The Rovers

30min

The Rovers was an Australian ocean-based family adventure television show originally screened 1969 - 1970 on the 0-Ten network. Produced by NLT Productions, the series starred Rowena Wallace, Edward Hepple, Noel Trevarthen and Grant Seiden. The storylines revolve around the adventures of the crew of the ‘Pacific Lady’, an island schooner owned by Captain Sam McGill, played by Hepple, Bob Wild played by Trevarthen and Rusty Collins, a wildlife journalist. Thirty-nine episodes of 30 minutes each were produced. Writers included Kenneth Cook, Ron McLean, Michael Wright, Ralph Peterson and Rosamund Waring.

Episodes

Cast

Slipway

1. Slipway

30min

1st Jan 1969

The Fugitives

2. The Fugitives

30min

1st Jan 1969

Long Cry Of The Bunyip

3. Long Cry Of The Bunyip

30min

1st Jan 1969

Dangerous Cargo

4. Dangerous Cargo

30min

1st Jan 1969

Bridie Baines

5. Bridie Baines

30min

1st Jan 1969

A Lamb And A Handful Of Sugar

6. A Lamb And A Handful Of Sugar

30min

1st Jan 1969

Wide Angle Shot

7. Wide Angle Shot

30min

1st Jan 1969

Pigeon Post

8. Pigeon Post

30min

1st Jan 1969

The Strangers

9. The Strangers

30min

1st Jan 1969

Guitar Boy

10. Guitar Boy

30min

1st Jan 1969

Double Or Nothing

11. Double Or Nothing

30min

1st Jan 1969

The Bushranger

12. The Bushranger

30min

1st Jan 1969

Day of the Black Eagle

13. Day of the Black Eagle

30min

1st Jan 1969

Forget-Me-Not

14. Forget-Me-Not

30min

1st Jan 1969

UFO Pacific

15. UFO Pacific

30min

1st Jan 1969

The Odyssey Of Reginald Peck

16. The Odyssey Of Reginald Peck

30min

1st Jan 1969

Cannon To The Right Of Them

17. Cannon To The Right Of Them

30min

1st Jan 1969

Crisis

18. Crisis

30min

1st Jan 1969

Sittin' Pretty

19. Sittin' Pretty

30min

1st Jan 1969

Double Exposure

20. Double Exposure

30min

1st Jan 1969

Wright's Peak

21. Wright's Peak

30min

1st Jan 1969

Cry Wolf

22. Cry Wolf

30min

1st Jan 1969

The Expert

23. The Expert

30min

1st Jan 1969

The Charmer

24. The Charmer

30min

1st Jan 1969

Cousin Patrick

25. Cousin Patrick

30min

1st Jan 1969

Hamish Where Are You?

26. Hamish Where Are You?

30min

1st Jan 1969

A Touch Of Yellow

27. A Touch Of Yellow

30min

1st Jan 1969

The Secret Of Aroora-Hitte

28. The Secret Of Aroora-Hitte

30min

1st Jan 1969

A Place Of My Own

29. A Place Of My Own

30min

1st Jan 1969

First air date

21st Aug 1969

Last air date

1st Jan 1969

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks