The Interpretaris
Sci fi kids series. 6 x 30
The Interpretaris is a spacecraft which is the flagship of the World Council fleet. The series is set over 500 years in the future, with the Earth at the centre of a peaceful federation of planets under the jurisdiction of the World Council.
The ship is run by a multinational three-person crew consisting of European Commander Alan De Breck (Stanley Walsh), Australian pilot David Carmichael (Kit Taylor) and Russian Cosmonaut Vera Balovna (Lorraine Bayly). The crew are assisted by a clumsy-looking robotic computeroid named Henry (operated by Gordon Mutch). The onboard computer (which looked like a mantelpiece clock) was named Alys (voiced by Judi Farr).
The villain of the piece was evil scientist Parta Beno (Ben Gabriel) who had been found guilty by the World Council of imprisoning and shrinking inhabitants of various planets. As punishment, he has been exiled to a remote asteroid.
Cast
| Stanley Walsh | Commander Alan de Breck |
| Kit Taylor | David Carmichael |
| Ben Gabriel | Parta Beno |
| Lorraine Bayly | Vera Balovna |
| Gordon Mutch | Henry |
| Judi Farr | Alys |
Production
Started same week as Crackerjack - see here. The Sun Herald called them "runaway winners".
Started airing Sydney Oct 21.
Vega 4
A threat to Earth has been detected by Earth Space Control from Galaxy Five. When it is suggested that the spacecraft, the Interpretaris, should be sent on this mission, it is revealed that it is not equipped for travel to Galaxy Five. Therefore, the President orders the commissioning of an untested new spaceship the Vega 4, which is the only hope for Earth to survive.
As onboard the Interpretaris, a three-person crew is selected for the mission: Captain Phillip Wallace (John Faasen), Lieutenant James Adam (Evan Dunstan) and Ensign Eve Poitier (Julianna Allan). They are assisted by a computeroid named Henry, which looks exactly the same as the Henry from The Interpretaris.
It is soon revealed that the threat to Earth from Galaxy Five is the handiwork of banished evil scientist turned saboteur, Zodian (Eddie Hepple) who is seeking revenge for being exiled to an asteroid.
Cast
- John Faassen as Captain Wallace
- Evan Dunstan as Lieutenant Adam
- Juliana Allan as Ensign Poitier
- Edward Hepple as Zodian
- Ken Fraser as President
- Philip Jay as Professor Kendrick
Production
Directors: John S. Edwards, Alex Ezard, Alan Burke.
Episodes
Mission of Vega 4 | The Forbidden Planet | Double Trouble | Flight of Fate | Dive Into Danger | Zodian’s Day | Day of Destruction
Phoenix Five
26 x 30 mins
The series was set in the year 2500 AD and followed the adventures of the crew of the galactic patrol ship Phoenix Five, "the most sophisticated craft in the Earth Space Control Fleet."
Captain Roke (Mike Dorsey) and his team – Ensign Adam Hargreaves (Damien Parker) and Cadet Tina Kulbrick (Patsy Trench) – patrolled the outer galaxies for Earth Space Control. Accompanied by their ‘computeroid’, Karl, they fended off aliens, space giants, mutants and evil would-be universe dominators, especially Zodian the humanoid (pictured below right), from planet Zebula 9.
Zodian’s ambition was to become “dictator of outer space”, with the aid of his computers, Alpha and Zeta . The crew of the Phoenix Five finally captured Zodian in episode 13 and subsequently were pitted against a new villain, Platonus (Owen Weingott). Platonus was captured in the final episode. Captain Roke was subsequently promoted to Head of Earth Defence, and Adam was promoted to Captain of the Phoenix Five.Cast
* Patsy Trench as Cadet Tina Kulbrick
* Damien Parker as Ensign Adam Hargreaves
* Stuart Leslie as Karl the Computeroid
* Mike Dorsey as Captain Mike Roke
* Peter Collingwood as Earth Space Controller
*Redmond Philips as Zodian
Episodes
Zone of Danger | Two Heads Are Better Than None | To End Is To Begin | Stowaway | The Human Relics | Six Guns Of Space | Back to Childhood | Two Into One Won’t Go | A Sound In Space | A Gesture From Kronos | The Hunter | Slave Queen | The Bigger They Are | The Cat | Toy Soldier | Something Fishy | Spacequake | The Pirate Queen | The Baiter Is Bitten | Planet Of Fear | Dream On | Shadow Ship | General Alarm | Efficiency Minus | Spark For A Dying Fire | A Little Difficulty
Production
Phoenix Five was produced in 1969 in Sydney by Artransa Park Television in association with the Australian Broadcasting Commission and Amalgamated Television Services. The series premiered on ABC television on Friday 24 April 1970 at 5:40pm [2] with other states following in May 1970.
An article on it is here.
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