Patrol Boat (TV series)

Patrol Boat (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Patrol Boat


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genre = Action/Drama series
creator = James Davern
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country = AUS
language = English
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 26
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runtime = 55 minutes
network = ABC TV
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first_aired = 28 June 1979
last_aired = 11 August 1983
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imdb_id = 0139788
tv_com_id = 16523

"Patrol Boat" was an Australian television drama series that screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "Patrol Boat" was created by James Davern and two series were produced in 1979 and 1983, with a total of 26 episodes.

"Patrol Boat" was about the activities of the crew of a Royal Australian Navy patrol boat which patrolled Australia's coastline. The series was produced with the co-operation of the Royal Australian Navy.

Two fictional RAN patrol boats were depicted in the series: "Attack" class patrol boat HMAS "Ambush" (portrayed by HMA Ships "Advance" and "Bombard") was used in the first season,Fact|date=September 2008 with the crew transferring to the newer "Fremantle" class patrol boat HMAS "Defiance" (portrayed by HMA Ships "Launceston", "Townsville", "Warrnambool", "Whyalla", and "Wollongong") in the second season. [cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Semaphore_2005_17.pdf |type=PDF |title=Farewell to the Fremantle class |accessdate=2008-08-21 |year=2005 |month=October |work=Semaphore - Newsletter of the Sea Power Centre Australia (Issue 17) |publisher=Sea Power Centre - Royal Australian Navy |quote=Launceston, Townsville, Warrnambool, Whyalla and Wollongong were all seen masquerading as the fictitious HMAS Defiance.]

Although the 2007 drama "Sea Patrol" is based on the same subject, it is not intended to be a follow on to "Patrol Boat". [cite news |first=Barry |last=Rollings |title=Navy's starring role |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4918/topstories/story02.htm |work=Navy News (Volume 49, Number 18|date= 5 October 2006 |accessdate=2007-01-08]

Cast

* Andrew McFarlane as Lieutenant David Keating
* Robert Coleby as Lieutenant Charles Fisher
* Danny Adcock as Petty Officer "Buffer" Johnston
* Tim Burns as Able Seaman "Chef" McKinnon
* Robert Baxter as Petty Officer "Swain" Reynolds
* Mervyn Drake as Petty Officer Peter Brown
* Grant Dodwell as Bluey
* Margo Lee as Matron Whylie
* Alan David Lee as Walshy
* Zoe Bertram
* Janet Andrewartha

Episode list

Season 1: #"We Lie in Wait" 28 June 1979 #"Rogue Mine" 5 July 1979 #"Fish-Heads and Birdies" 19 July 1979 #"Another Bunch of Reffos" 26 July 1979 #"Follow the Leader" 2 August 1979 #"My Dad's a Sailor" 9 August 1979 #"Conduct Prejudicial" 16 August 1979 #"Don't Call Me Borgia" 23 August 1979 #"Incident at Mencken Bay" 30 August 1979 #"Which Way's Mecca?" 6 September 1979 #"The Enemy You Know" 13 September 1979 #"Man Overboard" 20 September 1979 #"Never Under the White Ensign" 27 September 1979 Season 2: #"Something Old, Something New" 19 May 1983 #"Tango Victor" 26 May 1983 #"Nice Day For a Cruise" 2 June 1983 #"Hands to Bathe" 9 June 1983 #"Cold Turkey" 16 June 1983 #"Spoils of War" 23 June 1983 #"All the Nice Girls" 30 June 1983 #"Make and Mend" 7 July 1983 #"Operation Christmas" 14 July 1983 #"The Albatross" 21 July 1983 #"Par for the Course" 28 July 1983 #"A Skunk on the Radar" 4 August 1983 #"Beggarman Thief" 11 August 1983

References

External links

* [http://www.militarypeople.com.au/mainsite/content/view/191/52/ Media clip of show introduction and theme]
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=428009;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Patrol Boat at the National Film and Sound Archive]
* [http://www.keksle75.de/andrewmcfarlane/imagespatrolboat.htm Patrol Boat Pictures - Andrew McFarlane Fansite]


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