Stock Squad
Stock Squad is a 1985 Australian television film directed by Howard Rubie and starring Martin Sacks, Gerard Kennedy, Kris McQuade, and Richard Meikle. It focuses on the rural crime division.[1] It aired on 30 April 1986, in Sydney.[2]
| Stock Squad | |
|---|---|
| Based on | an original idea by John Shaw Brian Chirlian |
| Written by | Hugh Stuckey |
| Directed by | Howard Rubie |
| Starring | Martin Sacks Gerard Kennedy Kris McQuade Richard Meikle |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tom Jeffrey |
| Cinematography | Ross Berryman |
| Running time | 92 mins |
| Production company | Independent Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 30 April 1986 |
Premise
In the country town of Mirabee, huge quantities of grain go missing from a Government operated silo. The stock squad is called in to investigate.
Cast
- Martin Sacks as Ric Santana
- Gerard Kennedy as Ken Ritchie
- Kris McQuade as Caroline Marshall
- Richard Meikle as McCabe
- Michael O'Neill as Andy Marshall
- Jay Hackett as McIntyre
- Carmen Duncan
- Tony Blackett
- Phillip Ross
- Brendon Lunney
- Su Cruickshank
- Jim Holt
Reception
The Age called it "a thriller that doesn't thrill... as flat as the wheat country landscape."[3]
References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p145
- "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 April 1986. p. 60.
- "Stalking a culprit". The Age Green Guide. 15 May 1986. p. 2.
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