# The Interpretaris

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{{short description|Australian science-fiction television series from 1966}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| genre                = [Science fiction](/source/Science_fiction)
| starring             = {{ubl|[Stanley Walsh](/source/Stanley_Walsh)|[Lorraine Bayly](/source/Lorraine_Bayly)|[Kit Taylor](/source/Kit_Taylor)}}
| country              = Australia
| language             = English
| num_episodes         = 6
| producer             = Kay Roberts
| runtime              = 30 minutes
| company              = [Artransa Park Film Studios](/source/Artransa_Park_Film_Studios)
| network              = [ABC Television](/source/ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network))
| first_aired          = {{start date|1966|10|7|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1966|11|11|df=y}}
}}

'''''The Interpretaris''''' is an Australian children's [science fiction](/source/science_fiction) television series which first screened on the [ABC Television](/source/ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network)) in 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-10-06 |title=New Shows This Week |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0gYQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4423%2C1106233 |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=[The Age](/source/The_Age) |department=TV & Radio Guide |page=1}}</ref> It was later also screened on the [Seven Network](/source/Seven_Network). It was part of a trilogy with spin-offs  ''[Vega 4](/source/Vega_4_(TV_series))'' in 1968 and ''[Phoenix Five](/source/Phoenix_Five)'' in 1970. The show is named for a spaceship with a multinational crew tasked with finding the home systems of captured alien life forms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phoenix 5 |url=http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/phx5.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181122/https://www.classicaustraliantv.com/phx5.htm |archive-date=2018-01-09 |access-date=2018-01-08 |website=Classic Australian TV}}</ref>

The [National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive) holds four of the six episodes in their collection.<ref name="nfsa ep 01">{{Cite web |title=THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 01, STRANGE ASSIGNMENT |url=https://www.collection.nfsa.gov.au/title/22964 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive)}}</ref><ref name="nfsa ep 4">{{Cite web |title=THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 04, PRINCESS TOUCH AND GO |url=https://www.collection.nfsa.gov.au/title/57124 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive)}}</ref><ref name="nfsa ep 5">{{Cite web |title=THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 05, WHISTLE, THUNDER AND DOOM |url=https://www.collection.nfsa.gov.au/title/57125 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive)}}</ref><ref name="nfsa ep 6">{{Cite web |title=THE INTERPRETARIS. EP. 06, ALYS SWEET ALYS |url=https://www.collection.nfsa.gov.au/title/57163 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive)}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [Stanley Walsh](/source/Stanley_Walsh) as Commander Alan De Breck<ref name="nostalgia">{{Cite web |title=Interpretaris, The |url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/interpretaris-the/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930130635/https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/interpretaris-the/ |archive-date=2023-09-30 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Nostalgia Central}}</ref>
* [Lorraine Bayly](/source/Lorraine_Bayly) as Vera Balovna<ref name="nostalgia" />
* [Kit Taylor](/source/Kit_Taylor) as David Carmichael<ref name="nostalgia" />
* [Ben Gabriel](/source/Ben_Gabriel) as Parta Beno<ref name="nostalgia" />
* Gordon Mutch as Henry, the computeroid<ref name="nostalgia" />
* [Judi Farr](/source/Judi_Farr) as Alys, the computer<ref name="nostalgia" />
* [Thelma Scott](/source/Thelma_Scott) as Marsha<ref name="nostalgia" />
* Laurie Lange as Zaharls<ref name="nostalgia" />
* Chris Christensen as The Commander<ref name="nostalgia" />
}}

==Episodes==
{{episode table|total_width=auto|overall=|title=|airdate=|episodes=
{{episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|Title=Strange Assignment
|RTitle=<ref name="nfsa ep 01" />
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1966|10|7|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-10-06 |title=TV - Friday |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0gYQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1127%2C1134244 |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=[The Age](/source/The_Age) |department=TV & Radio Guide |page=6}}</ref>
}}
{{episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=Golden Boy
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1966|10|14|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-10-13 |title=TV - Friday |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6BZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=950%2C2534993 |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=[The Age](/source/The_Age) |department=TV & Radio Guide |page=6}}</ref>
}}
{{episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title=Sir Lance A Little
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1966|11|4|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-10-13 |title=TV - Friday |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CAkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=842%2C505544 |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=[The Age](/source/The_Age) |department=TV & Radio Guide |page=6}}</ref>
}}
{{episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=Princess Touch And Go
|RTitle=<ref name="nfsa ep 4" />
|OriginalAirDate=
}}
{{episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=Whistle, Thunder and Doom
|RTitle=<ref name="nfsa ep 5" />
|OriginalAirDate={{start date|1966|11|11|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-11-10 |title=TV - Friday |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DQkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=849%2C1854223 |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=[The Age](/source/The_Age) |department=TV & Radio Guide |page=6}}</ref>
}}
{{episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=Alys, Sweet Alys
|RTitle=<ref name="nfsa ep 6" />
|OriginalAirDate=
}}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0222572}}
*[https://www.classicaustraliantv.com/phx5.htm ''The Interpretaris''] at Australian Classic Television

{{DEFAULTSORT:Interpretaris, The}}
Category:Australian science fiction television series
Category:Australian children's television series
Category:1966 Australian television series debuts
Category:English-language Australian television shows
Category:Works by Barbara Vernon

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