Lawson's Mates
Lawson's Mates is an Australian television series based on Henry Lawson stories adapted by Cliff Green, first broadcast on the ABC in 1980.[1][2]
Green's scripts were published as Lawson's mates: six television plays by Hyland House. The script of the episode "Dave Regan and Party" received an AWGIE Award for television adaptation.[3]
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]- Steve Bisley
- George Mallaby as Jack Henright
- Sigrid Thornton as Hannah
- Graeme Blundell
- Tony Bonner as Joe Wilson
- Bud Tingwell
- Max Gillies
- Gerard Maguire as Jock
- Darius Perkins as Jim Bullock
- Ian Gilmour as Jim
- Michael Carman as Dave Regan
- Monica Maughan as Mrs. Spicer
- Barbara Llewellyn as Mary Wilson
- Rosie Sturgess as Ma Middleton
- John Wood as One Eyed Bogan
- Sean Myers
- Maureen Edwards
Guest cast
[edit]- Frank Wilson
- Ian Gilmour as Jim
References
[edit]- ^ "Kind-hearted Bob ABC to show series based on Lawson". The Canberra Times. Vol. 54, no. 16, 171. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 January 1980. p. 9. Retrieved 13 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TELEVISION Now is our discontented season of the repeat". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 199. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 13 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Morphett wins top Awgie awards". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 16, 027. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 August 1979. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.