Silent Number (TV series)

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Silent Number is an Australian TV series about a police doctor played by Grigor Taylor. It was created by Ron McLean. [1] [2] It aired from 1974 to 1975.

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Cast

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Recurring / guests

ActorRoleEp. count
Anne Haddy Claire Armstrong1
Arna-Maria Winchester Leah1
Benita Collings Mary1
Berys MarshBarbara2
Bob Maza Alec1
Brian Moll Prison Doctor1
Chantal Contouri Marie1
Christine McCourt1
Cornelia Frances Ivy1
Deborah Kennedy 1
Dina Mann Sharon Lane1
Dennis Miller Byron1
Dina Mann Sharon Lane1
Edmund Pegge Richard1
Frank Gallacher Barney1
Freda LeslieCara5
Gillian Jones 1
Harold Hopkins Brendon1
Jacki Weaver Anne1
Jeanie Drynan Denise1
Jennifer Cluff Jodie1
Jill Forster Prostitute1
John Ewart Burton1
John Hargreaves Terry Lucas1
John Stanton Mason / Singer2
Judy Lynne Tessie / Cecelia1
Julieanne Newbould Pam / Jane2
Kerry McGuire Clare Milson1
Kevin Miles McGillrae / Hacking2
Lorraine Bayly Jackson1
Maggie Dence Nurse Janet Kay1
Martin Vaughan Winslow1
Max Cullen Cohen1
Melissa Jaffer Thelma1
Michael Beecher
Neva Carr-Glynn Mrs Bradley1
Noeline Brown Mrs Dalton1
Norman Yemm Miller / Morgan2
Paul Chubb Constable / Graham Clay2
Peter Sumner Clifton / Ted Grant2
Rebecca Gilling Futility Cragg1
Redmond Phillips Freddie1
Robin TolhurstPolicewoman6
Roger Ward Dan Lane2
Ron Haddrick John Stanford1
Rowena Wallace Sylvia Marsh1
Slim DeGrey Kevin Donellan1
Terry Camilleri Lewis1
Tina Bursill Annette1
Tom Oliver Stanton1
Tommy Dysart Sand1
Vincent Ball White / Norris3

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References

  1. "FROM SELLING SHOES TO WRITING SCRIPTS". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 41, no. 47. Australia. 24 April 1974. p. 15. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Doctor on the Force". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 September 1973. p. 77.