''The Bluestone Boys'' is a 1976 Australian comedy television series about a fictional prison, produced by

Crawford Productions Crawford Productions is an Australian media production company, focused on radio and television production. Founded in Melbourne by Hector Crawford and his sister, actress and voice artist Dorothy Crawford, the company, also known as Crawfords ...

. The program was not particularly successful and was cancelled after a run of 26 episodes. The series starred

Garry Meadows Garrett Seaton "Garry" Meadows (15 April 1939 – 22 July 1982) was an Australian television presenter, radio announcer, and actor. Career Stage Meadows began acting in Perth during his youth in the 1950s when he appeared in a number of local ...

and

Chuck Faulkner Charles Stephen Faulkner (21 October 19224 December 2000), professionally Chuck Faulkner was a Northern Irish-born Australian actor and US radio talk show host. He was best known for his role as Detective Senior Sergeant Keith Vickers in the Aust ...

.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 83

Cast

as CB *

as Chief Warder Sharpley *

Vic Gordon Vic Gordon (4 March 1911 – 2 December 2003) was a British Australian character actor of vaudeville, television and film, best known for his achievements in the fields of drama, light entertainment, music and comedy. Biography Vic Gordon wa ...

as Governor Beams * Carla Hoogeveen * Eric Oldfield *

Denise Drysdale Denise Anne Christina Drysdale (born 5 December 1948) is an Australian television presenter, variety entertainer, actress, singer, dancer and comedian. She is often affectionately known as ''Ding Dong'', a nickname invented by fellow performer ...

as Nurse Peachum *

Brian Blain Brian Donald Blain (13 September 1936 – July 1994) was an Australian actor, best known for his roles in numerous TV series and films starting from the early 1970's. Career Blain is best remembered for his role in the Seven Network soap opera ...

as Claude *

George Spartels George Bernard Spartels (born 25 April 1954) is an Australian actor, presenter, director, playwright and children's musician of Greek descent on his father's ancestry, and English and Irish on his mother's. He remains best known for his role on ...

Bert Newton Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie award-winning entertainer and radio, theatre and television personality and presenter. Newt ...

Norman Kaye Norman James Kaye (17 January 1927 – 28 May 2007) was an Australian actor and musician. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox. Early life and education Kaye was born in Melbourne and won a scholarship to study at ...

Reg Gorman Reg Gorman (2 August 1932 – 5 August 2021) was an Australian television and film actor, and comedian, he was known best for his role in TV serial ''The Sullivans'', as Jack Fletcher. and children's series ''Fergus McPhail'' as Harry Patters ...

as Brigsy * Bob Ruggiero as Detective * Frank Wilson * John Cobley

References

External links

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''The Bluestone Boys''
at

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