career in England as an actor and moved to Australia in 1964. at Stanley Walsh Melodramas For a number of years he was executive producer on '' Neighbours''. Credits *'' Skin Deep'' (1983) - producer *'''' (1983) - producer *'' |
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and Daughters.'' Although successful in Melbourne, ''Neighbours'' underperformed in the Sydney market and was cancelled by Seven four months after it began airing. It was immediately commissioned by rival Network Ten for a second production season, which began screening on 20 January 1986. ''Neighbours'' went on to become the longest-running drama series in Australian television history. In 2005, it was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. The storylines concern the lives of the people who live and work in Erinsborough, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series centres on the residents of Ramsay Street, a cul-de-sac, and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes a bar, hotel, café, police station, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin Deep (1983 Film)
''Skin Deep'' is a 1984 Australian television film produced by PBL Productions for Channel 9. It was directed by Chris Langman and Mark Joffe and stars Briony Behets and Carmen Duncan and features an early appearance by Nicole Kidman. Set in the fashion industry, it was one of the few Australian films to be set in this milieu and was an attempt to do an Australian ''Dallas'' or ''Dynasty''.Peter Malone''Skin Deep'' (via archive.org) Plot Barbara Kennedy is a successful business woman in the fashion and modelling industry. In the lead up to a fashion designers awards night, her boyfriend Cliff proposes to her. But then she realises that one of her own models is her illegitimate daughter, placed for adoption years earlier. She has a bitchy rival Vanessa. And a murderer is loose. Cast *Briony Behets - Barbara *Carmen Duncan - Vanessa *James Smillie - Cliff *David Reyne - Grant *Antoinette Byron - Christina *John O'May - Roger *Kate Fitzpatrick - Maggie *Liz Harris - Emily * Maur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings (Australian TV Series)
''Kings'' is a 1983 Australian television series dealing with the working-class King family living in Sydney. It was the first drama series produced by PBL Productions and ran for 19 hour-long episodes that began on 12 July 1983 on the Nine Network. Cast * Ed Devereaux as George King * Melissa Jaffer as Rose King * Dennis Grosvenor * Scott Burgess * Arkie Whiteley * Simon Burke * Deborra-Lee Furness * Terence Cooper * Arna-Maria Winchester * Max Cullen * Kim Krejus * Mark Kounnas External links''Kings'' at the National Film and Sound Archive*Kings' at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1983 Australian television series debuts 1983 Australian television series endings Australian drama television series Nine Network original pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly Island
''Butterfly Island'' is a 1985 Australian children's show. The first season cost $1.6 million, the second $3.2 million.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 96 This was the first mainstream Australian TV show where an Asian actorDavid Phu An Chiemwas given the lead role. Cast * Grigor Taylor - Charlie Wilson * Mouche Phillips - Jackie Wilson * Penne Hackforth-Jones - Mary * Louise Wallace * Susanne Haworth - Laura * Jonathan Hardy * Mark Kounnas - Greg Wilson * Nick Tate * Peter Mochrie - Bob Gallio * Patrick Phillips - Eric Davis * Leon Cremor - Scotty David Phu An Chiem- Vo Diem References {{reflist External links ''Butterfly Island''at IMDb ''Butterfly Island'' - Episode 1at Australian Screen Online The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Business
''Body Business'' is a 1986 Australian TV mini-series directed by Colin Eggleston set against the background of the world of modelling.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 86Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p178 Premise After nine years in New York, Patricia returns to Sydney to take control of the family company from her sister Victoria. References External links * ''Body Business''at AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature), usually referred to simply as AustLit, is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration betwee ... 1980s Australian television miniseries 1986 Australian television series debuts 1986 Australian television series endings 1986 television films 1986 films Films directed by Colin Eggleston English-language television shows 1980s English-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Fiddles
''Golden Fiddles'' is a 1994 Australian mini series based on the novel by Mary Grant Bruce. It was shot from 23 July to 16 September 1991 and was re-edited into a TV movie in 1994.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p199 Cast * Kate Nelligan - Anne Balfour * John Bach - Walter Balfour * Rachel Friend - Kitty Balfour * Cameron Daddo - Norman Balfour * David Reyne - Jack Greville * Justine Clarke - Liddy Powell * Pippa Grandison - Elsa Balfour * Hamish Fletcher - Bob Balfour * David Whitney - Adrian Treherne * Charles Mayer - Philippe Allard * Edmund Pegge - Mr. Craig * Penne Hackforth-Jones - Mrs. Craig * Mouche Phillips - Daphne Craig * Gil Tucker - Sam Briggs * Oriana Panozzo - Mrs. Briggs * Gerda Nicolson Gerda Maureen Nicolson (11 November 1937 – 12 June 1992) was an Australian theatre and television actress best known for several long-running television roles. She was best known for playing Governor Ann Reynolds of the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Side Of Paradise
''The Other Side of Paradise'' is a 1992 miniseries about a doctor who goes to the Cook Islands. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995: The Complete Guide to Tele-Features and Mini-Series'' (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1996), p. 219. . Cast * Jason Connery as Chris Masters * Josephine Byrnes as Paula Reid * Richard Wilson as Doc Reid * Vivien Tan as Aleena * Hywel Bennett as Purvis * Jay Laga'aia as Mana * Terence Bayler as Colonel Fawcett * Judy Morris as Miss Sowerby * Garry McDonald Garry George McDonald AO (born 30 October 1948) is an Australian actor, satirist and comedian. In a career spanning five decades he has had many theatre, television and film roles, and has been listed as a National Living Treasure. He is bes ... as Johnson References External links * 1990s Australian television miniseries 1992 Australian television series debuts 1992 Australian television series endings English-language television shows ITV te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Oberon
''Little Oberon'', directed by Kevin Carlin, is an Australian telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton, which was broadcast on 18 September 2005 by Network Nine. The movie was filmed during 2004 in and around the town of Marysville, Victoria. The township was devastated in the February 2009 bush fires of Black Saturday. Also appearing in the telemovie were Brittany Byrnes, Tasma Walton and Peter Rowsthorn. The film is about Georgie Green (Walton) and her daughter Natasha (Byrnes, nominated for an AFI award) going to visit Georgie's mother, Lola (Thornton) who is dying of cancer. Thornton shaved her head for the role; and said that wearing a bald cap would be disrespectful to cancer patients. Natasha tries to find out the identity of her father and begins to have visions of a young friend of her mother who had disappeared 16 years before. With Georgie – a witch (Wicca) – and family tensions high, there are settling-in problems when Georgie and Natasha decide to stay for a while. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecessor agencies the Australian Film Commission (AFC), the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) and Film Australia Limited. Screen Australia supports the development, production, promotion and distribution of Australian narrative and documentary screen content. History The Commonwealth ''Screen Australia Act 2008'' provides detailed information about the specific functions and powers of Screen Australia. Under this act, from 1 July 2008 the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Australia Limited were merged into one body, to be known as Screen Australia. New Zealand television and film executive Ruth Harley was appointed the inaugural chief executive officer, handing over to Graeme Mason at the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Television Producers
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 Australian is an historic unincorporated community on the Fraser River in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived from that of the Australian Ranch, one of British Columbia's first ranching oper ..., an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
