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'''''Tandarra''''' was the follow-up [[Australian]] television series to '''''[[Cash and Company]]''''' (1975), set during the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] [[Victorian gold rush|gold rush]] period of the 1850s. It was produced in 1976, consisted of 13 one hour episodes and was shown on the [[Seven Network]].
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'''''Tandarra''''' is an Australian television series which 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. It was a follow-up series to ''[[Cash and Company]]'' which screened in 1975, and it consisted of 13 one-hour episodes. ''Tandarra'' and ''Cash and Company'' were set during the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] [[Victorian gold rush|gold rush]] period of the 1850s.


Two of the originals characters from ''Cash and Company'' continued in '''''Tandarra'''''. These were Joe Brady ([[Gus Mercurio]]) and Jessica Johnson ([[Penne Hackforth-Jones]]). The other main character, introduced in the final episode of ''Cash and Company'' was Ryler ([[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]]). He had been a bounty hunter who was later convinced of Joe’s innocence and decided to join with him.
The change in format and title was necessitated by the departure of [[Serge Lazareff]] who played the title character Sam Cash in the original series ''Cash and Company''. Two of the original characters continued in ''Tandarra'': Joe Brady ([[Gus Mercurio]]) and Jessica Johnson ([[Penne Hackforth-Jones]]).<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 other main character was Ryler ([[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]]), who had been introduced in the final episode of ''Cash and Company''. He had been a bounty hunter who was later convinced of Joe's innocence and decided to join him.


''Tandarra'' was taken from the name of the [[Homestead (buildings)|homestead]], owned by Jessica’s character, and the series primarily dealt with the adventures of running the large farming property. The original premise of the first series, namely that Joe and Sam Cash ([[Serge Lazareff]]) were fugitives from the law and were being assisted by Jessica was totally removed. No reference to the Sam Cash character was ever made in this series. The previous antagonist, the corrupt police trooper, Lieutenant Keogh ([[Bruce Kerr]]) only appeared in the first episode of ''Tandarra'', and the character of Jessica’s servant, Annie ([[Anne Scott-Pendlebury]]) only appeared in the second.
The title was taken from the name of the [[Homestead (buildings)|homestead]] owned by Jessica, and the series primarily dealt with the adventures of running the large farming property.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/tandarra.html |title=Tandarra |website= australiantelevision.com |access-date=3 January 2018 |archive-date=3 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103081328/http://www.australiantelevision.net/tandarra.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The premise of the first series, namely that Joe and Sam were fugitives from the law and were being assisted by Jessica, was totally removed. No reference to the Sam Cash character was ever made in this series. The previous antagonist, the corrupt police trooper, Lieutenant Keogh (Bruce Kerr) only appeared in the first episode of ''Tandarra'', and the character of Jessica's servant, Annie ([[Anne Scott-Pendlebury]]) only appeared in the second.


Patrick Edgeworth later said that the series was hurt by the fact the leads were no longer fugitives from the law, which reduced the tension.<ref name="buff"/> The series was released in Australia on DVD in May 2015 by Umbrella Entertainment.


== See Also ==
==Cast==
===Main / regular ===
* [[Gus Mercurio]] as Joe Brady
* [[Penne Hackforth-Jones]] as Jessica Johnson
* [[Gerard Kennedy (actor)|Gerard Kennedy]] as Ryler
* Bruce Kerr as Lieutenant Keogh
* [[Anne Scott-Pendlebury]] as Annie
* [[Maurie Fields]] as Charlie Mercer
* [[John Orcsik]] as Pat Daly
* [[Terence Donovan (actor)|Terence Donovan]] as Sean Daly
* [[Bethany Lee]]


===Guests===
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*''[[Cash and Company]]''
* [[Briony Behets]] as Esther Grafton (1 episode)
*''[[Rush (TV series)|Rush]]''
* [[Elspeth Ballantyne]] as Molly Martin (1 episode)
*''[[The Man from Snowy River (TV series)|The Man from Snowy River]]''
* [[Lyndel Rowe]] as Lizzy (1 episode)
* [[Max Gillies]] as Dr Roland Clancey (1 episode)
* [[Michael Carman]] as Adam Nash (1 episode)
* [[Norman Yemm]] as Taggart (1 episode)
* [[Reg Evans]] as Tommy Evans (1 episode)
* [[Robin Ramsay (actor)|Robin Ramsay]] as Dexter (1 episode)
* [[Sheila Florance]] as Cuddy (1 episode)
* [[Val Lehman]] as Dinner Guest (1 episode)
* [[Vic Gordon]] as Walter Drummund (1 episode)


==References==
{{reflist}}


== External Links ==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0159919}}
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* [http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/CashCoTandarra.htm Classic Australian Television website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eMBcatJs9I Watch the opening of ''Tandarra'']
* [http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-4072-tandarra.aspx Umbrella Entertainment website listing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507090335/http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/p-4072-tandarra.aspx |date=7 May 2015 }}


[[Category:1970s Australian drama television series]]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159919/ ''Tandarra'' on IMDB]
[[Category:Television series set in the 1850s]]
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*[http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/CashCoTandarra.htm Classic Australian Television website]
[[Category:Australian television series]]
[[Category:Seven Network original programming]]
[[Category:Period piece TV series]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Seven Network shows]]
[[Category:Television shows set in colonial Australia]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Victoria]]
[[Category:1976 Australian television series debuts]]
[[Category:1970s television program debuts]]
[[Category:1976 Australian television series endings]]
[[Category:Australian Western (genre) films]]

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Tandarra
Directed byRussell Hagg
Simon Wincer
StarringGerard Kennedy
Gus Mercurio
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducersRussell Hagg
Patrick Edgeworth
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release1976 (1976)
Related
Cash and Company

Tandarra is an Australian television series which screened on the Seven Network in Australia in 1976 and on ITV (including the London Weekend Television and Anglia regions) in the UK. It was a follow-up series to Cash and Company which screened in 1975, and it consisted of 13 one-hour episodes. Tandarra and Cash and Company were set during the Victorian gold rush period of the 1850s.

The change in format and title was necessitated by the departure of Serge Lazareff who played the title character Sam Cash in the original series Cash and Company. Two of the original characters continued in Tandarra: Joe Brady (Gus Mercurio) and Jessica Johnson (Penne Hackforth-Jones).[1] The other main character was Ryler (Gerard Kennedy), who had been introduced in the final episode of Cash and Company. He had been a bounty hunter who was later convinced of Joe's innocence and decided to join him.

The title was taken from the name of the homestead owned by Jessica, and the series primarily dealt with the adventures of running the large farming property.[2] The premise of the first series, namely that Joe and Sam were fugitives from the law and were being assisted by Jessica, was totally removed. No reference to the Sam Cash character was ever made in this series. The previous antagonist, the corrupt police trooper, Lieutenant Keogh (Bruce Kerr) only appeared in the first episode of Tandarra, and the character of Jessica's servant, Annie (Anne Scott-Pendlebury) only appeared in the second.

Patrick Edgeworth later said that the series was hurt by the fact the leads were no longer fugitives from the law, which reduced the tension.[1] The series was released in Australia on DVD in May 2015 by Umbrella Entertainment.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Film Buff's Forecast (27 October 2017). "10 – Universal's Australian Chief and An Englishman Abroad" (Podcast).
  2. ^ "Tandarra". australiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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