The debut of ABC’s Scales Of Justice, a three-part mini-series presenting a fictional account of corruption in various levels of Australia’s law enforcement. The series’ cast included Simon Burke, John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Dennis Miller, John Meillon, Tony Barry, Peter Gwynne, Max Cullen, Don Reid, Tim Robertson, John Sheerin, Kris McQuade and Antionette Byron.
Source: TV Week, 17 September 1983
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| 6AM | 6am Rocky And Bullwinkle 6.25 Go Health 6.30 Top Cat |
6am Courageous Cat 6.15 The Three Stooges (B&W) 6.30 Superman (B&W) |
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| 7AM | 7am Bewitched (B&W) 7.30 Dastardly And Muttley And Their Flying Machines 7.55 Crusader Rabbit |
7am Today | 7am Good Morning Australia | ||
| 8AM | 8am Sesame Street | 8am Family Affair 8.30 Flintstone Frolics |
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| 9AM | 9am For Schools: Western Samoa 9.20 Mr Men 9.30 Play School |
9am Beauty And The Beast | 9am Here’s Humphrey | 9am The Restless Years | |
| 10AM | 10am For Schools: For The Juniors, Smedley’s Weekly, Infinity Limited, The End Product, Maths In A Box, Looking Around, English | 10am Romper Room | 10am Another World | 10am Take Hart 10.30 Fat Cat And Friends |
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| 11AM | 11am Eleven AM | 11am Here’s Lucy 11.30 National Nine News |
11am Good Morning Melbourne | ||
| 12PM | 12pm Movie: Escape From Zahrain. 1962 [IMDB] | 12pm The Mike Walsh Show | 12pm Movie: The Organisation. 1971 [IMDB] | ||
| 1PM | 1pm ABC News, Weather 1.11 For Schools: Ensemble, Upper Primary Art/Craft, Think Tank, Table Tennis, The World’s Children |
1.30 Days Of Our Lives | |||
| 2PM | 2pm Ironside | 2.30 News 2.35 The Young And The Restless |
2pm Clive Robertson’s Beauty And The Beast | ||
| 3PM | 3pm Sesame Street | 3pm Eight Is Enough | 3.30 General Hospital | 3pm The Waltons | |
| 4PM | 4pm Play School 4.30 Dr Snuggles 4.35 Earthwatch |
4pm Shirl’s Neighbourhood 4.30 The Littlest Hobo |
4pm Matchmates 4.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo |
4pm Simon Townsend’s Wonder World | 4.50pm UHF Documentary |
| 5PM | 5pm Codename Icarus 5.30 Star Blazers 5.52 Come And Get It 5.56 ABC News Headlines 5.58 The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy |
5pm Wheel Of Fortune 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie |
5pm The Bugs Bunny Show 5.30 Family Feud |
5pm Gilligan’s Island 5.30 The Brady Bunch |
5.05 People You Meet 5.25 Garden With Statues (Greece) 5.57 News Headlines |
| 6PM | 6.30 Doctor Who 6.54 Take 5 |
6pm The New Price Is Right. Ian Turpie 6.30 Seven National News. Mal Walden |
6pm Diff’rent Strokes 6.30 National Nine News. Brian Naylor |
6pm Eyewitness News. David Johnston, Jo Pearson | 6pm Captain Socceroo 6.30 Rock Around The World |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. Geoff Raymond 7.30 Our World |
7pm Sons And Daughters 7.30 A Country Practice |
7pm Sale Of The Century. Tony Barber, Delvene Delaney 7.30 Knight Rider |
7pm MASH 7.30 Carson’s Law |
7pm International Sports Magazine 7.15 UHF Documentary 7.30 World News |
| 8PM | 8.20 Nationwide. Peter Couchman 8.50 Mini-Series: Scales Of Justice PREMIERE [IMDB] |
8.30 Mini-Series: Evita Peron. Part One [IMDB] | 8.30 9 To 5 | 8.30 Prisoner | 8pm SCOOP 8.30 Summer Of The Stars (Germany) |
| 9PM | 9.30 The Daryl Somers Show. Includes America’s Cup Report | 9.30 Special: I Want To Be A Nun | 9.20 UHF Documentary 9.30 Movie: The Lady With The Dog. 1960 (USSR) (B&W) [IMDB] |
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| 10PM | 10.10 ABC News, Weather 10.20 Rock Arena. Andrew Peters |
10.30 America’s Cup Report 10.40 Seven National News |
10.45 Fantasy Island | 10.30 America’s Cup Highlights 10.35 Movie: Island In The Sun. 1957 [IMDB] |
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| 11PM | 11.20 Close | 11.10 Thriller | 11.45 The Evil Touch | 11pm The Third Guest (Italy) | |
| 12AM | 12.40am Close | 12.15am Movie: Thank God It’s Friday. 1978 [IMDB] | 12.50am House Calls | 12.05am World News (Rpt) 12.35 Close |
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| 1AM | 1.55 Movie: Summer Wishes Winter Dreams. 1973 [IMDB] | 1.20 Second City 1.50 Close |
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| 3AM | 3.30 Movie: Demetrius And The Gladiators. 1954 [IMDB] | ||||
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| 5AM | 5.10 The Best Of Jackie Gleason (B&W) (Continues to 6am) |
