Moynihan (TV series)

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Moynihan
Starring Ian Mune
Louise Pajo
Walter Brown
Peter Gwynne
Edward Howell
Ray Barrett
Stratford Johns
Country of originNew Zealand, Australia
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV One, ABC
Release24 February 1976 (1976-02-24) 
1977 (1977)

Moynihan is a New Zealand-Australian television drama series. The series revolves around the professional and personal life of Leo Moynihan, the tough-talking secretary of the Central Carpenters Union. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "tv '76 SNEAK PEAK". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 43, no. 34. Australia, Australia. 21 January 1976. p. 33. Retrieved 18 June 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "A trades hall 'Bellbird' On the Box". Tribune . No. 1988. New South Wales, Australia. 9 March 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 18 June 2022 via National Library of Australia.