''Linehaul'' is a 1973 Australian

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about truckie Dave Morgan. It was a pilot for a series that was never made and an early vehicle for Jack Thompson.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p101

Cast

Jack Thompson (actor) Jack Thompson, AM (born John Hadley Pain; 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and a major figure of Australian cinema, particularly Australian New Wave. He was educated at University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. ...

as Dave Morgan *

Peter Gwynne Peter Gwynne (1929 – 17 November 2011) was a New Zealand-born Australian television actor who was also known for voice-over work. Career Born in New Zealand, Gwynne was a well-recognised character actor, appearing in many of the significa ...

*Keith Lee as John Macleod *

Alfred Sandor Alfred Sandor (November 5, 1918 – September 22, 1983), born Alfred Sandwina, and billed early in his career as Al Sandwina, was a Hungarian-born American and Australian character actor and singer. He was also credited as Al Sander and Al Sando ...

as Philip Mather * Bunny Gibson

Reception

The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' wrote that "it's probably one of the best written, acted and directed pieces of TV drama to hit the screen this year. The dialogue was taut and economical. The acting, particularly that of Jack Thompson... was first class."

References

External links

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