Class of '74

Class of '74 (and subsequently Class of '75) was a secondary school-based, daily soap opera screened on the Seven Network in Australia and produced by Reg Grundy Organisation in black-and-white starting March 1974

Class of '74
Developed byReg Grundy Organisation
StarringLeonard Teale,
John Hamblin,
Gordon Glenwright.
Opening themeBrian Cadd
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes290 x 30 minute episodes
Production
Running time30 minutes (with adverts)
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release18 March 1974 (1974-03-18)[1] –
1975 (1975)

Marist Singers of Eastwood provided back-up singing for the school choir.

Program synopsis

The main characters were a mix of teachers and other school personnel, and students. The series was aimed at a teenage audience. Each episode was 30 minutes; five episodes each week were broadcast, stripped across week nights in an early evening timeslot. The series was renamed Class of '75 for its second and final year. Although originally produced in black and white, it switched to colour broadcasting during its second year of production.[2]

Main cast

Teachers, staff and adults
Actor Character
Leonard TealeCharles Ogilvy
John HamblinDonald Blair
Gordon GlenwrightHubbard
Jeanie DrynanMary Dunstan
Vince MartinGary Evans / Jack Christiansen
Jan KingsburyMaureen Blair
Chuck DanskinGlen Turner
Allan LanderFather Paul Kennedy
Carol Vincent-SmytheBarbara Young
Phillip RossDavid Willard
Judy FerrisRuth Howard
Edward HowellJames Findlay

Students
Actor Character
John DiedrichBarry Collins
Anne Louise LambertPeggy Richardson
Megan WilliamsAnn Watson
Joanne SamuelSue Taylor
Carla HoogeveenJulie Armstrong
Kevin WilsonJohn Ward
Chris CummingsGreg Simpson
Barbara LlewellynNora Hayes
Adrian BernottiTony Bianco
Terry Peck
Sharon HigginsJackie Howard
Greg BepperDean Howard

Miscellaneous
Actor Character
Anne CharlestonFaith Adam
AbigailAngelique Dupree
Peta ToppanoGina Ferrari
Briony BehetsJorja Jones
Peter BensleyDennis Braithwaite
Angela Punch-McGregorJane Potter
Marty RhoneTom Carter
Peter FleetRick Harris
Bronwyn WinterLoretta Day
Patrick WardSam Wandsworth

Cast members Teale, Hamblin and Glenwright continued the program's entire run.

See also

References
  1. Mercado, Andrew (2004). Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows. Pluto Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-86403-191-1.
  2. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 117-118


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