A smooth bounty hunter (Anthony Valentine - who else?) and a beautiful insurance agent (Barbara Nielsen) team up and go to Australia to track down a missing haul of valuable goods and cash worth two million quid. A gang of bad guys plus the local police keep them company as they all try to get their hands on the swag.
Part six of a six part anthology under the heading 'Armchair Cinema' which aired in the mid-seventies. (Part two was called 'Regan' and spawned the hugely successful 'The Sweeney'.)
A few words about the stunning Barbara Nielsen: She mostly works in her home country of The Netherlands so we're quite lucky to get a generous glimpse of her here. She's of the same vein of unapproachable beauty as 'The Champions' star, Alexandra Bastedo. Outrageously pretty, blonde, classy, enigmatic and luckily - a talented actress, too. How on earth she didn't conquer the world in the same way Bridgette Bardot did is anyone's guess. But she could have!
Anthony Valentine as Tully does what he's famous for... cheeky, well- spoken smoothie who always wins out in the end. Some top notch Australian acting talent also sacrificed their dignity for this, including Jack Thompson who has been in every Australian TV program ever made since the 1960s!
Watching 'Tully' is a hoot after all this time and has lots of laughable moments. There are outrageous portrayals of gay men which are hilarious to see in the context of today's stifling political climate. The car chases look extremely dangerous... no 'Health & Safety' back then! There's lots of 'Crash bang wallop!' to go around and the story is predictable and at times ludicrous.
On the plus side - the direction is imaginative and the editing is crisp so you won't fall asleep. The eighty-minute run-time goes by quickly. So, despite the narrative flaws and the general silliness of the whole dated romp, it's actually quite watchable... especially with the added enhancement of the beautiful Barbara Nielsen. Hubba hubba!
Part six of a six part anthology under the heading 'Armchair Cinema' which aired in the mid-seventies. (Part two was called 'Regan' and spawned the hugely successful 'The Sweeney'.)
A few words about the stunning Barbara Nielsen: She mostly works in her home country of The Netherlands so we're quite lucky to get a generous glimpse of her here. She's of the same vein of unapproachable beauty as 'The Champions' star, Alexandra Bastedo. Outrageously pretty, blonde, classy, enigmatic and luckily - a talented actress, too. How on earth she didn't conquer the world in the same way Bridgette Bardot did is anyone's guess. But she could have!
Anthony Valentine as Tully does what he's famous for... cheeky, well- spoken smoothie who always wins out in the end. Some top notch Australian acting talent also sacrificed their dignity for this, including Jack Thompson who has been in every Australian TV program ever made since the 1960s!
Watching 'Tully' is a hoot after all this time and has lots of laughable moments. There are outrageous portrayals of gay men which are hilarious to see in the context of today's stifling political climate. The car chases look extremely dangerous... no 'Health & Safety' back then! There's lots of 'Crash bang wallop!' to go around and the story is predictable and at times ludicrous.
On the plus side - the direction is imaginative and the editing is crisp so you won't fall asleep. The eighty-minute run-time goes by quickly. So, despite the narrative flaws and the general silliness of the whole dated romp, it's actually quite watchable... especially with the added enhancement of the beautiful Barbara Nielsen. Hubba hubba!
