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James Davern
Born February 21, 1933 · Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
Died November 13, 2023 · aged 90
James Davern, is an Australian television director, writer, script editor and producer. Davern was employed as a writer and script editor with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television branch in the 1960s. He worked as a producer and director in drama and music programmes and was involved in establishing a script production line. In 1967, Davern was director and producer of the very …
Known For
Barnaby and Me · 1977Barnaby and Me
★ 6.21977
MovieAdventureComedy
Barnaby and Me is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a girl and her talking koala who are pursued by criminals.
Whipping Boy · 1996Whipping Boy
★ 6.71996
MovieTV MovieCrime
A female lawyer heads a government taskforce investigating a suspected paedophile racket in Sydney. Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
No Room to Run · 1977No Room to Run
★ 6.51977
MovieActionCrime
Concert promoter Nick Loomis is sent to Sydney by his ex father-in-law and boss Garth Kingswood, and asked to deliver a briefcase to a foreigner. When the man is killed in the airport, Loomis ends up entangled in corporate spying and is forced to fight for his life with the help of Terry McKenna, a woman from Austin working for the Sydney Opera House.
Puzzle · 1978Puzzle
★ 10.01978
MovieThrillerAdventure
Franciscus searches for the urn that contains the remains of Buddha but instead finds danger and intrigue.
A Country Practice · 1981A Country Practice
★ 5.91981
SeriesSoapDrama
A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
Rush · 1974Rush
★ 6.01974
SeriesDramaAction & Adventure
Rush was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1974 and 1976. The first 13 episodes were produced in 1974 and filmed in black and white. In 1976, 13 more episodes were produced, in colour, in conjunction with French production company Antenne 2. Each series featured a different cast with the exception of John Waters.