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SHANNONS MOB
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SHANNONS MOB ARTICLE HOME INTERVIEWS CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW F.A.Q. LINKS EXPLANATION OF EPISODE GUIDE TERMS	EPISODES: 13. LENGTH: 60 mins. FORMAT: Colour, Film. PRODUCTION: 1973 - 1974 Fauna Production. ORIGINAL SCREENING: Oct 1975 - Jan 1976. RUNNING ORDER: Official. NETWORK: Nine. CAST: Andrew Blake.......ROBIN RAMSAY Mike Jamieson.......FRANK GALLAGHER CREW: Producer.......LEE ROBINSON Executive Producers.......JOHN McCALLUM & BOB AUSTIN Associate Producer.......JOY CAVILL Music.......ERIC JUPP	EPISODE TITLES 1. Without Incident 2. Nothing Else To Lose 3. Trip To Nowhere 4. There Was A Man 5. Stock In Trade 6. Hotspot 7. When Collier Came 8. Mixed Doubles 9. Loser Takes All 10. The Playpen 11. Peace Lovers 12. You've Got To Have Credentials 13. Heart Of Oak
	1. Without Incident Mira.......Jane Harders General Pillitz.......Tom Farley Steven.......David Cameron Tarovic.......Ivor Kants Rudi.......Kurt Ludescher Racavik.......Martin Harris Ship’s crew member.......Anthony Wheeler Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: Croats and Serbs clash over the visit of Croatian war hero General Pillitz to Australia, who is being protected by the Australian government. A crowd of welcoming migrants have hired a ship to greet Pillitz in mid-Harbour. FIASCO agents Blake and Jamieson tangle with Yugoslav fanatics, and Blake poses as a Naval officer, in a desperate bid against time to prevent an assassination attempt and an international incident. Notes: Screened as a preview episode by GTV-9 Melbourne. The passengers on the boat were actual migrants, recently arrived in Australia and staying at the South Coogee migrant hostel in Sydney, hired as extras. Airdate: Melbourne 27/10/75, Sydney 7/1/76	Ep. 1: Tom Farley and Robin Ramsay.
	2. Nothing Else To Lose Joe.......John Clayton Pellini.......Ron Haddrick Mrs. Pellini.......Diana Perryman Carol.......Gillian Jones Guardino.......Alexander Hay Director.......Brian Bell Synopsis: An American Mafioso keeps the FIASCO team hot on his trail as they try to discover the purpose of his visit to Australia. Blake and Jamieson come across the Pellinis, frightened Italian greengrocers, and Guardino, an international agent chasing a criminal on the run from the United States. A prostitute inadvertently helps turn up vital clues. Airdate: Melbourne 5/11/75, Sydney 14/1/76, Newcastle NSW 5/11/77	Ep. 2: Diana Perryman, Ron Haddrick and Alexander Hay.
	3. Trip To Nowhere Felicity Maitland.......Joanne Samuel Libby.......Julieanne Newbould Sir Arthur Maitland.......James Condon Grahame Hughes.......Don Reid Prostitute.......Angela Punch McGregor Harry Davis.......Kevin Manser Alice Whittaker.......Mary Mackay Henry Whittaker.......George Garden Housekeeper.......Betty Dyson Script.......Brian Faull Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: FIASCO investigates when Felicity Maitland, runaway daughter of the British High Commissioner Sir Arthur Maitland, becomes the victim of a white slave ring. They find a possible link between an import company that is on a 'checkout' list from Interpol, drug smugglers and the manager of a 'gay' nightclub. Airdate: Melbourne 12/11/75, Sydney 19/11/75, Brisbane 23/4/76	Ep. 3: Robin Ramsay and Julieanne Newbould.
	4. There Was A Man Sophia Hochman.......Judy Lynne Ashby.......Vincent Ball Alex Vienese.......Graham Corry Constable.......Peter Holt Director.......Brian Bell Synopsis: Two Israeli Nazi war criminal hunters, Alex Vienese and Sophia Hochman, become involved with FIASCO when it is announced in the press that an ex-Nazi, now working in Australia as a top secret government researcher, has inherited 8 million dollars. Complications arise when the son of the benefactor is determined that the money will stay in the family. Airdate: Melbourne 19/11/75, Sydney 24/12/75, Newcastle NSW 26/11/77	Ep. 4: Graham Corry and Judy Lynne.
	5. Stock In Trade Alan Merritt.......Alwyn Kurts Samuels.......Max Osbiston Kathy Stevenson.......Olivia Brown Sir Frederick Palmer MP.......John Nash Sharon.......Jennifer West Chauffeur.......Mark Kelly Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: FIASCO investigates when financier Alan Merritt's gold smuggling racket involves Sir Frederick Palmer MP. Blake, posing as a wealthy playboy, becomes a golfing companion of Merritt in an endeavour to bait him and expose his criminal activities. Airdate: Melbourne 26/11/75, Sydney 21/1/76	Ep. 5: Alwyn Kurts and Olivia Brown.
	6. Hotspot Corby.......John Fegan Aklov.......Ben Gabriel Grant.......Dennis Grosvenor Rena Cartwright.......Sandra Lee Patterson Mary Vaughan.......Natalie Mosco Kapec.......Robert Davis Henry Vaughan.......Norman Kaye Campbell.......Robert Newman Stillard.......Kevin Healey Hodge.......John Larking Lawler.......Scott Lambert Hansen.......Michael Kent Saks.......Clive Marshall Obermann.......Karel Florsheim Kuang.......Henry Duval Script.......Alan Link Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: Murder, abduction and blackmail involve FIASCO agents Blake and Jamieson in the terrifying world of science non-fiction. They try to uncover an international plot and thus save vital laser data from falling into the hands of a foreign power which could use it for non-peaceful objectives. Airdate: Melbourne 3/12/75, Sydney 26/11/75, Adelaide 5/7/76 7. When Collier Came Fraser.......Gerard Maguire Annaleise.......Elke Neidhardt Collier.......Reg Gillam Castle.......Colin Taylor Fiona.......Diana Davidson Kurt.......David Vallon Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: A Sydney prison holds one of the most brilliant forgers in the world. He is about to be released when an international criminal mastermind kidnaps his wife in an effort to gain his services for an international forgery scheme. FIASCO agents play a waiting game in order to smash their plans. Airdate: Melbourne 10/12/75, Sydney 12/11/75	Ep. 6: Dennis Grosvenor and Robin Ramsay.
	8. Mixed Doubles Lee Hamilton.......Lisa Peers Edith Thomas.......Cecily Polson Gus Hamilton.......Robert Bruning Patrick Ryan.......Max Phipps Richard Pollard.......Chris Haywood Jack Cheney.......Andrew Sharp Nan Hamilton.......Lynn Murphy Dr. Austin Troy.......Stan Rogers Script.......Alan Link Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: A baby-faced killer has been hired to intimidate the head of the Australian Defence Pact and influence his policies at international talks to be held in Singapore. Airdate: Melbourne 17/12/75, Sydney 5/11/75 (Premiere), Adelaide 28/6/76	Ep. 8: Chris Haywood and Lisa Peers.
	9. Loser Takes All Estelle.......Rowena Wallace Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: The Australian representative of a foreign owned corporation, vitally interested in the mineral resources of Australia, is trying to finalise a $20million co-operative mineral deal with government officials. However, because of suspicions regarding fraud and theft, FIASCO agents are called in to investigate. Airdate: Melbourne 24/12/75, Sydney 4/2/76, Adelaide 26/7/76	Ep. 9: Rowena Wallace and Robin Ramsay.
	10. The Playpen Ingrid.......Arna-Maria Winchester Tara.......Chantal Contouri Vossif.......Max Cullen Cassandra.......Lorrae Desmond McKenzie.......Brian Harrison Jennings.......Barry Hill Major Swan.......Barry Barter Long.......Peter Colville Atkinson.......Hudson Fawcett Claudia.......Rosalind Talamini Guard.......Brian Evis Corporal.......Donald Mamouney Script.......John Martin Director.......Ian Bennett Synopsis: A so-called exclusive club, which is really a high class brothel, becomes the meeting place for FIASCO agents who are investigating a security leak while dealing with a foreign embassy official who wishes to defect to Australia. Airdate: Melbourne 31/12/75, Sydney 17/12/75, Adelaide 2/8/76 11. Peace Lovers .......Katie Sheil .......David Baxter .......Bill Charlton Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Canberra learns of an international plot by World Youth For Peace fanatics to kill a warfare bio-chemist research worker. FIASCO agents are assigned to the case to protect the research worker and track down those responsible for the plot. Airdate: Melbourne 7/1/76, Sydney 31/12/75, Adelaide 9/8/76, Newcastle NSW 10/12/77	Ep. 10: Arna-Maria Winchester, Robin Ramsay, Max Cullen and Chantal Contouri.
	12. You've Got To Have Credentials .......Don Crosby .......Alistair Duncan .......Michael Aitken .......Robin Bowering .......John Benton .......Alan Tobin .......David Williams Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: Customs Officers are determined to uncover the hiding place of a haul of South African diamonds which are aboard a ship in Sydney Harbour. FIASCO agents are assigned to not necessarily finding the diamonds, but certainly to prevent them from leaving the ship. Airdate: Melbourne 14/1/76, Sydney 3/12/75, Adelaide 16/8/76	Frank Gallagher.
	13. Heart Of Oak Mrs. Warwick.......Pat Bishop Joplin.......Ken Goodlet Hendrickson.......Walter Sullivan Hurst.......Neil Fitzpatrick Warwick.......Ron Falk Dixon.......Ralph Cotterill Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: The death of a Royal Navy deserter gives FIASCO the chance to discover the whereabouts of other RAN deserters, and to find out who is behind the money-making racket which keeps the deserters in the country, but at the same time bleeds them dry with crippling costs. Airdate: Melbourne 21/1/76, Sydney 28/1/76	Robin Ramsay and Frank Gallagher.