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Film Details - Crawford Productions ; Seven Network , 1973
Producers:
Terry Stapleton (executive producer).
Production Companies:
Crawford Productions.
Cast:
The following information is derived from material held in the Crawford Collection:
Pat Bishop (Elaine Duncan), Jack Thompson (Brian Duncan), Richard Lupino (Robin Cavanagh), Ben Blakeney (Doug Kinsman), David Clendenning (Doctor), Suzanne Dudley (Sister), and Fred Gray (George Amos).
The casting call sheets held in the Crawford Collection also show the following information:
Other actors considered for the role of Elain Duncan included Carmen Duncan.
Other actors considered for the role of Brian Duncan included Richard Meikle.
The '2 Pub Ladies' were played by Judy Bierworth and Valerie Paling.
The stuntmen were Tony Sprague, Alan Large, and Keith Halliwell.
Release Dates:
According to Don Storey, 15 October 1973.
Location:
- The synopsis held in the Crawford Collection has the following note on location:
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'This episode was shot almost entirely on location on a property at Yea, 65 miles (north-west) of Melbourne and boasting some of the most breathtaking scenery in Victoria. Plunging gullies, soaring granite-clad ridges and genuine Australian "bush" makes this episode as [sic] exciting contrast with Ryan's more usual big-city beat.'
Settings:
- Yea area, Yea - Eildon - Warburton area, Melbourne Outer North, Melbourne, Victoria,
