The Oracle (TV series)
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Written byTony Morphett
Laura Jones
Michael Cove
Laura Jones
Michael Cove
Directed bySandra Levy
StarringJohn Gregg
Country of originAustralia
| The Oracle | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Tony Morphett Laura Jones Michael Cove |
| Directed by | Sandra Levy |
| Starring | John Gregg |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Burke |
| Camera setup | ABC TV |
| Running time | 50 mins |
| Original release | |
| Release | 12 March – 28 May 1979 |
The Oracle is a 1979 Australian TV series of twelve 50-minute episodes that aired on ABC TV, about a talkback radio announcer.[1]
Steve Black (John Gregg) is a successful Sydney talkback radio announcer, known to his listeners as 'The Oracle' – who can be heard on 2KX from 9:00 am to midday. He takes calls from listeners with all kinds of issues, sympathising, ridiculing or often helping them. Black's beautiful wife Suzanne (Pamela Gibbons), was once a successful singer who is bored of being a housewife and wants to return to her former career.[2]
Cast
Main
- John Gregg as Steve Black
- Pamela Gibbons as Suzanne Black
- Julie Hamilton as Tommy
- Tracy Mann
- Ruth Cracknell
Guests
- Maggie Kirkpatrick
- Tina Bursill
- Joe Hasham
- Don Pascoe
- Danny Adcock
Episodes
| Ep# | Episode | Air date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Incest to Income Tax" | 12 March 1979 | [3] |
| 2 | "A Smack in the Mouth" | 19 March 1979 | |
| 3 | "All That's Left of the Song" | 26 March 1979 | |
| 4 | "Everything's Coming Up Roses" | 2 April 1979 | |
| 5 | "You & the Night & the Muzak" | 9 April 1979 | |
| 6 | "Time Wounds All Heels" | 16 April 1979 | |
| 7 | "Six O'Clock High" | 23 April 1979 | |
| 8 | "Win a Few, Lose a Few" | 30 April 1979 | |
| 9 | "Take a Side, Any Side" | 7 May 1979 | |
| 10 | "Fresh out of Miracles" | 14 May 1979 | |
| 11 | "Black on the Line" | 21 May 1979 | |
| 12 | "Live from Las Vegas" | 28 May 1979 |
