The Interpretaris

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The Interpretaris
Genrescience fiction
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerKay Roberts
Running time30 mins
Release
Original networkABC
Original release1966 (1966)

The Interpretaris is an Australian science fiction television series which first screened on the ABC in 1966. It was later also screened on the Seven Network. It was part of a trilogy with spin-offs Vega 4 in 1968 and Phoenix Five in 1970. The show is named for a spaceship with a multinational crew tasked with finding the home systems of captured alien life forms. [1]

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  1. "Phoenix 5". Classic Australian TV.