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The Great Bookie Robbery
''The Great Bookie Robbery'' is a 1986 Australian mini series about a 1976 crime known as the Great Bookie Robbery. It aired over three consecutive nights from the 15th to 17 September. Plot Cast *John Bach as Mike Power * Catherine Wilkin as Carol Power * Gary Day as Col Reynolds *Bruno Lawrence as Cracka Park * Andy Anderson as Tony Lott *Gary Sweet as Chicka White *Candy Raymond as Sonya Reynolds *Madeleine Blackwell as Anne Marks *George Spartels as Jaffa Davis *Paul Sonkkila as Merv Temple *Frank Gallacher as Inspt. Castleway *Dennis Miller as Edwards *Tim McKenzie as Det. Ross *Margie McCrae as Wendy Lott *Conor McDermottroe as Red Collins *Peter Cummins as Father Moore *Feon Keane as David Power *Denis Moore as Rusee Lockhart * Frank Wilson as Winton Bathurst * Alan David Lee as Det. Sgt. Townsend * Scott Burgess as Robbo Robbins *Ray Meagher Raymond Francis Meagher (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Joffe
Mark Joffe (born 1956) is an Australian film and television director. He has directed feature films, telemovies, and drama series. Joffe "learned his trade at Crawford Productions", working on ''Carson's Law'', ''Special Squad (1984), Special Squad'' and ''Neighbours''. His first major directing job was the first episode of ''The Great Bookie Robbery'' (1986). He agreed to direct the Irish-American film ''The Matchmaker (1997 film), The Matchmaker'' after gaining approval to have the script rewritten by Irish writer Graham Linehan, one of the writers of ''Father Ted''. Awards In 1987 Joffe won the Australian Film Institute award for Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in Television, Best Direction in Television for ''The Great Bookie Robbery''. In 1991 he won the Peace Prize at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival - Awards for Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cummins
Peter Cummins (born 2 June 1931 in Melbourne) is an Australian retired character actor of stage and screen and chorister who was especially prominent in the 1970s and appeared in some of the most famous Australian films of the period. He was part of the Carlton group that were influential in Australian theatre of the early 1970s, which also included David Williamson, Max Gillies, Graeme Blundell and Bruce Spence. ''Talking Heads'', 29 June 2009, accessed 9 Oct 2012 Select film credits *'' Nothing like Experience '' (1970) *'''' (1971) *'' |
1980s Australian Drama Television Series
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar (title), Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus (title), Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I of Byzantium, Marcus I succeeds Olympianus of Byzantium, Olympianus as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Australian Television Miniseries
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Screenplay In Television
The AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). History From 1986 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). When the award was first introduced, it was handed out as two awards: Mini-Series Screenplay and Telefeature Screenplay. The name was changed to Best Screenplay in a Mini-Series or Television Drama in 1990, and the following year it became Best Screenplay in a Television Drama until 2003 where the award was renamed to its current title. When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Screenplay in Television. AACTA is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Lead Actress In A Television Drama
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress in Television Drama is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in acting in television drama by an actress. The first Award was made in 1986. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called ''Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series'' and ''Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature''. The awards were merged in 1990 to become ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini Series'' which in 1991 was renamed ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama''. In 2000, the Awards were again awarded in two categories, called ''Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series'' and ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama''. In 2002, the Awards were again combined under the title ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama'' and two years later, in 2004, the Award was named ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Direction In Television
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in Television is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in direction. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called ''Best Direction in a Mini Series'' and ''Best Direction in a Telefeature''. The awards were merged in 1990 to become ''Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series'' which in 1991 was renamed ''Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama''. In 2004, this award became ''Best Direction in Television''. Best Direction in a Mini Series Best Direction in a Telefeature Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama Best Direction in Television See also * Australian Film Institute * AFI Awards * Australian Film Institute Television Awards The Australian Film Institute Television Awards are annual awards presented for excellence in Australian television annually as part of the AFI A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Miniseries Or Telefeature
The AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature is an award that has been handed out to producers annually since 1986 by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), since 2011 the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). History The award was originally presented by the AFI in two separate categories, for "Best Telefeature" and "Best Mini Series", but in 1990 both categories were merged to form Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature. By 2008 the award name was changed again, to AFI Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series. From the inaugural AACTA awards in 2011 until 2020, the name was AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series, changing to AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature in 2021. Best Mini Series Best Telefeature Best Miniseries or Telefeature (or Short Run Series) See also * Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Meagher
Raymond Francis Meagher (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on ''Home and Away'', having played the role since the first episode in 1988. Meagher won a Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, Gold Logie Award for his role in ''Home and Away'' in 2010 and currently played the role of Alf for over 35 years. Early life Meagher was born and raised on a sheep and cattle station in Queensland, before attending a boarding school on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast from the age of nine. He became a keen sportsman at high school, Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane, representing the school at a number of sports including rugby union, a sport which he ultimately played at state level. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Burgess (actor)
Scott Burgess (14 July 1958 – 6 May 2016) was an Australian actor, best known for his role as Dave McCall in police drama Water Rats from 1996 to 1999. In 2008, he told ''A Current Affair'' about the problems of his marriage, and how he was left to work in a boat yard. He returned to television in four episodes of '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' in 2009. Filmography * ''With Prejudice'' (1983) - Ross Dunn * ''1915'' (TV movie, 1982) - Billy McKenzie * '' Dead Easy'' (1982) - George * '' Outbreak of Hostilities'' (TV movie, 1981) - Bobby * '' Just Us'' (TV movie, 1986) - Billy Carter * '' Great Bookie Robbery'' (TV, 1986) - Les Robbins * ''The Dirtwater Dynasty ''The Dirtwater Dynasty'' is a five-part Australian drama miniseries, first screened on Network Ten in 1988. It was directed by Michael Jenkins and John Power.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, ...'' (TV, 1988) - Guy Westaway * '' Computer Ghosts'' (TV movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan David Lee
Alan David Lee (born 1955 or 1956) is an Australian actor. His television and film credits include ''Prisoner'', '' Special Squad'', '' The Cowra Breakout'', ''Murder Call'', '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', ''Blue Heelers'', ''McLeod's Daughters'' and '' H2O: Just Add Water''. Lee grew up on a farm in Kenya before moving to Australia when he was 7. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ... (NIDA) in 1981. Filmography Film Television Stage References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Alan David Australian male actors Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni 1955 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wilson (Australian Actor)
Frank Edward Wilson (11 April 1924 – 24 October 2005) was an Australian film, stage and television actor; musical comedy singer and director; and television game show and variety host. Early life Frank Wilson was born in 1924 in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote. He left school at the age of 13. In 1943, he joined the Australian Army, where he served as a Signalman in Borneo and Papua New Guinea until his discharge in 1945. He began acting in 1948, when he appeared at Melbourne's Tivoli Theatre. Career His best-known film appearances were in '' The Club'' (by David Williamson; a role that Wilson had created on stage), '' Crackerjack'', ''Breaker Morant'', '' Black Robe'' and ''Money Movers''. He also appeared in the 1956 Charlie Chaplin film '' A King in New York''. On television he appeared in ''Changi'' (a mini-series written by John Doyle), ''SeaChange'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' Water Rats'', ''Power Without Glory'', ''A Country Practice'', '' Bellbird'', ''Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |