Skyways

Synopsis

This action-packed drama series is set at the Pacific International Airport, where five million passengers pass through every year and 8,000 people work…the city of the air. Paul MacFarlane runs the place. He was a pilot with Trans Asia Airlines until he was grounded. Now he's in his early forties, a tough executive with the common touch. He needs it. At any moment he may have to deal with the demands of his staff. It could be trivial this time or a danger to security the next. Or it might be a VIP demanding the impossible at once. Patience is MacFarlane's strong point. The action is not all on the ground. In the air, the crews of Trans Asia Airlines may be dealing with any emergency from foul weather to engine failure. If it's happening MacFarlane has to know…and usually fix it!

Cast

PAUL MacFARLANE … Tony Bonner
LOUISE CARTER … Tina Bursill
SIMON YOUNG … Ken James
CAPTAIN DOUGLAS STEWART … Bruce Barry
ELAINE MacFARLANE … Carmen Duncan
NICK GRAINGER … Bartholomew John
ROBYN DAVIES … Judy Morris
PETER FANELLI … Bill Stalker
GEORGE TIPPETT … Brian James
FAYE PETERSON … Kris McQuade
JACKI SOONG … Deborah Coullis
KELLY MORGAN … Joanne Samuel
MRS. YOUNG … Irene Inescort
ALAN MacFARLANE … Andrew McKaige
MANDY MacFARLANE … Gaynor Martin

(Semi-regulars)

ANGIE MURRIE … Kerry Armstrong (eps. 138-177,178-187)
BELINDA PHIPPS … Kylie Foster (eps 133-)
JANET PATTERSON … Susan Lobez
CHAS POTTER … Maurie Fields
JOHN HUNTER … Barry Creyton (eps 147,149-152,154-160) JERRY ANDERSON … Peter Byrne
SIR JOSEPH MILES … Michael Duffield
SAM PATTERSON … Adrian Lloyd (eps 137,151,153,155-156,158-160,180,183)
RUSSELL BENNETT … Bevan Wilson (eps 162-171, 173-174)
SUE BENNETT … Sue Jones (eps. 163-164,167-169,171,174)

Production

188 x 1 hour episodes
First televised July 1979
Executive Producers: Ian Crawford & Jock Blair
Producer: Graham Moore
Series Created by: Jock Blair & Terry Stapleton