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Cash and Company
Starring	Serge Lazareff; Gus Mercurio; Penne Hackforth-Jones; Bruce Kerr; Anne Scott-Pendlebury; John Frawley; Gerard Kennedy
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	1975
Related
	Tandarra;

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Cash and Company is an Australian television period adventure series, set during the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s. It screened on the Seven Network in Australia in 1976 and on ITV (including the London Weekend Television and Anglia regions) in the UK.

Background

The original series consisted of 13 one-hour episodes, and was created by Russell Hagg and Patrick Edgeworth who met working at Crawford Productions. They said they were $5,000 short when making the show - the balance was provided by Ron Casey.^[1]

Production began in July 1974 and the series premiered on the Seven Network in Brisbane on 17 April 1975, Sydney on 26 May and Melbourne on 29 May. The series was also shown at Sunday lunchtime in the United Kingdom by the London Weekend Television (LWT) Network, in advance of its airing in Australia. It was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival and sold to Sweden, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Ireland, Norway, Rhodesia and Nigeria. It was produced by Homestead Films, a TV production company set up by Patrick Edgeworth and Russell Hagg, who had worked together at Crawford Productions on Matlock Police. Edgeworth's brother is the musician Ron Edgeworth, who was married to Judith Durham of The Seekers.

The episodes dealt with the adventures of bushrangers Sam Cash (Serge Lazareff) and his partner Joe Brady (Gus Mercurio) and a helpful widow, Jessica Johnson (Penne Hackforth-Jones). Cash and Brady were fugitives, constantly absconding from the authorities, led by the corrupt police trooper Lieutenant Keogh (Bruce Kerr).

Lazareff decided to leave at the end of the first series, when a second series was still in the planning stages. His character was replaced by Ryler, a former bounty hunter, played by Gerard Kennedy, a former cast member of Division 4. After Kennedy's character of Ryler had appeared in one episode, he was recruited to replace Lazareff after Seven told the Homestead Films that they would not buy a second series unless the popular Logie-winning actor was cast in the new series. Patrick Edgeworth and Russell Hagg however, dispute this account. Rather, being so impressed with Gerard Kennedy's work on the last episode of Cash, they claim they told the Seven Network he was their choice to replace Lazareff, upon which Seven agreed.

The series was renamed Tandarra as the character of Sam Cash was no longer featured, and the fugitives from justice story line was removed. The character of Keogh was also dropped, and the character of Annie (Jessica's maid, played by Anne Scott-Pendlebury) only appeared in one episode. The character of Sam Cash was not mentioned at all in Tandarra, and all flashback sequences from the first series removed any reference to him.

Although the series title is taken from history, the story, events and timeline are of no relation to real life Australian bushranger, Martin Cash, whose gang went by the name of Cash and Co.

Cast

Serge Lazareff as Sam Cash
Gus Mercurio as Joe Brady
Penne Hackforth-Jones as Jessica Johnson
Bruce Kerr as Lieutenant Keogh
Gerard Kennedy as Ryler
John Frawley as Jessica's father in law
Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Annie
Sandy Gore as Madam

Filming locations

The series was shot almost entirely on location in Emu Bottom Plains, Victoria. This was located near the crew lodgings location at Emu Bottom Station on the outskirts of Sunbury, Victoria, Victoria, the same area where Mad Max (1979) was filmed.^[2]

DVD release

Umbrella Entertainment released the series on DVD Region Free on 2 April 2014.

References

^ Film Buff's Forecast (27 October 2017). "10 - Universal's Australian Chief and An Englishman Abroad" (Podcast).
^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 103

External links

[buff-1] Film Buff's Forecast (27 October 2017). "10 - Universal's Australian Chief and An Englishman Abroad" (Podcast).

[moran-2] Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 103

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-'''''Cash and Company''''' was an [[Australian]] television period adventure series, set during the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] [[Victorian gold rush|gold rush]] of the 1850s. The original series consisted of 13 one-hour episodes, filmed in colour and on location in Bullengarook, Victoria.<ref name="moran">Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 103</ref>
+'''''Cash and Company''''' is an Australian television period adventure series, set during the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] [[Victorian gold rush|gold rush]] of the 1850s. It screened on the [[Seven Network]] in Australia in 1976 and on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] (including the [[London Weekend Television]] and [[Anglia Television|Anglia]] regions) in the UK.
+==Background==
-It was created by Russell Hagg and Patrick Edgeworth who met working at Crawfords. They said they were $5,000 short making the show - the balance was provided by [[Ron Casey]]{{dn|date=November 2017}}.<ref name="buff">{{cite podcast|url=http://filmbuffs.libsyn.com/10-universals-australian-chief-and-an-englishman-abroad|date=27 October 2017|title=10 - Universal's Australian Chief and An Englishman Abroad|host=Film Buff's Forecast}}</ref>
+The original series consisted of 13 one-hour episodes, and was created by Russell Hagg and Patrick Edgeworth who met working at [[Crawford Productions]]. They said they were $5,000 short when making the show - the balance was provided by [[Ron Casey (Melbourne broadcaster)|Ron Casey]].<ref name="buff">{{cite podcast|url=http://filmbuffs.libsyn.com/10-universals-australian-chief-and-an-englishman-abroad|date=27 October 2017|title=10 - Universal's Australian Chief and An Englishman Abroad|host=Film Buff's Forecast}}</ref>
-Production began in July 1974 and the series premiered in Sydney on the [[Seven Network]] on 26 May 1975, in Melbourne on 29 May, and in Brisbane a few weeks previously. It was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and was sold to Sweden, Holland, Yugoslavia, Ireland, Norway, Rhodesia and Nigeria. The series was also shown at Sunday lunchtime in the United Kingdom by the [[London Weekend Television]] (LWT) Network, in advance of its airing in Australia.
+Production began in July 1974 and the series premiered on the Seven Network in Brisbane on 17 April 1975, Sydney on 26 May and Melbourne on 29 May. The series was also shown at Sunday lunchtime in the United Kingdom by the [[London Weekend Television]] (LWT) Network, in advance of its airing in Australia. It was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival and sold to [[Sweden]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Ireland]], [[Norway]], [[Rhodesia]] and [[Nigeria]]. It was produced by Homestead Films, a TV production company set up by [[Patrick Edgeworth]] and [[Russell Hagg]], who had worked together at Crawford Productions on ''[[Matlock Police]]''. Edgeworth's brother is the musician Ron Edgeworth, who was married to [[Judith Durham]] of [[The Seekers]].
+The episodes dealt with the adventures of [[bushrangers]] Sam Cash ([[Serge Lazareff]]) and his partner Joe Brady ([[Gus Mercurio]]) and a helpful widow, Jessica Johnson ([[Penne Hackforth-Jones]]). Cash and Brady were fugitives, constantly absconding from the authorities, led by the corrupt police trooper Lieutenant Keogh (Bruce Kerr).
-It was produced by Homestead Films, a TV production company set up by [[Patrick Edgeworth]] and [[Russell Hagg]], who had worked together at Crawford Productions on ''[[Matlock Police]]''. Edgeworth's brother is the musician [[Ron Edgeworth]], who was married to [[Judith Durham]] of [[The Seekers]].
+Lazareff decided to leave at the end of the first series, when a second series was still in the planning stages. His character was replaced by Ryler, a former bounty hunter, played by [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]], a former cast member of ''[[Division 4]]''. After Kennedy's character of Ryler had appeared in one episode, he was recruited to replace Lazareff after Seven told the Homestead Films that they would not buy a second series unless the popular [[Logie award|Logie-winning]] actor was cast in the new series. Patrick Edgeworth and Russell Hagg however, dispute this account. Rather, being so impressed with Gerard Kennedy's work on the last episode of Cash, they claim they told the Seven Network he was their choice to replace Lazareff, upon which Seven agreed.
-The episodes dealt with the adventures of [[bushrangers]] Sam Cash ([[Serge Lazareff]]) and his partner Joe Brady ([[Gus Mercurio]]) and a helpful widow, Jessica Johnson ([[Penne Hackforth-Jones]]). Cash and Brady were fugitives, constantly absconding from the authorities, led by the corrupt police trooper Lieutenant Keogh ([[Bruce Kerr]]). Other regular and recurring characters included Jessica’s father in law ([[John Frawley (actor)|John Frawley]]) and her servant, Annie ([[Anne Scott-Pendlebury]]).
+The series was renamed ''[[Tandarra]]'' as the character of Sam Cash was no longer featured, and the fugitives from justice story line was removed. The character of Keogh was also dropped, and the character of Annie (Jessica's maid, played by [[Anne Scott-Pendlebury]]) only appeared in one episode. The character of Sam Cash was not mentioned at all in ''[[Tandarra]]'', and all flashback sequences from the first series removed any reference to him.
-The series was shot almost entirely on location at [[Sunbury, Victoria]], the same area where ''[[Mad Max]]'' (1979) was filmed.
+Although the series title is taken from history, the story, events and timeline are of no relation to real life Australian [[bushranger]], [[Martin Cash]], whose gang went by the name of ''Cash and Co''.
-Lazareff decided to leave at the end of the first series, when a second series was still in the planning stages. His character was replaced by Ryler, a former bounty hunter, played by [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]], a former cast member of ''[[Division 4]]''. The Ryler character had appeared in one episode of Cash & Co. and Kennedy was recruited to replace Lazareff after Seven told the Homestead Films that they would not buy a second series unless the popular [[Logie award|Logie-winning]] actor was cast in the new series.
+==Cast==
-The series was renamed ''[[Tandarra]]'' as the character of Sam Cash was no longer featured, and the fugitives from justice story line was removed. The character of Keogh was also dropped, and the character of Annie (Jessica's maid, played by Anne Pendlebury) only appeared in one episode. The character of Sam Cash was not mentioned at all in ''Tandarra'', and all flashback sequences from the first series removed any reference to him.
+* [[Serge Lazareff]] as Sam Cash
+* [[Gus Mercurio]] as Joe Brady
+* [[Penne Hackforth-Jones]] as Jessica Johnson
+* Bruce Kerr as Lieutenant Keogh
+* [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]] as Ryler
+* [[John Frawley (actor)|John Frawley]] as Jessica's father in law
+* [[Anne Scott-Pendlebury]] as Annie
+* [[Sandy Gore]] as Madam
+==Filming locations==
-Although the series title is taken from history, the story, events and timeline are of no relation to real life Australian [[bushranger]], [[Martin Cash]], whose gang went by the name of ''Cash and Co''.
+The series was shot almost entirely on location in Emu Bottom Plains, Victoria. This was located near the crew lodgings location at Emu Bottom Station on the outskirts of [[Sunbury, Victoria]], Victoria, the same area where ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]'' (1979) was filmed.<ref name="moran">Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 103</ref>
+==DVD release==
 [[Umbrella Entertainment]] released the series on DVD Region Free on 2 April 2014.
-==See also==
-*''[[Tandarra]]''
-*''[[Rush (1970s TV series)|Rush]]''
-*''[[The Man from Snowy River (TV series)|The Man from Snowy River]]''
-*''[[Whiplash (TV series)|Whiplash]]''
 ==References==
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 * [http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/CashCoTandarra.htm Classic Australian Television website]
 * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4I5Xem5apU Watch ''Cash and Company'' opening and a first scene]
-* [http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-3859-cash-company.aspx Umbrella Entertainment website listing]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150321232956/http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-3859-cash-company.aspx Umbrella Entertainment website listing]
-[[Category:Australian drama television series]]
+[[Category:1970s Australian drama television series]]
 [[Category:Television series set in the 1850s]]
-[[Category:Television shows set in Victoria (Australia)]]
+[[Category:Television shows set in Victoria (state)]]
-[[Category:Seven Network shows]]
+[[Category:Seven Network original programming]]
 [[Category:Television shows set in colonial Australia]]
 [[Category:1975 Australian television series debuts]]
 [[Category:1975 Australian television series endings]]
+[[Category:Australian Western (genre) films]]