| The Coastwatchers | |
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| Written by | John Sherman |
| Directed by | Roger Mirams |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Roger Mirams |
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| Running time | 65 minutes[4] or 51 mins[5] |
| Production company | Pacific Film Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABV-2 (Melbourne) |
| Release | 25 April 1962 (Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney)[1][2][3] |
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The Coastwatchers is a docudrama television film about coastwatchers made in 1959 by producer Roger Mirams for Pacific Films. It starred Ken Goodlet and Kevin Colson and was written by John Sherman and directed by Mirams.[6][5]
It was a backdoor pilot for a TV series that did not eventuate. However Mirams later used the ideas for the series in Spyforce (1971–72).[7]
The pilot was entitled "Operation Plum Pudding".[8]
- ^ "Untitled". The Age TV Supplement. 19 April 1962. p. 3.
- ^ "Coastwatchers". TV Times. 19 April 1962. p. 19.
- ^ "Anzac Day Prelude in Documentary". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 April 1962. p. 14.
- ^ "TODAY'S TV". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 333. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 December 1965. p. 26. Retrieved 21 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
coastwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Spyforce
- ^ miff.com archives