Sea Patrol (TV series)
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| Sea Patrol | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Starring | Ian Stenlake Lisa McCune Kristian Schmid Josh Lawson |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Original run | 2007– |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
Sea Patrol is a television drama series in production in 2006, set in various tropical areas of Australia onboard or using as a centrepiece a fictional Royal Australian Navy Patrol Boat and the life of the crew.
The series has been commissioned by the Nine Network.
This series is intentionally not a follow-on to the 1979 series, Patrol Boat, that started in the Attack class patrol boats and had the crew convert in the second series to the then current Fremantle class patrol boat.
[edit] Synopsis
"Every hour of every day in all weathers young men and women of the Royal Australian Navy Patrol Boat Service battle the elements and the odds to defend Australia’s borders and enforce its economic zone. They provide security, support, and relief for the world’s largest island – and longest coastline."
This series has been said to show the gender and cultural diversity of the Navy, and deal with contemporary issues such as illegal fishing, boat people, drug-running, immigration, and people-smuggling, and have an underlying mystery that is resolved.
[edit] Cast list
[edit] Main cast
- Ian Stenlake as the Commanding Officer
- Lisa McCune as Lieutenant Kate McGregor, the Executive Officer (second in command)
- Saskia Burmeister as Navigator Nikki
- John Batchelor as Charge
- Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor as Buffer
- Matthew Holmes as Swain
- Kristian Schmid as Leading Seaman Robert Dixon
- David Lyons as ET
- Josh Lawson as Chefo
- Jay Ryan as Spider
- Tye Harper as Jaffah
- Patrick Casey as Paddy Fergison
[edit] Recurring Guest Stars
- Steve Bisley
- Sibylla Budd
[edit] Production
[edit] Executive Producers
Hal McElroy & Di McElroy - McElroy All Media Ltd
[edit] Story Producer
- Susan Bower
[edit] Directors
- Geoff Bennett
- Chris Martin-Jones
[edit] Writers
- Marcia Gardner
- Adam Todd
- Jeff Truman
- Michaeley O'Brien
- Tony Morphett
- Sarah Smith
[edit] Filming
- Start - 9 October 2006
- Finish - 20 February 2007
[edit] Places
[edit] Named places
Places seen in the series, and named, include:
- Cairns, Queensland
- HMAS Waterhen, Navy Base, Sydney, New South Wales
[edit] Un-named places
Places seen in the series, but not named, include:
- Dunk Island, Queensland
- Mission Beach, Queensland
- Cowley Beach, near Innisfail, Queensland
[edit] Ships
The series will feature two real Fremantle class patrol boats whose appearance will be conflated to become the one ship:
- HMAS Wollongong, that was decommissioned on 8 January 2006, will be used for filming in Sydney;
- HMAS Ipswich will be used for filming in Queensland waters.
[edit] Command
The ship will be under the command of the fictional naval command structure called "NAVCOM".
