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Richard Meikle
Richard Meikle (10 October 1929 – 2 June 1991) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in film, theatre, and radio. He was the father of writer Sam Meikle. Career Meikle began his career as a stage actor. His first recorded role was in Metropolitan Theatre's production of ''Ned Kelly'' in 1947. In the 1950s, Meikle moved into radio acting, most prominently with Grace Gibson Radio Productions. Meikle's voice landed him many major roles with the company as both an actor and an announcer. Meikle was included in Reg James' list of his favourite Grace Gibson performances for his starring role alongside John Unicomb in the serial ''Becket''. Another factor working in Meikle's favour was his ability and desire to perform his own sound effects. Grace Gibson Productions' budget did not cover a professional sound effects person and as such actors who could do effects themselves were highly sought after. Reg James noted Meikle would often compete for rights to do sound effects wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Meikle
Sam Meikle (born 1971) is an Australian writer and director best known for his work in television. He has won several Australian Writers' Guild Awards. He is the son of actor Richard Meikle. Select filmography ;Television *''Home and Away'' *'' Rescue: Special Ops'' *''Neighbours'' *'' Out of the Blue'' *'' All Saints'' References External links *Sam Meikleat National Film and Sound Archive 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, promoting and providing access to a national co ... Australian writers Living people 1971 births {{Australia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Zone (TV Play)
''In the Zone'' is the fourth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 12, 2003, through Jive Records. With the conclusion of her Dream Within a Dream Tour in July 2002 and the end of her relationship with singer Justin Timberlake, Spears planned to take a six-month break from her career; however, work for ''In the Zone'' began later that November. She began writing songs for the album while touring internationally, despite not knowing the direction of the record. She experimented with different producers, trying to find those with whom she had chemistry. The first song recorded was "Touch of My Hand", which Spears claimed set the mood for the album. She co-wrote all but four songs, and often changed the lyrics to suit herself. Spears stated she was an autobiographical songwriter, although not to the point where she felt self-exploited. The album's eclectic music incorporates pop and urban music styles with instrumentation from techno beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dot And The Kangaroo (film)
''Dot and the Kangaroo'' is a 1977 Australian musical live action/animated film which combines animation and live-action. It is based on the 1899 children's literature book ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' by Ethel Pedley. Plot New South Wales, 1884: when a redheaded five-year-old girl named Dot finds herself lost in the Australian bush, a female red kangaroo who has lost her joey promises to help the girl find her way home. In the process, the kangaroo introduces Dot to a number of other local animals, teaching her a greater appreciation for nature. Cast *Barbara Frawley as Dot * Joan Bruce as the Kangaroo and Dot's Mother *Spike Milligan as Mr. Platypus *June Salter as Mrs. Platypus *Ross Higgins as Willie Wagtail *Ron Haddrick as Dot's Father * Lola Brooks *Peter Gwynne *Richard Meikle as Jack the Farmhand Production Yoram and Sandra Gross wanted to make an Australian animated feature for the world market. They read a series of books before deciding on ''Dot and the Kangaroo' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenview High
''Glenview High'' is an Australian television drama series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Seven Network between 1977 and 1978. Story English teacher Greg Walker (Grigor Taylor) transfers from the country to Glenview High, a tough high school in Sydney. He clashes with rebellious students Tony Moore ( Brandon Burke) and Danny Smith (Brett Hinc. Despite his toughness, Tony has a grudging respect for Mr Walker while Danny is only interested in being popular with the female students. Other staff at the school are efficient yet sympathetic principal Margaret Gibson ( Elaine Lee (actor), Elaine Lee), and cynical science teacher Harry Carter (Bill Kerr) who regards all students as the enemy. Greg's home life is also shown. He moves in with his brother Tom ( Ken James), who boards platonically with flight attendant Robbie Dean (Rebecca Gilling) and the ditzy Jill Beamish ( Camilla Rountree). Guest stars Many popular Australian actors had guest starring roles in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Doctors
''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983. The series is primarily set in the fictional ''Albert Memorial Hospital'', as well as the nightclub ''Bunny's'', and is fundamentally concerned with the romances and relations between younger members of the hospital staff, rather than typical medical issues and procedures. The program was shown in exported internationally including throughout North America and Canada and Europe including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Spain. Series history The series produced by the Grundy Organisation was created and devised by Alan Coleman with Reg Watson acting as Executive Producer. Watson had been the Producer of the British TV soap opera ''Crossroads'' from 1964 to 1973 and he moved back to Australia to help set up a new drama department within the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlock Police
''Matlock Police'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network (now known as the 10 Network) between 1971 and 1976. The series focused on the police station and crime in the Victorian town of Matlock and the surrounding district, and the backgrounds and personal lives of the main policemen. Background The series was the Ten Network, 0-10 Network's attempt to come up with a police show to rival ''Homicide (Australian TV series), Homicide'' (shown by the Seven Network, 7 Network) and ''Division 4'' (on the Nine Network, 9 Network). ''Matlock Police'' was different from its Melbourne-based predecessors by being set in a small country town, the fictional Matlock, Victoria (Australia), Victoria (a real Matlock, Victoria, Matlock does exist in Victoria, but it is much smaller than the town depicted by this series, which is loosely based on Shepparton). These program's introduction featured an overhead shot of a town with a divide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homicide (Australian TV Series)
''Homicide'' was an Australian television police procedural drama series made by production firm Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. It was the television successor to Crawfords' radio series ''D24''. The "Consummate ''Homicide'' cast" includes the four characters that are the best known: Det. Snr. Sgt. David "Mac" MacKay (Leonard Teale), Det. Sgt. Peter Barnes ( George Mallaby), Inspector Colin Fox (Alwyn Kurts) and Sen. Det. Jim Patterson (Norman Yemm). Synopsis The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based directly on real cases, although the characters (including the detectives) were fictional. 510 episodes were produced and aired from 20 October 1964 to January 1977 (12 years and 6 months), making it the longest-running Australian weekly primetime drama in history. With 510 episodes produced (the last episode is numbered 509, due to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woobinda, Animal Doctor
''Woobinda (Animal Doctor)'' was an Australian children's television series about a veterinarian in a fictitious town in rural New South Wales.Classic Australian TV/ref> Cast Main cast * Don Pascoe as John Stevens * Lutz Hochstraate as Peter Fischer * Sonia Hofmann as Tiggie Stevens * Slim De Grey as Jack Johnson * Bindi Williams as Kevin Stevens Guest cast * Frankie Davidson as Towtruck Driver * Steve Dodd * Barbara Frawley as Miss Webber * Reg Gorman (1 episode) * Edward Howell as Doctor * Bobby Limb * Richard Meikle (1 episode) * Max Phipps * Chips Rafferty * Jack Thompson as Lenny (1 episode) * Jacki Weaver (1 episode) References External links''Woobinda (Animal Doctor)''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, ...''https://www.classicaustraliantv.com/woobin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Brother Jack
''My Brother Jack'' is a classic 1964 Australian novel by writer George Johnston. It is part of a trilogy centering on the character of David Meredith. The other books in the trilogy are ''Clean Straw for Nothing'' and ''A Cartload of Clay''. Its text is commonly studied for many English literature subjects in Australia. Overview This semi-autobiographical novel, definable as a roman à clef, follows the narrator, David Meredith, through his childhood and adolescence in interwar Melbourne through to adulthood and his prominent career as a journalist during World War II, to his life on a Greek island in the 1950s and 60s. David's childhood and early life are influenced heavily by the destructive presence of his father, psychologically ruined by his experiences in the Great War. His father, cruel, increasingly withdrawn, is a catalyst for the escapes which both David and Jack have to make, each in their own way. The novel has a central theme using contrasts between David and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Affair (TV Play)
"The Affair" is a 1965 Australian television play based on the novel by C. P. Snow. It starred Roger Climpson, Richard Meikle and Anne Haddy and aired on the ABC as part of ''Wednesday Theatre''. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Plot A young Cambridge scientist, Donald Howard, introvertive and unpopular, is accused of fraud and dismissed from his fellowship. The twenty fellows attempt to dismiss their feelings of unease by calling him guilty. His wife campaigns for him, splitting the college into two factions, one which sticks by the original verdict the other which seeks to re-try him. Cast *Richard Meikle as Donald Howard * Brian James as Sir Lewis Eliot *Anne Haddy as Laura Howard *Alexander Archdale *Raymond Westwell as Gibert Dawson-Hill *Roger Climpson *John Brunskill as the master *Ron Haddrick as Skefflington * Richard Parry *Atholl Fleming * Frank Taylor * Charles Tasman *Wendy Playfair *Lou Vernon Production The script was based on the Dreyfus Case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Taming Of The Shrew (1962 TV Play)
''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a 1962 Australian television play, adapted by Alan Burke from the play by William Shakespeare. It stars Ron Haddrick and Brigid Lenihan. The play was done live but it included some filmed sequences shot in Centennial Park. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Cast * Ron Haddrick as Petruchio *Brigid Lenihan as Katherina *Noel Brophy as a suitor *Jon Ewing as a page * Judi Farr as the sister *Richard Meikle *Don Pascoe *Alec Pucci *Charles Tasman *Malcolm Billings *Moya O'Sullivan *Donald Philips Production Alan Burke called the play "brilliantly theatrical. It plays like an express train and takes everyone with it." Burke said in adapting the play for television "I did a lot of work on the play - and fond that sub plots and prologue take up almost two thirds of the running time. We have trimmmed it back to about one third of the total length and the play now goes like a dream with the principals were strong and clear." Geoffr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night Out (1961 TV Play)
''A Night Out'' is a 1961 Australian television play. It was based on '' A Night Out'' by Harold Pinter. It starred John Ewart and Richard Meikle. The play had previously been filmed in England in 1960 for '' Armchair Theater''. It was one of three plays the BBC commissioned from Pinter. The BBC also did the play for radio a version which had been broadcast in Australia by the ABC. The TV production was shot in Sydney. Plot Albert is dominated by his mother. He is goaded at work by the accountant Gidney. He is driven to an act of violence and attempts to assert his individuality. He tries to be a "real man" with a girl who picks him up. Mr King holds the party that is the night out for everyone. Cast *John Ewart as Albert * Neva Carr-Glynn as Mother * Brigid Lenihan as Girl *Noel Brophy as Mr. King * James Elliott *Tom Farley *John Godfrey * Nat Levison *Richard Meikle as Gidney *Joseph Szabo *Carole Boyce *Carole Taylor *Lou Vernon *Martin Magee Production Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
