He established an Australian subsidiary of Pacific Films in Melbourne, in partnership with Chris Stewart Jim Davies.

[11] The series was inspired in part by a revival of interest following the election of John F. Kennedy to president; he owed his life to coastwatchers during the war.

[1] The episodes were screened before members of both Houses of Parliament in Canberra in December 1960 as an example of the sort of work Australian producers could do in television.

[2] Famous coastwatcher Reg Evans, who helped save the life of John F. Kennedy, was shown a preview and said the show was "authentic in detail and an excellent portrayl of how things were for coast watching service.

"[16] A reviewer from the same paper said it "was a brave try which carried considerable impact, held attention to the last and obviously was lovingly and proudly produced... an example of what Australian commercial enterprise can do... the action was sustained in a cat and mouse story that was good mass appeal stuff.

"[17] Filmink said Ken Goodlet was "born to play this type of role" and felt "Mirams could’ve easily expanded the running time to 80 minutes and had a decent B picture on his hands.