Bob Baines

Bob Baines

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Title: Redfern Now
Character: Inspector Giles
Released: November 1, 2012
Type: TV
Six extraordinary stories one unmissable series. Redfern Now is the first drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.
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Title: Redfern Now
Character: Superintendant Giles
Released: November 1, 2012
Type: TV
Six extraordinary stories one unmissable series. Redfern Now is the first drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.
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Title: Rake
Character: Judge Robbo
Released: November 4, 2010
Type: TV
Cleaver Greene is not about politics or morality or even justice. Cleaver Greene is about the law. And it is his passion for the law that drives him to use his formidable intelligence to defend people whom society and the justice system might otherwise convict without a fair trial. He uses his encyclopaedic knowledge of human nature and the Byzantine intricacies of our legal codes to guarantee that his clients get what is theirs by the law; the right to a diligent defence.
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I, Spry
Title: I, Spry
Character: Bob Wake
Released: November 4, 2010
Type: Movie
With a nuclear arms race set to escalate the Cold War, Prime Minister Menzies appoints Colonel Charles Spry to take charge of the fledgling Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, ASIO. The staunchly anti-communist, fifth-generation soldier recruits new officers to fight a covert war against a cunning enemy. Their primary task is to investigate Australians spying for the Soviets and infiltrate Communist Party branches with undercover agents.
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Uninhabited
Title: Uninhabited
Character: Jackson
Released: May 14, 2010
Type: Movie
Harry and Beth wanted a different kind of holiday so they chartered a boat to drop them off on a remote coral island on the Great Barrier Reef. The island was idyllic, surrounded by a wide reef, covered in palms and full of birds and other wildlife. It was small and totally deserted or so they thought. But when things go missing from their camp site and they discover someone else's footprints in the sand this quickly becomes disturbing as they realize the island has a ghost! Inspired by actual events.
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September
Title: September
Character: Henry
Released: November 29, 2007
Type: Movie
The friendship of two 15-year-old boys – one black, one white – begins to fall apart under the stress of a changing world.
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The Final Winter
Title: The Final Winter
Character: Neddy
Released: September 6, 2007
Type: Movie
Rugby league is arguably the toughest form of football on the planet played by men that play the game hard & lived even harder. Set in Sydney in the 1980s the movie is a drama about the effects upon the players, supporters and the game itself as the sport grows from being the semi-pro suburban game it's been for nearly 100 years into a fully professional international sport. Superbly written and acted by Matt Nable, a former football player along with other former players mixed in with some internationally recognised actors, the story is a realistic snapshot into the lives of people for whom the game is a weekend escape from their otherwise ordinary lives. That's all about to change as big business realises the potential the game holds leaving those clinging to the old ways in their wake.
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Alex's Party
Title: Alex's Party
Character: Tony
Released: June 6, 2006
Type: Movie
A young thief, Christie, learns that some things in life are priceless in the course of watching a video she and her friends have stolen as part of a robbery they committed one life-altering night.
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Risk
Title: Risk
Character: Grayson
Released: May 10, 2001
Type: Movie
Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con man Ben (Tom Long), John hatches a scheme to substantiate false claims by taking a percentage of several questionable claims his firm has settled for a fraction of their usual worth. John and Ben are assisted in their illegal business by Louise (Claudia Karvan), a lawyer with a cocaine problem who is also John's lover. But when Louise becomes involved with Ben and demands a bigger share of the money, their already-shaky confidence game begins to collapse.
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Title: State Coroner
Character: Clive Trimble
Released: August 14, 1997
Type: TV
State Coroner was an Australian television series screened on Network Ten in 1997 and 1998. There were two series produced with a total of 29 episodes. The series was set in the State Coroner's office complex and featured investigations into deaths, murders, suicides, accidents and natural causes. The drama begins from the initial inquiry through to the courtroom appearances, the Coroner's final verdict and recommendations for trial or reform.
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The Sum of Us
Title: The Sum of Us
Character: Greg's Father
Released: July 28, 1994
Type: Movie
A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."
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No Worries
Title: No Worries
Character: Tom Drew
Released: March 31, 1994
Type: Movie
A family is forced off their farm due to drought, and move to Sydney.
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The Custodian
Title: The Custodian
Character: Blewitt
Released: March 17, 1994
Type: Movie
Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his straight life to join his partner Detective Church in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He secretly sides with a reporter and an Internal Affairs lawyer to expose them to the press.
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Title: Blue Heelers
Character: Sgt. Barton
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: TV
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.
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Joh's Jury
Title: Joh's Jury
Character: Adrian Gundelach
Released: February 16, 1993
Type: Movie
Dramatisation of the 1991 perjury trial of former Queensland state Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
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Title: Police Rescue
Character: Frank Williams
Released: February 14, 1991
Type: TV
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
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Harbour Beat
Title: Harbour Beat
Character: Scottish Chef
Released: October 23, 1990
Type: Movie
Neal McBride is a Glasgow cop who likes to go undercover - the rest of the police wish he would stay there. When he arrests a politician he gets reassigned to where they used to send criminals: Australia. Lancelot Cooper is a Sydney cop but a country boy at heart; he is as trusting as McBride is suspicious. The two are partners on a case where death, deception and betrayal propels them into a desperate fight for survival.
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Title: E Street
Character: Harry
Released: January 24, 1989
Type: TV
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
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Hard Knuckle
Title: Hard Knuckle
Character: Corbett
Released: December 9, 1988
Type: Movie
In the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Australia, the most popular sport is Hard Knuckle, a bloodier form of pool. Harry is a pool hustler, wants to beat Knuckle champ Top Dog, to get his bike back.
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Title: Emma: Queen of the South Seas
Character: Mr. Keegan
Released: November 14, 1988
Type: TV
Based on the life of Emma Eliza Coe, known as the "Queen of the South Seas", whose strength and cunning staved off the colonial struggle involving the United States, Great Britain, and Germany while she built her own empire. Emma’s father, the first consul in Samoa, taught his daughter at an early age the bitter truth about the fickleness of men.
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Evil Angels
Title: Evil Angels
Character: Chief Minister
Released: November 3, 1988
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
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The Black Arrow
Title: The Black Arrow
Released: October 18, 1988
Type: Movie
One plotting politician, Sir Daniel Brackley, is using the royal unrest to his advantage and unwittingly giving rise to the arrival of a medieval hero, Black Arrow, whose steel cross bow and stout heart are pitted against the kingdom's villains. Black Arrow is saving one final arrow for the assassin who murdered his good friend, Harry Shelton, and left young Richard Shelton fatherless. Join the exciting adventures of Richard Shelton and the mysterious Black Arrow, brought together through turmoil and tragedy to begin the adventure of a lifetime.
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Title: The True Believers
Character: Stan Keon
Released: June 28, 1988
Type: TV
The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the Australian Labor Party split of 1955. It was co-written by Bob Ellis who focused on three characters "Chifley, the unlettered man of great dignity; Menzies, who used to stand for something but eventually stood only for Menzies; and Evatt, the grand idealist... It's almost like Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. It's a chunk of national history during Australia's great era of change after the war."
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Westward Ho!
Title: Westward Ho!
Character: (voice)
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Features the beautiful young lady, Rose Salterne, who together with Lucy Oxman is captured by Spanish pirates, launching the nationwide cry for a high-seas chase to win the girls' return. When the British hero Leigh hears the cry, he takes an unlikely crew to search for Rose and Lucy, braving the wide seas and Spanish pirates. He chases down clues through remote jungle islands with fearsome natives and hidden gold.
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Black Beauty
Title: Black Beauty
Character: (voice)
Released: January 4, 1987
Type: Movie
This heartwarming adaptation of the novel tells the story of the courageous stallion Black Beauty, a well-bred horse in 19th century England. Black Beauty is happy as a country carriage horse, living with a wealthy Squire and his children Polly and Bertie
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Title: The Flying Doctors
Character: Ron Moore
Released: May 15, 1986
Type: TV
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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Crime of the Decade
Title: Crime of the Decade
Released: August 19, 1984
Type: Movie
A young man in a depressed satellite city, meets a woman who offers him love and hope.
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Dawn!
Title: Dawn!
Character: Second Policeman
Released: March 7, 1979
Type: Movie
Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.