''Catwalk'' is a 1971 Australian TV series created by

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. It was a spin-off of an episode of the TV series ''

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''.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 108

Plot

A spin off from the series ''

'', Catwalk focused on the daily lives of the staff of a women's fashion magazine, under the direction of flamboyant publisher Saxon Wells (

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Cast

as Saxon Wells *

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as Cornelia Heyson *

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as Paula Healy *

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as Miss Jenkins * John Wood as Ricky Novak * Christopher Cary as Harry Ellis *

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as Peggy Ellis * Elli Maclure as Vicki Wilson *

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as Rock Wilson * Bill Hunter as Jim Griffin *

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as Kate Mackenzie *

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as Tony Fielding *

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as Margeurite Sommers *

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as Jack Wilson *

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as Sandra Goodall *

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as Mrs Wheeler * Peter Hanlon as Peter Wilson *

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as Ray Shannon *

Judy McBurney Judith McBurney (19 May 1948 – 1 December 2018) was an Australian actress and model. She is best known for serial ''The Young Doctors'' in 1,300 episodes as Tania Livingstone and also appeared in cult series'' Prisoner'' as Sandra" Pixie" Ma ...

as Marit Schemmler *

Les Foxcroft Clement Leslie Foxcroft (19 November 1918 – 24 June 2004) professionally known as Les Foxcroft and credited also as Lester Foxcroft was an Australian character actor with a career spanning over 50 years, working in all major facets of the ...

as 1st Reporter

References

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