The Link Men
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The Link Men was an Australian television
series shown in 1970.
The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network
as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions
such as Homicide and Division 4
. The Link Men starred Kevin Miles, Bruce Montague
and Tristan Rogers
as three detectives working in the city of Sydney
. The series was devised and produced by Glyn Davies who had created The Rat Catchers for BBC TV (Associated-Rediffusion Television).
The director (for the pilot episode and for many of the rest of the series) was Australian film director Jonathan Dawson
.
The show lasted for thirteen episodes. Other actors included Elke Neidhardt
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series shown in 1970.
The series was the first drama series made in-house by the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
as part of an attempt to rival the cop shows produced by Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Hector Crawford; the present incarnation of the company, Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN television corporation.-History:...
such as Homicide and Division 4
Division 4
Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
. The Link Men starred Kevin Miles, Bruce Montague
Bruce Montague
Bruce Montague is a British actor, best known for his role as Leonard Dunn in the television sitcom Butterflies. In 2000, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure The Genocide Machine and, in the following year, he starred alongside Paul McGann in the Doctor Who story Sword of...
and Tristan Rogers
Tristan Rogers
Tristan Rogers is an Australian–American actor. He is best known for playing Robert Scorpio on the ABC soap opera General Hospital...
as three detectives working in the city of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. The series was devised and produced by Glyn Davies who had created The Rat Catchers for BBC TV (Associated-Rediffusion Television).
The director (for the pilot episode and for many of the rest of the series) was Australian film director Jonathan Dawson
Jonathan Dawson
Jonathan Dawson is an Australian academic, filmmaker, film and literary critic and broadcaster.-Background:Jonathan Dawson was born in Melbourne. At Melbourne University he graduated in English Honours and won awards for acting and two One Act Playwriting Competitions...
.
The show lasted for thirteen episodes. Other actors included Elke Neidhardt
Elke Neidhardt
Elke Cordelia Neidhardt AM is a German-Australian actress and opera and theatre director. She has appeared in theatre, television and feature films in Germany, Austria, France and Australia, and has directed operas in Zurich, Amsterdam, Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg, Vienna, Cologne and Australia...
.