Contrabandits

Contrabandits
Genre	Drama
Directed by	John Croyston
Starring	Denis Quilley John Bonney Ben Gabriel John Gregg
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer	Eric Tayler
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	22 September 1967 (1967-09-22) – 5 December 1968 (1968-12-05)

Contrabandits is a 1967 Australian TV series about the work of the customs department. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

Main / regular

• John Bonney as Bob Piper
• Denis Quilley as Chief Inspector Ted Hallam
• Janet Kingsbury as Mardi Shiel
• Ben Gabriel as Jim Shirley
• Bob Haddow as Ross
• John Gregg as Charles Keally

Guests

• Alastair Duncan as Blind Cyril / Darnell / Hauschild (3 episodes)
• Anne Charleston as Judy (1 episode)
• Barbara Frawley as Cisca (1 episode)
• Benita Collings as Air hostess (1 episode)
• Dennis Miller as Steve Chambers (1 episode)
• Edward Hepple as Erley (2 episodes)
• Edward Howell as Quillen (1 episode)
• Gillian Jones as Marcia Haslek (1 episode)
• Helen Morse as Angela Carrol (1 episode)
• James Condon as Austin (1 episode)
• John Ewart as Murdoch (1 episode)
• John Gaden as Crowe (1 episode)
• John Paisley as Mate
• Kevin Miles as John Courbert / Hoffman / Kraft (3 episodes)
• Les Foxcroft as Sect Member / Foreman (2 episodes)
• Linal Haft as Adams (1 episode)
• Mary Ann Severne
• Max Cullen as Allen (1 episode)
• Pat Bishop as Hazel Reeves (1 episode)
• Penne Hackforth-Jones (1 episode)
• Peter Collingwood as Tom Keating (1 episode)
• Peter Whitford as Doorman / Waiter / Bingo (2 episodes)
• Redmond Phillips as Neirmacher (1 episode)
• Reg Gorman as Pogo / Fred (2 episodes)
• Richard Meikle as Sam Kodiak (1 episode)
• Robert Helpmann as Donald Steele (1 episode)
• Rod Mullinar (1 episode)
• Ron Graham as Det. Sgt Thomson (1 episode)
• Ron Haddrick as Dallas / George Payne (2 episodes)
• Rowena Wallace as Carole (1 episode)
• Shane Porteous as Jock (1 episode)
• Slim de Grey as Wilson (1 episode)
• Tom Oliver as Nicholls (3 episodes)
• Wynn Roberts as Joshua Stoney / Arnell (2 episodes)

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	13		22 September 1967 (1967-09-22)	15 December 1967 (1967-12-15)
2	17		15 August 1968 (1968-08-15)	5 December 1968 (1968-12-05)

Series 1

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Cage A Tame Tiger"	Eric Tayler	Colin Free	22 September 1967 (1967-09-22)
2	2	"Bait And Little Fishes"	Unknown	Martyn Sanderson and Nigel Roberts	29 September 1967 (1967-09-29)
3	3	"Horse On The Wing"	Unknown	Unknown	6 October 1967 (1967-10-06)
4	4	"Corner Of The Market"	Unknown	Unknown	13 October 1967 (1967-10-13)
5	5	"Sweet And Sour"	Unknown	Allan Trevor	20 October 1967 (1967-10-20)
6	6	"A Drop In The Ocean"	Unknown	Allan Trevor	27 October 1967 (1967-10-27)
7	7	"Madame Ukelele"	Unknown	Unknown	3 November 1967 (1967-11-03)
8	8	"Target, Smokehouse"	Wilf Buckner	James Workman	10 November 1967 (1967-11-10)
9	9	"Films Are Just For Kicks"	Unknown	Unknown	17 November 1967 (1967-11-17)
10	10	"Deadly Harvest"	Unknown	Unknown	24 November 1967 (1967-11-24)
11	11	"A Case Of Kinetics"	Unknown	Unknown	1 December 1967 (1967-12-01)
12	12	"Man On The Hook"	Albie Thoms	Unknown	8 December 1967 (1967-12-08)
13	13	"Time Out"	Eric Tayler	Colin Free	15 December 1967 (1967-12-15)

Series 2

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
14	1	"Closed Circuit"	Unknown	Unknown	15 August 1968 (1968-08-15)
15	2	"Samson Out Of Joint"	Unknown	Unknown	22 August 1968 (1968-08-22)
16	3	"Money For Jam"	Unknown	Unknown	29 August 1968 (1968-08-29)
17	4	"In For A Penny"	Brian Faull	John Martin	5 September 1968 (1968-09-05)
Guest starring Robert Helpmann. This episode shot entirely on film
18	5	"The Professionals"	Unknown	Unknown	12 September 1968 (1968-09-12)
19	6	"Double Exposure"	John Croyston	Robert Peach	19 September 1968 (1968-09-19)
20	7	"Game For Two Players"	Unknown	Martyn Sanderson	26 September 1968 (1968-09-26)
21	8	"Tiger By The Tail"	Eric Tayler	Colin Free	3 October 1968 (1968-10-03)
22	9	"According To Arcadius"	Brian Faull	Colin Free	10 October 1968 (1968-10-10)
23	10	"Write-Off"	Ken Hannam	Brian Wright	17 October 1968 (1968-10-17)
24	11	"A Mention In Despatches"	Unknown	Unknown	24 October 1968 (1968-10-24)
25	12	"Fool's Gold"	Ken Hannam	John Martin	31 October 1968 (1968-10-31)
26	13	"Collectors Piece"	Unknown	Unknown	7 November 1968 (1968-11-07)
27	14	"File It Under Personal"	Unknown	Unknown	14 November 1968 (1968-11-14)
28	15	"Double Entry"	John Croyston	Ron Harrison	21 November 1968 (1968-11-21)
29	16	"Blind Man's Bluff"	Brian Bell	Martyn Sanderson	28 November 1968 (1968-11-28)
30	17	"A Good Way To Go or What a Way to Go"	Unknown	Unknown	5 December 1968 (1968-12-05)

References

1. Moran, Albert (1993). Moran's guide to Australian TV series: your complete guide to every drama series, children's show and sitcom. North Ryde, NSW: Australian Film Television & Radio School. p. 126. ISBN   978-0-642-18462-7.
2. Musgrove, Nan (4 October 1967). "CONTRABANDITS". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 35, no. 19. National Library of Australia. p. 17. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

External links

• Contrabandits at IMDb  
• Contrabandits at AustLit
• Contrabandits at Classic Australian TV