Sea Patrol (TV series)

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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast list 2.1 Main cast 2.2 Recurring Guest Stars 3 Production 3.1 Executive Producers 3.2 Story Producer 3.3 Directors 3.4 Writers 3.5 Filming 4 Places 4.1 Named places 4.2 Un-named places 4.3 Ships 4.4 Command 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Sea Patrol
Genre	Drama
Starring	Ian Stenlake Lisa McCune Kristian Schmid Josh Lawson
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hal McElroy & Di McElroy
Running time	55-60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Nine Network
Original run	2007 – Not yet released
Links
IMDb profile

Sea Patrol is a television drama series in production in 2006, set in various tropical areas of Australia onboard a fictional Royal Australian Navy Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS Hammersley, and focusing on the ship and the life of the crew. The series has been commissioned by the Nine Network, and will begin to air in late 2007.

This series is intentionally not a follow-on to the 1979 series, Patrol Boat.^[1] At least three series of Sea Patrol are intended to be produced, with a possible upgrade from the Fremantle class to a newer Armidale class boat in a later series. ^[2]

[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."^[3]

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 runs throughout the series.

[edit] Cast list

[edit] Main cast

• Ian Stenlake as Lieutenant Commander Mike Flynn, the Commanding Officer
• Lisa McCune as Lieutenant Kate McGregor, the Executive Officer (second in command)
• Saskia Burmeister as Lieutenant Nikki Caetano, the Navigator
• John Batchelor as Charge
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Petty Officer Bosun 'Buffer' Pete Tomaszewski
• Matthew Holmes as Swain
• Kristian Schmid as Leading Seaman Robert Dixon
• David Lyons as ET
• Josh Lawson as Chefo
• Jay Ryan as Seaman Billy 'Spider' Webb
• Tye Harper as Jaffah

[edit] Recurring Guest Stars

• Sibylla Budd - Dr. Ursula Morrell
• Trent Sullivan - Oscar Firinu
• Steve Bisley
• Martin Lynes
• Valentino Del Toro
• Craig Coventry
• Christopher Stollery
• Leighton Cardno
• Sepidah M. Lands

[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 HMAS Hammersley:

• HMAS Wollongong, that was decommissioned on 11 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".

[edit] See also

• List of Australian television series

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lisa gets her sea legs - Herald Sun

• First Look sneak preview of Sea Patrol