The Castaways (TV series)

The Castaways is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1974.

For the American reality series, see Castaways (TV series). For the Australian children’s series, see Castaway (TV series).

The Castaways
GenreDrama
Written byIan Stuart Black
Ralph Petersen
Ted Roberts
Directed byJames Gatward
Henri Safran
Frank Arnold
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerJames Gatward
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkABC
Original release1974 (1974)

Synopsis

The Castaways follow the story of passengers on the ship the Mary Jane in 1840 who end up shipwrecked on an island. The survivors are a German family, an English girl, a pair of convicts, a man from the army and a young boy.[1]

The German family Jan Lindburg, wife Eve and daughter Angie were looking to start a new life in the colonies. The English girl Cathy Dunbar who was to take up a teaching post in Port Jackson. Sergeant Holt was in charge of the convicts Irving and Billy Rose. David is a young boy whose parents died in the shipwreck.[2]

Production

The series was a co-production between the ABC, Scottish Television and Germany's Bayerischer Rundfunk. The filming was done over 16 weeks, mostly around Port Macquarie in New South Wales.[2]

Cast
  • Peter Gwynne as Sergeant Holt
  • Fred Haltiner as Jan Lindburg
  • Volker Eckstein as Mr Fletcher
  • Isobel Black as Cathy Dunbar
  • Renate Schroeter as Eve Lindburg
  • John Bowman as Billy Rose
  • Don Barkham as Irving
  • Lexia Wilson as Angie
  • Alan Cinis as David

References
  1. "Castaway - Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. "Castaways, The (ABC 1974, Fred Haltiner, Lexia Wilson) - Memorable TV". www.memorabletv.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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