''Daily at Dawn'' was an

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that screened in 1981 on the

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. The series was written and produced by

Gary Reilly Gary Reilly (born New Zealand, 1945) is an Australian radio and television producer and writer. He is known for his work on a variety of comedy series such as ''The Naked Vicar Show'', ''Kingswood Country'', '' Hey Dad..!'' and '' Bullpitt!''. He ...

and

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, the team behind other popular Australian comedy series such as ''

Kingswood Country ''Kingswood Country'' is an Australian sitcom that screened from 1980 to 1984 on the Seven Network. The series started on 30 January 1980 and was a spin-off from the sketch on comedy program ''The Naked Vicar Show'' that had featured Ross Hig ...

'', '' Hey Dad..!'' and ''

The Naked Vicar Show ''The Naked Vicar Show'' is a satirical Australian radio and television series. The classic Australian sitcom ''Kingswood Country'' was spawned from sketches in the series. Production The series was written and produced by Gary Reilly and ...

''.

Synopsis

The series was set in the office of a metropolitan newspaper. It was the first Australian comedy series to feature a regular gay character (Terry Bader as journalist Leslie).Howes, Keith. (1998, February). "Gays of Our Lives". Outrage, Number 177, 38-49.

Cast

Noeline Brown Noeline Mabel Brown (born 3 October 1938), credited also as Noelene Brown, is an Australian actress and comedian. She has appeared in numerous films, television shows, theatrical productions and radio programs dating back to 1959. Life and c ...

as Phil Maguire *

Paul Chubb Paul Dunford (14 January 1949 – 9 June 2002), professionally billed as Paul Chubb, was an Australian film, television and stage actor and scriptwriter primarily in genres of comedy and drama. Early life He was born in Arncliffe, a suburb of Sy ...

as Russell Ducke *

Terry Bader Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), A ...

as Leslie Windrush *

Henri Szeps Henri Szeps OAM, (born 2 October 1943) alternatively Henry Szeps, is an Australian character actor of theatre and television. He has also featured in films and worked in voice roles, and has worked in productions in the United Kingdom. Early ...

as Joe Parker *

Julieanne Newbould Julieanne Newbould (born 1957) is an Australian actress who first came to prominence in the 1970s. Newbould was 16 years old when she played Karen in the 1974 ABC telemovie ''Lindsay’s Boy''. She then worked in several television series for t ...

as Kate Ashton * Robert Hughes as Gil James * Theo Stephens as Danny Mason

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daily At Dawn Australian television sitcoms Seven Network original programming Australian television spin-offs 1981 Australian television series debuts 1981 Australian television series endings