The Castaways (TV series)

Castaway (or The Castaways) is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1974.

Premise
In the 1880s the sailing ship Mary Jane is wrecked on a Pacific island on its way to Australia.

Cast

 * Peter Gwynne as Sergeant Holt
 * Fred Haltiner as Jan Lindburg
 * Volker Eckstein as Mr Fletcher
 * Isobel Black as Cathy Dunbar
 * Renate Schroeter as Eve Lindburg
 * John Bowman as Billy Rose
 * Don Barkham as Irving
 * Lexia Wilson as Angie
 * Alan Cinis as David

Production
It was filmed near Narrabeen and Port Macquarie. The series was an international co production between the ABC, Scottish television and a West German company. This led to several German and British actors being in the cast.