Jonah (1982 miniseries)
Appearance
Jonah | |
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Based on | Jonah by Louis Stone |
Written by | Eleanor Witcombe |
Directed by | Eric Tayler |
Starring | Jonathan Sweet Claire Crowther Liddy Clark Steve Bisley June Salter Mark Hembrow |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producer | Alan Burke |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 14 March 4 April 1982 | –
Jonah is a 1982 Australian mini series based on the novel of the same name by Louis Stone. It is about Jonah, leader of a street gang who goes into business.[1][2]
The novel was published in 1911.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Jonathan Sweet as Jonah
- Claire Crowther as Ada
- Liddy Clark as Pinkey
- Doreen Warburton as Mrs. Yabsley
- Steve Bisley as Cook
- June Salter
- Mark Hembrow as Waxy
- Moya O'Sullivan
- Joseph Fürst as Hans Paach
- Colin Croft as Old Dad
- Ron Haddrick
- Jennifer Hagan
- Jane Harders
- Maggie Kirkpatrick
References
[edit]- ^ Scott Murray, ed. (1996). Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995. Oxford University Press. p. 207. ISBN 0195539494.
- ^ "A Jonah makes life sweet for Jonathan". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 48, no. 51. 27 May 1981. p. 124 (TV WORLD). Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AN AUSTRALIAN NOVEL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 23, 012. 14 October 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
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