''Catwalk'' is a 1971 Australian TV series created by

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. It was a spin-off of an episode of the TV series ''

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''.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 108

Plot

A spin off from the series ''

'', Catwalk focused on the daily lives of the staff of a women's fashion magazine, under the direction of flamboyant publisher Saxon Wells (

John Forgeham John Henry George Forgeham (14 May 1941 – 10 March 2017) was an English actor known for his television work, notably the role of businessman Frank Laslett in the ITV (TV network), ITV series ''Footballers' Wives''. Born in Kidderminster, Wo ...

Cast

as Saxon Wells *

Cornelia Frances Cornelia Frances Zulver, OAM (7 April 1941 – 28 May 2018), credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, she became best known for her ...

as Cornelia Heyson *

June Salter June Marie Salter AM (22 June 193215 September 2001) was an Australian actress and author prominent in theatre and television, best known for her character roles. Biography June Salter was born in Bexley, New South Wales, the youngest of six ...

as Paula Healy *

Cecily Polson Cecily Polson, is a New Zealand-born former Australian actress, known for her role as Martha O'Dare in the television series '' E Street'' in which she appeared for its four-year run from the pilot in 1989 to 1993, appearing in 403 episodes. ...

as Miss Jenkins * John Wood as Ricky Novak * Christopher Cary as Harry Ellis *

Pat Bishop Patricia Mary Bishop (13 June 1946 – 28 March 2000) was an Australian actress, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland noted for her performances in theatre, film and television series. She was married to the renowned Australian actor Bill Hunter ...

as Peggy Ellis * Elli Maclure as Vicki Wilson *

Jacki Weaver Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as '' Stork'' (1971), ''Alvin Purp ...

as Rock Wilson * Bill Hunter as Jim Griffin *

Kerry McGuire Kerry McGuire is an Australian actress. For her performance in '' Olive'' she won the 1988 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature. For her role in '' Against the Wind'' she won the 1979 Sammy Award for best ac ...

as Kate Mackenzie *

Michael Latimer Michael James Latimer (6 September 1941 – 25 June 2011) was a British television stage and film actor who later in his career turned to writing, directing and producing. Early life Latimer was born in Calcutta, where his father had a busines ...

as Tony Fielding *

Margo Lee Margaret Stella Lee (20 June 1923 - 16 October 1987) credited as Margo Lee, was an Australian actor and singer of radio, stage, film and TV. She worked briefly in Hollywood. Filmography Film *''Into the Straight'' (1949) *'' The Twelve Pound ...

as Margeurite Sommers *

Max Phipps Maxwell John Phipps (18 November 1939 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian actor, known for a number of roles in theatre, films and television during the 1960s until the end of the 1990s. Life and career Phipps was born in Dubbo and grew up in ...

as Jack Wilson *

Jill Forster Jill Forster (born 1936), is an English Australian actress who came to Australia as a model in 1964 and appeared in the Crawford Production series ''Hunter''. She is well known for appearance's in TV series, but has also appeared in made for TV ...

as Sandra Goodall *

Diana Perryman Diana Perryman (9 November 1924 - 10 January 1979) credited also as Diane Perryman, was an Australian actress, who appeared in stage, film and television. Perryman was notable for her roles in early TV soap operas and appeared in miniseries a ...

as Mrs Wheeler * Peter Hanlon as Peter Wilson *

James Condon James Thomas Condon (27 September 1923 – 14 February 2014) was an Australian actor of radio and stage, a scriptwriter and voice over, however best known for his numerous television roles in serials and television movies in Australia, particu ...

as Ray Shannon *

Judy McBurney Judith McBurney (19 May 1948 – 1 December 2018) was an Australian actress and model. She is best known for serial ''The Young Doctors'' in 1,300 episodes as Tania Livingstone and also appeared in cult series'' Prisoner'' as Sandra" Pixie" Mas ...

as Marit Schemmler

References

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