The Strange Calls

Television series

Tracey Robertson
Nathan Mayfield
Debbie Lee
Brett Sleigh

ProducerTracey RobertsonProduction locationsBrisbane
Coolum BeachProduction companyHoodlum EntertainmentOriginal releaseNetworkABC2Release16 October (2012-10-16) –
20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)

The Strange Calls is an Australian television comedy series based on a short film with the same title, which had been produced by Daley Pearson and released in 2011.^[1] The series, broadcast in 2012, follows the adventures of Toby Banks, a young and recently disgraced police constable transferred from the city to a small town, and his elderly companion, Gregor, who every night receive strange calls from townspeople.

Production

The six-part series was created, written and directed by Daley Pearson, and was produced by Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath.^[2] Filming took place over four weeks in Coolum and Brisbane.^[2] The series was first screened on ABC2 in October and November 2012.

Cast

Barry Crocker as Gregor
Toby Truslove as Officer Toby Banks
Patrick Brammall as Sergeant Neil Lloyd
Katherine Hicks as Kath
Nick Simpson-Deeks as Nick

Episodes

(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).^[3]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"First Call"	Daley Pearson	Daley Pearson	16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)
2	"Jingle"	Daley Pearson	Daley Pearson	23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)
3	"Phantom"	Daley Pearson	Anthony Mullins	30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
4	"Napoleon"	Daley Pearson	Daley Pearson	6 November 2012 (2012-11-06)
5	"Fish"	Daley Pearson	Daley Pearson	13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)
6	"Roots"	Daley Pearson	Daley Pearson	20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)

References

^ The Strange Calls at IMDb
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (21 February 2012). "ABC2 making Strange Calls". TV Tonight.
^ "Episode Guide: The Strange Calls". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 5 August 2019.