Frank Arnold (director) explained

Frank Arnold (born 1938) is an Australian director of television series.

Career

He has been credited with:^[1]

As director:

• Behind the Legend episodes for ABC, endorsed by historian Manning Clark. 1972
• Ben Hall episodes for ABC, BBC and 20th Century Fox. 1975
• Butterfly Island episodes for Independent Productions Pty Ltd. Series One purchased by ABC; Series Two by Seven Network. 1985 children's series
• The Castaways episodes for Castaway Productions and ABC. 1974
• Dynasty episodes for ABC 1970
• Five Mile Creek episodes for Valstar. Series One purchased by Seven network; all three series screened in America by Disney cable channel. 1984—1986
• The Haunted School for ABC and Revcom (France), writer Helen Cresswell 1986
• Menotti episodes for ABC, starring Peter Gwynne, Ivan Kants, Geoffrey Rush 1981
• Over There episodes for ABC; concept by Colin Free 1972
• Patrol Boat episodes for ABC; two series: 1979, 1983
• Runaway Island episodes for Grundy Organization for Seven network c. 1983 but screened 1985
• Rush episodes for ABC starring John Waters. Series One 1974; Series Two 1976
• Timelapse episodes for ABC 1980
• A Waltz Through the Hills children's miniseries and feature film for Barron Films 1885 cast inc. Ernie Dingo; aired 1990
• Going Home (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977^[2]
• Ripkin (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977^[3]
• Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1981^[4]
• Death in the Afternoon Documentary on shark attacks by ABC, writer Anne Dunn 1989^[5]
• Lindsay's Boy (also producer) 1974
• Linehaul 1973
• Home and Away episodes
• Delta episodes for ABC Series One 1969, Series Two 1970^[6]

As producer:

• Premiere four stand-alone dramas for ABC 1980
• Shimmering Light made-for-TV drama for Trans Atlantic Enterprises, sold to ABC 1977^[7]

Other interests

• Arnold and sound engineer Noel Cantrill wrote an e-book Highly Inflamably [sic] recounting their 1966 journey from Sydney to London (Karachi to London in a Kombi van).^[8]

External links

• A Waltz Through the Hills free to view for university or library card holders through Kanopy and Timberland Regional Library.

Notes and References

1. Book: . Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series . . 1993.
2. Web site: The screen guide: Going Home . Screen Australia . 9 May 2022.
3. Web site: The screen guide: Ripkin . Screen Australia . 9 May 2022.
4. Web site: The screen guide: Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields . Screen Australia . 9 May 2022.
5. Web site: The screen guide: Death in the Afternoon . Screen Australia . 9 May 2022.
6. Web site: Don Storey . Delta episode details . Classic Australian TV . 9 May 2022.
7. Web site: The screen guide: Shimmering Light . Screen Australia . 9 May 2022.
8. Web site: Highly Inflamably . UXED . 9 May 2022.