Cirrus

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Director: Gary Conway

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Publisher: Crawford Productions ; Seven Network

Melbourne, Victoria,: Crawford Productions ; Seven Network , 1973 .

Extent: 46 min. 10 secs (according to the script)p.

Series: form y Ryan John Edwards , Michael Harvey , Peter Schreck , David William Boutland , Everett de Roche , Terry Stapleton , Luis Bayonas , Neil Atkinson , Ron McLean , Phil Freedman , James Wulf Simmonds , Dennis Paul , Ian Jones , Jock Blair , Colin Eggleston , William Froug , Mort Fine , Melbourne : Crawford Productions , 1973 Z1814827 1973 series - publisher film/TV crime thriller Abstract
Ryan focused on the titular Michael Ryan, a private detective with a stringent code of ethics and a background as a soldier, police officer, and social worker. Ryan's work doesn't focus on divorce and domestic problems, but on serious crimes that, for some reason, the victims are unwilling to take to the police. He is supported by his secretary Julie King (who often becomes involved in fieldwork), cab driver and later assistant Tony Angelini, and police liaison Detective Sergeant Dan Cullen.

According to Don Storey in Classic Australian Television,
'The production standards of Ryan are very high -- good writing, solid acting performances, smooth direction and excellent camera and editing work combined to form a polished and professional product. And Ryan was very successful overseas -- proportional to the number of episodes made, Ryan has probably done better overseas than most other Crawford shows. Yet it was the first Crawford show not to do well locally'.
Number in series: 36

1973 .

Script cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)

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Extent: 53p.
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Note/s:

The script is copied on green paper and labelled 'Code: C3N' on the cover page. A notation in blue ink in the upper right-hand corner of the cover page indicates that this is copy number 4 of the script and that it was designated for 'Ryan Co-ordination'. '31' has been written on the cover page in black felt pen, although this aired as episode 36.

There is evidence of annotations on the script from which this copy has been made: see, for example, page 2.

This copy is also annotated throughout in lead pencil. The annotations are alterations and additions to the dialogue, as well as deletions of lines. Some lines are also marked with ticks. There is a high degree of annotation throughout the script. The annotations may be in more than one hand, though all made in lead pencil: see, for example, page 31.

The file also contains the following ancillary materials, access to some of which is restricted:
1. Casting call sheets.
2. Cast list accompanied by brief synopsis.
3. Long synopsis.

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Held at: AFI Research Collection

Local Id: RYA : SC 36

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