Castaway: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Period drama series Castaway followed a group of passengers on board the ship Mary Jane who in 1840 found themselves shipwrecked on an island.

The eight survivors are a German family, an English girl, a pair of convicts, a young boy and a man from the army.

Series details

• Title: Castaway
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1974-02-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-05-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24609
• IMDb ID: tt0164249
• TVDB ID: 322937

Cast and credited roles

• Fred Haltiner — Jan Lindburg
• Renate Schroeter — Eve Lindburg
• Isobel Black — Cathy Dunbar
• John Bowman — Billy Rose
• Peter Gwynne — Sergeant Holt
• Don Barkham — Irving

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-02-17; final listed air date 1974-05-12; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Castaway on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.