''Brass Monkeys'' is an

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that screened in 1984 on the

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. The series was produced by Gary Reilly and

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, who are known for comedy series ''

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'' and ''

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''. The title comes from the colloquial expression "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey", in reference to the cold climate of the Antarctic. ''Brass Monkeys'' is the story of a pretty female doctor who joins a group of men confined to the lonely isolation of an Australian Antarctic expedition station.

Cast

* Graeme Blundell as Noddy *

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as Big Eye * Kevin Golsby as OIC * Ross Hohnen as Rex * Margie McCrae as Dr. Sally Newman * Colin McEwan as Nick * Doug Scroope as Cookie * Bill Young as Martin Lightfoot

References

External links

* {{imdb title, id=0084990, title=Brass Monkeys Australian television sitcoms Seven Network original programming 1984 Australian television series debuts