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SPYFORCE FEATURE ARTICLE HOME INTERVIEWS CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW F.A.Q. LINKS EXPLANATION OF EPISODE GUIDE TERMS	EPISODES: 42. LENGTH: 60 mins. FORMAT: Colour, Film. PRODUCTION: 1971 - 1972 Roger Mirams / Paramount Pictures Co-Production. RUNNING ORDER: Official (see note under Episode Titles). NETWORK: Nine. CAST: Erskine.......JACK THOMPSON Lt. French.......KATY WILD Gunther Haber.......PETER SUMNER Col. Cato.......REDMOND PHILIPS Support: Jill Stewart.......ARNA-MARIA WINCHESTER Capt. Pollock.......BILL HUNTER Capt. Bergen.......STUART FINCH CREW: Producer.......ROGER MIRAMS Associate Producer.......RON McLEAN Music.......BRIAN RANGOTT & GEOFF HARVEY Paramount Production Executive.......BRUCE GORDON 1. The General Gen. Henschell.......Don Reid Barrow.......Max Cullen Mrs. Bergman.......Leila Blake Bloke in pub.......Bryan Niland Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Japanese soldier 1.......Takeo Ong Japanese soldier 2.......Masayuki Nagae Japanese soldier 3.......Terry Erwin Native.......Michael Springfield Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Haber, who once loved the same girl and now have an intense dislike of each other, are forced to work for Col. Cato. Cato sends them to New Ireland to kidnap a German officer from under the noses of the Japanese because he has a list of all German espionage agents in Australia. Erskine distrusts Haber’s loyalties, and his fears are realised when Haber, a German national, appears to defect to the enemy. Airdate: Sydney 2/8/71 Melbourne 26/8/71 Brisbane 15/9/71 Toowoomba QLD 20/9/71 Rockhampton QLD 29/1/72 Newcastle NSW 3/2/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 15/2/72 Canberra 23/2/72	EPISODE TITLES 1. The General 2. Death Railway 3. Portuguese Man Of War 4. The Prisoner 5. The Bridge 6. The Trader 7. The Escape 8. 27 Hours 9. The Volunteers - Part One 10. The Volunteers - Part Two 11. The Countess 12. The Cripple 13. The Assassin 14. The Tunku 15. The Gunner 16. The Saviour - Part One 17. The Saviour - Part Two 18. The Samurai 19. The Bunker 20. Reilley's Army 21. The Courier 22. The Doctor 23. The Major 24. The Lovers 25. The Chase 26. The Diplomat 27. The District Commissioner 28. The Troupers 29. The Encounter 30. The Breakout 31. The Interrogator 32. The Raiders 33. The Forger 34. The Correspondent 35. The Double Agent 36. The Misfits 37. The Mission 38. The Journey 39. The Decoy 40. The Murder 41. The Trail 42. The Rolls That Went To War EPISODE RUNNING ORDER: The running order of the episodes is given as shown in official lists. However, there are some anomalies. Episode 25, 'The Chase', features the new style 'stencil' titles, while episodes 26, 'The Diplomat', and 31, 'The Interrogator', feature the old style titles, suggesting they are out of order. (Although the later opening titles were substituted for the earlier titles on some prints, and therefore cannot be relied upon for an indication of the episode sequence, the episode title and closing credits did not change). Nick Tate is introduced as agent Matt Parsons in episode 33, 'The Forger', yet makes a brief appearance in an earlier episode, No. 27 'The District Commissioner'. Tate reprises the role in episode 40, 'The Murder', the plotline of which is a classic device for a series finale (Cato's murder), and as episode 41, 'The Trail,' was filmed much earlier it is possible that 'The Murder' was intended to be the last episode (excluding the pilot episode of 'The Rolls That Went To War', which was obviously attached to the end of the run as episode 42).
	2. Death Railway John Carpenter.......John Meillon Julia Carpenter.......Lorraine Bayly Telak.......George Assang Sgt. Wills.......Martin Vaughan Sgt. Shikoya.......Kuki Kaa Wing Cmmdr. Burgess.......John Trenaman Sir Geoffrey.......Charles McCallum Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: The Japanese are using Allied slave labour to build the Burma - Siam railway, and the only way to stop them is to bomb out the route ahead of the construction. Cato sends Erskine and Haber to Siam and deliberately ensures they are captured so they can obtain a blueprint of the railway. However, they discover an Australian engineer assisting the Japanese in the planning of the railway. Notes: Segments filmed in Thailand, with the cooperation of the Thai Army. Airdate: Sydney 9/8//71 Melbourne 2/9/71 Brisbane 22/9/71 Tamworth NSW 5/10/71 Newcastle NSW 10/2/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 22/2/72 Canberra 1/3/72	Ep. 2: John Meillon, Peter Sumner and Jack Thompson.
	3. Portuguese Man Of War Domenica.......Victoria Anoux Carlos.......Alister Smart Kleber.......Keith Lee Capt. John Bennett.......Walter Sullivan Hans.......Charles Thorn Sergeant.......Gordon Piper Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ted Roberts Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: Wartime installations are being attacked in Sydney by German agents, and Cato devises an elaborate ploy to combat it. Suspicion falls on Haber, who is interned in a prison with some captured Germans, while Erskine tracks down the saboteurs supply line in the Portuguese fishing community. Haber and the German agents escape from prison, and with Erskine's help Haber manages to thwart their attempt to blow up the Queen Mary, which is carrying thousands of troops back from the Middle East. Notes: A segment utilising the voice of Kevin Golsby as radio host James Brooks is taken from his role in episode 7 ‘The Escape’. Airdate: Sydney 16/8/71 Wollongong NSW 20/8/71 Melbourne 9/9/71 Traralgon VIC 9/9/71 Brisbane 29/9/71 Toowoomba QLD 4/10/71 Tamworth NSW 12/10/71 Canberra 29/5/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 2/10/72	Ep. 3: Jack Thompson and Victoria Anoux.
	4. The Prisoner 'Dingo'.......Henri Szeps Pascoe.......Max Meldrum Barrow.......Max Cullen 'Doc'.......Harry Lawrence Prof. Maurice Trilby.......Don Crosby 'Prune'.......Reg Evans Col. Mayusaki.......Kuki Kaa Watchman.......Gerry Duggan Dr. Hungerford.......Stanley Walsh Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Sangster.......Tony Thurbon Japanese soldier.......Terry Erwin Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Cato fabricates evidence against Erskine and Haber framing them for an island massacre, in order to retain their services for his department. Erskine and Haber are then sent to Singapore to break into the notorious Changi Prison and rescue a British bacteriologist. Notes: Some scenes filmed in Singapore, including at Changi where the Governor was persuaded to raise a Japanese flag for the first time since the war. Airdate: Sydney 23/8/71 Wollongong NSW 27/8/71 Tamworth NSW 19/10/71 Melbourne 20/11/71 Toowoomba QLD 13/12/71 Brisbane QLD 19/2/72 Newcastle NSW 5/4/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 18/4/72 Maryborough QLD 12/5/72	Peter Sumner and Jack Thompson.
	5. The Bridge John Levenson.......Graham Corry Eric.......Gordon Piper Yaseki.......Chin Yu Williams Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter .......Ray Lamont .......Rick Scully Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine and Haber discover a plan to blow up the Sydney Harbour Bridge on the day an Allied shipping convoy is due to leave. They intend to use the information to bargain their way out of Cato’s employ. Airdate: Melbourne 30/9/71 Brisbane 13/10/71 Toowoomba QLD 18/10/71 Tamworth NSW 26/10/71 Rockhampton QLD 5/2/72 Newcastle NSW 17/2/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 29/2/72 Canberra 8/3/72 Maryborough QLD 24/3/72	Ep. 5: Bill Hunter.
	6. The Trader Jill Stewart.......Arna-Maria Winchester Edith Harper.......Nancy Knudsen Ruben Nathan.......Johnny Lockwood Muswell Brown.......Tony Bazell Victor Harper.......Bryan Niland Radio operator.......Danny Adcock Commander.......Raymond Duparc Eddie Ellis.......Brian Evis Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine and Haber have to evacuate a small party from New Guinea. When the Japanese cut off their access to the coast they take refuge at a trading post, and suspicions grow when it seems that one of their number is in league with the enemy. Unknown to Erskine and Haber, one of the group, Jill Stewart, is an undercover agent in Cato’s employ. Notes: Introduces Arna-Maria Winchester in a support role as Jill Stewart. A nude scene featuring Arna-Maria in a shower was almost censored for fear of offending viewers, and was finally retained because "it was too good to be deleted."²² Airdate: Sydney 6/9/71 Melbourne 7/10/71 Toowoomba QLD 25/10/71 Tamworth NSW 2/11/71 Rockhampton QLD 26/2/72 Newcastle NSW 8/3/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 21/3/72 Canberra 29/3/72	Ep.6: Arna-Maria Winchester.
	7. The Escape Gen. Gustav Hochstraadt.......Ewan Solon James Brooks.......Kevin Golsby Gardiner.......David Copping Prof. Bunnington.......Gordon Lishman Bosely.......Charles Moody Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: German aeronautics expert Gen. Gustav Hochstraadt is captured by Cato, who thinks that Hochstraadt is in the Pacific to advise the Japanese on construction of the V2 rocket. Erskine and Haber have to guard him against an escape attempt not only by German agents, but also from the Americans, with whom relations could be endangered by Cato's actions. Airdate: Sydney 13/9/71 Wollongong NSW 17/9/71 Melbourne 14/10/71 Brisbane 27/10/71 Toowoomba QLD 1/11/71 Tamworth NSW 9/11/71 Rockhampton QLD 12/2/72 Newcastle NSW 24/2/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 7/3/72	Ep. 7: Katy Wild
	8. 27 Hours (continued from The Escape) Nurse.......Helen Morse Gen. Gustav Hochstraadt.......Ewan Solon Ron (pilot).......Ron Graham Tony (co-pilot).......Tony Ingersent White.......John Faassen Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Haber take Gen. Hochstraadt on a direct 27 hour flight to Colombo where he is to be handed over to the British. Haber's loyalties are tested as Hochstraadt, whose life is under threat from his own side, tries to use the 27 hours to win his freedom any way he can. When they are attacked by the Japanese and the pilot is killed, they are forced to trust Hochstraadt to fly the plane. Notes: Segments filmed in Colombo. Airdate: Sydney 20/9/71 Wollongong NSW 24/9/71 Traralgon VIC 21/10/71 Melbourne 23/10/71 Brisbane 3/11/71 Toowoomba QLD 8/11/71 Tamworth NSW 16/11/71 Rockhampton QLD 19/2/72 Newcastle NSW 2/3/72 Maryborough QLD 7/4/72	Ep. 8: Helen Morse.
	9. The Volunteers - part one Elaine Harrison.......Jacki Weaver Dowell.......Fred Betts Corp. 'Disaster' Harmon.......Kevin Leslie Eddie.......Reg Gorman Capt. Charles Todmanton.......Warwick Simms Sgt. Horrie Jackson.......Darryl Morton Lee Yang.......Cecil Parkee Major Sinclair.......Allan Lander Sgt. Jennings.......Barry Donnelly Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Haber lead a daring raid against enemy shipping in Singapore Harbour, however it becomes obvious that one of the group is determined to sabotage the attempt. Airdate: Sydney 27/9/71 Wollongong NSW 1/10/71 Melbourne 30/10/71 Tamworth NSW 7/12/71 Rockhampton QLD 4/3/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 28/3/72 Canberra 5/4/72 Maryborough QLD 21/4/72 Brisbane 16/3/73 10. The Volunteers - part two Dowell.......Fred Betts Corp. 'Disaster' Harmon.......Kevin Leslie Capt. Charles Todmanton.......Warwick Simms Sgt. Horrie Jackson.......Darryl Morton Lee Yang.......Cecil Parkee William Bland.......James Moss Native girl.......Sinan Leong Sgt. Jennings.......Barry Donnelly Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: A saboteur endangers the mission in Singapore Harbour, and Haber is faced with the decision of abandoning Erskine to certain capture, or picking Erskine up and risking the lives of all the others on the mission. Notes: Segments filmed in Singapore. Based on a true story, which later formed the basis of the 1989 mini-series Heroes. Airdate: Sydney 4/10/71 Wollongong NSW 8/10/71 Melbourne 6/11/71 Tamworth NSW 14/12/71 Coffs Harbour NSW 4/4/72 Ballarat VIC 12/6/72 Brisbane 23/3/73 11. The Countess The Countess.......Anna Volska German Ambassador.......Louis Wishart Schmidt.......Peter Reynolds Ikanyu.......John Soo Alvares.......Richard May Grekov.......Josef Drewniak Schuder.......Roger Mirams Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Haber are sent to Macau, and violate the neutrality to obtain information on Japanese troop movements. They are assisted by the Countess, a local Allied agent. Notes: Segments filmed in Macau. Producer Roger Mirams appears in a non-speaking role as a German agent. Airdate: Sydney 11/10/71 Wollongong NSW 15/10/71 Tamworth NSW 26/10/71 Melbourne 27/11/71 Toowoomba QLD 20/12/71 Brisbane 26/2/72 Maryborough QLD 30/6/72 Mt Gambier SA 19/9/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 16/10/72 Port Pirie SA 5/2/74	An advertisement for Spyforce from a Brisbane magazine
	12. The Cripple Joan.......Helen Morse Agent 1.......Tim Eliott Dr. Delaney.......Barry Lovett Nurse.......Bunny Gibson Agent 2.......Peter Armstrong Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine is injured and loses the use of his legs. The doctor maintains the disability is purely psychosomatic, and Col. Cato comes up with a devious plan to test the theory. Airdate: Sydney 18/10/71 Wollongong NSW 22/10/71 Melbourne 4/12/71 Toowoomba QLD 27/12/71 Brisbane 18/3/72 Adelaide 3/4/72 Maryborough QLD 21/7/72	Ep. 12: Helen Morse.
	13. The Assassin Frank Newman.......Stewart Ginn Anna.......Jill Forster Carl Schmidt.......John Sanger Corp. James Stacey.......John Marchant American officer.......Mike Dorsey Script.......Peter Schreck Director.......David Baker Synopsis: A top German assassin is sent to Australia to kill General MacArthur. Cato has a devious plan to protect MacArthur - without his approval. Airdate: Sydney 25/10/71 Wollongong NSW 29/10/71 Brisbane 10/11/71 Melbourne 13/11/71 Toowoomba QLD 16/11/71 Maryborough QLD 4/8/72 Shepparton VIC 18/12/74	Jack Thompson, Peter Sumner and Redmond Philips.
	14. The Tunku Elizabeth.......Anne Lucas The Tunku.......Tom Lake Komoto.......I. Sujimoto Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Haber are sent to Malaya to prevent the Tunku of the Selegore area from making a broadcast to his people instructing them to cease resisting the Japanese. Notes: Segments filmed in Malaysia. Airdate: Sydney 1/11/71 Wollongong NSW 5/11/71 Melbourne 11/12/71 Toowoomba QLD 24/1/72 Tamworth NSW 1/2/72 Newcastle NSW 29/3/72 Canberra 19/4/72 Maryborough QLD 5/5/72 15. The Gunner Jill Stewart.......Arna-Maria Winchester Warrant Officer Reeves.......Peter Whittle Pedro Vamaar.......Dennis Clinton Vermeer Isaki.......Terry Erwin Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Haber and Jill Stewart are in New Guinea to sink Japanese shipping in Lae Harbour, and need help from a sole surviving, mentally unbalanced member of a lost artillery unit. Notes: Jack Thompson has only a very minor role. Second appearance by Arna-Maria Winchester as Jill Stewart. Airdate: Sydney 8/11/71 Wollongong NSW 12/11/71 Brisbane 17/11/71 Toowoomba QLD 22/11/71 Tamworth NSW 23/11/71 Melbourne 18/12/71 Adelaide 23/3/76	Ep. 14: Anne Lucas.
	16. The Saviour - part one Sister Hilda.......Benita Collings Dr. Brookman.......Alfred Sandor Lieutenant.......Bunny Gibson Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter .......Gavin Hamilton .......Francis Deal Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine, Haber and Lt. French are sent to New Guinea to bring back Brookman, a pacifist doctor wanted by the Americans because of his research involvement with the atom bomb experiment. Brookman refuses to leave, and French and a Lutheran nun are captured by the Japanese. Notes: First Australian television role for American actor Alfred Sandor. Airdate: Sydney 22/11/71 Wollongong NSW 10/12/71 Toowoomba QLD 3/1/72 Tamworth NSW 11/1/72 Brisbane 4/3/72 Melbourne 29/3/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 9/5/72 Canberra 17/5/72 Maryborough QLD 2/6/72	Ep. 16: Katy Wild.
	17. The Saviour - part two Sister Hilda.......Benita Collings Dr. Brookman.......Alfred Sandor Miss Smith.......Enid Lorimer Gordon.......Matthew Crosby Mike Somers.......Michael Springfield Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Boy.......Russell Crowe Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Lt. French and the nun are taken to a Japanese base camp where an elderly lady and a group of children are held captive. Erskine, Haber and Brookman are also captured, and it is revealed that a spy has been operating in their midst. Lt. French manages to escape, and an American pilot gone 'native' helps her free the others. Airdate: Sydney 29/11/71 Wollongong NSW 17/12/71 Toowoomba QLD 10/1/72 Tamworth NSW 18/1/72 Melbourne 5/4/72 Maryborough QLD 9/6/72 18. The Samurai Nikolu Yaratomo.......Kuki Kaa Leka.......Yanti Lay American pilot.......Fred Shaw Script.......Ron McLean Directors.......Howard Rubie & David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Haber are sent to an occupied island to assassinate a high-ranking Japanese Intelligence officer, who models his life on the 11th century Samurai. Airdate: Melbourne 12/1/72 Swan Hill VIC 20/1/72 Tamworth NSW 8/2/72 Toowoomba QLD 14/2/72 Maryborough QLD 28/7/72 Mt Gambier SA 12/3/74	Katy Wild and Redmond Philips.
	19. The Bunker Soldier.......Brendon Lunney Brigadier Peters.......Don Reid Squadron Leader.......Ken Fraser Japanese soldier 1.......Tom Nagasaki Japanese soldier 2.......Lim Muy Hong Sergeant.......Lex Mitchell Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine and Haber spend Christmas Eve trapped in a bunker with two Japanese soldiers, which is under fire from Allied and Japanese artillery. They come to regard each other as people, rather than ‘the enemy’. Airdate: Wollongong NSW 19/11/71 Sydney 20/12/71 Melbourne 1/1/72 Toowoomba QLD 17/1/72 Tamworth NSW 25/1/72 Brisbane 1/4/72 Newcastle NSW 17/5/72 Maryborough QLD 23/6/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 9/10/72	Jack Thompson.
	20. Reilley's Army Leon Reilley.......Chips Rafferty Kyeti.......Denys Piggot Mrs. Reilley.......Diana Davidson Roberts.......Patrick McCarville Anali.......Bill Ward Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Peter Schreck Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Haber are sent to New Guinea to bring back Reilley, who, with the help of some natives, has been waging a private war and jeopardising coast watchers. Notes: Chips Rafferty’s final role. Airdate: Melbourne 23/9/71 Brisbane 6/10/71 Sydney 15/11/71 Toowoomba QLD 31/1/72 Newcastle NSW 19/4/72 Orange NSW 1/9/72	Ep. 20 advertisement.
	21. The Courier Van Gelder.......Jeff Ashby Boundary rider.......Ben Blakeney Lieutenant.......Roslyn Wilson Brigadier Don Stevens.......Charles Thorn Courier.......Shito Shega Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine and Lt. French, escorting a captured Japanese courier from Darwin to Sydney, are stranded in the desert by a German agent. Notes: Peter Sumner does not appear in this episode. Airdate: Sydney 17/1/72 Toowoomba QLD 28/2/72 Melbourne 8/3/72 Traralgon VIC 17/3/72 Maryborough QLD 18/8/72 Brisbane 16/2/73 Tamworth NSW 17/12/73	Ep. 21: Katy Wild, Jack Thompson and Jeff Ashby.
	22. The Doctor Helga Vermaar.......Susannah Brett Mrs. Vermaar.......Noeline Brown Peter Vermaar.......Alan Tobin Dr. Henry Holmann.......Kevin Manser Woman in phone booth.......Beryl Cheers Barman.......Les Foxcroft Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Cato develops a devious plan to combat German agents who have abducted the wife of a doctor in order to force his aid in sabotaging a supply of penicillin for Allied troops which could result in their death. Airdate: Sydney 24/1/72 Melbourne 26/1/72 Toowoomba QLD 21/2/72 Tamworth NSW 29/2/72 Wollongong NSW 2/4/72 Maryborough QLD 11/8/72 Brisbane 2/3/73
	23. The Major Jill Stewart.......Arna-Maria Winchester Sgt. Maconichie.......Nick Tate Major Hawkins.......Tony Wager William Ferris.......Robert Blackman Script.......Ron McLean Directors.......Howard Rubie & David Baker Synopsis: Erskine and Jill Stewart are sent to Burma to blow up a bridge to stop the Japanese advancing north into China. There they find a British regiment left behind as a ‘tactical rear guard’. Notes: Peter Sumner does not appear in this episode. Final appearance by Arna-Maria Winchester as Jill Stewart. Some prints have been edited by deleting a topless scene and repositioning the episode title credits several minutes forwards. Airdate: Melbourne 5/1/72 Sydney 31/1/72 Toowoomba QLD 7/2/72 Tamworth NSW 15/2/72 Maryborough QLD 14/7/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 30/10/72 Brisbane 9/3/73
	24. The Lovers Trish Matthews.......Rowena Wallace Bryce Matthews.......Don Pascoe Terry Fellows.......Brendon Lunney Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine and Haber are sent to New Guinea to evacuate a Patrol Officer and two civilians, one of whom Haber was once going to marry. Airdate: Sydney 7/2/72 Tamworth NSW 7/3/72 Brisbane 6/4/73 25. The Chase Sir Roland Jensen.......Max Osbiston Corp. Rose.......John Armstrong Capt. Charles Jensen.......Richard Lupino Japanese officer.......Jimmy Shinohara Script.......Ron McLean From a story by.......Peter Schreck Director.......David Baker Synopsis: Cato, under political pressure, sends Erskine and Haber to perform a rescue from a prison camp, only to find the Japanese are aware of the attempt. Notes: First episode with new opening titles. Airdate: Sydney 14/2/72 Wollongong NSW 20/2/72 Melbourne 1/3/72 Traralgon VIC 7/4/72 Maryborough QLD 1/9/72 Brisbane 13/4/73	Ep. 24: Rowena Wallace and Brendon Lunney.
	26. The Diplomat Horomoto.......Kuki Kaa General Hacher.......Peter Reynolds Yoriko.......I. Shimotu Mitsui.......Cheiko Moriyu Japanese soldier.......Shito Shega Major Tanaka.......David Lu Script.......Ron McLean Directors.......Howard Rubie & David Baker Synopsis: A Japanese cabinet minister is concerned that Japan cannot win the war and tries to organise a separate peace treaty through Col. Cato. Haber is sent to a Japanese island to obtain the names of the Cabinet members willing to surrender. Notes: This episode has the original opening titles. Airdate: Melbourne 9/2/72 Sydney 21/2/72 Wollongong NSW 26/3/72 Newcastle NSW 31/5/72 Maryborough QLD 7/7/72 Coffs Harbour NSW 23/10/72 27. The District Commissioner DC Charles Wilson.......Tony Wager Mrs. Wilson.......Barbara Frawley Martin.......Martin Nolo Matt Parsons.......Nick Tate Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: A District Commissioner in Japanese occupied New Guinea is obsessed with the idea that Erskine is a coward, and prevents him from using the radio to cover his retreat. Complications arise when the Japanese attempt to start an inter-tribal civil war among the natives. Notes: Extras were played by the people of the Asaro District, New Guinea, where segments of the episode were filmed. Nick Tate appears in one office scene with one line of dialogue, no name and no explanation for his presence. Anne Sidney was considered for the role of Mrs. Wilson, but was rejected because she was 'too young and pretty'.²³ Airdate: Melbourne 23/2/72 Sydney 28/2/72 Wollongong NSW 5/3/72 Traralgon VIC 24/3/72 Toowoomba QLD 3/4/72 Canberra 28/8/72 Maryborough QLD 8/9/72 Brisbane 20/4/73 Mt Gambier SA 17/7/74	Ep. 26: Kuki Kaa.
	28. The Troupers Tripper.......Buster Fiddess Shirlene.......Shirley Cameron Waldo.......Colin Croft Sgt. Yates.......Lex Mitchell Capt. Bergen.......Stuart Finch Japanese commandant.......John Soo Mirna Williams.......Diana Davidson Tracker.......Steve Dodd Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: A group of entertainers who know the locations of Allied camps are captured by the Japanese, and Erskine and Haber are sent to rescue them before the Japanese can tap the information. Notes: A segment was filmed in New Guinea, probably at the same time as ep. 27, 'The District Commissioner'. Katy Wild does not appear in this episode. First appearance by Stuart Finch in a support role as Capt. Bergen. Airdate: Melbourne 15/3/72 Sydney 15/3/72 Traralgon VIC 14/4/72 Maryborough QLD 15/9/72 Brisbane 27/4/73 Mt Gambier SA 24/7/74 29. The Encounter Louise Delaporte.......Maggie Oehlbeck Capt. Vincent Delaporte.......Reg Gillam Gen. Thomas T. Thomas.......Richard Lewellyn Col. Carter.......Harry Harris Lt. J.G. Carter.......Jamie Hoskins Diner.......Charles McCallum Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: An American deserter, Vincent Delaporte, is brought to Australia by Erskine to stand trial, but Col. Cato suspects the Americans are using Delaporte as a scapegoat. Cato takes elaborate steps to discover the truth. Notes: Peter Sumner does not appear in this episode. Airdate: Sydney 13/3/72 Melbourne 22/3/72 Toowoomba QLD 27/3/72 Wollongong NSW 16/4/72 Maryborough QLD 22/9/72 Brisbane 5/5/73	Redmond Philips.
	30. The Breakout Capt. Greene.......Lionel Long Sgt. Warren.......Kevin Leslie Capt. Purnell.......Gregory Ross Lt. Wills.......Patrick Ward Priv. Daniel Johns.......Steven Tandy Lance-Corporal Wada.......Ronnie Arnold Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: When a number of Australian soldiers are captured, Erskine is sent to New Guinea to break them out of a holding camp before the Japanese can learn of Allied troop movements. Notes: Peter Sumner does not appear in this episode. Originally titled 'The Kokoda Breakout'. Airdate: Maryborough QLD 6/10/72 Melbourne 13/11/72 Tamworth NSW 29/1/73 Brisbane 11/5/73	Ep. 30: Patrick Ward and Lionel Long.
	31. The Interrogator Pilot.......Gil Tucker Baron Von Luchost.......Peter Guest Nurse.......Barbara Wyndon Klauss.......Michael Kent Bill Endene.......Roger Milliss Capt. Pollock.......Bill Hunter Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: Cato and Lt. French are en route to an Intelligence Conference when they are captured by Germans. Cato is subject to an interrogation to obtain details of Allied troop ship movements. Notes: This episode has the original opening titles. Airdate: Melbourne 19/1/72 Tamworth NSW 22/2/72 Toowoomba QLD 6/3/72 Brisbane 23/2/73 32. The Raiders Owen Davies.......John Meillon Capt. Bergen.......Stuart Finch Duchess.......Mira Maric Barnes.......Raymond Duparc Jap commander.......Jimmy Shinohara Script.......Ron McLean Additional script material.......Terry Bourke Director.......Terry Bourke Synopsis: A Japanese sub has been raiding northern Australia. Haber and explosives expert Owen Davies, an unreliable drunk, are sent to destroy it. Notes: Jack Thompson does not appear in this episode. Airdate: Melbourne 19/4/72 Toowoomba QLD 2/6/72 Maryborough QLD 20/10/72 Brisbane 25/5/73 Tamworth NSW 10/12/73	Redmond Philips and Jack Thompson.
	33. The Forger Maria Hartman.......Kirrily Nolan Matt Parsons.......Nick Tate Chris Williams.......Fred Simms Ragnar Gottling.......Louis Wishart Wendy.......Leonora Cornwall Bill Sloane.......Jack Allen Miss Deakon.......Rilla Scott .......Jim Scullen .......Les Berryman .......Bill Charlton Script.......Peter Schreck Director.......David Baker Synopsis: When forged Australian currency threatens the wartime economy, Haber and Matt Parsons track down a German counterfeit ring operating in a small country town in Queensland. Notes: Jack Thompson does not appear in this episode. Nick Tate is introduced in a support role as Matt Parsons, although having already made a very minor appearance in episode 27, 'The District Commissioner'. Airdate: Sydney 17/4/72 Melbourne 26/4/72 Maryborough QLD 27/10/72 Brisbane 15/12/75	Ep. 33: Kirrily Nolan.
	34. The Correspondent Lt. Virginia Wetherby.......Janet Kingsbury Corey Manton.......Don Barkham Sergeant.......John Ewart Capt. Bergen.......Stuart Finch Pilot.......John Clayton Senator Cavill.......Hudson Fawcett Commander Cavill.......Brian Evis Script.......Ralph Petersen Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: Haber and Capt. Bergen are sent on a mission which is jeopardised when an American news correspondent reveals details of the operation. Notes: Jack Thompson does not appear in this episode. Airdate: Sydney 27/3/72 Toowoomba QLD 2/6/72 Maryborough QLD 13/10/72 Melbourne 20/11/72 Tamworth NSW 3/12/73 Brisbane 29/12/75	Ep. 34: Janet Kingsbury and Katy Wild.
	35. The Double Agent Kathy Reilly.......Jeanie Drynan Sean Reilly.......John Fegan James Cooper.......John Allen Col. Fred Missingham.......John Morris Mrs. Reilly.......Betty Dyson Jones.......Brian Anderson Lt. Masters.......Martin Magee Script.......Ralph Petersen Director.......Ron Way Synopsis: A German agent is captured, and Haber takes his place in an effort to track down the suppliers of a German sub operating off the east coast of Australia. Notes: Some establishment scenes are taken from episode 1, ‘The General’. Airdate: Maryborough QLD 17/11/72 Melbourne 4/12/72 Sydney 13/1/73 Tamworth NSW 14/1/74 Mt Gambier SA 20/11/74 36. The Misfits Malone.......John Bonney Brian Dorsey.......Tom Oliver Henry Lawson.......Max Meldrum Mallett.......Harry Lawrence Murphy.......Reg Gorman Col. Alistair Martin.......Graham Corry 'Rabbit' Wilson.......Mark Healey Col. Fred Missingham.......John Morris .......John Reilly Script.......Terry Bourke Director.......Terry Bourke Synopsis: Erskine and Haber have to rescue cypher expert Col. Martin from a Japanese prison camp. Col. Martin is accompanied by a group of 'misfit' soldiers, which presents a major evacuation problem. Airdate: Melbourne 29/1/73 Toowoomba QLD 2/2/74 Brisbane 26/1/76	Ep. 35: Peter Sumner, John Fegan and Jeanie Drynan.
	37. The Mission Mission Nurse.......Judy Lynne Dr. O'Hara.......Edward Howell Okiro.......Jim Clifford Pilot.......Ron Graham Co-pilot.......Tony Ingersent Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine has an attack of malaria which forces him to seek shelter in a mission on a Japanese occupied island. The mission has an uneasy truce with the Japanese, which Erskine's presence shatters completely. A mission nurse helps Erskine, and a deep attachment grows between them which ends in tragedy. Notes: Peter Sumner does not appear in this episode. Aircraft scenes with Ron Graham and Tony Ingersent were taken from episode 8, '27 Hours'. Airdate: Maryborough QLD 3/11/72 Sydney 2/12/72 Melbourne 11/12/72 Toowoomba QLD 19/1/74 Mt Gambier SA 13/11/74 Brisbane 17/11/75 Adelaide 17/8/76 38. The Journey Wayne Goodser.......Serge Lazareff Navigator.......John Hargreaves Gordon Bruce.......Ken Goodlet Simons.......Owen Weingott Pilot.......Lex Mitchell Mrs. Goodser.......Alexandra Hynes Merrick.......Vaughan Tracey Col. David Fenchurch.......Raymond Duparc Radio operator.......Doug Kingsman Japanese officer.......Jimmy Shinohara Script.......Ron McLean Director.......David Baker Synopsis: On an escape flight from Burma, Erskine and Haber share a plane with five refugees, one of whom is a secret British agent. It is discovered that someone is radioing the plane's position to the Japanese, and then shortly after one of the passengers is murdered. Airdate: Coffs Harbour NSW 4/9/72 Maryborough QLD 1/12/72 Sydney 9/12/72 Melbourne 22/1/73 Toowoomba QLD 12/1/74 Tamworth NSW 28/1/74 Brisbane 10/2/76	Katy Wild.
	39. The Decoy Judy.......Pat Bishop Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine is sent to a Pacific island to blow up a Japanese fuel dump, as a cover for an Allied attack on a nearby island. Upon arrival he finds British women and their families held captive by the Japanese. Notes: Peter Sumner and Katy Wild do not appear in this episode. Extras were played by the wives and children of the Naval Wives Association, HMAS Tarangau Naval Station on Manus Island, where segments were filmed. Airdate: Maryborough QLD 29/9/72 Melbourne 15/1/73 Sydney 3/2/73 Tamworth NSW 21/1/74 40. The Murder Brigadier Barton.......Gordon Glenwright Matt Parsons.......Nick Tate Major Tony Tyndale.......Walter Sullivan Caretaker.......Gerry Duggan Gravedigger.......Gordon Piper Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Col. Cato supposedly dies of a heart attack while working at his desk, but Erskine, Haber and French find evidence that he was murdered, and they work to expose the cover-up. Notes: Nick Tate reprises his role as agent Matt Parsons. Airdate: Sydney 20/1/73 Melbourne 12/11/73 Maryborough QLD 17/2/74	Ep. 39: Pat Bishop.
	41. The Trail Sabre Jones.......Anne Sidney Penny Wilson.......Lyndal Moor Gen. Tom Horrie.......John Blackall Major Martin.......Lew Luton Lt. Gen. John Dowell.......James Moss Captain.......John Hargreaves Soldier.......Steve Dodd Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine accompanies two Army nurses to a medical aid station on the Kakoda Trail in New Guinea. When he discovers a Japanese platoon in the region his report is ignored by the General in command of the area, who refuses to allow the post to be evacuated. Notes: Peter Sumner does not appear in this episode. Segments filmed in New Guinea. Originally titled ‘The Angels’, a reference to natives who brought wounded soldiers out of the jungles and were dubbed ‘fuzzy wuzzy angels’ because of their heroism. The Army co-operated in the filming of this episode, which included building a field hospital. During most of the ten day shoot in New Guinea the cast were in wet clothes due to the rain, and if it wasn’t raining the Army would douse the actors with fire hoses. Airdate: Maryborough QLD 24/11/72 Toowoomba QLD 2/2/73 Melbourne 19/11/73	Ep. 41: Anne Sidney and Lyndal Moor.
	42. The Rolls That Went To War Lady Veronica Savage.......Anne Sidney Penelope.......Tina Cornioley Juliet.......Marilyn Mayo Latuece.......Don Barkham Osgood.......Max Cullen Brigenden-Smith.......Willie Fennell Major Marcus Mills.......Tony Wager Matthas.......Kuki Kaa Doris Simpson.......Bunny Gibson Stephanie.......Anne Lucas Japanese officer.......Shito Shega Script.......Ron McLean Director.......Howard Rubie Synopsis: Erskine's plane is shot down, and he is washed ashore on an isolated peninsula in Malaya. He is found by a group of Allied agents who crash-landed some months previously and are hiding out in an abandoned mansion. Erskine is wary of the group, but he must depend on them to help destroy a bridge, which is vital to Allied war efforts. Notes: Pilot for a proposed spin-off series, to be titled 'The Rolls That Went To War'. Features different opening credits. Peter Sumner, Katy Wild and Redmond Philips do not appear in this episode, nor are their characters referred to. Some scenes are taken from episode 8, '27 Hours', episode 25, ‘The Chase’, and episode 32, ‘The Raiders’. Airdate: Traralgon VIC 2/2/73 Toowoomba QLD 16/2/74 Maryborough QLD 24/2/74 Sydney 7/11/75 Adelaide 21/9/76 22. TV Week, Aug 28, 1971. 23. TV Week, Dec 11, 1971.	Ep. 42: Anne Sidney and Tina Cornioley opening credits.