| The Link Men | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Glyn Davies |
| Starring | Bruce Montague Tristan Rogers Kevin Miles Max Meldrum |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | George Spenton-Foster |
| Production company | Nine Network |
| Original release | |
| Release | 14 January – 7 April 1970 |
The Link Men was an Australian television series shown in 1970.
Synopsis
The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions such as Homicide and Division 4. The Link Men starred Kevin Miles, Bruce Montague and Tristan Rogers as three detectives working in the city of Sydney. The series was devised and produced by Glyn Davies who had created The Rat Catchers for ITV (Associated-Rediffusion Television). The director (for the pilot episode and for many of the rest of the series) was Australian film director Jonathan Dawson.
Cast
Main/recurring
- Bruce Montague as Detective Sergeant Harry Sutton
- Tristan Rogers as Detective Constable Ray Gamble
- Kevin Miles as Detective Sergeant John Randall
- Max Meldrum as Detective Russell
- John Meillon as Bert Whitman
- Frankie Davidson as Frank
- Peter Whitford as Seaman
- Diana Perryman
- Lionel Long
Guests
- Jeanie Drynan aa Margherita Costello (1 episode)
- Max Cullen as Mario Costello (1 episode)
- Carmen Duncan as Carol Crane (1 episode)
- Peter Sumner (1 episode)
- Sandy Gore as Dale (1 episode))
- Pat Bishop (1 episode)
- John Fegan (1 episode)
- James Condon (1 episode)
- Lois Ramsey as Mother (2 episodes)
- Maggie Dence as Edi Whitman (1 episode)
- Lorraine Bayly (1 episode)
- Alastair Duncan
- Elke Neidhardt
Production
The show lasted for thirteen episodes. The aforementioned Tristan Rogers would go on to greater fame on the American daytime serial General Hospital, where he has appeared as Robert Scorpio off and on since 1980.
External links
- The Link Men at IMDb
- The Link Men episode guide at Memorable TV
- The Link Men at Classic Australian Television
- The Link Men at the National Film and Sound Archive