Behind the Legend
| Behind the Legend | |
|---|---|
| Created by | John Martin |
| Written by | Thomas Keneally Cliff Green |
| Presented by | Manning Clark |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Burke |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 18 September 1972 – 1975 |
Behind the Legend is 1972 anthology series based on the lives of various Australians hosted by Manning Clark.[1][2]
It was originally called The History Makers.[3]
Cast
[edit]Host
[edit]Recurring
[edit]- Barry Lovett as George Coppin / Dobie (S1–3, 3 episodes)
- Ben Gabriel as John Monash (S1&3, 2 episodes)
- James Condon as Wentworth (S1–3, 3 episodes)
- Joe James as Walter Burley Griffin (S2&3, 2 episodes)
- John Hargreaves as Tom Roberts (S1&3, 2 episodes)
- Joseph Furst as Ferdinand von Mueller (S2&3, 2 episodes)
- Ken Fraser as Charles Fitzroy (S1&2, 2 episodes)
- Paul Bertram as Percy Grainger (S1&3, 2 episodes)
- Reg Evans as C. J. Dennis / John Shaw Neilson at 40 (S1&3, 2 episodes)
- Robyn Nevin (S2&3, 2 episodes)
- Terry Bader as Sidney Kidman (S1&3, 2 episodes)
Season One
[edit]- Anna Volska as Helena Rubinstein
- Anne Haddy as Caroline Chisholm
- Anne-Louise Lambert
- Barbara Frawley
- Bud Tingwell as Arthur Phillip
- Jack Thompson as Charles Kingsford-Smith
- John Frawley as Thomas Blamey
- John Orcsik
- Kate Fitzpatrick as Nellie Melba
- Keith Lee as Charles O'Connor
- Kevin J. Wilson as Les Darcy
- Mark Kelly as Douglas Mawson
- Max Phipps
- Neil Fitzpatrick as Charles Ulm
- as JF Archibald
- Penne Hackforth-Jones as Helena Rubinstein
- Tim Eliott as Henry Lawson
- Tony Barry
Season Two
[edit]- Aileen Britton as Lady Mitchell
- Alister Smart as Frank Gardiner
- Brian James as Governor William Bligh
- Cornelia Frances
- Dennis Grosvenor as Kevin Todd
- Don Crosby as Protector of Aborigines
- Drew Forsythe as Ted Baxter
- Elizabeth Alexander as Elizabeth Kenny
- Frank Lloyd as Eddie Gilbert
- Graeme Blundell as Ray Parer
- Gordon Chater as Sir Thomas Mitchell
- Jack Charles as Eddie Gilbert
- John Ewart as Francis Greenway
- Lola Brooks as Mary Reibey
- Nick Tate as Captain Sanderson
- Nigel Lovell as John Flynn
- Peter Gwynne
- Richard Meikle
- Tony Allyn as Robert O'Hara Burke
Season Three
[edit]- Andrew McFarlane
- Anna Hruby as Younger Sister
- Carole Skinner
- John Gaden as S. T. Gill
- Judi Farr as Harriet
- Judy McBurney as Waitress
- Lisa Peers as Annette Kellerman
- Liz Burch as Mary
- Liz Chance as Henry Handel Richardson (Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson)
- Lynette Curran as Belle
- Margo Lee as Miss Brennan
- Mark Lee as Maurice Kellerman
- Melissa Jaffer
- Natalie Bate as Ann Rumsby
- Pamela Stephenson as Fanny Cathcart
- Paul Mason as Matthew Flinders
- Ralph Cotterill as Hal Gye
- Robin Ramsay as Marcus Clarke
- Wendy Hughes
- Wyn Roberts as Christopher Brennan
Select episodes
[edit]Season One
[edit](Dates are Sydney air dates)
- Nellie Melba (18 Sept 1972) - by James Workman
- Henry Lawson (25 Sept 1972) - by Cliff Green
- Les Darcy (2 Oct 1972)
- Charles Ulm (9 Oct 1972) - by James Workman
- Douglas Mawson (16 Oct 1972) - by Thomas Kenealley, directed by John Croystn
- John Monash (23 October 1972) - by Tony Morphett
- Charles O'Connor (30 Oct 1972) - by James Workman, directed by Frank Arnold
- Caroline Chisolm (6 Nov 1972) - by John Pooley, directed by Frank Arnold
- John Shaw Neilson (13 Nov 1972) - by Margaret Kelly
- JF Archibald (20 Nov 1972)
- Thomas Blamey (27 Nov 1972) - by Lance Peters, directed by Frank Arnold
- Helena Rubenstein (4 Dec 1972) by Cole Thompson, directed by Alan Burke
- Arthur Phillip (11 Dec 1972) (final)
Season Two
[edit](Dates are Sydney air dates)
- Francis Greenaway (5 March 1974)
- Elizabeth Kenny (12 March 1974)
- Ray Parer (19 March 1974) - by Laurence Johns and James Workman, directed by Rob Stewart
- William Bligh (26 March 1974) - by Thomas Keneally
- Frank Gardiner (2 April 1974)
- Sir Thomas Mitchell (9 April 1974)
- JF Archibald (16 April 1974) - by Brian Wright, directed by Bill Munro (possibly repeat previous year)
- Ferdinand von Mueller (23 April 1974)
- Eddie Gilbert (30 April 1974) - by Philip Grenville Mann. ** (was scheduled but postponed)
- Robert O'Hara Burke (7 May 1974)
- Charles Fitzroy (14 May 1974) - by Mary Wright
- Mary Reibey (21 May 1974) - by Barbara Vernon, directed by Bruce Best. GS Lola Brooks.
- John Flynn (28 May 1974)
- Percy Grainger (4 June 1974) (final) ** (was scheduled but postponed)
Season Three
[edit](Dates are Melbourne air dates_
- Marcus Clarke (7 January 1975 - Melbourne) - by Kerry Wanka directed by John Croyston
- Percy Grainger (14 Jan 1975) - by Cole Thompson, directed by Alan Burke. NB was to have shown previous year but withdrawn for Nixon's resignation
- Sidney Kidman (21 Jan 1975)
- Walter Burley Griffin (28 Jan 1975)
- George Coppin (4 Feb 1975) - by Joe James directed by John Croyston
- Eddie Gilbert (11 Feb 1975) - was to have shown previous year but withdrawn to show a political program
- Henry Handel Richardson (18 Feb 1975)
- S.T. Gill (25 February 1975) - by John Croyston, directed by Alan Burke
- Matthew Flinders (4 March 1975)
- Annette Kellerman (11 March 1975) by Cole Thompson, directed by Bruce Best
- Christopher Brennan (18 March 1975)
- Tom Roberts (20 March 1975) - written by Joe James directed by John Matthews
- Ann Rumsby (27 March 1975)
- C.J. Dennis (8 Apr 1975) - written by Alan Burke, directed by Julian Pringle (final)
References
[edit]- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 76
- ^ "A twist to 'Cinderella'". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 297. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 December 1972. p. 19. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The History Makers". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 April 1972. p. 117.