The Strange Calls | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Daley Pearson |
Written by | Daley Pearson Anthony Mullins (1 episode) |
Directed by | Daley Pearson |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Tracey Robertson |
Production locations | Brisbane Coolum Beach |
Production company | Hoodlum Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | ABC2 |
Release | 16 October – 20 November 2012 |
The Strange Calls is an Australian television comedy series based on a short film with the same title, which had been produced by Daley Pearson and released in 2011. [1] The series, broadcast in 2012, follows the adventures of Toby Banks, a young and recently disgraced police constable transferred from the city to a small town, and his elderly companion, Gregor, who every night receive strange calls from townspeople.
The six-part series was created, written and directed by Daley Pearson, and was produced by Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath. [2] Filming took place over four weeks in Coolum and Brisbane. [2] The series was first screened on ABC2 in October and November 2012.
(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive). [3]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "First Call" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 16 October 2012 |
2 | "Jingle" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 23 October 2012 |
3 | "Phantom" | Daley Pearson | Anthony Mullins | 30 October 2012 |
4 | "Napoleon" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 6 November 2012 |
5 | "Fish" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 13 November 2012 |
6 | "Roots" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 20 November 2012 |
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