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(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Ian Crawford Ian Jones |
Producer(s) | Marie Trevor |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Seven Network |
Original release | 20 November 1977 – 3 March 1978 |
Bobby Dazzler is an Australian television sitcom produced by Crawford Productions, starring pop singer John Farnham as the title character: 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. It was aired on the Seven Network during the summer of 1977-78.
The English word bobby-dazzler was originally a northern English dialect term for a person who is considered remarkable or excellent in some way.