Up The Convicts
| Up The Convicts | |
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| Written by | Hugh Stuckey |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATN-7 |
| Release | February 18 – August 8, 1976 |
Up The Convicts is an Australian comedy television series that aired on Channel 7 in 1976. It starred Frankie Howerd as a convict in Botany Bay in the 18th century.[1][2] There was four episodes, each billed as specials.[3] It was a similar style of show as Howerd's Up Pompeii!.[4]
Cast
- Frankie Howerd as Jonathan Shirk
- Frank Thring as Sergeant Bastion
- Wallas Eaton as Sir Montague Fitzgibbon
- Carol Raye as Lady Fitzgibbon
- Lee Young as Quinney
- Abigail as Charlotte
- Kate Fitzpatrick
- Anne Lambert as Gladys
- Jacki Weaver as Emily
- Crystal Redenko as Dapne
- Patrick Ward as Roger
- Arna-Maria Winchester
References
- ^ Plummer, Dale (15 February 1976), "Sydney's early convict days never funnier", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Glover, Richard (11 June 2021), "Up the convicts! When a tour Downunder was a comedian's last gasp", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ McCann, Graham (12 June 2022). "An Englishman abroad: Frankie Howerd's Commonwealth comedies". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Behind the funny face", The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December 1975