I enjoy good quality mystery thrillers. But I sometimes wonder what happened to the TV Western, which was main fare when B & W television first came to Australia. These were some of the best.

• Rawhide 1959 to 1966.
• Gunsmoke 1955 to 1975.
• The Rifleman 1958 to 1963.
• Bonanza 1959 to 1973.
• Maverick 1957 to 1962.
• Lawman 1958 to 1962.
• Cheyenne 1955 to 1962.
• Wagon Train 1957 to 1962.