| Jonah | |
|---|---|
 SMH ad, 15 October 1962 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | Brian James |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Harry Dearth |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Budget | £3,500 per episode[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATN-7 |
| Release | 15 October 1962 – 1963 |
Jonah is an Australian television drama series which aired for 20 episodes starting from 15 October 1962 on the Seven Network. Produced during an era when commercial television in Australia produced few dramatic series, Jonah was a period drama, and was inspired by the success of ABC's period drama mini-series like Stormy Petrel.[2]
The episodes still exist.[3]
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The Holy Tales Hello my name is Tubby, I live here in this wonderful library and I love to eat books. I live here with my friends Gumbo and Freckles. Gumbo! Freckles! Come out come out wherever you are. Over there on that great book is Grand Old Holy. She is really old and wise and tells us wonderful stories, when she is awake that is. Oh and we love to sing! "I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart - Where, Down in my heart - Where, Down in my heart, I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart - Where, Down in my heart to stay!" Holy, what is today's story about? Today's story is about how a fish saved Jonah and spit him out. What! A fish spit him out? Stop it Tubby. Just listen to the story. Okay children, a long long time ago, God had given a man called Jonah a job to do. Instead of listening to God, Jonah set off in another direction. Suddenly, there was a dangerous storm and the waves were running very high. The boat was tossing and turning in the middle of the sea. Everyone on the boat was really scared. They did not know what to do. They try to lighten the boat but throwing stuff overboard but it did not help. They ask Jonah to pray to his god to rescue them. Jonah in his heart knew that it was because of him, that the lives of others were in danger. He told his fellow sailors, "Throw me into the water." Jonah knew that God was with him and he would rescue Jonah. The sailors tried hard to row to the shore but they were very tired and could not row any longer. Praying for forgiveness to God, they threw Jonah into the water. To everyone's amazement the sea stopped raging at once. God hears Jonah's prayers and sent a huge fish to rescue him. Jonah was inside the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. Jonah prayed to God for help from inside the fish's belly. God spoke to the fish. When the time came and it was safe for Jonah to come out into the world, the fish spit him out. And now here is a question for you. What did Jonah do when he was inside the fish's belly? I think he ate up the fish from inside. No silly. He prayed to God so that God would rescue him. You are absolutely right Gumbo! "I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart - Where, Down in my heart - Where, Down in my heart, I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart...!" The Holy Tales
Premise
The National Film and Sound Archive describes the series as a "historical drama series about Jonah Locke, a merchant trader in the early Australian colony".[4] Jonah lived in Sydney between 1840 and 1850. He would encounter historical figures.
Regular cast
- Brian James as Jonah Locke
- Hilary Bamberger as Ann Parry, Jonah's housekeeper
- Neil Fitzpatrick as Brett Hamilton, Jonah's nephew
Guest stars
- Judith Arthy as Rosa
- Denis Doonan as Captain Westcote
- John Faasen as Sir John Franklin
- Henry Gilbert as The Reverend Dr.
- Ron Haddrick as Governor
- Robert McPhee as Monahan
- Moya O'Sullivan as Pompy
- Lionel Pearcey as Ed Curr
- Donald Philps as Captain Duff
- Gwen Plumb as Lady Jane Franklin
- Chris Christensen as Black Henry O'Brien
- Richard Davies as Mathew Crawford
- Claire Dunn as The Maid
- Brett Hamilton as Neil Fitzpatrick
- Brigid Lenihan as Kate Winslow
- Muriel Steinbeck as Caroline Chisolm
- Noeline Brown as Dorothea Styles
- Julianna Allan
Background
In March 1962 it was announced ATN would make the series with Michael Plant to be writer and story editor, Harry Dearth to produce and David Cahill to direct.[5] By July the lead actors had been cast. It was shot at Artransa Park Studios. Michael Plant was the writer and script editor.[6][7]
The episode cost around £3,500 each. They sold to the Australian networks for £1,500 an episode and then to Britain for £1,000 an episode. There were disputes with Actors Equity over how much the actors should be paid.[1]
Reception
One review called it "splendid".[8]
The The Australian Women's Weekly called it "fast, action packed entertainment".[9]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Guest stars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "No Time for Despair" | Hans Farkash as Count Strzelecki, Ron Haddrick as Governor Gipps, Al Thomas, Owen Weingott as Stone Polonski[8] | |
| Gold is discovered in 1839, written by Michael Plant | |||
| 2 | "The Wrong Hands" | Clement McCallin, Joe McCormick, Philip Ross | |
| The story of Ludwig Leichardt | |||
| 3 | "A Ring Around a Rosa" | Muriel Steinbeck as Caroline Chisolm, Judith Artha as Rosa | |
| The story of a young immigrant girl | |||
| 4 | "A Tale of Two Bees" | Colin Croft, Brigid Lenihan, John Faasen as Sir John Franklin, Gwen Plumb as Lady Jane Franklin | |
| The story of Benjamin Boyd who dreamed of building his own city | |||
| 5 | "Freedom for Port Phillip" | Henry Gilbert, John Llewellyn, Lionel Pearcey, Robert McPhee | |
| The story of John Dunmore Lang | |||
| 6 | "A Nest of Hornets" | Allan Tobin as Lin Fong, Derek Barnes as Captain Zouch[10] | |
| A clash with Chinese migrants at Lambing Flat | |||
| 7 | "The Hashemy" | N/A | |
| A story about the ship The Hashemy | |||
| 8 | "The Man from Myall Creek" | N/A | |
| 9 | "The Damned of Darlinghurst" | Al Thomas as Colonel Keck, Lyndall Barbour as Fairy Mortimer | |
| Jonah spends time in Darlinghurst Prison on a matter of principle | |||
| 10 | "The Treaty of South Island" | Harry Willis as Maori chief Te Rauparaha, James Condon as William Wentworth, Ron Haddrick as Governor Gipps | |
| The story of the formation of New Zealand | |||
| 11 | "Black Henry" | Brigid Lenihan, Chris Christensen, Richard Davies, Claire Dunn | |
| A story about a man who helped fix unemployment | |||
| 12 | "The Marquis of Mallabimbee [sic]" | James Condon, Keith Buckley, Bill Lewis | |
| The clash between William Wentworth and Henry Parkes | |||
| 13 | "The Railroader" | Wynn Roberts as Morgan, Vaughan Tracey as Jamey | |
| Miles Morgan builds a railway in the Hunter Valley | |||
| 14 | "The Coal Mutiny" | Tom Farley as James Brown, Moray Powell as Commodore Styles, Noeline Brown as Dorothea Styles | |
| a man leads a charge against the monopoly given to the Australian Agricultural Company | |||
| 15 | "Where is Adelaide?" | Donald Phillips as Captain Duff, John Barnard as William Light, John Faasen as Horton Depenn | |
| A story of the planning of the city of Adelaide | |||
| 16 | "The Seekers" | Tanya Haylesworth as Purity Tunstall, Alan Herbert as John Tunstall | |
| Puritans arrive in Australia on their way to New Zealand | |||
| 17 | "This Piece of Earth[11]" | N/A | |
| 18 | "A Plague on Both Your Houses" | Geoffrey King, Julianna Allan, Alexander Archdale, John Gregg | |
| A romance between an emancipist's daughter and the son of an aristocratic gentleman | |||
| 19 | "Ship of Fame" | Denis Doonan as Captain Westcote, Moya O'Sullivan as Pompy & Donald Philps as Captain Duff | |
| 20 | "The Exile" | N/A | |
| Series Finale | |||
See also
- The Outcasts – a similar series which aired on ABC the previous year
- Autumn Affair – an earlier attempt at television drama by Seven
References
- ^ a b "TV lords lock out actors". Tribune. No. 1284. New South Wales, Australia. 12 December 1962. p. 11. Retrieved 8 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Jonah" may be a winner". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 20. 17 October 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 8 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Search results for jonah". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "JONAH". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "ATN's Series From History". TV Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Stars of ATN Historical Series Named". TV Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Jonah Begins on ATN Tonight". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b "From convict girl to colonial lady". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 2. 31 October 1962. p. 17. Retrieved 8 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Jonah" may be a winner". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 20. 17 October 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 16 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "When Our Miners Turned on the Thrifty Chinese". The Age. 22 November 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Jonah Episode Set in Years of Bitterness". TV & Radio Guide. The Age. 17 January 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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