Phoenix Five

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Phoenix Five was a low-budget Australian science fiction television series produced in 1970 by Artransa Park Production in Association with the ABC.

Aired: January 10July 3, 1970 (26 X 30 minute episodes)

The series followed the adventures of the crew of the galactic patrol ship Phoenix Five, 'the most sophisticated craft in the Earth Space Control Fleet.' This handpicked team — Captain Roke, a typical captain with a solution to every problem; Ensign Adam Hargraves, a young space cadet always ready to shoot first and skip the questions; compassionate Cadet Tina Culbrick; and their computeroid Carl — roamed the planets protecting galactic citizens and warding off the repeated plots and attacks of the evil humanoid Zodian and a rebel scientist Platonus.

Cast
Mike Dorsey..........Captain Roke
Patsy Trench.........Cadet Tina Culbrick
Damien Parker.......Ensign Agam Hargraves
Stuart Leslie..........Carl
Peter Collingwood...Earth Space Controller
Redmond Phillips....Zodian
Owen Weincott.......Platonus
Producers..............Peter Summerton and John Walters
Writer/Script Editor...John Warwick
Director..................David Cahill

Phoenix Five Episode Guide