''Timelapse'' is an Australian sci-fi drama television series which first screened on the

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in 1980.

Cast

Robert Coleby Robert Coleby (born 1947) is a British actor who has spent most of his career in Australia. Active since the 1970s, he has over 70 film and television credits to his name. Coleby has acted on stage in numerous productions for the Queensland Thea ...

as Douglas Hardy *

John Meillon John Meillon, ( ; 1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989), was an Australian character actor, known for many straight as well as comedy roles, he became most widely known internationally as Walter Reilly in the films ''Crocodile Dundee'' and ''Crocodil ...

as Premier Dakin *

Vincent Ball Vincent Martin Ball OAM (born 4 December 1923) is an Australian retired character actor of radio, stage and screen, active in the industry for nearly 55 years (with a brief return) firstly in Britain and then his native Australia. He has also ...

as Boyd Mackiel * Kate Sheil as Angela Parker *

Tony Barry Tony Barry (28 August 1941 – 21 December 2022) was an Australian actor and activist best known for his television and film roles. Personal life Barry was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 28 August 1941. He had one son. Barry was an environmen ...

as Inspector Warren *

Anne Charleston Anne Charleston (born 30 December 1942) is an Australian actress, notable for her career locally and in the United Kingdom in theatre and television. Charleston started her career in theatre in the mid 1950's, and has been a staple of the small ...

as Dell * Kerry Francis as Dr. Fallon * Stephen Griffiths as Martin * Matthew McGrath as Sandy *

Anne Tenney Anne Tenney (born 1954) is an Australian film, television and theatre actress, perhaps best known for her role as Melissa "Molly" Jones in the television drama ''A Country Practice'', Liz Taylor in ''Always Greener'' and Sal Kerrigan opposite Mi ...

Synopsis

Set in 1991, it centres around Douglas Hardy, a computer genius who is cryogenically frozen by corrupt politicians after being murdered in 1979. Hardy returns to seek his revenge and bring down the now fascist, or more accurately, Authoritarian state government of New South Wales. The ending subverts everything you thought you knew about the Premier, with the protagonist making a surprising choice and ending with the threat of nuclear Armageddon.

References

External links

''Timelapse''
at Australian Television Information Archive * {{DEFAULTSORT:Timelapse Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 1980 Australian television series debuts 1980 Australian television series endings 1980s Australian drama television series English-language television shows Australian science fiction television series