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Whiplash

Produced by Artransa Park Studios with ITC and ATV Britain

Creators: Michael Noonan, Michael Plant
Producers: Maury Geraghty, Ben Fox
Associate Producer: John Meredyth Lucas
Directors: John Meredyth Lucas, Peter Maxwell, Ben Fox, Maury Geraghty
Writers: Michael Plant, Ralph Peterson, Gene Roddenberry, et al.

Aired: 1961

A western set in the Outback during the 1860s starring American Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) as Christopher Cobb. The series was loosely based on the life of Freeman Cobb, who was the founder of Australia's first stagecoach line. (34x24min)