The professional and personal tribulations of the staff at Pacific International Airport, an institution employing thousands and attracting a constant stream of smugglers, fugitives, and romantic entanglements. A sturdy, high-volume soap opera from the Crawford stable, designed to fill the evening schedules with a reliable mix of crime and domestic friction. While the setting offered a whiff of jet-age glamour, the scripts remained grounded in the familiar rhythms of Australian television drama.
It is perhaps most famous today for providing early employment to Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, who played siblings years before their stint on Ramsay Street. The series shared a universe with the police procedural Cop Shop, eventually transferring the character of Peter Fanelli to that program. Reliable entertainment for the era, even if it never quite reached cruising altitude.
Production Details
Australia / Seven Network-Crawfords / 188x60 Minute Episodes / 1979-1981
Created by: Jock Blair, Terry Stapleton
Executive Producer: Ian Crawford, Jock Blair
Producer: Graham Moore
Main Cast
Tony Bonner as Paul MacFarlane
Tina Bursill as Louise Carter
Ken James as Simon Young
Bruce Barry as Captain Douglas Stewart
Carmen Duncan as Elaine MacFarlane
Bartholomew John as Nick Grainger
Judy Morris as Robyn Davies
Bill Stalker as Peter Fanelli
Brian James as George Tippett
Kris McQuade as Faye Peterson