# Contrabandits

Contrabandits is a 1967 Australian TV series about the work of the customs department.

## Cast
### Main / regular

* John Bonney as Bob Piper
* Denis Quilley as Chief Inspector Ted Hallam
* Janet Kingsbury as Mardi Shiel
* Ben Gabriel as Jim Shirley
* Bob Haddow as Ross
* John Gregg as Charles Keally

### Guests

* Alastair Duncan as Blind Cyril / Darnell / Hauschild (3 episodes)
* Anne Charleston as Judy (1 episode)
* Barbara Frawley as Cisca (1 episode)
* Benita Collings as Air hostess (1 episode)
* Dennis Miller as Steve Chambers (1 episode)
* Edward Hepple as Erley (2 episodes)
* Edward Howell as Quillen (1 episode)
* Gillian Jones as Marcia Haslek (1 episode)
* Helen Morse as Angela Carrol (1 episode)
* James Condon as Austin (1 episode)
* John Ewart as Murdoch (1 episode)
* John Gaden as Crowe (1 episode)
* John Paisley as Mate
* Kevin Miles as John Courbert / Hoffman / Kraft (3 episodes)
* Linal Haft as Adams (1 episode)
* Mary Ann Severne
* Max Cullen as Allen (1 episode)
* Pat Bishop as Hazel Reeves (1 episode)
* Penne Hackforth-Jones (1 episode)
* Peter Collingwood as Tom Keating (1 episode)
* Peter Whitford as Doorman / Waiter / Bingo (2 episodes)
* Redmond Phillips as Neirmacher (1 episode)
* Reg Gorman as Pogo / Fred (2 episodes)
* Richard Meikle as Sam Kodiak (1 episode)
* Robert Helpmann as Donald Steele (1 episode)
* Rod Mullinar (1 episode)
* Ron Graham as Det. Sgt Thomson (1 episode)
* Ron Haddrick as Dallas / George Payne (2 episodes)
* Rowena Wallace as Carole (1 episode)
* Shane Porteous as Jock (1 episode)
* Slim de Grey as Wilson (1 episode)
* Tom Oliver as Nicholls (3 episodes)
* Wynn Roberts as Joshua Stoney / Arnell (2 episodes)

## Episodes

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | 22 September 1967 (1967-09-22) | 15 December 1967 (1967-12-15) |
| 2 | 17 | 17 | 15 August 1968 (1968-08-15) | 5 December 1968 (1968-12-05) |

### Series 1

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Cage A Tame Tiger" | Eric Tayler | Colin Free | 22 September 1967 (1967-09-22) |
| 2 | 2 | "Bait And Little Fishes" | Unknown | Martyn Sanderson and Nigel Roberts | 29 September 1967 (1967-09-29) |
| 3 | 3 | "Horse On The Wing" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 October 1967 (1967-10-06) |
| 4 | 4 | "Corner Of The Market" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 October 1967 (1967-10-13) |
| 5 | 5 | "Sweet And Sour" | Unknown | Allan Trevor | 20 October 1967 (1967-10-20) |
| 6 | 6 | "A Drop In The Ocean" | Unknown | Allan Trevor | 27 October 1967 (1967-10-27) |
| 7 | 7 | "Madame Ukelele" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 November 1967 (1967-11-03) |
| 8 | 8 | "Target, Smokehouse" | Wilf Buckner | James Workman | 10 November 1967 (1967-11-10) |
| 9 | 9 | "Films Are Just For Kicks" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 November 1967 (1967-11-17) |
| 10 | 10 | "Deadly Harvest" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 November 1967 (1967-11-24) |
| 11 | 11 | "A Case Of Kinetics" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 December 1967 (1967-12-01) |
| 12 | 12 | "Man On The Hook" | Albie Thoms | Unknown | 8 December 1967 (1967-12-08) |
| 13 | 13 | "Time Out" | Eric Tayler | Colin Free | 15 December 1967 (1967-12-15) |

### Series 2

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 14 | 1 | "Closed Circuit" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 August 1968 (1968-08-15) |
| 15 | 2 | "Samson Out Of Joint" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 August 1968 (1968-08-22) |
| 16 | 3 | "Money For Jam" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 August 1968 (1968-08-29) |
| 17 | 4 | "In For A Penny" | Brian Faull | John Martin | 5 September 1968 (1968-09-05) |
| Guest starring Robert Helpmann. This episode shot entirely on film ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "The Professionals" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 September 1968 (1968-09-12) |
| 19 | 6 | "Double Exposure" | John Croyston | Robert Peach | 19 September 1968 (1968-09-19) |
| 20 | 7 | "Game For Two Players" | Unknown | Martyn Sanderson | 26 September 1968 (1968-09-26) |
| 21 | 8 | "Tiger By The Tail" | Eric Tayler | Colin Free | 3 October 1968 (1968-10-03) |
| 22 | 9 | "According To Arcadius" | Brian Faull | Colin Free | 10 October 1968 (1968-10-10) |
| 23 | 10 | "Write-Off" | Ken Hannam | Brian Wright | 17 October 1968 (1968-10-17) |
| 24 | 11 | "A Mention In Despatches" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 October 1968 (1968-10-24) |
| 25 | 12 | "Fool's Gold" | Ken Hannam | John Martin | 31 October 1968 (1968-10-31) |
| 26 | 13 | "Collectors Piece" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 November 1968 (1968-11-07) |
| 27 | 14 | "File It Under Personal" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 November 1968 (1968-11-14) |
| 28 | 15 | "Double Entry" | John Croyston | Ron Harrison | 21 November 1968 (1968-11-21) |
| 29 | 16 | "Blind Man's Bluff" | Brian Bell | Martyn Sanderson | 28 November 1968 (1968-11-28) |
| 30 | 17 | "A Good Way To Go or What a Way to Go" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 December 1968 (1968-12-05) |