The Castaways (TV series)

Television series

For the American reality series, see Castaways (TV series). For the Australian children’s series, see Castaway (TV series). For the British series, see The Castaways (2023 TV series).

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The Castaways

Genre| Drama
Written by|

* Ian Stuart Black
* Ralph Petersen
* Ted Roberts

Directed by|

* James Gatward
* Henri Safran
* Frank Arnold

Country of origin|

* Australia
* Scotland
* West Germany

No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 13
Production
Producer| James Gatward
Running time| 30 minutes
Production company| Castaway Productions
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| 27 February 1974 (1974-02-27)

Castaway (or The Castaways) is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1974.[1][2]

## Premise

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In the 1880s the sailing ship Mary Jane is wrecked on a Pacific island on its way to Australia.[3]

## Cast

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* 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

## Production

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It was filmed near Narrabeen and Port Macquarie. The series was an international co production between the ABC, Scottish television and a West German company. This led to several German and British actors being in the cast.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Castaway - Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
2. ^ "Castaways, The (ABC 1974, Fred Haltiner, Lexia Wilson) - Memorable TV". www.memorabletv.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
3. ^ "The Castaways | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
4. ^ "Co production links different countries". The Age TV Guide. 21 February 1974. p. 34.

## External links

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* The Castaways at Classic Australian TV
* The Castaways at IMDb

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