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Phoenix Five is an Australian science fiction television series which first screened on the ABC in 1970. It was later also screened on the Seven Network. It was part of a trilogy and followed on from the six part serial The Interpretaris in 1966 and seven part serial Vega 4 in 1968. However, it had 26 standalone episodes produced to make it viable as a syndicated series. Each of the series had different crews and casts but took place in the same future and used the same space organisation and miniatures, much as Star Trek did in the '80s and '90s, thus making it the first TV sci-fi franchise.
Original Release
01/10/1970 on ABC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patsy Trench | Cadet Tina Kulbrick |
Damien Parker | Ensign Adam Hargreaves |
Stuart Leslie | Karl the Computeroid |
Mike Dorsey | Captain Mike Roke |
Peter Collingwood | Earth Space Controller |
Redmond Phillips | Zodian |
Owen Weingott | Platonus |
Anthony Ingersent | Neptunus |
Kenneth Laird | General / Jenka |
Christopher Johnson | Tylan |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Zone of Danger | Sunday, 10 May 1970 |
2 | Two Heads Are Better Than None | Friday, 01 May 1970 |
3 | To End Is to Begin | Friday, 08 May 1970 |
4 | Stowaway | Friday, 15 May 1970 |
5 | The Human Relics | Sunday, 07 June 1970 |
6 | Six Guns of Space | Sunday, 14 June 1970 |
7 | Back to Childhood | Sunday, 21 June 1970 |
8 | Two Into One Won't Go | Sunday, 28 June 1970 |
9 | A Sound in Space | Sunday, 05 July 1970 |
10 | A Gesture from Kronos | Sunday, 12 July 1970 |
11 | The Hunter | Sunday, 26 July 1970 |
12 | Slave Queen | Sunday, 02 August 1970 |
13 | The Bigger They Are | Sunday, 09 August 1970 |
14 | The Cat | Sunday, 16 August 1970 |
15 | Toy Soldier | Sunday, 23 August 1970 |
16 | Something Fishy | Sunday, 30 August 1970 |
17 | Spacequake | Sunday, 06 September 1970 |
18 | The Pirate Queen | Sunday, 13 September 1970 |
19 | The Baiter Is Bitten | Sunday, 20 September 1970 |
20 | Planet of Fear | Sunday, 27 September 1970 |
21 | Dream On | Friday, 02 October 1970 |
22 | Shadow Ship | Friday, 09 October 1970 |
23 | General Alarm | Friday, 16 October 1970 |
24 | Efficiency Minus | Friday, 18 September 1970 |
25 | Spark for a Dying Fire | Sunday, 18 October 1970 |
26 | A Little Difficulty | Friday, 09 October 1970 |
Directors
Writers
John Warwick, Peter Schreck, Fred C. Folkard, Ted Ager
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patsy Trench | Cadet Tina Kulbrick |
Damien Parker | Ensign Adam Hargreaves |
Stuart Leslie | Karl the Computeroid |
Mike Dorsey | Captain Mike Roke |
Peter Collingwood | Earth Space Controller |
Redmond Phillips | Zodian |
Owen Weingott | Platonus |
Anthony Ingersent | Neptunus |
Kenneth Laird | General / Jenka |
Christopher Johnson | Tylan |
Martin Bright | Martian guard 1 |
Paul Bright | Martian guard 2 |
Tommy Dysart | Gunfighter |
David Copping | Crotan |
Peter Whittle | Colosseo |
Arna-Maria Winchester | Leonian |
John Bonney | Major Byron York |
Margo Lee | Dr. Sarah Fall |
Bettina Welch | Karelia |
Brian Evis | Soldier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Brooks | Producer |
Peter Summerton | Producer |
John Walters | Producer |