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Castaway (or The Castaways) is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1974.[1][2]
Premise
In the 1880s the sailing ship Mary Jane is wrecked on a Pacific island on its way to Australia.[3]
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
Production
It was filmed near Narrabeen and Port Macquarie. The series was an international co production between the ABC, Scottish television and a West German company. This led to several German and British actors being in the cast.[4]
References
- ^ "Castaway - Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Castaways, The (ABC 1974, Fred Haltiner, Lexia Wilson) - Memorable TV". www.memorabletv.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "The Castaways | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Co production links different countries". The Age TV Guide. 21 February 1974. p. 34.
External links
- The Castaways at Classic Australian TV
- The Castaways at IMDb
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