Young Ramsay
Australian television series
| Young Ramsay | |
|---|---|
| Starring | John Hargreaves Serge Lazareff Vic Gordon |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 30 October 1977 (1977-10-30) – 8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) |
Young Ramsay was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1977 to 1980 on the Seven Network. It was produced by Crawford Productions as two series of 13 episodes each.[1][2]
Plot
Veterinarian Peter Ramsay (John Hargreaves) relocates from Sydney to the countryside to join the practice of semi-retired vet Jack Lambert (Vic Gordon).
Cast
Main cast
- John Hargreaves as Peter Ramsay
- Serge Lazareff as Ray Turner
- Vic Gordon as Jack Lambert (season 1 only)
- Barbara Llewellyn as Julie Lambert (season 1 only)
- Louise Howitt as Cassie McCallum (season 2 only)
- John Howard as Bob Scott (season 2 only)
Guest cast
- Alyson Best as Isobel Peach
- Bettina Welch as Rhonda Thompson
- Bill Hunter as Frank Adams
- Brian Blain as Dunn
- Brian Wenzel as Ken Cooper
- Briony Behets as Chrissie Thompson
- Christine Amor as Diana Frost (1 episode)
- Colleen Hewett as Kathy Rand
- Danny Adcock as Ben Salter
- David Gulpilil as Aborigine
- Diane Craig as Sara/Tess Cameron
- Di Smith as Nurse
- Ernie Bourne as Blowfly
- Frank Gallacher as Dave Foster
- Gerry Duggan as Hardluck Harris
- Graeme Blundell as Bob O’Hara
- Greg Rowe as Billy Foster
- Harold Hopkins as Ken Murray
- Ian Smith as Doctor
- Jonathan Hardy as Colonel Flynn
- Judith McGrath as Ethel Dean / Rosemary Billings
- Julieanne Newbould as Georgie Garrett
- Kirsty Child as Jocelyn Scott
- Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Maurice Morpeth
- Lois Ramsey as Maisie O’Brien
- Max Cullen as Alec Thompson
- Mercia Deane-Johns as Eleanor
- Michele Fawdon as Toni Fields
- Miles Buchanan as Nick Adams (1 episode)
- Monica Maughan as Shirley Watt
- Ned Manning as Joe Taylor
- Penne Hackforth-Jones as Emma Carroll
- Peter Gwynne as Roy McPherson
- Peter Sumner as Bob Marshall
- Queenie Ashton as Dolly Farrell
- Rob Carlton
- Rob Steele as Stan Baker
- Rod Mullinar as George
- Roger Ward as Phil Angel (1 episode)
- Ron Graham as Bruce Watt
- Ruth Cracknell as Hazel Barton
- Sam Neill as Crossland
- Sigrid Thornton as Annette Murray
- Stefan Dennis as Sid Atkinson (1 episode)
- Syd Heylen as Sid Kelly
- Syd Conabere as Pat Muldoon
- Terry Gill as Fred
- Terry Norris as ‘Old Wombat’ Thompson
- Tim Robertson as Russell Scott
- Tommy Dysart as Paddy Rourke
Filming locations
The series was filmed at Tooradin on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, and in the Healesville surrounds - representing the area of ‘Jindarra’.
Awards
| Year | Award | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Penguin Award (Television Society of Australia) | Best TV Play or TV Movie Direction (Kevin Dobson, Young Ramsay) | Won |
References
External links
- Young Ramsay at IMDb
- http://www.tv.com/young-ramsay/show/16446/summary.html
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