The Strange Calls

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
GenreComedy
Created byDaley Pearson
Written byDaley Pearson
Anthony Mullins (1 episode)
Directed byDaley Pearson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Tracey Robertson
  • Nathan Mayfield
  • Debbie Lee
  • Brett Sleigh
ProducerTracey Robertson
Production locationsBrisbane
Coolum Beach
Production companyHoodlum Entertainment
Release
Original networkABC2
Original release16 October (2012-10-16) –
20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)

Production

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

Episodes

(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).[3]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"First Call"Daley PearsonDaley Pearson16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)
2"Jingle"Daley PearsonDaley Pearson23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)
3"Phantom"Daley PearsonAnthony Mullins30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
4"Napoleon"Daley PearsonDaley Pearson6 November 2012 (2012-11-06)
5"Fish"Daley PearsonDaley Pearson13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)
6"Roots"Daley PearsonDaley Pearson20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)

References
  1. The Strange Calls at IMDb
  2. Knox, David (21 February 2012). "ABC2 making Strange Calls". TV Tonight.
  3. "Episode Guide: The Strange Calls". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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