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Anne Pendlebury
Anne Scott-Pendlebury (also known as Anne Pendlebury) is an Australian television, film and theatre actress. She played the role of Hilary Robinson in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. Career Scott-Pendlebury is the daughter of L. Scott Pendlebury and Eleanor "Nornie" Gude; both were artists. She is the sister of Andrew Pendlebury, a musician. Scott-Pendlebury began her career working in theatre with the Melbourne Theatre Company. In 1970, she took the role of Ariel in the Victorian Shakespeare Company production of '' The Tempest''. In 1983, Scott-Pendlebury played Hermione in ''The Winter's Tale ''The Winter's Tale'' is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some criti ...'' and Natasha in ''The Three Sisters''. In 1984, she continued her work with the Melbourne Theatre Company, playing a secretary role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Purple
''Alvin Purple'' is a 1973 Australian sex comedy film starring Graeme Blundell in the title role; the screenplay was written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall, through his production company Hexagon Productions and Village Roadshow The film received largely negative reviews from local film critics. Despite this, it was a major hit with Australian audiences. ''Alvin Purple'' became the most commercially successful Australian film released to that time, breaking the box-office record previously set by Michael Powell's pioneering Anglo-Australian comedy feature ''They're a Weird Mob'' (1966), grossing $A4.7 million locally ($49 million in 2022). Story synopsis ''Alvin Purple'' is a sex-farce which follows the misadventures of a naïve young Melbourne man Alvin Purple, whom women find irresistible. Working in door-to-door sales, Alvin (unsuccessfully) tries to resist legions of women who want him. Alvin is so worn-out he seeks psychiatric help to solve his problems. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Homicide
''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characters were six detectives, who solve the murder cases, and their three superior officers. ''City Homicide'' did not return in its regular format in 2011. A six-episode mini-series titled '' No Greater Honour'' was shown instead which marked the closing storyline of the series. The mini-series guest-starred Claire van der Boom, Marcus Graham, John Howard and Graeme Blundell. Production The series' co-writers are John Hugginson who has previously worked on '' Water Rats'', ''Murder Call'' and ''Blue Heelers'', and John Banas who has written for '' All Saints'' and '' Stingers'' in addition to ''Water Rats'' and ''Blue Heelers''. In an interview with the ''Herald Sun'', Banas said the show had been in planning since "late last millennium". Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saddle Club
''The Saddle Club'' is an Australian-Canadian children's television series developed by Sarah Dodd, based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three best friends in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional Pine Hollow Stables, while dealing with problems in their personal lives. This series debuted in 2001 and ended in 2009. Overview The series revolves around the experiences of three girls, who form a club named "The Saddle Club" after recognizing their shared love for horse riding. Their rival is another young rider at the stables named Veronica DiAngelo. Throughout the series, The Saddle Club navigates their rivalry with Veronica, training for competitions, horse shows, and the quotidian dramas that arise between friends and staff in the fictional Pine Hollow Stables. In each show, The Saddle Club prevails over its adversities, usually sending a message emphasizing the impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark (TV Miniseries)
''Stark'' is a 1993 British-Australian television serial, based on the bestselling 1989 novel '' Stark'' by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international coproduction between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It starred Ben Elton and Jacqueline McKenzie. Production The budget for the series was A$7 million, with most of the money coming from the BBC. Elton wrote the script adapted from his own novel, as well as taking the starring role as the " whinging Pom", CD.''An Interview with Ben Elton'', ''Stark'' DVD, July 2007. Cast * Ben Elton as CD (Colin Dobson) * Jacqueline McKenzie as Rachel O'Donoghue * Colin Friels as Sly Morgan * Deborra-Lee Furness as Chrissie * Derrick O'Connor as Zimmerman * Bill Wallis as Walter * Bill Hunter as Ocker Tyron * John Neville as Lord De Quincey Locations Although ''Stark'' is primarily set in Western Australia, the series was filmed in two othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lighthorsemen (film)
''The Lighthorsemen'' is a 1987 Australian war film about the men of a World War I Australian Light Horse, light horse unit involved in Sinai and Palestine campaign's 1917 Battle of Beersheba (1917), Battle of Beersheeba. The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people. (Elyne Mitchell wrote the novelization based on the screenplay.) It follows in the wake of other Australian New Wave war films such as ''Breaker Morant (film), Breaker Morant'' (1980), ''Gallipoli (1981 film), Gallipoli'' (1981), and the 5-part TV series ''Anzacs'' (1985). Recurring themes of these films include the Australian identity, such as mateship and larrikinism, the loss of innocence in war, and also the continued coming of age of the Australian nation and its soldiers (the ANZAC spirit). The film was directed by Simon Wincer, and several pieces of footage from the climactic scenes were re-used in the episode "Palestine, October 1917" of the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Doctors
''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (set in the real life town of Minyip in north-western rural Victoria). The success of the mini-series led to its return the following year as an ongoing series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season, and actor Robert Grubb arrived as new doctor Geoff Standish. McFarlane later returned to the series, resuming his role. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained and about medical items. The Australian society was mirrored in handling more or less controversial soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Mile Creek
''Five Mile Creek'' is a western television drama series adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel ''The Cherokee Trail'' and produced in Australia. It starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, Gus Mercurio, Martin Lewis, Priscilla Weems and Nicole Kidman. It also featured a then-unknown Asher Keddie in her film debut. Jonathan Frakes was a guest star as Maggie's estranged husband, Adam Scott. The series aired on the Disney Channel in the US in the 1980s. Main cast * Louise Caire Clark ... Maggie Scott *Liz Burch ... Kate Wallace *Jay Kerr ... Con Madigan *Rod Mullinar ... Jack Taylor *Michael Caton ... Paddy Malone *Gus Mercurio ... Ben Jones *Priscilla Weems ... Hannah Scott * Martin Lewis ... Sam Sawyer *Nicole Kidman ... Annie * Peter Carroll ... Charles Withers * Scott McGregor ... Edward Armstrong Production The first two seasons cost $12 million to make. The show was popular on the Disney Channel in the US but stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner (TV Series)
''Prisoner'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') is an Australian television soap opera, which broadcast on Network Ten (originally The 0-10 Network) from February 27 (Melbourne) February 26 (Sydney) 1979 to December 1986 (Melbourne), though the series finale would not screen until September 1987 in Sydney, where it aired as a 3-hour film that was split into three 1-hour episodes at the much-later time-slot of 10.30pm, running eight seasons and 692 episodes. ''Prisoner'' was the first Australian series to feature a primarily female-dominated cast and carried the slogan "If you think prison is hell for a man, imagine what it would be like for woman!" The series, produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, Grundy Organisation, was conceived by Reg Watson and filmed at the then Network Ten Melbourne Studios at Nunawading, Victoria, Nunawading and on location. The series garnered an international cult following, and it was one of Australia's most successful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raw Deal (1977 Film)
''Raw Deal'' is a 1977 Australian meat pie western, meat pie western film directed by Russell Hagg made by the company responsible for the TV series ''Cash and Company'' and ''Tandarra''. Plot In the 1870s, the colonial administrator hires bounty hunter Palmer and gun salesman Ben to wipe out an army of Irish Catholic revolutionaries in their stronghold. Palmer and Ben recruit three gun men to help them and their mission is successful but when they go to get their payment they are trapped by treacherous officials. Ben and Palmer must fight their way to safety. Cast *Gerard Kennedy (actor), Gerard Kennedy as Palmer *Gus Mercurio as Ben *Rod Mullinar as Alex *Christopher Pate as Dick *Hu Pryce as Ned *John Cousins as Sir Charles *Michael Carman as Sir Frederick *Norman Yemm as O'Neil *Gary Day (actor), Gary Day as Tyrone Leader *Briony Behets as Alex's Lady *Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Dick's Girl Production The movie was shot in Sunbury, Victoria and Mungo, New South Wales. Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Without Glory
''Power Without Glory'' is a 1950 historical novel written by Australian author Frank Hardy, following the life and ambitions of John West, a politician born into a working-class family who rises to prominence in Australian federal politics. Following the novel's publication, Ellen Wren, the wife of bookmaker and businessman John Wren sued Hardy for libel, claiming that the characters of John West and his wife Nellie were modelled on the Wrens, and that Nellie's affair in the novel was libellous to Ellen Wren. Ultimately Hardy was cleared and publication allowed. Publication The work was originally self-published, with illustrations by Hardy's friend "Amb" Dyson, with the subtitle "a novel in three parts by Frank J. Hardy, Ross Franklyn". "Ross Franklyn" was the pseudonym Hardy had always used prior to ''Power Without Glory''. This combination of real name and pen name was also used in Hardy's 1961 book ''The Hard Way'' which describes the difficulties "Ross Franklyn" had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tandarra
''Tandarra'' is an Australian television series which screened on the Seven Network in Australia in 1976 and on ITV (including the London Weekend Television and Anglia regions) in the UK. It was a follow-up series to '' Cash and Company'' which screened in 1975 and consisted of 13 one-hour episode. ''Tandarra'' and ''Cash and Company'' were set during the Victorian gold rush period of the 1850s. The change in format and title was necessitated by the departure of Serge Lazareff who played the title character Sam Cash in the original series ''Cash and Company''. Two of the original characters continued in ''Tandarra'': Joe Brady (Gus Mercurio) and Jessica Johnson (Penne Hackforth-Jones). The other main character was Ryler (Gerard Kennedy). who had been introduced in the final episode of ''Cash and Company''. He had been a bounty hunter who was later convinced of Joe's innocence and decided to join him. The title was taken from the name of the homestead owned by Jessica, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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