The Castaways (TV series)
The Castaways is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1974.
| The Castaways | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Ian Stuart Black Ralph Petersen Ted Roberts |
| Directed by | James Gatward Henri Safran Frank Arnold |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | James Gatward |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 1974 |
Synopsis
The Castaways follow the story of passengers on the ship the Mary Jane in 1840 who end up shipwrecked on an island. The survivors are a German family, an English girl, a pair of convicts, a man from the army and a young boy.[1]
The German family Jan Lindburg, wife Eve and daughter Angie were looking to start a new life in the colonies. The English girl Cathy Dunbar who was to take up a teaching post in Port Jackson. Sergeant Holt was in charge of the convicts Irving and Billy Rose. David is a young boy whose parents died in the shipwreck.[2]
Production
The series was a co-production between the ABC, Scottish Television and Germany's Bayerischer Rundfunk. The filming was done over 16 weeks, mostly around Port Macquarie in New South Wales.[2]
Cast
- Peter Gwynne as Sergeant Holt
- Fred Haltiner as Jan Lindburg
- Volker Eckstein as Mr Fletcher
- Isobel Black as Cathy Dunbar
- Renate Schroeter as Eve Lindburg
- John Bowman as Billy Rose
- Don Barkham as Irving
- Lexia Wilson as Angie
- Alan Cinis as David
References
- "Castaway - Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- "Castaways, The (ABC 1974, Fred Haltiner, Lexia Wilson) - Memorable TV". www.memorabletv.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
External links
- The Castaways at Classic Australian TV
- The Castaways at IMDb