Bobby Dazzler | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Terry Stapleton |
Directed by | Marie Trevor |
Starring |
John Farnham Olivia Hamnett Maurie Fields |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Ian Crawford Ian Jones |
Producer | Marie Trevor |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Seven Network |
Release | 20 November 1977 3 March 1978 | –
Bobby Dazzler was an Australian television sitcom produced by Crawford Productions, starring pop singer John Farnham as the title characters, up-and-coming pop music star Bobby Farrell. The other regular cast members were Maurie Fields as Bobby's father Fred, an old vaudeville performer; and Olivia Hamnett as Bobby's officious manager, Della McDermott. Qing Ling was a regular special guest star as the singing bartender. It was aired on the Seven Network during the summer of 1977–78. [1]
The English word bobby-dazzler was originally a northeast " Geordie" English dialect term for a person who is considered (with affection) remarkable or excellent, shows smart dress sense or is maybe "flashy". [2] [3] [4]
'A right bobby dazzler'; Translation: Phrase used to describe someone who thinks the world of themselves; could be because of their clothes, good looks or class status.