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Film Details - Channel 0 , 1970
Producers:
Ron Beck.
Production Companies:
Ansett Television Films.
Director of Photography:
Terry Minear.
Music:
Richard Bowden.
Cast:
Including Robert Bruning, Barbara Mason, Sandy Harbutt, and Lyndal Moor.
Bill Hunter, Noeline Brown, Ron Shand, and Ruth Cracknell all guest-starred in the first episode.
Release Dates:
First air date: 13 April 1970 (Melbourne).
Location:
- Melbourne (some segments of the first episode shot in Sydney).
Notes:
List of episodes:
1. The Lion Was the First to Know (Ron Beck)
2. I'd Trust Him with My Life (Brian Wright)
3. The Harder They Fall (Rosamund Waring)
4. Whispers in the Mike (James Workman)
5. Dealer in Dolls (Andrew Coles)
6. The Flight of the Chicken (author unknown)
7. Love, Honour and Obey (Rosamund Waring)
8. The Big Circle (James Workman)
9. Wrongway (Tony Morphett)
10. The End of a Bullet (author unknown)
11. Terror in Tranquilitie (James Workman)
12. It Was Twilight (Kerry Hamilton)
13. The Christmas Break (Gregory Martin)
14. The Broken Moment (Ron Beck)
15. Donovan (author unknown)
16. Dog on a Hot Line (James Workman)
17. The Between Is So Thin (author unknown)
18. Only a Wave Away (Andrew James)
19. The Enforcer (Tony Morphett)
Storey notes that Tony Morphett requested that his name be removed from the credits of the final episode, so substantial were the changes made to his original script.
1. The Lion Was the First to Know (Ron Beck)
2. I'd Trust Him with My Life (Brian Wright)
3. The Harder They Fall (Rosamund Waring)
4. Whispers in the Mike (James Workman)
5. Dealer in Dolls (Andrew Coles)
6. The Flight of the Chicken (author unknown)
7. Love, Honour and Obey (Rosamund Waring)
8. The Big Circle (James Workman)
9. Wrongway (Tony Morphett)
10. The End of a Bullet (author unknown)
11. Terror in Tranquilitie (James Workman)
12. It Was Twilight (Kerry Hamilton)
13. The Christmas Break (Gregory Martin)
14. The Broken Moment (Ron Beck)
15. Donovan (author unknown)
16. Dog on a Hot Line (James Workman)
17. The Between Is So Thin (author unknown)
18. Only a Wave Away (Andrew James)
19. The Enforcer (Tony Morphett)
Storey notes that Tony Morphett requested that his name be removed from the credits of the final episode, so substantial were the changes made to his original script.
Moran and Storey both note that ATV0 approached Crawfords to produce a police drama but were refused. When The Long Arm failed, Crawfords were approached again. The result was Matlock Police.
