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Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 The Gypsies
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Film Details - Crawford Productions ; Network Ten , 1971

Producers:

Paul Caro.

Production Companies:

Crawford Productions.

Cast:

The information on cast members below is derived from the casting call sheets held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection.

Tom Oliver (Alexis Katsavakis), Brian Wenzel (Frank Scott), Anne Morgan (Jeannie MacIntyre), Joe Hasham (Nick Katsavakis), Judith Dick (Nancy Scott), Candy Raymond (Helene), Betty Crosby (Mitera), Roy Day (Edgar), Arthur Barradell-Smith (David Walker), Shirley Kear (Judy Brown), Anthony Voykovich (Patera), Sally Walker (Marica), Carlos Keena (Gypsy boy), Vicki Windleby (Gypsy girl), Danny O'Meara (Owen Taylor), Les Beaton (Manager - supermarket), Miss Falconer (Sheila Florence), and Gordon Malcolm (Det. Peter Stevens).

Other candidates for the role of Alexis included Alisdair Smart, Robin Ramsay, Reg Livermore, Tom Dysart, and Vincent Gill.
Other candidates for the role of Frank Scott included Peter Whitford.
Other candidates for the role of Helene included Anne Pendlebury.
Other candidates for the role of Mitera included Esme Melville.
Other candidates for the role of Nick included Martin Phelan and Leon Gregory.
Other candidates for the role of Edgar included Ernie Bourne.
Other candidates for the role of David Walker included John Frawley.
Other candidates for the role of Judy Brown included Diane Lewis, Christine Bunke, and Jasmine Hayes.

Release Dates:

According to Don Storey, 8 July 1971.
The date on the cover page (next to the duration of the episode) indicates that the script (and perhaps filming) was complete by 23 April 1971.

Notes:

Script editor: Graham Foreman.

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