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Undercurrent (Australian TV Series)
''Undercurrent'' was an Australian TV serial drama that commenced production in 1965. It was abandoned after a dispute with Actor's Equity and ultimately never aired. This is significant as it was at a time when very little drama was made on Australian commercial stations. Background In July 1965 it was announced Australian writer Chris Bearde returned home to work on ''Barley Charlie''. When that show ended he worked on two comedy pilots and he created ''Undercurrent''. It was to have been screened in three half hour episodes per week with Bear providing storylines from Canada. Several of Australia's top actors were engaged. Outdoor scenes would be shot on the Queensland coast. Director Rod Kinnear Rodney Scott Kinnear (11 May 1931 – 2 May 2006) was an Australian director, best known for his work in TV. Select credits *'' Lovely to Look At'' (1957) (TV series) *'' Tragedy in a Temporary Town'' (1959) *'' The Big Day'' (1959) *'' No Picnic ... said an inspiration was ''Corona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Kinnear
Rodney Scott Kinnear (11 May 1931 – 2 May 2006) was an Australian director, best known for his work in TV. Select credits *'' Lovely to Look At'' (1957) (TV series) *'' Tragedy in a Temporary Town'' (1959) *'' The Big Day'' (1959) *'' No Picnic Tomorrow'' (1960) *'' Man in a Blue Vase'' (1960) *''The Sammy Davis Jnr Show'' (1960) - film of Sammy Davis Jnr in Australia - Kinnear was floor manager *'' The Concert'' (1961) *''In the Southern Cross Hotel Tonight'' (1962) - TV variety special - producer *'' The One Day of the Year'' (1962) *'' In Melbourne Tonight'' *''Rolf Harris Special'' (1966) *''Berioska Ballet'' (1966) *''Benny Hill Down Under'' (1977) *''Barley Charlie'' (1964) (TV series) *''The World of the Seekers'' (1968) *''Ash Wednesday'' (1983) (documentary) References External linksRod Kinnearat National Film and Sound ArchiveRod Kinnearat IMDbRod Kinnearat Austlit AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bearde
Chris Bearde (June 18, 1936 – April 23, 2017) was a British-born comedy writer, producer and director best known for his work as a writer on ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' and for co-writing and producing television specials for Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Sonny & Cher, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Andy Williams, The Jackson 5, The Osmonds, Dinah Shore, Diana Ross, and Lucille Ball. He also created the format for the original ''Gong Show'' and a number of network and pay-cable comedy series including ''That's My Mama'' and ''Sherman Oaks''. Early career Bearde's career started in the 1950s in his adopted home, Sydney, Australia. After working in radio and serving two years in the Australian Army, at age 23 he became host of the children's television series ''Smalltime''. His appearances in this show and his writing for other Australian comedy shows was recognised by visiting Canadian and American producers, and Bearde was contracted by the Canadian commercial network CT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barley Charlie
''Barley Charlie'' was an Australian television sitcom which aired in 1964. It was the second television sitcom produced in Australia; being preceded by the 1957-1959 series ''Take That (TV series), Take That'', although that Crawford Productions sitcom had only aired in Melbourne. Some of the creatives went on to be involved in the serial drama ''Undercurrent (Australian TV series), Undercurrent'' (1965). Overview ''Barley Charlie'' aired for 13 episodes, produced by GTV (Australia), GTV-9 and also shown on other stations across Australia. Though short-lived, the series was a ratings success. The main cast were Sheila Bradley, Robina Beard, and Edward Hepple, Eddie Hepple. The National Film and Sound Archive hold at least four episodes of ''Barley Charlie'' as well as some documentation. Cast * Sheila Bradley as Joan Muggleton * Robina Beard as Shirley Muggleton * Edward Hepple, Eddie Hepple as Charlie Appleby * Terry Norris (actor), Terry Norris as Herb * Alan Hopgood * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Television Soap Operas
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Someth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-and-white Australian Television Shows
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s). Photography Contemporary use Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white. Computing In computing terminology, ''black-and-white'' is sometimes used to refer to a binary image consisting solely of pure black pixels and pure white ones; what would normally be called a black-and-white image, that is, an image containing shades of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Television Shows
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
