Top Mates

Top Mates is a 1979 Australian TV mini-series.^[1]

Top Mates
Genre	mini-series
Written by	Anne Brooksbank Margaret Kelly
Directed by	Chris Thomson
Starring	Ray Meagher
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Noel Price
Running time	5 x 1 hour
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	16 July (1979-07-16) – 20 July 1979 (1979-07-20)

Synopsis

The series centres on two boys, Paul Jackson and Brett Towers. Paul starts attending a new school, where he meets Brett, and both run away from school.^[2]

Cast

• Michael McGlinchey
• Angela Gauci
• Patrick Matthews
• Justine Saunders
• Tessa Mallos
• Ray Meagher
• Candy Williams

Production

The script was written by Anne Brooksbank and Margaret Kelly, and the series was made by ABC Television.

Release

It was aired by the ABC in Australia in 1979, and on BBC TV in the UK in 1989.^[2]