QPAC UP IN THE AIR

ABC TV has removed The Doctor Blake Mysteries from its iview service, citing “allegations against principal cast member Craig McLachlan and a related police investigation”.

But the national broadcaster is still featuring jailed paedophile pop star Gary Glitter on a music video program.

Glitter, now serving time in a British jail after child sex crimes, was seen as part of Rage Goes Retro month, which airs old episodes of Countdown.

Asked about scrapping Doctor Blake, but keeping Gary Glitter, an ABC spokesman said there was no strict policy for retrospectively editing out performers. “The ABC would consider such measures on a case-by-case basis,” he said.

McLachlan, who stars in The Doctor Blake Mysteries,

has been accused of sexual assault, harassment and bullying by three actors – Christie Whelan Browne, Amanda Scundi and Erika Heynatz – who starred alongside him in a 2014 stage production of the Rocky Horror Show.

Two more former crew members, a woman and a man, went to police yesterday.

Victoria Police has it is investigating.

McLachlan, who has strenuously denied any wrongdoing, left the 2018 production of The Rocky Horror Show on Monday. He was replaced by understudy Adam Rennie in Adelaide last night.

Meanwhile, Film Victoria is in crisis talks with Doctor Blake confirmed CRAIG McLachlan’s replacement for next week’s Brisbane season of The Rocky Horror Show remains unknown after he stepped down in the wake of the sex scandal. A decision on whether patrons who paid up to $164.90 to see McLachlan as Frank-N-Furter will get their money back has not been made. Late yesterday, QPAC was still in discussions with the show’s producers, the Gordon Frost Organisation. Understudy Adam Rennie has replaced McLachlan in Adelaide but it is not clear if he will play the role in Brisbane.

producers December over the show’s future.

A spokeswoman for Film Victoria, which has partially funded past series of the Australian crime drama, said yesterday: “Film Victoria has been in contact with December Media, who have informed us that they will be investigating the matter to ensure the wellbeing of their employees and contractors on The Doctor Blake Mysteries.”

December Media has temporarily suspended production on the show in light of the police investigation.

Channel 10 also released a statement about McLachlan, who starred alongside Whelan Browne, in The Wrong Girl and hit soap Neighbours.

“Network Ten has not received any complaints about Craig McLachlan’s behaviour in The Wrong Girl or in any other programs,” it said.

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