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Lorna Lesley
Lorna Lesley (born 1959, in Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...) is an Australian actress, who has worked extensively in theatre, film and TV during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s period. at Showcast Filmography FILM TELEVISIONReferences External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesley, Lorna 20th-century Australian actresses[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have been undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire, periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographic territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the Yorkshire Regiment, military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are large stretches of countryside, including the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Peak District nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Hill Down Under
Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin (name), Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict (given name), Benedict, Bennett (name), Bennett, Benito (name), Benito, Benson (given name), Benson, Bernice (other), Bernice, Ebenezer (given name), Ebenezer or Bernard (other), Bernard. People Bennie Given name *Bennie M. Bunn (1907–1943), American Marine officer, Navy Cross recipient *Bennie Cunningham (born 1954), American retired National Football League player * Bennie Daniels (born 1932), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Bennie L. Davis (1928–2012), United States Air Force general and commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command * Bennie Ellender (1925–2011), American college football player and head coach * Bennie Goods (born 1968), American retired Canadian Football League player * Bennie Green (1923–1977), American jazz trombonist and bandleader * Bennie Logan (born 1989), American National Football League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Feller
''The Little Feller'' is a 1982 Australian film directed by Colin Eggleston.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p102 Plot A woman Glenda becomes obsessed with her best friend Wendy's husband Frank and seeks to remove all obstacles between them, including his young son. Cast *Steve Bisley as Frank *Sally Conabere as Glenda *Lorna Lesley as Wendy Production Filming took place in Brisbane. Finance came in part from the Queensland Film Corporation. Reception ''The Age'' said "the film never loses its air of predictability. It is a poorly scripted production." References External links *''The Little Feller''at National Film and Sound Archive''The Little Feller''at AustLit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature), usually referred to simply as AustLit, is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration betwee ... 1982 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Country Practice
''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were produced. The show was produced at the ATN-7's production facility at Epping, New South Wales, Pitt Town and Oakville, suburbs on the outskirts of northwest Sydney, Australia, where used for most of the exterior filming, with the historic heritage-listed Clare House, built in 1838, serving as the location of the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital. Many other fictional locations, including Dr. Terence Elliot's (Shane Porteous) medical practice, Frank and Shirley Gilroy's house Brian Wenzel and Lorrae Desmond, the Wandin Valley Church and Burrigan High School where filmed in the Hawkesbury. Several of the regular cast members became popular celebrities as a result of their roles in the series. It also featured a number of native Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menotti (TV Series)
''Menotti'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1980–1981 on the ABC. It was created by Michael Craig and produced by John Croyston. It was written by Michael Jenkins, Peter Schreck, Robert Caswell, Michael Craig and Ted Roberts. It was directed by Julian Pringle, Frank Arnold, Russell Webb and Di Drew. Cast * Ivar Kants as Father Menotti * Peter Gwynne as Father Donnelly * Geoffrey Rush as Father Peter Fuller See also * List of Australian television series References External links ''Menotti''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, ... Menottiat the Australian Television Information Archive Australian adventure television series 1980 Australian television series debuts Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming {{A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Town Like Alice (miniseries)
''A Town Like Alice'' is a five-hour 1981 Australian television adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel of the same name. Produced by the Seven Network, and directed by David Stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p217 In the United States it was shown on PBS under the Masterpiece Theatre banner, a rare non-British production to be so aired. Cast It stars Helen Morse in the lead role of Jean Paget, with Bryan Brown as Joe Harman and Scottish actor Gordon Jackson as the aging lawyer and trustee Noel Strachan. Production It was the most expensive Australian television series at the time. It was filmed on location in England, Malaysia and western New South Wales. Awards The series won an International Emmy Award for drama in 1981 and won a Logie Award in the ''Best Single Drama or Mini Series'' category at the 1982 awards with Morse, Brown and Jackson winning Logies for their performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Under The Bridge (miniseries)
''Water Under the Bridge'' is a 1980 miniseries based on the 1977 novel by Sumner Locke Elliott Sumner Locke Elliott (17 October 191724 June 1991) was an Australian (later American) novelist and playwright. Biography Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Sumner Locke and the journalist Henry Logan Elliott. His mother died of eclam .... The budget was $1.5 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p238-239 The story follows Neil Atkins, a man torn between his goals and the women surrounding him. References External links * 1980s Australian television miniseries 1980 Australian television series debuts 1980 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood Country
''Kingswood Country'' is an Australian sitcom that screened from 1980 to 1984 on the Seven Network. The series started on 30 January 1980 and was a spin-off from the sketch on comedy program ''The Naked Vicar Show'' that had featured Ross Higgins as blustering suburban father, Ted Bullpitt. It was written by Gary Reilly and Tony Sattler and produced by their production company, RS Productions. The show won Logie Awards for Best Comedy in 1981 and 1982, and was briefly revived in a spin-off in 1997 titled '' Bullpitt'', although it proved less successful. Premise The show is a family sitcom focusing on the main character, Edward Melba "Ted" Bullpitt (Ross Higgins), a white Australian, conservative, Holden Kingswood-loving putty factory worker and WWII veteran and his interactions with his more progressive wife and two adult children. He lives for three things: his beloved chair in front of the TV, his unsuccessful racing greyhounds Repco Lad and Gay Akubra and his Holden Kings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride On Stranger
''Ride on Stranger'' is a 1979 Australian mini series about a woman in the 1930s, based on the novel of the same name by Australian author Kylie Tennant.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p227 Cast * Liddy Clark as Shannon Jones * Noni Hazlehurst as Beryl * Michael Aitkens as John Terry * Henri Szeps as Vincent Sladde * Barbara Wyndon as Aunt Edith * Warwick Sims as Damien Quilter * Peter Carroll as Mervyn Leggatt * John Bluthal as Joseph Litchin * Moya O'Sullivan as Ada Jones * Ron Graham as Darcey Jones * Bunney Brooke as Grannie Jones * Noel Trevarthen as Chaverin Brome * Debra Lawrence as Jenny References External links''Ride on Stranger''at Australian Television *''Ride on Stranger''at Australian Screen Online The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyways (TV Series)
''Skyways'' is an Australian television soap opera drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. Production and casting The series, which aired from 1979 to 1981, was set at the fictional Pacific International Airport and dealt with the lives of the pilots, airline staff and management team who worked there. ''Skyways'' was mainly taped in a television studio where, in many interior-set scenes, Colour Separation Overlay created the illusion of a bustling airport with taxiing planes outside the window. Many of the exterior scenes were shot on location at Melbourne Airport. The show's regular cast members included Tony Bonner as airport manager Paul MacFarlane, later replaced by Gary Doolan (Gerard Kennedy). Tina Bursill played glamorous and ruthless assistant manager Louise Carter. Bill Stalker, played head of airport security Peter Fanelli, an ex-detective. When ''Skyways'' ended Fanelli was moved to Crawford police procedural ''Cop Shop'', while Brian J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Down Under
''Doctor Down Under'' was an Australian television comedy series based on a set of books by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of doctors. The series follows directly from its predecessor '' Doctor on the Go'', and was produced by the Seven Network in association with the Paul Dainty organization and broadcast in 1979.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 149 Writers for the ''Doctor Down Under'' episodes were Bernard McKenna, Jon Watkins, and Bernie Sharp. The episodes were directed by William G. Stewart and John Eastway; all episodes were produced by Stewart. Plot When Dr Duncan Waring and Dr Dick Stuart-Clark take up positions at St. Barnabas hospital in Sydney, they wreak havoc for the local medical staff, especially for Professor Beaumont, who is Professor of Surgery, and Dr Maurice Griffin, a surgeon with whom they share their office. The nurses at the hospital, however, find Dr Waring and Dr Stuart-Clark charming, as ... [...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] |
