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EPISODES: 39.
LENGTH: 30 mins.
FORMAT: Colour, Film.
PRODUCTION: 1969 - 1970 NLT Production.
ORIGINAL SCREENING: 1969 - 1970.
RUNNING ORDER: Airdate (except as noted for episode 1).
NETWORK: 0-Ten.

CAST:
Rusty Collins.......ROWENA WALLACE
Bob Wild.......NOEL TREVARTHEN
Captain Sam McGill ('Cap').......EDDIE HEPPLE
Mike McGill.......GRANT SEIDEN

CREW:
Producer.......DON CASH (except as noted for episode 4)
Executive Producer.......BILL HARMON
Series devised by.......ROGER MIRAMS
Music.......TOMMY LEONETTI & ERIC COOK
Story Supervisor.......RALPH PETERSON

AWARD:
1970 Penguin: Rowena Wallace - Best Supporting Talent.

 

1. Slipway

Tom Pilcher.......Brendon Lunney
Norm Pilcher.......Gregory De Polnay
Bank manager.......Nigel Lovell
Susie.......Lynda Keane
Max.......Don Barkham
Boat buyer.......Mike Dorsey
Biker.......Vincent Gil
Biker's girlfriend.......Amanda Irving
Constable.......Serge Lazareff

Script.......Kenneth Cook
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: On holiday in Sydney, Mike is trapped on a slipway in the path of a moving sloop, and his cousin summons all his strength in a desperate attempt to stop the boat.

Notes: This episode has non-standard episode titles and guest cast credits.

Airdate: Melbourne 12/6/70, Canberra 20/11/70, Newcastle NSW 27/6/70, Wollongong NSW 3/7/70, Gippsland VIC 20/8/70

EPISODE TITLES
1. Slipway
2. The Fugitives
3. Long Cry Of A Bunyip
4. Dangerous Cargo
5. Bridie Baines
6. A Lamb, And A Handful Of Sugar
7. Wide Angle Shot
8. Pigeon Post
9. The Strangers
10. Guitar Boy
11. Double Or Nothing
12. The Bushranger
13. Day Of The Black Eagle
14. Forget Me Not
15. U.F.O. Pacific
16. The Odyssey Of Reginald Peck
17. Cannon To The Right Of Them
18. Crisis
19. Sittin' Pretty
20. Double Exposure
21. Wright's Peak
22. Cry Wolf
23. The Expert
24. The Charmer
25. Cousin Patrick
26. Hamish... Where Are You?
27. A Touch Of Yellow
28. The Secret Of Aroora-Hitte
29. A Place Of My Own
30. A Present For Jenny
31. The Sailor
32. Gone Fishin
33. Sophia
34. The Quack
35. Friends And Enemies
36. My Million For A Meal
37. A Day At The Zoo
38. The Choice
39. Coma

2. The Fugitives

Henry Keith.......Colin Croft
Howard Keith.......Van Alexander

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: Howard Keith has run away from his father by stowing away on the Pacific Lady, and he persuades Mike to join him in his escapade.

Notes: Serge Lazareff is credited in the titles, but does not appear. ATV-0 Melbourne consistently screened this as the first episode in the series.

Airdate: Melbourne 21/8/69 (Premiere), Gippsland VIC 19/3/70, Orange NSW 29/4/70

3. Long Cry Of A Bunyip

Prof. John Neary.......Peter Collingwood
Sailor.......Roger Cox

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew go to Eagle Island to investigate a report of a bunyip. They find loud roaring noises, evidence of a large animal, near accidents, traps, a lost professor and a wildlife sanctuary.

Airdate: Melbourne 28/8/69, Gippsland VIC 27/2/70

4. Dangerous Cargo

Mayor.......Gerry Duggan
Policeman.......Reg Gorman
Sailor.......Harry Williams

Script.......Michael Wright (Edited by Ron McLean)
Director.......David Baker
Producer.......Roger Mirams

Synopsis: Captain McGill proudly sails the Pacific Lady to bring a disabled vessel to safe anchorage. When the cargo undergoes a chemical reaction and both ships are in danger of being blown up together with a coastal town, the emergency action taken by Bob Wild saves the day.

Notes: Pilot episode. Only episode with Roger Mirams as Producer. 'Hero Bob' does not wear his standard 'costume'.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/9/69, Gippsland VIC 5/2/70, Port Augusta SA 21/4/70, Broken Hill NSW 21/1/72

5. Bridie Baines

Albert Pringle.......Willie Fennell
Bridie Baines.......Jessica Noad
Pedestrian.......David Bunton

Script.......Ron McLean
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: Captain McGill considers marriage after a chance encounter with the sweetheart of his youth.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/9/69, Sydney 2/10/69, Gippsland VIC 12/2/70

6. A Lamb, And A Handful Of Sugar

Smuggler 1.......Graham Rouse
Smuggler 2.......Ben Gaule

Script.......Glyn Davies
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew come across an abandoned boat, with goods and livestock for smuggling aboard. The smugglers return, taking Mike and Rusty as prisoners.

Airdate: Melbourne 18/9/69, Sydney 25/9/69, Swan Hill VIC 19/12/69, Gippsland VIC 12/3/70

7. Wide Angle Shot

Wendel.......Don Reid
Kosch.......Bryan Niland

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew discover an injured man left for dead on a cliff face. In trying to help the man they are hindered by two Commonwealth police officers who claim the injured man is a criminal. Later the Pacific Lady crew reveal the two policemen to be impostors.

Airdate: Melbourne 25/9/69, Sydney 21/11/70, Ballarat VIC 26/3/70

8. Pigeon Post

Shipwreck girl.......Janet Kingsbury
Bill Johnson.......Ken Goodlet
Tina Johnson.......Leilani Hamilton
Jean Johnson.......Beryl Marshall
Shipwreck man.......Robert Grounds

Script.......Kenneth Hayles
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: After a severe cyclone, the Pacific Lady crew come across a carrier pigeon with a distress message containing the location of a ship lost during the storm.

Airdate: Melbourne 2/10/69, Wollongong NSW 18/12/69, Gippsland VIC 26/3/70

9. The Strangers

Mrs. Drury.......Dawn Lake
Jason Drury.......Peter Reynolds
Greta Drury.......Sally Walker

Script.......Kenneth Hayles
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Drury hide away on a deserted island to avoid their retarded daughter Greta being regarded as a freak in mainstream society. Rusty shows them that Greta is autistic and can receive specialist help.

Airdate: Melbourne 9/10/69, Shepparton VIC 23/12/69, Gippsland VIC 16/4/70, Griffith NSW 17/3/70

10. Guitar Boy

Francis Longshaw.......Redmond Philips
Andy McLellan.......Peter Gilbert

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady has two passengers bound for Quorn Island - Andy McLellan, a teenager who is very mysterious about why he is making the journey, and Francis Longshaw, who has some prejudiced attitudes and suspects Andy of being a thief.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/10/69

11. Double Or Nothing

Joe Riley.......Max Meldrum
Smayell.......Les Foxcroft
Bloke in club.......Barry Donnelly
Mark.......John Armstrong

Script.......Ron McLean
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: Captain McGill loses title to the Pacific Lady when con man Joe Riley tricks him at a club. However, Riley regrets his victory when the schooner is plagued by a series of ghostly incidents.

Airdate: Melbourne 23/10/69, Adelaide 24/4/70, Griffith NSW 27/1/70, Gippsland VIC 9/4/70

12. The Bushranger

David Kerr.......Greg Anderson
Eddie Winter.......Martin Magee
Tom Winter.......John Barnes
Sgt. Hobson.......Don McNiven

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: In Mannering for the town festival, the Pacific Lady crew are bailed up by a bushranger. They take matters into their own hands when the local police display little interest in capturing him.

Airdate: Melbourne 30/10/69, Sydney 26/12/70, Adelaide 3/5/71, Gippsland VIC 19/2/70

13. Day Of The Black Eagle

Chang.......Terry Erwin
Refugee on island.......George Wong
Refugee on boat.......Cecil Parkee
Refugee 1.......Mervyn Shing
Refugee 2.......Hugh Kin
Refugee 3.......Maurice Hor

Script.......Kenneth Hayles
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: In an attempt to gain illegal entry into Australia, a group of Chinese seamen steal the Pacific Lady while the schooner is anchored off a Pacific island.

Airdate: Melbourne 6/11/69, Adelaide 14/5/71, Albury NSW 22/12/69, Orange NSW 1/7/70, Wagga Wagga NSW 16/3/70

14. Forget Me Not

Dr. Wright.......Brian Moll
Capt. Lawson.......Frank Ward
Postmaster.......Norman Hodges
Nurse.......Shirley Smith
.......Graham Pitt
.......Peter Hanlon

Script.......Kenneth Hayles
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: Captain McGill is injured in a minor car accident and loses his memory. Rusty, Bob and Mike try everything they can to help him regain his memory, but all their attempts appear futile.

Airdate: Melbourne 13/11/69, Gippsland VIC 30/4/70

15. U.F.O. Pacific

Molly Corby.......Janet Kingsbury
Mr. Corby.......Tom Farley
Barney.......Reg Evans
Jack Webster.......Mark McManus

Script.......Kenneth Hayles
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew investigate a UFO sighting on a Pacific island, and uncover an elaborate hoax.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/11/69, Gippsland VIC 2/4/70, Shepparton VIC 17/3/70

16. The Odyssey Of Reginald Peck

Reginald Peck.......Reg Varney
Dawn Tobin.......Dawn Lake
Simon.......Robert Evans
Wilbur.......Ricky Cilona
Tara.......Leonie Williams
Dog.......'Lonsdale'

Script.......Ralph Petersen
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew take Reginald Peck to an island he has inherited - and they find he has also inherited a nanny, three kids and a dog.

Notes: A 'spin-off' comedy series from this episode titled 'Reggie's Paradise' was proposed, featuring Reg Varney and Dawn Lake in the lead roles.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/11/69, Sydney 19/2/70, Shepparton VIC 27/1/70, Gippsland VIC 14/5/70

17. Cannon To The Right Of Them

Count de Lucio.......Charles McCallum
Richardson.......Keith Lee
Admiral.......Ron Roberts
Millard.......James Bowles
General.......Derek Maguire
Peebles.......Clifford Neate

Script.......Brian Wright
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: When Bob Wild requests permission to film wildlife on a Pacific island owned by an Italian Count, he finds a world of fantasy and a standover man trying to force the Count to sign over the mining rights to the island.

Airdate: Melbourne 4/11/69, Sydney 12/2/70, Gippsland VIC 24/4/70

18. Crisis

Harris.......Stewart Ginn
Gertie Johnson.......Janne Coghlan
Miss Constable.......Elizabeth Kirkby
Harry Johnson.......Kenneth Laird
Welfare officer 1.......Geoff Hiscock
Welfare officer 2.......Gordon Lishman

Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: A welfare officer with some prejudiced attitudes tries to separate Mike from his grandfather and the Pacific Lady.

Airdate: Melbourne 11/12/69, Gippsland VIC 21/5/70, Albury NSW 16/3/70

19. Sittin' Pretty

Postmistess.......Ruth Cracknell
Mrs. Potts.......Anna Russell
Basil.......Jack Allan
'J.D.'.......Robin Cuming

Script.......Ron McLean
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: Mike enters Rusty in a beauty contest without her consent to try and raise some money for much needed photographic equipment.

Airdate: Melbourne 16/1/70

20. Double Exposure

Terry Claffey.......Slim deGrey
Alderman Truan.......Don Philps
Police Sergeant.......Stuart Finch
Mrs. Driscoll.......Mary Mackay
Leroy Claffey.......Robert Brockman

Script.......Eddie Hepple
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: Mike has disappeared and the whole town seems to know something, but no-one is willing to help locate him.

Airdate: Melbourne 23/1/70, Sydney 5/3/70, Albury NSW 26/1/70, Gippsland VIC 28/5/70

21. Wright's Peak

Kenneth Baker.......Jack Thompson
Sir Charles Baker.......Ray Taylor
.......Moray Powell
.......Ray Mitchell
.......Steve Carey

Script.......Ron McLean
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: Kenneth Baker and Bob Wild plan to climb Wright's Peak, but when Kenneth sprains his ankle he is replaced by his pompous father, who lost his nerve during a rockfall on his last climb.

Airdate: Melbourne 30/1/70, Sydney 26/2/70, Adelaide 22/5/70

22. Cry Wolf

Ann Fraser.......Jeanie Drynan
Jim Fraser.......Owen Weingott
Bert.......Vincent Gil
Ben McCall.......Mike Dorsey
Farmer 1.......John Godfrey
Farmer 2.......Peter Armstrong
Farmer 3.......Peter Orsick
Farmer 4.......Red Moore

Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: When some sheep disappear mysteriously, farmers at first blame the only strangers in the area - the crew of the Pacific Lady, until further events point to a Tasmanian Tiger being responsible.

Airdate: Melbourne 6/2/70, Sydney 12/3/70, Wagga Wagga NSW 26/1/70, Gippsland VIC 18/6/70

23. The Expert

Bill Shaw.......Jeff Ashby
Policeman.......Lex Mitchell
Virginia Shaw.......Lorraine Bayly

Script.......Michael Wright
From a story by.......George Torode
Director.......Max Varnel

Synopsis: A retired bomb disposal expert who has lost his nerve is asked to defuse a sea mine threatening a coastal town. His wife opposes him accepting the job.

Airdate: Melbourne 13/2/70, Newcastle NSW 25/4/70

24. The Charmer

Willard Foss.......Don Pascoe
Eric Wilson.......Tony Bazell
Butcher.......Tommy Dysart
'J.D.'.......Robin Cuming
Tom.......Patrick McCarville
Joe.......Graeme Gow
Johnno.......Lee Bagwell
Mrs. Wilson.......Betty Crosby

Script.......Ron McLean
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: A snake handler, Willard Foss, moves into a small town and causes unease amongst the locals. When Rusty writes an article about Foss, her manuscript is substituted, and she is threatened with a lawsuit.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/2/70, Albury NSW 30/3/70

25. Cousin Patrick

Patrick McGill.......Ron Randell
Gaylene Higgins.......Gwen Plumb
Clarrie Hope.......Roger Cox
Immigration officer.......Louis Wishart
Claude Larkins.......Noel Brophy
Ship Captain.......Kenneth Laird
.......Al Thomas
.......Bob Woodham
.......Charles Thorne

Script.......Ron McLean & Michael Wright
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: For years Captain McGill has been writing to his family boasting that he is the successful manager of a fleet of ships. When his cousin comes to visit, the Pacific Lady crew play a masquerade to keep up the pretence.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/2/70, Sydney 15/1/70, Newcastle NSW 14/3/70, Gippsland VIC 4/6/70, Port Augusta SA 8/9/70

26. Hamish... Where Are You?

Police Sergeant.......Lionel Long
Newton.......Don Crosby
Bernard Newton.......Tony Shepherd
Jack.......Tony Hughes

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: A boy from a local town steals Mike's koala, and the Pacific Lady crew encounter a lot of difficulties trying to get him back.

Airdate: Melbourne 6/3/70, Gippsland VIC 11/6/70

27. A Touch Of Yellow

Bruce Hunter.......John Meillon
Horace Soames.......Ben Gabriel
Bert.......Harry Lawrence
Postmaster.......Howard Vernon
Marine Board member 1.......Charles Moody
Marine Board member 2.......Derek Maguire

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: A man accuses Cap of cowardice and negligence which caused the sinking of the 'Southern Belle'. Cap doesn't deny the allegation.

Airdate: Melbourne 13/3/70, Gippsland VIC 9/7/70

28. The Secret Of Aroora-Hitte

Dr. Henry Micklejohn.......Nigel Lovell
Luana.......Inanui O'Rani
Chief.......Mark Metekinge

Script.......Michael Wright
Director.......David Eastman

Synopsis: Bob, Cap and Mike visit the island of Aroora-Hitte. They suspect that the only other white man there is intending to rob the island's wealth of pearls.

Notes: Rowena Wallace does not appear in this episode.

Airdate: Melbourne 20/3/70, Gippsland VIC 25/6/70

29. A Place Of My Own

Peter Cass.......Kamahl
Luke Blake.......Brendon Lunney
Bill.......Jack Thompson
Bennett.......Lex Mitchell
Neighbour.......Les Foxcroft
Grey.......Alister Smart
Saunders.......John Llewellyn

Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: Peter Cass is a traveller and a loner who shuns friendship after being embittered by bad experiences with people. However, he finds himself working hand in hand with the Pacific Lady crew to save some wombats from extermination. They are helped by Luke Blake, also a traveller - and a loner, but not by choice.

Notes: This episode, with an alternative ending, also doubled as a pilot for a proposed adventure series featuring Kamahl in the lead role as Peter Cass, with Brendon Lunney as Luke Blake.

Airdate: Melbourne 27/3/70

30. A Present For Jenny

Peggy Riley.......Maggie Stuart
Professor Anderson.......Richard Meikle
Jenny Anderson.......Alexi Long
Charlie.......Matthew Crosby
Dr. Graham.......Geoff Hiscock

Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......David Johnstone

Synopsis: Bob and Rusty interview marine biologist Professor Anderson and become involved in a rescue attempt following poisoning from a deadly cone-shell. Mike finds his first childhood romance with the professor’s daughter Jenny, while the professor is involved in a romantic situation of his own.

Airdate: Melbourne 3/4/70

31. The Sailor

Russ Kellett.......Jeff Ashby
John Huntly.......Charles McCallum
Mrs. Huntly.......Betty Dyson

Script.......Ron McLean & Michael Wright
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew aid a lone sailor suffering from food poisoning, but are hampered by a ruthless reporter.

Airdate: Melbourne 10/4/70, Sydney 14/5/70, Gippsland VIC 16/7/70

32. Gone Fishin

Dorrie.......Kerry Maguire
Sgt. Piper.......Noel Ferrier
'Ocker' Moore.......Stewart Ginn
Harry.......John Armstrong
Baker.......Kevin Leslie

Script.......Ted Roberts
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew join in a frantic search for two old-timers, Ocker and Harry, who have stolen explosives for an easier way of fishing. They have unwittingly placed a whole town in danger as the explosives have deteriorated and could be set off by a slight bump.

Airdate: Melbourne 17/4/70, Sydney 30/4/70

33. Sophia

Sergio Francetti.......Keith Lee
Ben Ashdown.......Gordon McDougall
Rogers.......Peter Whitford
Tony Francetti.......Sean McEuan
Voss.......Ron Ferrier
Fisherman.......Serge Lazareff

Script.......Kenneth Hayles
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew solve the mystery of a series of mishaps that have dogged an Italian tuna fisherman who looks like losing his boat, house and land to an unscrupulous creditor.

Airdate: Melbourne 24/4/70, Sydney 7/5/70, Gippsland VIC 30/7/70

34. The Quack

Nerrida Burrows.......Sue Lloyd
Charles Burrows.......Peter Reynolds
Ebenezer Wilson.......Kevin Manser
Ellen Burrows.......Lynne Murphy

Script.......Ron McLean & Michael Wright
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew foil the plans of an unscrupulous quack doctor who ties to use the supposedly invalid wife of a wealthy businessman as a lever to obtain finance to set up an expensive health resort.

Airdate: Melbourne 1/5/70, Sydney 21/5/70, Gippsland 13/8/70

35. Friends And Enemies

Roberto Servijano.......Lex Marinos
Anna-Maria.......Erica Crowne
Driver.......Fred 'Cul' Cullen
Italian brother 1.......Carlo Manchini
Italian brother 2.......John Serge
Constable.......Roger Milliss
Rico Servijano.......Tom Lake
Eric Finley.......Liam Reynolds
Mechanic.......Frankie Davidson

Script.......Ralph Peterson
Director.......Ron Way

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew rescue an Italian boy and girl from a sinking dinghy, and are asked not to reveal their whereabouts to the authorities. The mystery deepens when two strong-arm Italians arrive, wanting to board the schooner.

Airdate: Melbourne 8/5/70, Gippsland 27/8/70, Orange NSW 18/11/70

36. My Million For A Meal

Connie.......Kate Fitzpatrick
Tony.......Serge Lazareff
John.......Graham Dixon
Father.......John Warwick

Script.......Peter Schreck
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew try to teach three spoilt teenagers how to stand on their own two feet and have respect for other people.

Airdate: Melbourne 5/5/70, Gippsland VIC 10/9/70

37. A Day At The Zoo

John Fleming.......James Condon
Claire Fleming.......Jacqueline Kott
Doctor.......Robert Quilter
Nurse.......Maggie Gray
Robin Fleming.......Matthew Crosby

Script.......Michael Latimer
Director.......John von Kotze

Synopsis: A young boy escapes unharmed from a crashed plane piloted by his father. But as he is in shock, and afraid that his father was trying to take him away from his mother, he runs away when the Pacific Lady crew come to rescue him. Mike later risks his life to save the boy.

Airdate: Melbourne 22/5/70

38. The Choice

Ralph Carter.......Bindi Williams
Ian Bradley.......Walter Sullivan
O'Neill.......Ken Goodlet
Jack Carter.......Ron Shand

Script.......Rosamund Waring
Director.......David Johnstone

Synopsis: An Aboriginal boy with exceptional talent as a painter is being trained by a crippled and greedy guardian to become a jockey. The boy's headmaster and the Pacific Lady crew defy the guardian and help the boy start on his painting career.

Airdate: Melbourne 29/5/70, Sydney 19/9/70, Gippsland VIC 24/9/70

39. Coma

Margaret Walsh.......Benita Collings
Dr. Owens.......John Faasen
Eddie Somers.......Stanley Walsh
Mrs. Sutchbury.......Jessica Noad
Patsy.......Ingrid Beck

Script.......Anne Hall
Director.......Warwick Freeman

Synopsis: The Pacific Lady crew rush insulin to a 10-year-old diabetic. A woman calling herself a nurse is recognised by the housekeeper, who tries to prevent her seeing the child.

Airdate: Melbourne 5/6/70, Sydney 26/9/70, Canberra 27/11/70, Gippsland VIC 17/9/70