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John Meillon as Wally Stiller in the animated title sequence for Rita and Wally (screen cap)

form y Rita and Wally series - publisher film/TV

Authors:agent Ralph Peterson , Rosamund Waring .

Issue Details: First known date: 1968... 1968 Rita and Wally

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Film Details - Channel 7 , 1968

Producers:

Ralph Peterson

Production Companies:

ATN-7 (Sydney)

Cast:

Including John Meillon (Wally Stiller), Judi Farr (Rita Stiller), Noeline Brown (Rosemary 'Possum' Urkens), Tessa Mallos (Margaret Thurston), and Stewart Ginn (Vicar Barrington).

Release Dates:

According to Storey, 11 July 1968 (Melbourne) and 24 July 1968 (Sydney)

Location:

Shifted from the Balmain location of My Name's McGooley to an exclusive suburb in Sydney's North Shore.

Notes:

List of episodes

1. Wally's Little Half Acre Or A Man Of Limited Property (Ralph W. Peterson)

2. Sale Ahoy (Author unknown)

3. That Woman Next Door (Ralph W. Peterson)

4. I Can't Get Over That Girl Of Mine, So She'll Have To Get Out Of Bed And Turn Off The Electric Blanket (Author unknown)

5. High Society (Author unknown)

6. Wherefore Art Thou? (Ralph W. Peterson)

7. A Man Of The People Or That Grey Face In The Crowd (Author unknown)

8. That Grey Face In The Crowd Strikes Again (Author unknown)

9. From Log Cabin To...? (Ralph W. Peterson)

10. And Who Pays For The Daily Paper (Author unknown)

11. Ill Met By Lamplight (Author unknown)

12. The Green War (Author unknown)

13. The Silvered Tongue (Author unknown)

14. I Love You Darling, And What's Your Second Name Again? (Author unknown)

15. The Family That Sprays Together, Stays Together (Ralph W. Peterson)

16. Another Name For It Is Plastered (Author unknown)

17. Share And Share Alike (Ralph W. Peterson and Rosamund waring)

18. The Birth Of A Salesman (Author unknown)

19. The Farther, The Better (Ralph W. Peterson)

20. And A Little Child Shall Lead Them

21. The Saveloy-Affair (Author unknown)

22. Regina V. Wally (Author unknown)

23. Wally Stiller's Little Revolt Or The End Of An Era (Ralph W. Peterson)

Subjects:

Settings:

Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,

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