Stringer
War correspondent Frank Buchanan returns to Sydney expecting an easy life; instead he is caught up with Yannis Moustakas, a young Greek taxi driver, would-be rock 'n' roll star, would-be in anything if there's a buck in it.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Fastest Cab in the Southern Hemisphere
26-04-198850mWorld-wary journalist Frank Buchanan returns to Australia for a rest, but all hopes of a quiet life disappear when he forms an unlikely partnership with an opportunistic young taxi...
- Ep 2
2.Moving In
03-05-198850mFrank cannot escape disaster and Yannis. He is ejected from his motel room and agrees to stay at Laura's house, where he becomes the target of Beverly, a woman caught between separ...
- Ep 3
3.Tit for Tat
10-05-198850mLaura asks Frank to write an in-depth article on post-feminism. He researches the story by interviewing the women he knows best and discovers facets of Laura and his former wife he...
- Ep 4
4.Commercial Break
17-05-198850mDespite his loathing of machines, Frank is not averse to using his old Olivetti to help out a mate, even though it involves the kind of writing he'd rather avoid. His friend, Greg...
- Ep 5
5.Our Man Frank
24-05-198850mFrank's son Gordon suddenly appears on his doorstep. He wants to use Frank's place as a hideout. For Frank it is a chance to re-establish their relationship.
- Ep 6
6.Burying the Monkey
31-05-198850mAt Laura's insistence Frank follows up a story about an reclusive old film star who starred in a lost classic, Miracle at Jackaroo Downs, alongside Errol Flynn. Kate MacQuire went...
- Ep 7
7.Fishy Chips
07-06-198850mFrank is in the throes of buying furniture for his home when Yannis, who wants to start his own casino, suggests they have a night out on an illegal gambling boat. On the boat they...
- Ep 8
8.Torch Song
14-06-198850mLaura has decided that she just might be in love with Frank. But Frank is lured into doing a story on a super-successful businesswom an, a woman he had an affair with 20 years ago...
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