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EPISODES:
26.
LENGTH:
30
mins.
FORMAT:
Mono, Video.
PRODUCTION: 1969 Fremantle International in association
with the Independent Television System.
RUNNING ORDER:
Official.
NETWORK:
0-Ten.
CAST:
Robinson Doubleday.......GERRY GALLAGHER
Jenny Hamilton.......KATY WILD
Wes Tobin ('Tobe').......ALAN LANDER
Beryl Garney.......KAY EKLUND (eps 1 -11)
Phylis McTaggart.......MARY HARDY (eps 12 - 26)
Madeline Donetti.......NAOMI SWART
Bates (Principal).......WILLIAM HODGE
Walter Murdock.......ROBERT BROCKMAN
Support:
Sandra Hunter.......JOY MITCHELL
Mr. Hamilton.......TONY BAZELL
CREW:
Scripts.......RON McLEAN
and/or ROSAMUND
WARING
Based on an idea by.......DAVID SWIFT
Directors.......RON WAY (eps 1 - 18, 20 - 23), ROB WEEKES (eps 19, 24 -
26)
Producers.......RON WAY (eps 1 - 18, 20), RALPH BAKER (eps 19, 21 - 26)
Assistant Producer.......RALPH BAKER (eps 1 - 18, 20)
Executive Producer.......PAUL TALBOT
Musical Director.......GRAEME LYALL
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EPISODE TITLES
1. Back To School
2. Poor Butterfly
3. The Roneo Machine is Mightier Than The Sword
4. All You Need Is An Honest Face
5. Debbie's Party
6. Bronze Bird
7. Queen To Mate
8. Coup De Pressure
9. A Friend In Need
10. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
11. Call Of The Wild
12. A Side Car Named Desire
13. High Pressure
14. Never Say Goodbye
15. Once In A Lifetime
16. Tobe's Apartment
17. It Fits Where It Touches
18. Party Piece
19. Peek-A-Boo
20. Espanoza's Never Wrong
21. It's An Ill Wind
22. Vive La Discipline
23. Quick, Quick, Slow
24. The Best Laid Plans
25. Who'll Pay The Piper
26. Something Old, Something New
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1. Back To School
Mrs. Doubleday.......Moira Carleton
Joyce.......Jan O'Donnell
Script.......Ron McLean
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday is so engrossed in his work he doesn't seem to notice anything else - including
Jenny, the pretty young home science teacher.
Airdate:
Sydney
8/2/69
Melbourne 9/2/69
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2. Poor Butterfly
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday catches a rare butterfly during one of his nature rambles. He is visited by a
famous collector who offers a large sum of money to mount it.
Airdate:
Sydney
12/4/69
Melbourne 27/4/69
3. The Roneo Machine is Mightier Than The Sword
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Trouble begins for Doubleday when the school principal discovers an article in the latest
issue of the school newspaper criticising the administration. Doubleday, a firm believer
in the freedom of the press, refuses to remove the article from the paper,
and goes into bat against the official views of his department.
Airdate:
Melbourne 16/2/69
4. All You Need Is An Honest Face
Charlie Wilson.......Dennis Miller
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Jenny is taken to lunch by a former boy friend, Charlie Wilson, in an exotic sports car, so Doubleday
decides to buy a big car to impress her. He goes to the local car dealer whose slogan is
'Easy credit, just bring an honest face'.
Airdate:
Melbourne 23/2/69
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Ep. 2: Kay Eklund, Alan Lander
and Gerry Gallagher |
5. Debbie's Party
Debbie.......Di McLean
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Jenny is perturbed by the arrival of Mrs. Garney's niece Debbie, as she is intelligent,
articulate and intense, and has similar interests to Doubleday. Tobe and
Doubleday and their respective girlfriends are asked to attend a party in
Debbie's honour.
Airdate:
Melbourne 30/3/69
6. Bronze Bird
.......Kenric Hudson
.......Jan Elliott
.......Madeleine Orr
.......Douglas Kelly
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday takes his first plane flight when he goes to Melbourne to collect the treasured 'Bronze Bird' award for his research
into the life of the sparrow.
Airdate:
Melbourne 2/3/69
Brisbane
25/3/69
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Katy Wild |
7. Queen To Mate
.......Owen Weingott
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday and Tobe are to represent Kannabri High in the annual chess tournament against
Burnley High, and as Kannabri has been undefeated for the last 20 years, much importance
is attached to the match. However, Tobe becomes too ill to compete and,
with a new cleaner in the school, Doubleday seems to have too many
problems.
Airdate:
Sydney
5/4/69
Melbourne 20/4/69
8. Coup De Pressure
.......Marion Edward
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday's engagement to Jenny is announced in error by 'Buzz', society writer for the
'Kannabri Clarion'.
Airdate:
Sydney
21/6/69
Melbourne 8/7/69
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9. A Friend In Need
.......Anne Morgan
.......Tom Oliver
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis: When
an old army friend comes to Kannabri, Doubleday finds that his relationship with Jenny is
once again under fire.
Airdate:
Melbourne 20/4/69
10. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Clarence.......Barry Creyton
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday employs the talents of 'Clarence of Hollywood' to take a portrait
of himself as a surprise
for Jenny. But Jenny is visited by an ex-boyfriend who has an even bigger surprise in store for her.
Airdate:
Brisbane
18/3/69
Melbourne 23/3/69
11. Call Of The Wild
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday and Tobe are invited for a weekend duck hunting at Jenny's parents' country
home.
Notes:
Final episode with Kay Eklund as Beryl
Garney.
Airdate:
Melbourne 16/3/69
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Gerry Gallagher |
12. A Side Car Named Desire
Deadly Earnest.......Ralph Baker
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Doubleday buys a motorbike and sidecar. He invites Tobe and new teacher Phylis McTaggart
for a trip to the country, but the bike ends up in a creek and in seeking refuge
they are forced to spend the night in a
haunted house.
Notes:
First episode with Mary Hardy as Phylis McTaggart. Segments filmed at Hanging Rock. Assistant
Producer Ralph Baker plays 'Deadly Earnest', a character he portrayed as host of ATV-0's
late night Aweful Movies.
Airdate:
Melbourne 25/5/69
Adelaide
31/1/70
13. High Pressure
Encyclopedia salesman.......Brian Adams
Script.......Ron McLean & Rosamund Waring
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis: When
Doubleday and Tobe start moonlighting by selling books door to door, they don't plan on finding
principal Bates
behind one.
Airdate:
Melbourne 4/5/69
14. Never Say Goodbye
Postman.......Richard Webb
Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis: Due
to a misunderstanding, Miss McTaggart resigns, and chaos reigns as the students go on
strike.
Airdate:
Melbourne 15/6/69
15. Once In A Lifetime
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis: Tobe
decides to propose to Sandra, but he has second thoughts. It takes Doubleday's
persuasiveness to get him to actually pop the question.
Airdate:
Sydney
26/4/69
Melbourne 11/5/69
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Katy Wild |
16. Tobe's Apartment
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis: Tobe
rents an apartment sight unseen, and Doubleday has to turn a nightmare into a dream.
Airdate:
Brisbane 6/5/69
Melbourne 18/5/69
17. It Fits Where It Touches
Bentley.......Ernie Bourne
Hymi Goldberg.......Dennis Olsen
Script.......Ron McLean & Rosamund Waring
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis: Doubleday is thinking of
buying a suit when the
area superintendent pays an unexpected call. It is his first trip to Kannabri, and Doubleday tries to convince him
that the school needs a new building.
Airdate:
Melbourne 1/6/69
18. Party Piece
Sandra Hunter.......Joy Mitchell
Bridget O'Connor.......Patsy King
Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis:
Kannabri High hosts the Annual Teachers Dinner, and the highlight of the night is to be
Doubleday and Tobe in a minstrel act. When the wrong costumes arrive, Phylis McTaggart
saves the night with the aid of a family heirloom.
Airdate:
Sydney
24/5/69
Brisbane 27/5/69
Melbourne 8/6/69
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Naomi Swart and Robert Brockman |
19. Peek-A-Boo
Sandra Hunter.......Joy Mitchell
Mr. Hamilton.......Tony Bazell
Percival Allnutt.......David Atkins
Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......Rob Weekes
Producer.......Ralph Baker
Synopsis:
Doubleday is caught in the crossfire of an argument between Tobe and
Sandra, who has every intention of calling the wedding off.
Also, Doubleday and Mr. Hamilton agree to baby-sit for Miss McTaggart's
little nephew, and they go to great lengths to ensure a
successful evening.
Airdate:
Melbourne 24/6/69
20. Espanoza's Never Wrong
.......Doug Kinsman
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ron Way
Synopsis: The
stars predict a bad day for Doubleday, and everything goes wrong when a TV producer visits
Kannabri to investigate its potential for a documentary.
Airdate:
Sydney
14/6/69
Melbourne 1/7/69
21. It's An Ill Wind
.......James Smillie
.......Brian Hannan
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ralph Baker
Synopsis: An
unpredicted blizzard hits Kannabri, and Miss McTaggart and Tobe make an unexpected debut on
TV.
Airdate:
Melbourne 22/7/69
22. Vive La Discipline
French teacher.......Christine Bartlett
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ralph Baker
Synopsis:
Bates assigns Doubleday to meet the new French teacher, who turns out to be very
attractive and turns the heads of all the male staff. When Doubleday and
Bates succumb to her charms they then face the wrath of Jenny and
Miss McTaggart, who decide to do something about it.
Airdate:
Melbourne 15/7/69
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Gerry Gallagher and Katy Wild |
23. Quick, Quick, Slow
.......Carl Bleazby
Director.......Ron Way
Producer.......Ralph Baker
Synopsis:
Doubleday and Tobe try to teach Miss McTaggart to dance when Bates invites her to the
school dance.
Airdate:
Melbourne 29/7/69
24. The Best Laid Plans
.......Carl Bleazby
Director.......Rob Weekes
Producer.......Ralph Baker
Synopsis: Tobe
designs a home as a surprise for his fiancée. Doubleday and Miss McTaggart come to the
rescue after they realise Tobe has neglected to include any windows or doors.
Airdate:
Melbourne 12/8/69
25. Who'll Pay The Piper
Sandra Hunter.......Joy Mitchell
Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......Rob Weekes
Producer.......Ralph Baker
Synopsis: Tobe
receives a car repair bill a week before his wedding. The bill amounts to the exact sum he
had set aside for the honeymoon.
Airdate:
Melbourne 26/8/69
26. Something Old, Something New
Sandra Hunter.......Joy Mitchell
Mr. Hamilton.......Tony Bazell
Mrs. Hamilton.......Barbara Brandon
Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......Rob Weekes
Producer.......Ralph Baker
Synopsis: As
best man for Tobe, Doubleday finds out there's more to getting married than he thought.
After the wedding Doubleday proposes to Jenny.
Airdate:
Sydney
2/8/69
Melbourne 9/9/69
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Katy Wild and Gerry Gallagher |
