Summary
The Strange Calls is an Australian television comedy series based on a short film with the same title, which had been produced by Daley Pearson and released in 2011.[1] The series, broadcast in 2012, follows the adventures of Toby Banks, a young and recently disgraced police constable transferred from the city to a small town, and his elderly companion, Gregor, who every night receive strange calls from townspeople.
| The Strange Calls | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Daley Pearson |
| Written by | Daley Pearson Anthony Mullins (1 episode) |
| Directed by | Daley Pearson |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Tracey Robertson |
| Production locations | Brisbane Coolum Beach |
| Production company | Hoodlum Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC2 |
| Release | 16 October – 20 November 2012 |
Production edit
The six-part series was created, written and directed by Daley Pearson, and was produced by Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath.[2] Filming took place over four weeks in Coolum and Brisbane.[2] The series was first screened on ABC2 in October and November 2012.
Cast edit
- Barry Crocker as Gregor
- Toby Truslove as Officer Toby Banks
- Patrick Brammall as Sergeant Neil Lloyd
- Katherine Hicks as Kath
- Nick Simpson-Deeks as Nick
Episodes edit
(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).[3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "First Call" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 16 October 2012 |
| 2 | "Jingle" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 23 October 2012 |
| 3 | "Phantom" | Daley Pearson | Anthony Mullins | 30 October 2012 |
| 4 | "Napoleon" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 6 November 2012 |
| 5 | "Fish" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 13 November 2012 |
| 6 | "Roots" | Daley Pearson | Daley Pearson | 20 November 2012 |
References edit
External links edit
- The Strange Calls (official website) ABC.net.au
- The Strange Calls at IMDb