''The Feds'' is a series of
Australian
television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...
films starring
Robert Taylor, which were first broadcast on the
Nine Network 1993–1996.
The Feds revolves around the activities of the
Australian Federal Police, who protect the national interests from crime in
Australia and overseas. Nine telemovies were produced in the series.
Regular cast
*
Robert Taylor as Superintendent Dave Griffin
*
Angie Milliken
Angie Milliken is an Australian actress.
Life
Milliken was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology then turned to acting.
Milliken first became noticed when she starred in the 1 ...
as Detective Sergeant Jo Moody
*
John Bach
John Bach (born 5 June 1946) is a British-born New Zealand actor who has acted on stage, television and film over a period of more than four decades. Though born in the United Kingdom, he has spent most of his career living and working in New Z ...
as Commander Rainer Bass
*
Brian Vriends
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as Michael Skinner
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Nell Feeney-Connor as Rose Dell'oro
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Marcus Eyre as Blocker
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Amanda Jane Bowden as Tina McLean
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Zoe Bertram
Zoe Bertram is an Australian actress, whose first major role was in the teen-oriented television soap opera '' The Restless Years'' as Olivia Baxter from 1977 to 1981.
Career
Bertram has guested in numerous television series and appeared in ...
as Sarah Griffin
* Benjamin Keatch as Brett Griffin
The Feds (pilot)
A barrister and a brain surgeon suspected of fraud are tracked down by the Feds.
The film was shot 1 March - 2 April 1993 on location in Melbourne, Canberra and Hong Kong.
[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p 57]
Cast actors:
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Sigrid Thornton
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as Christine McQuillan
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Bruno Lawrence as Larry Porter
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Nicki Wendt Nicki is a given name, and may refer to:
Film and television
* Nicki Aycox (1975-2022), American actress best known for her roles as Syl on the series ''Dark Angel'' and Stella Vessey on the dramedy ''Ed''
* Nicki Chapman (born 1967), English tel ...
as Melita Reale
*
Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Anne Griffiths (born in 1968) is an Australian actress. Raised primarily in Melbourne, she began her acting career appearing on the Australian series ''Secrets'' before being cast in a supporting role in the comedy ''Muriel's Wedding'' ...
as Angela Braglia
The Feds: Terror
Guest actors:
*
Max Tidof as Jurgen Dietermann
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Colin Moody Colin may refer to:
* Colin (given name)
* Colin (surname)
* ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie
* Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse
* Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...
as Hans Holder
* Erica Peril as Karen Siddeley
* Paul Caesar as Eric King
* Bruce Barry as Stanley Hickock
*
Nicholas Hammond
Nicholas Hammond (born May 15, 1950) is an American-born Australian actor and writer who is best known for his roles as Friedrich von Trapp in the film ''The Sound of Music'' and as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 1970s television series ''The A ...
as Milton
The Feds: Obsession
Guest actors:
*
Jerome Ehlers
Jerome Ehlers (20 December 1958 – 9 August 2014) was an Australian actor and writer. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1987.
Ehlers died in Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New So ...
as Cal Woods
* Denis Moore as Justice Fairweather
* John Jacobs as Phil O'Leary
* Stephen Whittaker as Glen Warrender
The Feds: Abduction
Guest actors:
*
John McTernan
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McTernan was Prime Minister Tony Blair's Director of Political Operations from 2005 to 2007. He then worked on ...
as Alan Guinnane
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Anne Tenney
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as Suzi Plummer
*
Lani John Tupu as Idris Karya
* Jackie Kelleher as Sarminah
The Feds: Seduction
Guest actors:
*
Peta Toppano
Peita Margaret Toppano (born 1951)GRO Birth Index EnglandLawson, Valerie. , ''Sydney Morning Herald'' (13 December 2003): "They fell in love and married in 1950 in a church at Golders Green, London. Their daughter, Peta, was born a year later." ...
as Brandy
*
Petru Gheorghiu as Mendosa
* Jonathan Elsom as Justin
* Peter McCauley as Chad
* Carlos Sanchez as Lopez
* Richard Moss as Senator North
* Alberto Vila as Julio Blanco
The Feds: Suspect
Guest actors:
*
Susie Edmonds as Chief Inspector Beckwith
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Paul Sonkkila as Commander Rock
* John Higginson as Superintendent Pappas
*
Kevin Summers
Kevin Summers (born is an Australian actor and playwright who has worked in theatre, film & television for over four decades.
Career Television
Summers' is best known for his multiple character roles in numerous soap operas and serials. His cre ...
as Sen Sgt Del Re
* Mark Neal as Det Const Barnes
* Shannon McNamara as Niki Webster
*
Andrew Blackman
Andrew Blackman (born 2 August 1965) is an Australian born actor, producer, and director who founded the Complete Works Theatre Company (CWTC) in Melbourne in 1999. Blackman was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and began acting at the age of seve ...
as Ponytail
The Feds: Deception
Guest actors:
*
Rachael Beck
Rachael Elizabeth Beck (born 9 February 1971) is an Australian stage and television singer-actress. From 1991 to 1994 Beck had a major role on the popular sitcom, '' Hey Dad..!'', as Samantha Kelly. From 2006 to 2008, Beck appeared on all thre ...
as Judy Taylor
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Nadine Garner as Tammy Warren
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Daniel Lapaine
Daniel Lapaine (born 15 June 1971) is an Australian stage, film and television actor, currently residing in London. He also works as a writer and director.
Career
Born in Sydney, New South Wales to an Italian father and an Australian mother ...
as Tony Waterman
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Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) is an English actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years. He works regularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company as well as with all the major television broadcasters in Australia, most notably th ...
as Stephen Garrard
* Stephen Whittaker as Glen C Warrender
*
Teo Gilbert as Jak Waterman
The Feds: Vengeance
Guest actors:
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John Stanton as John Dyer
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Lisa Hensley as Annie Fleming
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Steven Vidler as Ed Bishop
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Frances O'Connor as Arianna
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Fiona Spence as Lisa
The Feds: Deadfall
Guest actors:
*
Martin Jacobs Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
as Gerry Lehman
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Simon Bossell as Gil McPherson
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Max Tidof as Hauptkommissar Jurgen Dietermann
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Belinda McClory
Belinda McClory (born 1968) is an Australian film, television and stage actress, mainly known for her role as Switch in ''The Matrix''.
McClory was born in Adelaide, Australia. Her father was a police officer, giving her insight to the life of ...
as Pauline
The Feds: Betrayal
Guest actors:
*
Peter Phelps
Peter Phelps (born 20 September 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian actor, singer and writer. He is notable for his role as Trevor Cole in ''Baywatch''. Phelps is also known for his roles in the internationally successful Australian series '' So ...
as Brian Petrie
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Tammy MacIntosh
Tammy MacIntosh (born 16 February 1970) is an Australian actress known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama '' All Saints'' and Jool in the TV series ''Farscape''. She is also known for her roles on television series ''The F ...
as Nicky Bass
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Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, l ...
as Daniel "Mac" McIntyre
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Max Tidof as Hauptkommissar Jurgen Dietermann
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Peter Hosking as Assist. Commissioner Roland Cloke
References
External links
Australian Television Information ArchiveThe Feds at the National Film and Sound Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Feds, The
Nine Network original programming
Australian drama television series
1993 Australian television series debuts
1996 Australian television series endings