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GLENVIEW HIGH
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GLENVIEW HIGH ARTICLE HOME INTERVIEWS CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW F.A.Q. LINKS EXPLANATION OF EPISODE GUIDE TERMS	EPISODES: 39. LENGTH: 60 mins. FORMAT: Colour, Video. PRODUCTION: 1977 - 1978 Grundy Production. ORIGINAL SCREENING: 1977 - 1979 (the series was dropped with seven episodes not screened - these were later shown when the series was repeated in off-peak timeslots). RUNNING ORDER: Official. NETWORK: Seven. CAST: Greg Walker.......GRIGOR TAYLOR Robbie Dean.......REBECCA GILLING Margaret Gibson.......ELAINE LEE Tom Walker.......KEN JAMES Jill Beamish.......CAMILLA ROUNTREE Tony Moore.......BRANDON BURKE Harry Carter.......BILL KERR Support: Miller (student).......TIM BURNS Fletcher (student).......MICHAEL SMITH Jim (barman).......PAUL CHUBB Helen (student).......EVA DICKINSON Frank Faulkiner (teacher).......RON GRAHAM John O'Brien (Deputy Principal).......DON REID Di (teacher).......SANDRA LEE PATTERSON Eddy (teacher).......MERVYN DRAKE Sharon (student).......GEORGINA McLOUGHLIN Ayla (student).......OLGA TAMARA CREW: Producer.......RON McLEAN Associate Producer.......MAX VARNEL Music.......MIKE PERJANIK AWARD: 1977 Logie: Brandon Burke - Best New Talent.	EPISODE TITLES 1. The New Boy 2. Faith And Tony 3. Ayla 4. Jean 5. The Cheat 6. Porky's Day 7. The Boy With The Silver Spoon 8. Hands 9. Sally's Family 10. Quiet Nights & Silent Deaths 11. The Trainee 12. Plumber's Boy 13. Old Soldiers 14. The Runaways 15. Accident 16. Second Chance 17. The Sect 18. Birdcage 19. The Investigation 20. The Model 21. The Homecoming 22. Friends Of The Estate 23. One Of A Kind 24. Easy Money 25. Susan 26. A Death In The Family 27. One Day At A Time 28. The Siren 29. After The Loving 30. Daughter Of Darkness 31. Where Did We Go Wrong? 32. The Last Lap 33. Beauty's Beast 34. Maureen 35. Fight 36. Three "R's" 37. When All's Said And Done 38. The Quietest Thunder 39. The Night Watchman
	1. The New Boy Cheryl Harrison.......Tracy Mann Barbara.......Robyn Gibbes Les Harrison.......David Atkins Carlo.......Franco Valentino Mavis Blaker.......Berys Marsh Howard Blaker.......Reg Gillam Barman.......Michael McAlister Script.......Tony Morphett Synopsis: Greg Walker's first week at Glenview High confronts him with an unemployed man at crisis point who threatens to shoot his wife and child. Airdate: Melbourne 27/9/77, Sydney 30/9/77 2. Faith And Tony Faith Storey.......Sally Conabere .......Tony Wager .......Judith Fisher Synopsis: A blind girl, Faith Storey, comes to Glenview High, determined to find a place for herself in a normal world. Tony Moore is assigned to familiarise her with the school and a relationship develops between them. Faith becomes totally dependent on Tony after her guide dog is given a poison bait, and Tony persuades Faith to risk having an operation that may restore her sight. Airdate: Melbourne 1/11/77, Sydney 28/10/77	Ep. 1: Tracy Mann and David Atkins.
	3. Ayla Ayla.......Olga Tamara .......Alister Smart .......Carmel Cullen .......Di O'Connor .......Fontas Platias Director.......Max Varnel Synopsis: Ayla, a Turkish girl, is torn between her strict Muslim father who believes women belong in the home, and the western freedom which surrounds her. She is a brilliant student, and Walker fears her father will take her out of school. Airdate: Melbourne 25/10/77	Ep. 3: Olga Tamara
	4. Jean Jean Wills.......Terrie Lynn Mrs. Wills.......Monica Maughan Doctor.......Walter Sullivan Frank Faulkiner.......Ron Graham Jim.......Paul Chubb Helen.......Eva Dickinson Barrow.......Digby Thomas Tony’s mate.......Terry Peck Howard.......Alan Cribbs Arthur.......Tony Zonno Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Gary White Synopsis: Pregnant student Jean Wills is determined to win her ‘freedom’ from the system at the expense of Walker’s career. Notes: Greg Walker makes a passing comment about watching repeats of Spyforce on TV. (Writer and Producer Ron McLean was previously a Writer and Associate Producer for Spyforce).	Ep. 4: Terrie Lynn
	5. The Cheat Mackay.......Keith Lee Inspector.......Don Philps Mrs. Greet.......Aileen Britton Wayne.......Chris Benaud Mrs. Mackay.......Elizabeth Kirkby Joe Walsh.......Allan Penney Grant.......Robert 'Tex' Morton Synopsis: Carter catches a boy cheating in his class, and the boy uses his influence with his father, a powerful local councillor, to withhold funds for the development of a new science lab unless Carter is dismissed or transferred. Airdate: Melbourne 15/11/77, Sydney 11/11/77, Bunbury WA & Albany WA 29/9/78 6. Porky's Day Porky.......Tony Zonno Frank Faulkiner.......Ron Graham Fletcher.......Michael Smith Miller.......Tim Burns Mrs. Allstrand.......Victoria Battese Script.......Bob Caswell Director.......Max Varnel Synopsis: Porky, the school fat boy, has been victimised all his life, until he gets a weapon in the form of a plaster cast from a broken arm. Misunderstanding Walker's advice, Porky goes on a rampage that leaves his classmates hospitalised. After the plaster is removed, Porky deliberately breaks his arm again to get his 'weapon' back. Airdate: Melbourne 22/11/77, Sydney 18/11/77	Bill Kerr.
	7. The Boy With The Silver Spoon Helen.......Eva Dickinson Hoffman.......Greg Bepper .......Stuart Finch .......Bettina Welch .......Christopher Bell Synopsis: A new student from a wealthy family comes to Glenview, and it seems he is dyslectic and unable to read. Walker doubts this and, in trying to get to the source of the boy's inability, uncovers a criminal and unbalanced mind. Airdate: Melbourne 11/10/77 8. Hands Jim.......Paul Chubb Di.......Sandra Lee Patterson .......Grant Dodwell .......James Elliott .......Joan Bruce Script.......Derek Strahan Synopsis: Chuck Guildford, the school's top rugby player, drops out of the team just prior to the finals in order to further his career as a budding concert pianist. He encounters violent opposition from his schoolmates and his father, and Walker has to get an understanding between Chuck and his fellows before Chuck's school life is ruined. Airdate: Melbourne 18/10/77 9. Sally's Family Sally.......Lorna Lesley Shirley.......Elisabeth Crosby Watson.......Harry Lawrence Mrs. Marsh.......Dawn Lake Ricky.......Ian Smith Doyle.......Mike Dorsey .......Greg Oldman Script.......Ann Brooksbank Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: Sally, a girl in Greg Walker's class, is slowly being torn apart by the pressures of raising a family of younger children in the face of a well-meaning neighbour's attempts to have her family taken by the Welfare Department. Airdate: Melbourne 29/11/77, Sydney 25/11/77, Wollongong NSW 8/7/78	Grigor Taylor and Brandon Burke.
	10. Quiet Nights & Silent Deaths Pam Wilson.......Rowena Wallace Penny Wilson.......Ingrid Mason Michael Wilson.......Richard Meikle Dr. Grahame.......Lynne Porteous Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Max Varnel Synopsis: Greg Walker is concerned about the falling grades of Penny Wilson, a final year student. Penny's world is collapsing around her, as her well-to-do but alcoholic mother takes an unreasoning hatred to her daughter. Notes: Rebecca Gilling, Ken James, Camilla Rountree and Bill Kerr do not appear in this episode. Airdate: Melbourne 8/11/77, Sydney 4/11/77 11. The Trainee Sally.......Jennifer Cluff Miller.......Tim Burns Sharon.......Georgina McLoughlin Jackson.......Alan Cinis Hoffman.......Greg Bepper Helen.......Eva Dickinson Script.......Ron McLean & Hugh Stuckey Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: The arrival of a trainee teacher at Glenview catalyses a misunderstanding between Walker and Robbie, and makes Tony Moore give serious thought to his future. Airdate: Melbourne 6/12/77, Sydney 2/12/77	Ep. 10: Rowena Wallace and Ingrid Mason.
	12. Plumber's Boy Mick.......Tom Oliver Andrew.......Gerry Sont Mrs. Ross.......Connie Hobbs Vinnie.......Michael Giles Darren.......Bruce Dornan Script.......Colin James Synopsis: Three students at Glenview High face expulsion as a disciplinary measure, and Greg Walker decides to start a Social Assistance Program to teach them a lesson in community living. Airdate: Melbourne 13/12/77, Sydney 9/12/77 13. Old Soldiers Lander Snr........Joe James Edward Lander.......Shane Withington Eddie.......Mervyn Drake Mitchell.......Graeme Richards Kathleen.......Thelma Scott Script.......Bob Caswell Synopsis: Edward Lander was headed for Duntroon Military College, before becoming a pacifist after taking part in debates in Greg Walker's English class. He turns against his father's dreams of 'my son, the officer', and the father blames Greg Walker for filling Edward's mind with 'Communist-based treason'. Airdate: Sydney 6/1/78	Grigor Taylor and Brandon Burke.
	14. The Runaways Jim Turner.......Frank Taylor Mary Turner.......Margaret Doyle Philip Peterson.......Richard Collins Barbara.......May Howlett Laura Peterson.......Judy Ferris Harry.......Colin Croft Det. Sgt. Crocker.......Michael Barnacoat Doolittle.......Gordon Poole Synopsis: A young couple playing Romeo and Juliet in a school play, Mary Turner and Philip Peterson, run away together. But Mary is under age and her father wants to have Philip arrested. They turn to Greg Walker for help, and he is faced with the problem of reconciling both sets of parents. Airdate: Melbourne 17/1/78, Sydney 13/1/78, Newcastle NSW 29/4/78 15. Accident DJ.......Katy Wild Bert.......Lucky Grills Dan Moore.......Les Foxcroft Mrs. Moore.......Dolore Whiteman Mitchell.......Graeme Richards Jim.......Paul Chubb Helen.......Eva Dickinson Hoffman.......Greg Bepper Phyllis.......Rita Rider Policeman.......Ray Meagher Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: As a result of a fatal accident, Tony Moore is charged with drunk driving and his school friends desert him. Airdate: Melbourne 24/1/78, Sydney 20/1/78 16. Second Chance Alan.......Noel Trevarthen John O'Brien.......Don Reid Inspector.......Max Osbiston Eddy.......Mervyn Drake Janet.......Ann Hazelden Script.......Ann Brooksbank & Bob Ellis Director.......Max Varnel Synopsis: Margaret Gibson meets an old friend and their relationship blossoms. She resigns from her job and agrees to marry him, but then things start to go wrong. Airdate: Melbourne 31/1/78, Sydney 27/1/78	Grigor Taylor.
	17. The Sect Georgiana.......Sigrid Thornton Scott Brady.......Peter Sumner John O'Brien.......Don Reid Roger.......Ivar Kants 'Bed David'.......Bill Hughes Sharon.......Georgina McLoughlin Di.......Sandra Lee Patterson Director.......Grigor Taylor Assistant Director.......Max Varnel Synopsis: Turmoil strikes when Jill leaves home to join a quasi-religious sect which has already had an unpleasant influence on the lives of some of Walker's students. Notes: First effort as Director by Grigor Taylor. Airdate: Melbourne 7/2/78, Sydney 3/2/78 18. Birdcage Scott Brady.......Peter Sumner Frank Faulkiner.......Ron Graham John O'Brien.......Don Reid .......Margie McRae .......Tony Prehn Synopsis: Jill refuses a marriage proposal and finds herself the target of emotional harassment that begins to threaten both her life and Greg Walker's. Airdate: Melbourne 14/2/78, Sydney 17/2/78 19. The Investigation Frank Faulkiner.......Ron Graham John O'Brien.......Don Reid Mrs. O'Brien.......Anne Haddy Fenella Parry.......Alyson Best .......Ken Blackburn Synopsis: A young student teacher comes to Glenview High, and his attraction for a young schoolgirl leads to murder. In the investigation that follows, suspicion falls in the most unlikely areas. Airdate: Melbourne 21/2/78, Sydney 10/2/78	Camilla Rountree.
	20. The Model Fenella Parry.......Alyson Best John O'Brien.......Don Reid Helen.......Eva Dickinson Di.......Sandra Lee Patterson Damien Renshaw.......Nick Frazer Helen.......Eva Dickinson Parry Snr........Ric Hutton Sharon.......Georgina McLaughlin Script.......Ron McLean From a story by.......Derek Strahan Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: A bright student in her final year is starting to make a name for herself as a model. Walker fights to encourage her to stay with her studies and not throw away years of effort, but he comes into conflict with his brother and the acting principal, and Harry Carter faces legal action when a classroom experiment goes wrong. Notes: Elaine Lee does not appear in this episode. Airdate: Melbourne 28/2/78, Sydney 24/2/78	Ep. 20: Alyson Best.
	21. The Homecoming Frank Faulkiner.......Ron Graham John O'Brien.......Don Reid Mrs. O'Brien.......Anne Haddy .......Yves Stenning .......David Nettheum Synopsis: Margaret Gibson returns to Glenview High, uncertain as to whether she wants to continue as principal at a time when the deputy principal, John O'Brien, is facing threats of a strike amongst the staff and a crisis in his personal life. Airdate: Melbourne 16/3/78, Sydney 3/3/78 22. Friends Of The Estate Dr. Watts.......Ben Gabriel Albert.......Wallas Eaton Clare.......Mary Amoore Grace.......Muriel Hopkins 'Golightly'.......Bernie Lewis Miller.......Tim Burns Fletcher.......Michael Smith Script.......Bob Caswell Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: Greg Walker's estranged uncle dies, and the division of his estate results in bitterness that nearly splits the family. Airdate: Melbourne 23/3/78, Sydney 8/4/78 23. One Of A Kind Sid Roberts.......Tom Farley Frank Faulkiner.......Ron Graham Damien.......Peter Wood Helen.......Eva Dickinson Synopsis: Veteran Sid Roberts arrives at Glenview as a temporary history teacher, and his unique approach to teaching has the school in an uproar. Airdate: Melbourne 25/3/78, Sydney 24/3/78	Elaine Lee.
	24. Easy Money Blue.......Chris Haywood Dan Moore.......Les Foxcroft Mrs. Moore.......Dolore Whiteman Jim.......Paul Chubb Helen.......Eva Dickinson Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: When Tony Moore's parents are sacked from their cleaning job, he turns to criminal activities to raise some money. Airdate: Melbourne 11/11/78	Ep. 24: Chris Haywood and Brandon Burke.
	25. Susan Susan.......Anne Lambert Jane.......Debra Lawrence Kevin.......Ron Hackett Mrs. Thompson.......Lola Brooks Phillip.......Alex Pope Sarah.......Anna Weir Waiter.......James McLachlan Synopsis: Tom Walker falls in love with a beautiful young university student, and their relationship threatens Greg's work at school as well as their domestic life. Airdate: Melbourne 18/11/78, Sydney 15/4/78 26. A Death In The Family Dave.......Frank Wilson Dr. Green.......Shane Porteous Grace.......Muriel Hopkins Young Tom.......Scott Gregory Young Greg.......Rodney Bell Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: Greg and Tom Walker are summoned to Melbourne where their father is dying in hospital. When their father suffers a fatal coronary it causes Greg and Tom to examine their lives and goals. Notes: Segments filmed in Melbourne. Airdate: Melbourne 25/11/78, Sydney 22/4/78, Newcastle NSW 22/7/78
	27. One Day At A Time Helen.......Eva Dickinson Hoffman.......Greg Bepper .......Edward Ogden .......Phillipa Baker .......Tracy Mullane Synopsis: Helen, a student, is stricken with leukaemia, and her struggle to keep her hope alive is an epic story of courage. Notes: New opening titles, incorporating preview scenes from the episode. Airdate: Melbourne 2/12/78 28. The Siren Di.......Sandra Lee Patterson .......Willie Fennell .......Pat MacDonald .......Leanne Watson Synopsis: Harry Carter's casual introduction to the mother of one of his students leads to a relationship that almost stifles him. Airdate: Melbourne 9/12/78 29. After The Loving .......Tom Burlinson .......Alfred Bell .......Fiona Spence .......Louise Talmadge .......Basil Clark Synopsis: Robbie meets and marries the man of her dreams. After the marriage his true self emerges, and Robbie finds more trouble than she can handle. Airdate: Melbourne 16/12/78, Sydney 29/4/78	Rebecca Gilling.
	30. Daughter Of Darkness Shirley Mason.......Diana Berryman Virginia Gold.......Margaret Christensen Alice.......Julie Ralfs Eddie.......Mervyn Drake Police Sergeant.......Terry Redell Fray.......Phil Jay Script.......Robert Caswell Director.......Bill Hughes Synopsis: A previously sociable, happy girl is living a life of complete isolation and rejection of every friend she has. Walker finds she has been deserted and she is determined to avoid Child Welfare. Airdate: Sydney 13/5/78 31. Where Did We Go Wrong? Di.......Sandra Lee Patterson .......Martin Vaughan .......Jeffrey James .......Julie Dawson Synopsis: A weird generation gap conflict presents Greg Walker with a classroom revolution and a student whose future appears damned by his very conformity. Airdate: Melbourne 30/12/78, Adelaide 22/12/78	Ep. 30: Diana Berryman.
	32. The Last Lap Di.......Sandra Lee Patterson .......Brian Wenzel .......Carol Demas .......Wendy Playfair .......Sheridan Jobbins .......Jody Hanson Synopsis: A young swimmer is offered one final chance at international selection. The sporting and academic pressures become too great as she tries to choose between fleeting fame or a secure future. Airdate: Melbourne 6/1/79, Adelaide 29/12/78, Sydney 6/1/80 33. Beauty's Beast Helen.......Eva Dickinson Di.......Sandra Lee Patterson .......Max Phipps .......Matthew Crosby Synopsis: Greg Walker is replaced whilst on a seminar by an English teacher who is also acclaimed for his delicate sensitive poetry. Behind the mask of the poet is a sadistic hedonist. Airdate: Sydney 13/1/80, Newcastle NSW 9/9/78 34. Maureen Miller.......Tim Burns Fletcher.......Michael Smith .......Nicholas Frazer .......Celia De Burgh .......Sheila Kennelly	Rebecca Gilling, Ken James and Camilla Rountree.
	35. Fight Dan Moore.......Les Foxcroft Mrs. Moore.......Delore Whiteman Helen.......Eva Dickinson Miller.......Tim Burns .......Tommy Lewis .......Steve Dodd Synopsis: An Aboriginal student of outstanding sporting ability, the son of a former boxing champion, is a militant black activist who sees his sporting prowess as an opportunity to promote his cause. His father disagrees and wants his son to continue his education. Notes: Originally titled 'The Boxer'. This episode was specially written to showcase Tommy Lewis in his first television acting role. Lewis had just completed a lead role in the film The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith. 36. Three "R's" Hoffman.......Greg Bepper Miller.......Tim Burns .......Noel Mitchell .......Brenda Senders .......Jeffrey James 37. When All's Said And Done Ayla.......Olga Tamara Hoffman.......Greg Bepper Helen.......Eva Dickinson .......Serge Lazareff .......Bruce Barry .......Alistair Smart .......Craig Ashley 38. The Quietest Thunder Miller.......Tim Burns .......Christine Amor .......Ken Goodlet .......John Hannan .......Bernie Lewis Synopsis: A replacement PE teacher victimises one of the Glenview High students.	Bill Kerr and Grigor Taylor.
	39. The Night Watchman Frank Devney.......Graham Rouse Val Devney.......Sheila Kennelly Fay Murray.......Margaret Cameron Ayla.......Olga Tamara Helen.......Eva Dickinson Miller.......Tim Burns Fletcher.......Michael Smith Det. Sgt. Crocker.......Michael Barnacoat Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Max Varnel Synopsis: Ex-criminal Frank Devney is employed as a night watchman at Glenview on Walker's recommendation, and becomes prime suspect in a robbery.	Ep. 39: Margaret Cameron and Grigor Taylor.