Lucky Grills as DS Bluey Hills in the 1976 TV series Bluey, but with the logo of the cartoon placed in the top left-hand corner.

Kind of surprised no one has mashed up #Bluey with the other Bluey logo yet. #ACrawfordProduction #TV #LuckyGrills #Bargearse

Photo of TV with Suzy Cato in 1980s make-up and fashion.

Didnʼt expect to see Suzy Cato guest-starring in #SpecialSquad! #TV #ACrawfordProduction #TV0

Watching an old #SpecialSquad and thereʼs a pre-Comedy Company Ian McFadyen as one of the detectives! #TV #ACrawfordProduction #Australia

Might as well be the first person on Mastodon to hashtag #Bargearse. Apparently Lucky Grills found the redubbing of his show funny.

m.youtube.com/playlist #Australia #TheLateShow #TV #Bluey #ACrawfordProduction

Reunion of the #Division4 lads—touching story in the middle from #TedHamilton (the original captain of #TheLoveBoat).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8rhKUAPxd0 #ACrawfordProduction #TV

Vale Ian Crawford, veteran producer and director Ian Crawford, producer, director and former Crawford Productions managing director, has died. He was 91. The nephew of orchestra conductor and media titan Hector Crawford, Ian Crawford joined Crawford Productions aged 20, just before television was introduced in Australia. Up until then, his uncle and mother, Dorothy Muriel Turner Crawford, had produced a number of musical dramas on radio under the previous banner of Hector Crawford Productions before going overseas to learn television production techniques, and establishing a training facility at the St James Old Cathedral in West Melbourne upon their return. The younger Crawford held jobs such as cameraman, delivery boy, rodeo boy, script editor, and script printer, before eventually working his way up to direct and produce many of the titles Crawford Productions became known for, even serving as an executive producer of all the company’s drama output at one point. His producer credits include _The Sullivans_ , _All The Rivers Run_ , _Homicide_ , _Matlock Police_ , _Division 4_ , _Cop Shop_ ,_Bluey_ , _Skyways_ , _Carson’s Law_ ,_The Flying Doctors_ , The Henderson Kids, and _Zoo Family_. He also served as a director on multiple series, helming 125 episodes of _Division 4_ , 41 episodes of _Matlock Police_ and 26 episodes of _The Last of the Australians_. In 1980, Crawford became the company’s managing director, a post he held until he and Hector sold their shares in the company toward the end of the decade. Friend and former colleague Garry Hardman described the late producer as a “technical whiz” that enjoyed the company of others. “He was the ‘go-to’ for a lot of technical advice, in regards to audio or video,” he said. “Ian was the one who found the _Homicide_ theme music, hidden away in the Crawfords recorded music library. “Ian loved Crawford reunions and social events, never missing one unless there was something important that required his attention.” He is survived by his wife Carol.

Sad to read my friend Ian Crawford has passed away. Great innings at 91.

if.com.au/vale-ian-crawford-vetera... #ACrawfordProduction

The original title card for Homicide (1964), showing three actors in suits and hats.

It’s B&W, but better than a lot of the junk on #TV today … #Homicide #ACrawfordProduction