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Angela Punch McGregor
Angela Punch McGregor (born 21 January 1953, in Sydney) is an Australian stage and film actress. Film credits Her film credits include: ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'' (1978), ''Newsfront'' (1978), '' The Island'' (1980), '' The Survivor'' (1981), '' We of the Never Never'' (1982), '' Double Deal'' (1983), '' Annie's Coming Out'' (1984), '' Double Sculls'' (1985), '' The Delinquents'' (1989), '' Spotswood'' (1992), '' Terra Nova'' (1998) and '' Tom White'' (2004). Filmography FILM Television credits As "Angela Punch" she acted in television serial '' Class of '75'' and had a guest role in the situation comedy ''Alvin Purple'' (1976). In the 1980 ABC Television production ''The Timeless Land'', she played the role of the convict Ellen Prentice who eventually gains public respectability.''The Timeless Land'', Television guide compiled by Kate Reid, photographs by Martin Webby, Australian Broadcasting Commission, pg. 56, Sydney, 1980; In 1995, she starred in an episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Television (Australian TV Network)
ABC Television is the general name for the national television services of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Until an organisational restructure in 2017/2018, ABC Television was also the name of a division of the ABC. The name was also used to refer to the first and for many years the only national ABC channel, before it was renamed ABC1 and then again to ABC TV. The Australian public broadcaster's television service was launched in November 1956 from its first television station in Australia, ABN Sydney. This was the second one in the country, with the commercial channel TCN having launched two months earlier. An ABC television network covering every state and territory was completed by 1971, and in 2000 the television operations joined the ABC radio and online divisions at the Corporation's Ultimo headquarters in Sydney in 2000. The ABC provides five non-commercial channels within Australia, headed by its flagship ABC TV channel, as well as ABC Australia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, both locally and internationally, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards for the U.S. and the BAFTA Awards for the U.K. The awards, previously called Australian Film Institute Awards or AFI Awards, began in 1958, and involved 30 nominations across six categories. They expanded in 1986 to cover television as well as film. The AACTA Awards were instituted in 2011. The AACTA International Awards, inaugurated on 27 January 2012, are presented every January in Los Angeles. History 1958–2010: AFI Awards The awards were presented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Case For The Defence
''Case for the Defence'' is a 1978 Australian legal TV series.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 102 It starred John Hamblin as Sydney defence lawyer John Case and Judith Arthy as Winsome Blake. Supporting cast were Max Osbiston as Proudfoot, Edward Howell as Wheems and Robert 'Tex' Morton as Rupe Case. References {{reflist External links''Case for the Defence''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...''Case for the Defence''at Classic Australian TV''Case for the Defence''at AusLit Australian drama television series 1978 Australian television series debuts English-language television shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon's Mob
''Shannon's Mob'' is an Australian TV series about an Australian intelligence agency. It was the last TV series from Fauna Productions, who were responsible for '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'' among others. Synopsis FIASCO (The Federal Intelligence and Security Organisation) is a top-secret department whose existence was known only to a few and was answerable only to the Prime Minister. Under the control of one time Scotland Yard cop Dave Shannon, the main characters were agents Andrew Blake ( Robin Ramsay) and Michael Jamieson ( Frank Gallacher) who often worked undercover. Cast Main cast * Robin Ramsay as Andrew Blake * Frank Gallacher as Michael Jamieson Guest cast * Julieanne Newbould as Libby * Gillian Jones as Carol * Joanne Samuel as Felicity Maitland * Angela Punch McGregor as Prostitute * Vincent Ball as Ashby * Chantal Contouri as Tara * Alwyn Kurts as Alan Merritt * Chris Haywood as Richard Pollard * Rowena Wallace as Estelle * Cecily Polson as Edith Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Collar Blue
''White Collar Blue'' is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives. In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue Collar" New South Wales Police. Throughout the series Harriet must deal not only with her husband's brutal murder and the revelation of his adultery, but with learning to adjust and fit into her new surroundings. Joe is Harriet's new partner, and isn't exactly welcoming to her as an addition to the team. With two daughters from previous marriages, Joe needs to juggle his homelife, his dedication to the job and his relationship with Nicole Brown, played by Jodie Dry. The other cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints (TV Series)
''All Saints'' is an Australian medical drama television series that first screened on the Seven Network on 24 February 1998. Set in the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital, it focused on the staff of Ward 17 until its closure in 2004, which is when the focus changed and began following the staff of the Emergency Department. It was produced by John Holmes alongside Jo Porter, MaryAnne Carroll and Di Drew. The final episode aired on 27 October 2009, completing its record-breaking 12-year run. Plot ''All Saints'' follows the lives of the staff at All Saints Western General Hospital. Until its closure in 2004, the show primarily focused on the staff in Ward 17. Known as the "garbage ward" as it took all the overflow from the other wards, Ward 17 was run by compassionate nun, Sister Terri Sullivan (Georgie Parker). Her staff included her nurses Connor Costello ( Jeremy Cumpston), Von Ryan (Judith McGrath), Bronwyn Craig (Libby Tanner), Jared Levine (Ben Tari) and Stephan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire (TV Series)
''Fire'' is an Australian television series transmitted on the Seven Network between 1995 and 1996. It was shown in the UK and Ireland on Sky One. In 1999 and 2000, the series was shown on Channel 5. The series explored the lives of a platoon of firefighters. The leading cast members included: Andy Anderson, Georgie Parker, Peter Phelps, Shane Connor, Deborra-Lee Furness, Danny Adcock, Wayne Pygram, Tottie Goldsmith, Liddy Clark, Aaron Jeffery, Tayler Kane and Max Phipps. Cast ''Season One'': : Firefighter 4th grade Morgan "Mad Dog" Cartwright ~ Georgie Parker : Station Officer Nick "The Boss" Connor ~ Peter Phelps : Senior Station Officer Quentin "Spit" Jacobsen ~ Wayne Pygram : Firefighter 1st grade John "Repo" Kennedy ~ Andy Anderson : Firefighter 1st/3rd grade Louis "Grievous" Fazio ~ Tayler Kane : Firefighter 1st grade David "Giraffe" Simpson ~ Shane Feeney-Connor : Firefighter 1st grade Richard "Banjo" Gates ~ Aaron Jeffery : Senior Firefighter Edward "Dinosaur" Spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home And Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, New South Wales, where he noticed locals were complaining about the construction of a foster home and against the idea of foster children from the city living in the area. The soap opera was initially going to be called ''Refuge'', but the name was changed to the "friendlier" title of ''Home and Away'' once production began. The show premiered with a ninety-minute pilot episode (subsequently in re-runs and on VHS known as ''Home and Away: The Movie''). Since then, each subsequent episode has aired for a duration of twenty-two minutes. ''Home and Away'' has become the second longest-running drama series in Australian television, after '' Neighbours''. In Australia, it is currently broadcast from Mondays to Thursdays at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whose Baby? (mini-series)
''Whose Baby?'' is a 1986 Australian miniseries about a baby swap in 1945. It was filmed in Melbourne and Kyneton and had a budget of $2.7 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p. 250 Synopsis Based on a true story from 1945 in Kyneton, Victoria, two baby girls are born within seconds of each other at the same hospital. In the months following, claims are made that the babies were switched at birth. A high court battle for legal custody of one of the children ensues, escalating to the court of appeal in the British Commonwealth, the Privy Council in London. The controversial story makes international news headlines.https://crawfordsdvd.com.au/whose-baby Cast * Angela Punch McGregor as Gwen Morrison * Drew Forsythe as Bill Morrison * Wyn Roberts as Edward Hudson KC * Peter Curtin as Noel Jenkins * Moya O'Sullivan as Amelia Williams * Ron Graham as Jack Galbally * Vincent Ball as Bernard Nolan * Rhys McConnochie a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alterations (film)
''Alterations'' is a two-part 1988 Australian television film for the ABC shot in 1987 at Canberra. It deals with a married couple and their respective affairs.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996, p. 5-6. accessed 19 June 2013 The cast consists of the following: * Richard Moir as Richard * as Ann * Linden Wilkinson as Martha * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
