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1 form y separately published work icon The Flying Doctor Michael Noonan , Rex Rienits , United Kingdom (UK) : Associated British Picture Corporation , 1959 Z1811281 1959 series - publisher film/TV

This series was a British production that included extensive second unit shooting in Central Australia overseen by Michael Noonan. The central characters were the doctor, the pilot, and the nurse. Each episode was self-contained, each covering a separate medical case.

Source: Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series

'In the first episode, American Doctor Greg Graham secures leave of absence from his Research Institute in San Francisco to stand in as Flying Doctor in Australia, for old friend Doctor Jim Harrison whose eyes have been injured in an accident.'

Source: The Classic TV Archive (Sighted 3/10/2011)
1 3 form y separately published work icon The Siege of Pinchgut Four Desperate Men Jon Cleary , Alexander Baron , ( dir. Harry Watt ) London : Ealing Studios Associated British Picture Corporation , 1959 Z1688153 1959 single work film/TV

A group of escaped convicts seize Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour. The island has working coast artillery guns on it, which the convicts use to threaten Sydney until their demands are met. The authorities are unaware, however, that the convicts cannot access the shells, which are locked away in the fort.
1 form y separately published work icon The Dam Busters R. C. Sherriff , ( dir. Michael Anderson ) London : Associated British Picture Corporation , 1955 Z1686438 1955 single work film/TV Desperate to make a serious impact on Germany and hopefully shorten World War II, the British command proposes a daring raid to smash the country's industrial heart. At first, the objective looks impossible, until a British scientist invents an ingenious weapon capable of destroying the planned target.
1 form y separately published work icon Landfall Talbot Jennings , ( dir. Ken Annakin ) England : Associated British Picture Corporation , 1949 19536960 1949 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Just Like A Woman Sweet Racket Alec Coppel , ( dir. Paul L. Stein ) United Kingdom (UK) : Associated British Picture Corporation , 1939 6392803 1939 single work film/TV humour crime thriller

'A jewellers' agents battle with crooks in Argentina.'

Source: British Film Institute (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/38619). (Sighted: 3/9/2013)
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