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Liz

Episode 1
Sunday, May 27, 1973 (Seven, 7:30, Melbourne)
Writers: Terry Stapleton and Mort Fine
Director: Simon Wincer

Liz Mason believes she has murdered her lover. Ryan is hired — and sacked, but in between, he has followed a mystifying and violent trail that results in an attempt on his life and ends in his discovery of Liz's chilling secret.

Starring: Rod Mullinar as Michael Ryan, Pamela Stephenson as Julie King, Luigi Villani as Tony Angelini

Guest Cast: Elli Maclure as Liz Mason, Joseph Furst as Erich Stahl, Irene Inescourt as Joan Mason, Barbara Ramsay as Chris, Roy Lyons as Geoffrey Baxter, Carl Bleazby as Sen. Sgt. Ken Wade, Sheila Florance as Lorna Russell, Hu Pryce as Billy, Robert Essex as Joe

Notes: episode titles and credits are screen accurate except for a couple of instances where misspelled names have been corrected. Summaries and some notes are from the defunct website Classic Australian Television by Don Storey. All images are my own.

This Little Piggy Went To Pieces

Episode 2
June 03, 1973
Writer: Peter Schreck
Director: Andrew Swanson

Ryan suspects that one of his best friends, a policeman, has murdered an informer. Ryan's investigations lead him through a macabre maze of sleazy strip joints and drug addicts to the uncovering of a depraved racketeer.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Ron Graham as Jack Nelson, Judy Morris as Jan Taylor, John Trenaman as Paul Thompson, Peter Whitford as Billy Maxwell, Lynn James as Margaret Nelson, Ted Ogden as Eric Fraser, Graeme Blundell as Flip Mitchell, John Preston as Nobby Walker, Maurie Fields as Det. Bob Clark, Valma Pratt as Vicki Anderson,

Note: the first appearance of Luigi Villani and Colin McEwan.

Firing Squad

Episode 3
June 10, 1973
Writer: Colin Eggleston
Director: Andrew Swanson

The Staphopoulos family, which owns and operates a foundry, is involved in a web of jealousy and hatred. Bitter conflict between father and son, rooted in the Greek civil war 25 years before, escalates as the old man, Miklos, becomes the victim of a bomb attack and the son is terrorised by threats and funeral wreaths. Ryan is hired to keep the peace among the flaring factions but finds himself in trouble when a suspected fake kidnapping turns out to be the real thing.

Guest Cast: Alfred Sandor as Miklos Staphopoulos, Tim Eliott as Demetrios Staphopoulos, Bryon Williams as Peter Skovros, Ayten Kuyululu as Nana, John Stanton as Johnson, Vernon Weaver as Davies, Manual Bugeja as George, Anne Pendlebury as Katarina, Norman Kaye as Florist

Nut File

Episode 4
June 10, 1973
Writer: Neil Atkinson, Terry Stapleton
Director: Gary Conway

When an attempt is made on Ryan's life, a woman and her child are accidentally shot down and killed. Ryan feels responsible and sets out on a personal vendetta to track down the killer.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Alister Smart as Colin Brown, John Morgan as Dr. Gordon King, Pauline Charleston as Eileen King, Jack Hume as Mr. Ward, Simon Chilvers as Joe 'The Finger', Penne Hackforth-Jones as Helen, Bruce Kerr as Dr. Leo Hughes, Vernon Weaver as Jerry, Alan Rowe as Club Manager, Marnie Randall as Mrs Brown, Clinton Savoury as Barry Brown, Max Fairchild as Max [uncredited]

King's Bishop To Queen Three

Episode 5
July 02, 1973
Writer: Peter Schreck
Producer as Marie Trevor
Director: Gary Conway

A politician's wife is being blackmailed and an oil millionaire has the negatives of her in compromising situations with a group of bikies. Ryan does a little blackmailing of his own to get them back, but his troubles are only beginning.

Guest Cast: David Ravenswood as Paddy, Terry Gill as Sam, Rowena Wallace as Kate Morris, Shane Porteous as John Morris, Michael Long as Squib, Terry McDermott as Matt Vincent, Nigel Lovell as David Farnham, Frank Wilson as Fred Palmer, Geoff Richardson as Toby, Chris Gilmartin as Bob, Jan Morgan, as Receptionist [Miss Fenton], Will Duemer as Barney, Adam Smibert as Vincent

Catalyst

Episode 6
July 09, 1973
Writer: Ron McLean
Producer as Marie Trevor
Director: Gary Conway

The kidnapping of their young daughter causes Harry and Jean Thompson to seek help from Ryan, and his investigations disclose a tense emotional situation in which the Thompson’s marriage is seen to fall apart under stress.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Fay Kelton as Jean Thompson, Edward Ogden as Harry Thompson, David Cameron as Tim O'Brien, Bruce Myles as Geoff Burns, Annemarie Johnson as Jodie, Bill Bennett as Neighbour, Brian Moll as Warburton, Denzil Howson as Dr. Walsh, Roger Boyce as Mechanic, Brice Barnes as Constable, Fred Gray as Club Secretary

Death Watch

Episode 7
July 16, 1973
Writer: Phil Freedman
Director: Ian Bennett

Ryan is engaged to protect a wealthy industrialist, John Bradley, whose entire existence is dedicated to the acquisition of wealth, and who is living in constant fear of attacks on his life.

Guest Cast: Max Phipps as Bradley, Robert Bruning as Vernon, Ronald Falk as Alan Roberts, Martin Harris as Thompson, Kurt Ludescher as Hauser, Vince Markesteijn as Tom Sinclair, Wendy Gilmore as Pamela Vaughan, Geoff Parry as Gardiner, Gwynneth Hughes as Mrs. Green, Harold Reid as Mr. Green

Come The Liberation

Episode 8
July 23, 1973
Writer: William Froug
Director: Simon Wincer

Ms. Terry Davis, a powerful figure in the American women's liberation movement, visits Australia. She hires Ryan to find her boyfriend's killer and to recover a sum of money she gave him to set up an Australian branch of her organisation.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Arna-Maria Winchester as Terry, John Krummel as Robert Price, Peter Aanensen as Caretaker, John Gray as Joe Martin, Michael Howley as Butler, Tom Lake as Hedley, John Baker as Johnny Quinn, Peter Norton as Doctor, Hu Pryce as Fake Tom Jessup, John Black as Real Tom Jessup, Pauline Charleston as Mrs. Dewey

Note: One scene required Ryan to drive his Charger through a shallow creek, sending up a spray of water. The location was checked and the following the day the scene was filmed — however, overnight rain had swelled the creek and the Charger plunged into deep water and came to an abrupt halt. The mishap looked effective and was retained in the episode.

Messenger Birds

Episode 9
July 30, 1973
Writers: Jim Simmonds & Terry Stapleton
Directors: Andrew Swanson, Ian Crawford

While searching for the missing daughter-in-law and grandson of an Italian businessman, Ryan uncovers a massive vice racket and finds himself enmeshed in a web of murder, violence and illicit sex.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Anna Volska as Melina Jaconelli, Keith Lee as Enzo Jaconelli, Norman Yemm as Carl Hoffman, Kevin Miles as John Hillier, Deryck Barnes as Father Dalton, Julie Day as Chris Turner, Nanette Goode as Mrs Murphy, Carryl Browne as Elsa Harvey, Alberto Vila as Cab Driver, Sam Schreck as Pietro

Tribe

Episode 10
August 06, 1973
Writers: Peter Schreck & Dennis Paul
Director: Simon Wincer

Ryan is hired to trace a woman's husband, and to question him — but when he triggers off a tragedy, he finds himself questioning his own lifestyle.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Bruce Barry as Bill Palmer, Jeanie Drynan as Tricia, Maggie Millar as Joan Palmer, Hu Pryce as Stan Kamen, Peter Hepworth as Harry, Roger Ward as Don, Dennis Grosvenor as Steve, James Chesworth as Buck, Karen Peterson as Jan, Dina Mann as Niki, Roger Boyce as Vince

The Girl With The Golden Slippers

Episode 11
August 13, 1973
Writer: David Boutland
Director: Simon Wincer

Ryan is hired, and captivated, by 10-year-old Maria Bitov who is worried because some men have been frightening her father. He is drawn into the nightmare world of Anton Bitov - a proud, secretive, tormented Russian immigrant who fiercely rejects Ryan's help and will not say why he endures the bashings and the bombings. Ryan finds the answers, but by then Anton has suicided, Maria is being held hostage, and Ryan is given an impossible deadline to produce the ransom money.

Guest Cast: Elspeth Ballantyne as Rhoda Bitov, Jessica Ball as Maria Bitov, Owen Weingott as Anton, John Krummel as Andrew Taylor, Cul Cullen as Jack Bell, Robert Brockman as Billy Hall, Nina Gregory as Natalia Bitov, Roger Carroll as Fats, Bill Bennett as Mr. Gardener

Miss Ogilvie Repents

Episode 12
August 20, 1973
Writer: Mort Fine
Director: Andrew Swanson

Ryan is hired to find a missing call girl and is plunged into the bewildering, violent and scandalous world of industrial espionage.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Rowena Wallace as Sue Ogilvie, Don Barker as Steve Roberts, Jill Forster as Sheila, Peter Gwynne as Fitch, Gary Down as Albert, Jeffrey Hodgson as Ian Hagerty, Brian Moll as Topley, David Griffin as Tony Moss, Frank Wilson as Doctor Thomas, Paul GLen as Photographer, Ken Snodgrass as Guard

Man With A Mission

Episode 13
August 27, 1973
Writer: Jim Simmonds
Director: Simon Wincer

Ryan moves in two different worlds while investigating the death of an old friend — from the depths of derelict humanity, to the glitter of high society when a charity mission is infiltrated by a con man.

Guest Cast: Kevin Golsby as Trevor Armstrong, Gerry Duggan as Horace Chapman, Ann Sidney as Felicity Clarke, Gerard Maguire as Jack Baker, Agnes Dobson as Elsie Chapman, Roly Barlee as Don Anderson, Ron Pinnell as Clarrie, lan Lindsay as Minister, Fred Ford as Joe, Harry Lister as Gardener

But When She Was Bad

Episode 14
September 03, 1973
Writer: David Boutland
Director: Gary Conway

John Mitchell, a cold-blooded ex-Army special operations officer, is hired by Major Wilson to search out and destroy the killer of the Major's young daughter, who died from an overdose of drugs. Mitchell decides instead to take a piece of the drug market himself and proves deadly and efficient at his work. Major Wilson then calls in Ryan to halt the mayhem he has unleashed.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Jack Thompson as John Mitchell, Helen Morse as Goldie Taylor, Redmond Philips as Major Wilson, Terry Norris as Picker, Julie Day as Juliet Mitchell, Ken Goodlet as Robinson, Christine Amor as Jennifer, Will Deumer as Eric, Nevil Thurgood as Thin Man, Max Fairchild as Fat Man, Bill Bennett as Detective, Peter Byrne as Hippie

Note: Jack Thompson and Redmond Philips play characters whose backstories closely match the plot of their previous series, Spyforce.

Moon Monkey

Episode 15
September 10, 1973
Writer: Everett De Roche
Director: Gary Conway

Guest Cast: Ryan becomes involved with a ruthless, ambitious politician, his campaign manager, and a Yugoslav migrant and his wife when the politician hires Ryan to help him with an election campaign by exposing a racket to defraud migrants.

Note: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Ben Gabriel as Vedat, Brian Wenzel as Murphy, John Trenaman as Buckner, Ron Roberts as Armstrong, Tony Bazell as Bell, Nina Gregory as Moya, Peter Stratford as Larry, James Chesworth as Spider, Tom Richards as Steve, Manuel Bujega as Kabaagac, Mackey Smetana as Dilman, Anastasia Malinoff as Cilla, Ian Smith as Dick [uncredited], Anne Wiles as Mary [uncredited]

Nobody's Perfect

Episode 16
September 17, 1973
Writer: Luis Bayonas
Director: Ian Bennett

Drinking too much, gambling, faking bribes and thumping policemen won't solve anyone's problems. Or maybe it will, who knows? Ryan seems to know.

Guest Cast: Carl Bleazby as Ken Wade, Don Phillps as Inspector Mulligan, Harry Lawrence as Jackie Webb, Cornelia Frances as Amelia, Jon Finlayson as Jonathon Smith, Frank Rich as Enzo, Nick Callen as Bill, Gavan Ellis as Freddie, Roger Boyce as Johnston, Tracey Simm as Jenny, Lloyd Cunningham as Police Supt., Telford Jackson as Hillman

Person Or Persons Unknown

Episode 17
September 24, 1973
Writer: David Boutland
Director: David Johnstone

The murder of a young woman involves Ryan and Julie in a bewildering web of sexual intrigue, and Julie's life is threatened.

Guest Cast: David Foster as Alan Taylor, Fred Betts as Walter Taylor, Bob McDarra as Graham Anderson, Tony Allyn as Joe Cook, Carl Bleazby as Sgt. Ken Wade, Frank Hamilton as Jack Hill, Eileen Chapman as Rhoda Anderson, Robert Lever as Detective, Beatrice Watts as Cilla, Allan Stewart as Morrie, Karen Murphy as Christine Taylor

Fibber The Dancing Galah

Episode 18
October 01, 1973
Writer: Everett De Roche
Director: Simon Wincer

Ryan investigates a daredevil hijacking from a semi-trailer, where thieves jump a truck and unload its cargo of cigarettes while the vehicle is on the move. The driver, an aging truckie called ‘Fibber’, reaches a crisis when he realises he can no longer keep pace with the sophistication of the modern road transport industry. Jack Hayes, his old driving partner and now the manager of the company, is going to sack him — unless Ryan can prove his innocence. Vicki has been sleeping with Jack to gain information about valuable shipments being trucked to aid her hi-jacker friends. But by this time 'Fibber' is out on the highway in a 25-ton truck — with no brakes.

Guest Cast: Don Crosby as Fibber, Frank Wilson as Jack Hayes, Cecily Polson as Vicki, Mary Marschall as Wife, Graeme Blundell as Slade, Brian Doyle as Lance, Terry Gill as Chester, Gary Down as Stuntman [John], Robert Essex as Freeman, Tony Sprague as Rogers, David Glendinning as Walsh, Jack Perry as Barman

Note: The truck hi-jack scenes were filmed on a section of the new Mulgrave freeway that had not yet been opened for traffic. The scenes were used in a cinema film sequence in Homicide ep. 484 'Spools And Clocks'.

Hamlet's Horse

Episode 19
October 08, 1973
Writer: Dennis Paul
Director: Simon Wincer

Ryan is puzzled when an evening's quiet drinking is interrupted by Jana, a slightly crazy, beautiful girl who wants to know all about Adam Parker and won't believe that Ryan has never heard of him. Next morning Ryan receives a copy of ‘Hamlet’ and a $10 note in the post, with a note from Adam Parker asking him to keep the book safe for collection. Ryan finds he has become the reluctant guardian of a key to $2 million worth of smuggled heroin. Adam Parker is discovered dead, and Ryan himself becomes the target of a deadly gang of drug smugglers. Rival factions of the gang are willing to bribe, seduce or kill him in order to get the two suitcases of heroin. Neither they nor Ryan know that one of the cases is packed with high explosives.

Guest Cast: Penne Hackforth-Jones as Jana, Bruce Barry as Neil Bishop, Alfred Bell as McLeod, Max Osbiston as Lynch, Hamish Hughes as Adam, Les James as Jim, Eric Hayes as Cradel, Grant Fraser as Sailor, Alison Bird as Nurse, Kevin Ellis as Bartender

Where Thunder Sleeps

Episode 20
October 15, 1973
Writer: lan Jones
Director: Simon Wincer

After Ryan is hospitalised following a car accident, Julie has to handle a case alone and becomes the victim of a terror campaign when weird events plague a remote country homestead.

Guest Cast: Pat Bishop as Elaine Duncan, Jack Thompson as Brian Duncan, Richard Lupino as Robin, Ben Blakeney as Doug, Fred Gray as George Amos, David Glendinning as Doctor

Faraway Girl

Episode 21
October 22, 1973
Writer: John R.S. Blair
Director: Simon Wincer

A wistful young girl, Anastasia Jones, kept heavily drugged by villains, almost has her mind destroyed when Ryan probes the events, the drugs and double crosses surrounding the mysterious disappearance of her father, Jacob, three years before.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Sally Conabere as Anastasia Jones, Gerard Maguire as Rollo, Ron Roberts as Dr. Saunders, Jill Forster as Nurse Porter, Syd Conabere as Jacob Jones, Jack Hume as Ward, John Clayton as Harry, John Black as Sam, James Setches as Driver, Tom Lake as Quinn [uncredited]

Hickory Dickory Dock

Episode 22
October 28, 1973
Writer: Luis Bayonas
Director: Ian Bennett

Ryan investigates when Steve Brennan says he is surrounded by conspirators bent on his destruction. Death could come from his jealous boardroom colleagues, his faithless wife or his own dark, tortured mind.

Guest Cast: Keith Eden as Steve Brennan, Carmen Duncan as Ann Brennan, Serge Lazareff as Patrick, Tony Wager as Bill Hennigan, Carl Bleazby as Sergeant Wade, Anne Phelan as Betty, Martin Phelan as Tom Brennan, Esme Melville as Daisy Smith, Robin Bowering as Dr. Jones, Richard Doggett as Jason Scott

Pipeline

Episode 23
November 05, 1973
Writer: Michael Harvey
Director: Gary Conway

A man, who left his family for no apparent reason, disappears from a city hospital. Ryan finally tracks him down to the airport, where he has collapsed and died, apparently of a heart attack. Or did he? The case involves Ryan with a crime mob run by a man code named 'Eagle', who tries to leave the country. Ryan is used as a decoy to lead police away, and he and Det. Floyd, who thinks Ryan is 'Eagle', walk into a trap.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Joe James as Baker, Owen Weingott as Bannerman, Terence Cooper as Cramer, Brian Anderson as Mr. Hall, Margaret Cruickshank as Mrs. Hall, Russell Waters as Doctor, Gabrielle Hartley as Sister, Anthony Hawkins as Adler, Jeff O'Donnell as Floyd, Ann WIles as Cashier

Three Legged Duck

Episode 24
November 07, 1973
Writer: Everett De Roche
Director: Gary Conway

Danny Scott, the hot-tempered skipper of a fishing trawler, has disappeared overboard. Has he drowned, was he murdered as the grieving widow claims, or is Danny still alive? As Ryan uncovers the truth he becomes part of a deadly tug-of-war.

Guest Cast: Bruce Spence as Wally Scott, Cecily Polson as Gail Scott, Bill Hunter as Otto Silveski, Jeff Ashby as Nigel Cox, Peter Whittle as Danny Scott, Tom Travers as Hooker, Keith Kaye as Napoleon, Carl Bleazby as Sen. Sgt. Wage, Barbara Brighton as Secretary

A Bag Full Of Miracles

Episode 25
November 14, 1973
Writer: Luis Bayonas
Director: Ian Bennett

A handover of drugs goes wrong and a migrant couple runs into a hundred thousand dollars worth of trouble, as a team of high-powered international drug smugglers contend with the Italian players, the law, and Ryan.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Robin Ramsay as Mario Fabrisi, Natalie Mosco as Angela Fabrisi, Kevin Leslie as Fred Jones, Richard Lupino as McNamara, Terry Gill as Jim, Stewart Faichney as Steve, Telford Jackson as Charlie, Joe Latona as Eddie, Frank Cansella as Abdul, Arnold Riches as Sales Manager

Giant, Giant, Had A Great Fall

Episode 26
November 21, 1973
Writer: Neil Atkinson
Director: Simon Wincer

A top gangster's daughter is kidnapped, apparently by his rival. Ryan races to find her before the situation explodes into a gang war.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Alfred Sandor as Knight, Bryon Williams as Lewis, Brian Wenzel as Frank, Judy Lynne as Barbara, James Bowles as Harry, John Clayton as Hunt, Kurt Beimel as Hackman, David Mitchell as Starkey, Denzil Howson as Holland Les James as Barney, Keith Lawrence as Ray, Frank Spencer as Sam

Way Back

Episode 27
November 28, 1974
Writer: Terry Stapleton
Director: Simon Wincer

Jack Marshall is a man with secrets that he's tried to keep for 13 years. Ryan's efforts to get at the truth are complicated by a nervous doctor, an alcoholic wife, a crooked lawyer, a strange gunman and a sweet 18-year-old girl named Susan Morrison.

Guest Cast: Frederick Betts as Jack Marshall, Hazel Phillips as Lorna Morrison, Keith Eden as Dr.Howard Morrison, Michelle Fawdon as Susan Morrison, John Llewellyn as Frank Powell, Tony Allyn as Danny Carter, Bruce Kilpatrick as Alan Archer, Frank Gow as Garage Attendant, David John as Barman

Negative Proof

Episode 28
December 05, 1974
Writer: John Edwards
Director: Gary Conway

Ryan's career is almost ruined when a blackmail case takes an unexpected turn.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Robyn Nevin as Susan Davis, Bob Bruning as Stan Davis, John Bonney as Philip Jackson, John Krummel as Edward Cole, Mackey Smetana as Bernie Lynch, Paul Young as Harry Chapman, Vernon Weaver as Uniformed Cop, Robert Essex as Peter Andrews, Don Smibert as Security Man, Eric Hayes as Barrister, Richard Moss as Thug 1, Ken Brady as Thug 2

A Little Something Special

Episode 29
December 12, 1974
Writer: William Froug
Director: George Miller

Ryan finds himself in a jumble of intrigue and doublecross in a case where nothing seems clear — except that everyone wants 'the prize', and someone wants him dead.

Guest Cast: Diane Craig as Lacey Glen, Katie Sheil as Ellen Cornell, Lex Mitchell as Ronnie Metcalf, Don Philps as R.B. Shields, Gary Gray as Walter Newboy, Ernie Bourne as Meechum, Gus Mercurio as James Logan, Louise Homfrey as Mrs. Crew, Ken Snodgrass as Joe White, Richard Doggett as Hotel Clerk, Keith Lawrence as Bartender, Jane Clifton as Jenny

Red Alert

Episode 30
December 19, 1974
Writer: John R.S. Blair
Director: Ian Bennett

Ryan is assigned as bodyguard to Conrad, a visiting foreign Trade Minister and Premier Elect, when it is learned that his life is threatened. This does not deter him from his ideals, and tension mounts when his young daughter is injured in a letter bomb explosion intended for him. Ryan must match wits with Kane, a professional assassin, as he closes in.

Guest Cast: Keith Lee as Conrad, Rowena Wallace as Zita, Alfred Bell as Stefan, Barry Barkla as Vic Darcy, Joe James as Kane, Anastasia Malinoff as Rachel, John Waters as Curt, John Smythe as Valdis, lan Smith as Marty, Dian Morris as Nancy

A Deep Dark Place

Episode 31
December 30, 1974
Writer: David Boutland
Director: Gary Conway

For Ryan, solving a terrifying puzzle in the past is the only way he is able to protect his client, a rich young heiress, from a girl called Misty.

Guest Cast: Nick Tate as Harry Moore, Carol Skinner as Jane Moore, Arna-Maria Winchester as Misty, Michael Aitken as Bennie Wood, Marion Edward as Alice Davis, George Foster as Sir Charles, Simon Chilvers as Fat Man, Malcolm Phillips as Minister, David Jay as Farmer, Kris McQuade as Abby Simpson, Ken Snodgrass as Security Guard Hugh Mitchell as Eric Harris

A Song For Julie

Episode 32
January 01, 1976
Writer: Everett De Roche
Director: lan Bennett

Touring English pop singer Johnny Wyatt appears to be drunk on stage and cancels his appearance. Ryan, called in to investigate the possibility that Wyatt was drugged, puts his own life in danger when dealing with two shady characters involved with the singer, and Julie becomes romantically involved with Wyatt.

Guest Cast: John Diedrich as Johnny Wyatt, Paul Eddey as Snake, Charles Little as Leach, John Ewart as Jones, David Cameron as Mungo, Peter Hepworth as Yogurt, Richard Moss as Sam, John Black as Detective 1, Geoff O'Donnell as Detective 2, Paul Glen as Julie's Date, Clive Birchmore as Guard, Peter Culpan as Policeman

Note: The role of Johnny Wyatt was specially written for John Farnham in what would have marked his television acting debut, but he was not available to do it. Filming of the episode was postponed, but when it became apparent that Farnham would not be available in the near future the part was given to John Diedrich.

The Man In Room 16

Episode 33
January 02, 1976
Writer: lan Jones
Director: Andrew Swanson

David Sherman is critically injured in a racing car smash and doomed to exist as a vegetable in hospital. His wife hires Ryan to hunt out the truth.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Judith Dick as Diana Sherman, Keith Eden as Dr. Winter, Hilda Scurr as Matron Dexter, Stuart Finch as Mechanic, Rhod Walker as Maddison, David Ravenswood as Paddy, Vince Martin as Henchman, Bob Ruggiero as Lynch, Robert Schroeder as Scientist, Charmian Jacka as Housewife, Jennifer Craig as Day Sister, Clive Hearne as David Sherman [uncredited]

Give Them The World

Episode 34
January 05, 1976
Writer: David Boutland
Director: Simon Wincer

A worldly young woman falls for Ryan and doubts her own courage when she discovers his world of violence, corruption and treachery.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Cul Cullen as Jack Brown, Natalie Mosco as Pauline Chapman, Don Barkham as Eddie Roberts, Richard Gilbert as Charlie Cook, Janne Coghlan as Barbie Cook, Gerda Nicolson as Mary Roberts, David Atkins as Sean Roberts, Campbell Copelin as Harold Baker, John Larking as Barrel Billy, Bob Horsfall as Heavy 1, Chris Peters as Heavy 2, Louise Seater as Constable

Wild About Harry

Episode 35
January 06, 1976
Writer: Ian Jones
Director: Simon Wincer

Ryan and a former police colleague become the victims of a conspiracy. Their attempts at proving their innocence seem only to make their guilt more apparent.

Guest Cast: Robert Bruning as Sgt. Morgan, Tony Wager as Nugget Walsh, Owen Weingott as Inspector Gray, Vince Gil as Merve, Ernie Gray as Det. Baker, Lynne Flanagan as Landlady, Peter Norton as Doctor, Lester Morris as Householder, Sydney Bell as Detective, Frank Spencer as Police Constable

King Hit

Episode 36
January 07, 1976
Writer: Luis Bayonas
Director: Gary Conway

Ryan and Julie both assume fake identities in their efforts to uncover the dark implications behind the promotion of a new 'wonder drug'. Tony Angelini's mate Ned Robbins is beaten up by thugs, but is too frightened to give any details.

Guest Cast: Mark Albiston as Peter Summers, Ernie Bourne as Ned Robbins, Joan Letch as Daisy Robbins, Alan Rowe as Simms, Peter Culpan as Man 1, Peter Dixon as Man 2, Dian Morris as Georgina, Jennifer Craig as Susan, Esme Melville as Woman, Collwyn Roberts as Gateman

Goodbye Holly Beckett

Episode 37
January 08, 1976
Writer: John R.S. Blair, Terry Stapleton
Director: Ian Bennett

Holly Beckett is a gorgeous and endearing call girl. When one of her clients is bashed and robbed, she unwittingly becomes a key figure in the activities of a group of political fanatics — and the prime target for a brutal assassination.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Rowena Wallace as Holly Beckett, Simon Chilvers as Henderson, Frank Wilson as Novak, Keith Eden as Granger, Peter Felmingham as Hal, Michael Caton as Claude, Stewart Faichney as Larry Lewis, Will Deumer as Bert, Tollie Tholen as Tina Lewis, Manuel Bugeja as Wladyslaw, Paula Maxwell as Chloe, Glenda Lum as Rita

There's Going To Be A War

Episode 38
January 09, 1976
Writer: David Boutland
Director: Gary Conway

Ryan investigates the murder of a friend and becomes involved in violent gang warfare.

Guest Cast: Colin McEwan as Sgt. Cullen, Helen Morse as Shirley Green, Norman Yemm as Max Miller, Bill Hunter as Jack Jones, Brian Wenzel as Dave Fergusson, Ken Goodlet as Reginald Church, John Ewart as Charlie Bell, Danny Adcock as Harry Fisher, Jack Perry as Joe Green, Danny O'Meara as Wood

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Altar

Episode 39
January 24, 1976
Writers: Neil Atkinson
Director: Gary Conway

The bizarre death of an old friend, and an evil threat against a haunted, beautiful girl, draws Ryan into the weird and savage rituals of a band of satanists.

Guest Cast: Michelle Fawdon as Mia Sinclair, James Condon as John Moss, Anne Charleston as Samantha, Patricia Leehy as Jeanne Hayward, Walter Pym as Prof. Melton, Gary Gray as Robert Elliot, Malcolm Steed as Dr. Eric McLeod, Trevor Woods as Dr. Jim Innes, Paul Glen as Hal, Chris Peters as Charles, Denise Morgan as Salesgirl

Note: the only known acting credit for Denise Morgan who went on to have a prolific career as a screenwriter.

Homicide — As Simple As A.B.Z.

Episode 408
March 19, 1974
Writer: Peter Schreck
Director: Ian Bennett

Ryan becomes involved in blackmail, murder and intrigue as he clashes with the Homicide team. The case centres on the Tango Club, a discotheque which is a front for a high class house of prostitution catering to businessmen. The club is also a front for a blackmailing racket as the club's manager surreptitiously takes photos of guests as they cavort with the club's girls, Niki and Val. Ryan is hired by a worried and influential businessman to recover negatives of photographs being used to blackmail him. Ryan's methods are not the most orthodox and he quickly comes into conflict with the Homicide squad when Tango Club manager Billy Maxwell is found dead. As a prime suspect, Ryan has to move fast to find the murderer. Another murder is committed before the case is solved — with Ryan and the Homicide team working in confusion, misunderstanding and mistrust.

Starring: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Det. Insp. Lawson, Don Barker as Det. Sgt. White, John Stanton as Sen. Det. Kelly, Gary Day as Sen. Det. Redford

Guest Cast: Rod Mullinar as Michael Ryan, Colin McEwan as Det. Sgt. Cullen, Luigi Villani as Tony Angelini, Keith Lee as Earl Corrigan, John Nash as Roger Greaves, Beverley Phillips as Rita Corrigan, Tony Bazell as Victor Pollard, Kurt Beimel as Dr. Paul Harrod, Reg Dell as Billy Maxwell, Denzil Howson as Manager, Belinda Giblin as Niki, Ann Gilding as Val

Notes: This episode was made after completion of the 39 episode Ryan series pending a decision on whether a second series would go into production. At this time Homicide production was doubled up to make use of both film crews, reverting to normal when the decision was made not to proceed with a second series of Ryan. Pamela Stephenson does not appear as Julie King in this episode as she had resigned following completion of the first series of Ryan, and would not have appeared in a second series if production continued. A reference is made to her character to explain her absence.