Bellamy (TV series)

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Bellamy
Genre Crime
Created by Ron McLean
Starring James Condon
Brian Young
John Stanton
Tim Elston
Tom Richards
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production company Reg Grundy Organisation
Original release
Network Ten
Release26 June (1981-06-26) 
18 December 1981 (1981-12-18)

Bellamy was an Australian television crime series broadcast on Network Ten and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation airing from mid-to-late 1981. [1] [2]

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Synopsis

The series focused on a maverick cop named Steve Bellamy (John Stanton). His partner was Detective Mitchell (Tim Elston). Recurring characters in the series were the disapproving Daley (James Condon) who appeared in 21 episodes, the forensics technician Clem (Brian Young) who was in 15 of the episodes. Adam Garnett as Ginger, a street-wise child who befriended Bellamy, appeared in six early episodes but was phased-out of the series. Later in the run Tom Richards appeared as Detective Burns over five episodes. In the story Burns was ultimately revealed to be corrupt.

The series was noticeably more violent than previous Australian police series such as those made by Crawford Productions during the 1970s.

Bellamy attracted only mediocre ratings and was shifted around the schedules several times. The series was not renewed beyond the initial series of 26 one-hour episodes.

Despite not being the success that Grundy’s and Network Ten hoped it would be, the TV series was replayed twice in syndication on the very network that originally screened it, the first of the reruns on Network 10 was during various late night time-slots on Mondays weekly during 1986 and then during the summer of 1989-1990 at 5am Saturday mornings weekly. Channel Ten have not replayed the series since.

During the last few years the TV series Bellamy had a select number of episodes to view on YouTube though in the last year or so the series is currently not available on any TV channel or streaming platform.

Cast

Main / recurring

Guests

ActorRoleEps.
Alyson Best Fiona1
Anna Hruby Beth1
Anne Tenney Eileen1
Antoinette Byron Valerie1
Arna-Maria Winchester Gwen1
Belinda Giblin Julie1
Bob Baines Paul1
Brian Moll Wilkes1
Briony Behets Sharon1
Cornelia Frances Aretha1
Craig Pearce Jimmie1
Deborah Gray Delilah1
Deborah Kennedy 1
Debra Lawrance Lisa1
Denise Roberts Bev1
Diane Craig Connie1
Don Barker Baker1
Don Crosby Landlord1
Frank Gallacher Flanagan1
George Whaley Lampani1
Gerard Kennedy Blake1
Harold Hopkins O'Grady1
Ivar Kants Ogden1
Jacqui Gordon Carol1
Jill Forster Mrs Baker1
Joanna Lockwood Toni Payne1
John Ewart Sid Coleman1
John Frawley Jack1
John Howard Priest1
Jon English Reno1
Ken James Rego1
Les Dayman Peter Bellamy1
Lisa Crittenden Terri1
Lulu Pinkus Maureen1
Lyn Collingwood Mrs Marks1
Martin Vaughan Hill1
Max Phipps Evans1
Michael Carman Rossi1
Michael Long Carver1
Ned Manning Sims1
Penne Hackforth-Jones Inez1
Penny Cook 1
Peta Toppano Meredith1
Peter Adams Donald1
Richard Moir Carter1
Robert Coleby Peter Kelso1
Roger Ward Rafe1
Ron Graham Trotter1
Ronald Falk Evans1
Sarah Lambert Cassie1
Sean Scully Derelict1
Serge Lazareff Blake1
Sigrid Thornton Fiona1
Slim De Grey Sam1
Wayne Jarratt David Dale1
Wendy Playfair Milly1

References

  1. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 76
  2. Vagg, Stephen (5 December 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Writers: Ron McLean". Filmink.