Kelly (Australian TV series)

Kelly
Directed by	Mark Defriest Chris Langman Brendan Maher Paul Moloney Mike Smith
Composer(s)	Garry McDonald Laurie Stone
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer(s)	Jonathan M. Shiff
Editor(s)	Philip Watts
Cinematography	Brett Anderson
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Distributor	ZDF Enterprises
Release
Original network	Network Ten
Original release	19 September 1991 – 1992
Chronology
Related shows	Lassie The Littlest Hobo

Kelly is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 1991. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions and featured the adventures of a former police dog called Kelly.^[1]

Plot

Kelly is a highly trained German Shepherd police dog who needs to recover from an injury on duty. Sergeant Mike Patterson sends him to stay with his son's family. Kelly becomes the constant companion of Jo Patterson, Mike's granddaughter, and her friend Danny Foster. Kelly has many classic adventures with the family and other friends, and was considered Australia's answer to 'Lassie' and 'The Littlest Hobo.^[2]

Cast

• Charmaine Gorman as Jo Patterson
• Alexander Kemp as Danny Foster
• Gil Tucker as Frank Patterson
• Ailsa Piper as Maggie Patterson
• Anthony Hawkins as Mike Patterson
• Matthew Ketteringham as Chris Patterson
• Katy Brinson as Dr. Robyn Foster
• Joseph Spano as Brian Horton
• Simon Grey as Robbo
• Mat Lyons as Dino
• Orion Erickson as Flattop
• Lois Collinder
• Anne Phelan
• Louise Siversen as Glennis
• Pepe Trevor
• Kelly and Mickey trained and owned by Michael Garcia

References

1. "Series the networks can't afford.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 28 January 1991. p. 26. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101129/plotsummary/

External links

• Kelly at the Internet Movie Database.
• Kelly at TV.com .