Cluedo (Australian game show)
Cluedo was an Australian television game show based on the board game of the same name. It was presented by Ian McFadyen.[1]
| Cluedo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Ian McFadyen |
| Starring | Jane Badler Nicki Paull Andrew Daddo Peter Sumner George Mallaby Joy Westmore Frank Gallacher |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | PAL |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1992 – 1993 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Cluedo (UK version) |
Format
The studio audience had to pick the culprit using a dial system by which they could select who they thought was guilty. The audience could ask the actors, on stage in character, questions about their motives and actions in the pre-recorded drama which was shown first. An onscreen graphic would show the home viewers how the audience was leaning. At the end of the episode, after the murderer was revealed in another pre-recorded scene, the audience member who had selected correctly (and had not changed their selection) would win a prize. The home viewers could also enter a competition by phone in before the end of the show.
Cast
- Jane Badler as Mrs. Elizabeth Peacock
- Nicki Paull as Miss Vivienne Scarlet
- Andrew Daddo as Professor Peter Plum
- Peter Sumner as Reverend Clem Green
- George Mallaby as Colonel Mike Mustard
- Joy Westmore as Mrs. Blanche White
- Frank Gallacher as Detective Sergeant Stanley Bogong
- Ian McFadyen as himself, the host of the series
Episodes
Australian Cluedo TV Series Episode Guide
Series 1 (1992)
| Episode | Title | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Fete Worse Than Death" | Rod Mullinar as Frederick Stokes |
| 2 | "A Nest of Vipers" | Caz Lederman as Janet Tipple |
| 3 | "Palms of an Architect" | Cameron Daddo as Roger Plum |
| 4 | "The Man Who Knew Too Much" | Tim Hughes as Robert Smale |
| 5 | "Goodwill to all Men" | Beverley Dunn as Aunt Evalina |
| 6 | "Madame Rosamonda" | Maggie Millar as Madame Rosamonda |
| 7 | "Greater Love Hath No Man" | Bernadette Walsh as Isabella Goodley James Wright as Basil Goodley |
| 8 | "The First Lady" | Simon Chilvers as Harold Felon |
| 9 | "The Axeman Cometh" | Peter O'Brien as Warren 'Axeman' Hackett |
| 10 | "The Kiss Off" | Fiona Corke as Jan Mustard Simon Westaway as David |
| 11 | "A Body To Die For" | Daniel Abineri as Dr. 'Gorgeous' George Guise |
| 12 | "The Spy Who Came In With A Cold" | Linda Cropper as Matilda Mayberry |
| 13 | "Still Life" | Adrian Wright as Charles Letan |
Series 2 (1992)
| Episode | Title | Guest cast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poison Pen" | David Argue as Bruno Fume |
| 2 | "A Brush With Death" | Lynda Stoner as Gloria |
| 3 | "With A Smile On His Dial" | John O'May as Buzz Bradshaw III |
| 4 | "Where There's A Will" | Sidney Jackson as Clarry Trotter |
| 5 | "Death And Taxes" | Bruce Myles as Fergus Featherstone |
| 6 | "Murder Most Foul" | John Gregg as Sebastian Smith |
| 7 | "Hush Hush Sweet Scarlett" | David Franklin as Tom Branchflower |
| 8 | "False Profits" | Belinda Davey as Sister Ishtar |
References
- Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 120
External links
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