Delta (Australian TV series). Delta is a 1969 Australian TV series, produced and broadcast by  ABC-TV in  1969-70. The title is the name of the fictional independent research organisation featured in the series, a freelance scientific consultancy which is called in to provide scientific investigators and troubleshooters in a wide range of situations, including pollution, forgery, mining, conservation, and the recovery of a lost satellite.

The series focusses on the exploits of one of Delta's mobile laboratories, and initially featured three lead regular characters, investigative scientist Jeff Mallow (John Gregg), his assistant Inger Petri (Kirrily Nolan) and science specialist Brian Fitch (Kevin Miles ). A fourth regular character, scientist Jackie Stuart (Patsy Trench) was added for the second season.

The series was one of the first major in-house productions from the ABC's recently established Drama Unit. It was devised by Colin Free and overseen by ABC Head of Drama David Goddard (father of actress Liza Goddard), who also was producer and occasional co-director for the series.

It broke new ground in Australian TV drama as the first local series to cover topical issues like pollution and conservation from a scientific and investigative viewpoint. The relatively high budget and the wide-ranging premise of the series allowed for extensive use of locations, and the entire series was shot entirely on film - also unusual for the period, since most Australian series at the time were either videotaped in the studio or had an integrated production that combined videotaped interiors and filmed exteriors.

Cast

Main
 John Gregg as Mallow
 Kirrily Nolan as Petri
 Kevin Miles  as Brian Fitch
 Patsy Trench as Jackie Stuart

Guests
 Ben Gabriel as Lawson (1 episode)
 Carmen Duncan as Diane (1 episode)
 Dina Mann as Daphne (1 episode)
 Enid Lorimer as Hilda (1 episode)
 Peter Gwynne as Len Reeves
 Stewart Ginn as Rankin (1 episode)
 Wynn Roberts as Rand / Janosek (2 episodes)

Episodes
(Dates are the first air date)

Series 1
The Devil Take The Bluetongue Fly (25 Sept 1969) - w Colin Free d Brian Faull
Stresspoint (2 Oct 1969) - w Colin Free d Wolfgang Storch
Wish Upon A Fallen Star (9 Oct 1969) - w Colin Free
A Pocketful Of Bones (16 Oct 1969) - w Colin Free 
Welcome To Sunhaven (23 Oct 1969) - w Colin Free d Wolfgang Storch
The Trouble With Daisy (30 Oct 1969) - w Colin Free
There's A Lot Of It About (6 Nov 1969) - w Colin Free
The Initiates (13 Nov 1969) -w Tony Morphett. GS Tristran Rogers, Frank Thring
Delicate Balance (20 Nov 1969) - w Colin Free d Tom Jeffrey
A Beautiful Burn (27 Nov 1969) - w Colin Free d Oscar Whitbread
D Is For Destruction (4 Dec 1969) - w John Kiddell d Tom Jeffrey
R.I.P. (11 Dec 1969) - d David Goddard. GS Chips Rafferty. First episode with Patsy Trench

Series 2
The Short Sell (10 Jul 1970) - w Martin Stormill d Wolfgang Storch. GS John Meillon, Ron Randell
Look Thy Last (17 Jul 1970) - w John Martin d Tom Jeffrey
The Fatted Calf (24 Jul 1970) - d David Goddard. GS Michael Pate.
Hannah (31 Jul 1970)
Death Walk (7 Aug 1970) - w Robert Peach d Wolfgang Storch
A Bite Of History (14 Aug 1970) - d Frank Arnold
A Touch Of DFP (21 Aug 1970) - w Tony Morphett
The Honeywind Blows (28 Aug 1970)- d Frank Arnold
Blackout (4 Sept 1970) - w John Martin d Tom Jeffrey script ed Barbara Vernon
Too Many Masters (11 Sept 1970) - d Frank Arnold
Overkill (18 Sept 1970) - w Colin Free

References

External links

Delta at Classic Australian TV
Episode Guide at Classic Australian TV

Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian adventure television series
1969 Australian television series debuts