A quaint Australian take on the sixties espionage/handsome hero genre. Tony Ward puts in a somewhat casual performance as the lead, but Gerard Kennedy plays the series' perennial bad-ass role "Kragg" exceptionally well, and this part was the foundation for his subsequent success in the local film and TV industry, in which he became an indispensable stock "hard man".
Late in the series, Tony Ward got written out, and "Kragg" switched sides and became a good guy ! However, the show didn't seem to work without the likable Tony Ward, even though his acting was less than inspiring. Many well-known Aussie character actors got their start in shows like "Hunter" and like Kennedy, went on to do well in the boom times of local cinema in the 1970's.
Not a bad production for its time and some episodes would still hold up reasonably well. Interesting viewing as a 1960's Australia period piece. Whatever happened to all those ladies with the cute hairdos, and the guys who never stepped outside without the regulation business suit and hat on ?
R. B.
Late in the series, Tony Ward got written out, and "Kragg" switched sides and became a good guy ! However, the show didn't seem to work without the likable Tony Ward, even though his acting was less than inspiring. Many well-known Aussie character actors got their start in shows like "Hunter" and like Kennedy, went on to do well in the boom times of local cinema in the 1970's.
Not a bad production for its time and some episodes would still hold up reasonably well. Interesting viewing as a 1960's Australia period piece. Whatever happened to all those ladies with the cute hairdos, and the guys who never stepped outside without the regulation business suit and hat on ?
R. B.