Shannon's Mob is an Australian TV series about an Australian intelligence agency. It was the last TV series from Fauna Productions, who were responsible for Skippy the Bush Kangaroo among others.[1]
| Shannon's Mob | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Espionage |
| Directed by | Ron Way Brian Bell Howard Rubie Ian Bennett |
| Starring | Robin Ramsay Frank Gallacher Julieanne Newbould |
| Composer | Eric Jupp |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bob Austin |
| Producers | Joy Cavill Lee Robinson |
| Production location | Sydney |
| Camera setup | John Williams |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | Fauna Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 27 October 1975 (1975-10-27) – 4 February 1976 (1976-02-04) |
FIASCO (The Federal Intelligence and Security Organisation) is a top-secret department whose existence was known only to a few and was answerable only to the Prime Minister. Under the control of one time Scotland Yard cop Dave Shannon, the main characters were agents Andrew Blake (Robin Ramsay) and Michael Jamieson (Frank Gallacher) who often worked undercover.
Production of the series took place from October 1973 to May 1974, mostly in and around Sydney.[2]
The series did not screen until October 1975. It was not a ratings success and did not sell well overseas. TV critic Don Storey wrote that "not only was Shannon's Mob Fauna's least successful production, it was one of the least remembered series of Australian television's first twenty years."[3]
In 1976 Robinson said it was unlikely that the series would ever recover its costs.[4]