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| director = Ron Way<br>Brian Bell<br>Howard Rubie<br>Ian Bennett |
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| starring = [[Robin Ramsay (actor)|Robin Ramsay]]<br>Frank Gallacher |
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| producer = [[Joy Cavill]]<br/>[[Lee Robinson (Australian director)|Lee Robinson]] |
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| location = Sydney |
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| runtime = 60 mins |
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| network = Channel Nine |
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| first_run = Australia |
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| first_aired = 1975 |
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'''''Shannon's Mob''''' is an Australian TV series about one time Scotland Yard cop Dave Shannon |
'''''Shannon's Mob''''' is an Australian TV series about the Australian intelligence agency FIASCO (The Federal Intelligence and Security Organisation) under the control of one time Scotland Yard cop Dave Shannon. It was the last TV series from Fauna Productions, who were responsible for ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'' among others. |
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FIASCO was a top-secret department whose existence was known only to a few and was answerable only to the Prime Minister. The main characters in the series were agents Andrew Blake ([[Robin Ramsay (actor)|Robin Ramsay]]) and Michael Jamieson (Frank Gallagher) who often worked undercover. |
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Production of the series took place from October 1973 to May 1974, mostly in and around Sydney.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51974783 |title=SYDNEY SCENE WITH A DASH OF EXTRA SPICE. |newspaper=[[Australian_Women's_Weekly|The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982)]] |location=1933 - 1982 |date=9 January 1974 |accessdate=9 January 2012 |page=18 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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The series did not screen until October 1975. It was not a rating success and did not sell well overseas. TV critic Don Storey wrote that "not only was ''Shannon's Mob'' Fauna’s least successful production, it was one of the least remembered series of Australian television’s first twenty years."<ref>[http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/SMob.htm Don Storey, ''Shannon's Mob''] at Australian Classic TV</ref> |
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==List of Episodes== |
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#Without Incident |
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#Nothing Else To Lose |
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#Trip To Nowhere |
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#There Was A Man |
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#Stock In Trade |
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#Hotspot |
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#When Collier Came |
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#Mixed Doubles |
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#Loser Takes All |
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#The Playpen |
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#Peace Lovers |
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#You've Got To Have Credentials |
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#Heart Of Oak |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165059/ ''Shannon's Mob''] at [[IMDB]] |
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165059/ ''Shannon's Mob''] at [[IMDB]] |
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*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=%22shannon's%20mob%22;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10 ''Shannon's Mob''] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]] |
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=%22shannon's%20mob%22;querytype=;rec=1;resCount=10 ''Shannon's Mob''] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]] |
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*[http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/SMob.htm ''Shannon's Mob''] at Australian Classic TV |
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[[Category:Australian television series]] |
[[Category:Australian television series]] |
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Revision as of 06:22, 9 January 2012
| Shannon's Mob | |
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| Genre | Espionage |
| Directed by | Ron Way Brian Bell Howard Rubie Ian Bennett |
| Starring | Robin Ramsay Frank Gallacher |
| Composer | Eric Jupp |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bob Austin |
| Producers | Joy Cavill Lee Robinson |
| Production location | Sydney |
| Camera setup | John Williams |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | Fauna Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel Nine |
| Release | October 1975 – January 1976 |
Shannon's Mob is an Australian TV series about the Australian intelligence agency FIASCO (The Federal Intelligence and Security Organisation) under the control of one time Scotland Yard cop Dave Shannon. It was the last TV series from Fauna Productions, who were responsible for Skippy the Bush Kangaroo among others.
FIASCO was a top-secret department whose existence was known only to a few and was answerable only to the Prime Minister. The main characters in the series were agents Andrew Blake (Robin Ramsay) and Michael Jamieson (Frank Gallagher) who often worked undercover.
Production of the series took place from October 1973 to May 1974, mostly in and around Sydney.[1]
The series did not screen until October 1975. It was not a rating success and did not sell well overseas. TV critic Don Storey wrote that "not only was Shannon's Mob Fauna’s least successful production, it was one of the least remembered series of Australian television’s first twenty years."[2]
List of Episodes
- Without Incident
- Nothing Else To Lose
- Trip To Nowhere
- There Was A Man
- Stock In Trade
- Hotspot
- When Collier Came
- Mixed Doubles
- Loser Takes All
- The Playpen
- Peace Lovers
- You've Got To Have Credentials
- Heart Of Oak
References
- ^ "SYDNEY SCENE WITH A DASH OF EXTRA SPICE". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982). 1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia. 9 January 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Don Storey, Shannon's Mob at Australian Classic TV
External Links
- Shannon's Mob at IMDB
- Shannon's Mob at National Film and Sound Archive
- Shannon's Mob at Australian Classic TV