Murcheson Creek

1976 Australian TV series or program
Murcheson Creek
Written byRobert Caswell
Directed byTerry Bourke
StarringMark Edwards
Sandra Lee
Abigail
Rowena Wallace
Cornelia Frances
Music bySven Libaek
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRoss Hawthorn
CinematographyAlan Grice
EditorRon Williams
Running time73 minutes[2]
Production companyCash Harmon Productions
Original release
Release18 June 1976 (1976-06-18) (Sydney)[1]
Release25 June 1976 (1976-06-25) (Melbourne)[3]
Release1 October 1976 (1976-10-01)[4]

Murcheson Creek is a 1976 Australian television film which was a feature-length pilot for an unmade TV series.[5]

Premise

A young Sydney doctor returns to his home town in the outback and discovers his father is dead. He takes over his family practice.

Cast

  • Mark Edwards as Dr. Andrew Murcheson
  • Sandra Lee as Dr. Myfanwy McKenna
  • Abigail as Donna Lewis
  • Rowena Wallace as Karen Fields
  • Dennis Miller
  • Cornelia Frances
  • Anne-Louise Lambert
  • Gordon McDougall
  • Philippa Baker
  • John Orcsik
  • Terry Bourke
  • Gordon McDougall

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 1976. p. 15.
  2. ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1976. p. 11.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 25 June 1976. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Channel 7". The Canberra Times. 1 October 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 8 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p108
  • Murcheson Creek at IMDb
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Films directed by Terry Bourke
  • Sampan (1968)
  • Noon Sunday (1970)
  • Night of Fear (1972)
  • Plugg (1975)
  • Inn of the Damned (1975)
  • Murcheson Creek (1976) (TV)
  • Little Boy Lost (1978)
  • Lady Stay Dead (1981)
  • Brothers (1982)
  • The Tourist (1987) (TV movie)


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