Australian mini-series & short run tv series (inc. link to poll/vote)
Titles in alphabetical order.
I'll extend this list to include series like "Phoenix" and "Janus" which were some 26 episodes in total screened over two years. My intention is to list programmes that were designed for a short run only, not shows which were axed after a short while due to low ratings etc.
Vote here:
http://www.imdb.com/poll/Td7uxaf4TuU
Since this poll went live before I could tweak it, I'll just now add other titles which I would have included in an extended list if I had had that opportunity...I'll mark them with an asterisk "*".
P.S. I could have done a Brownlow style voting system, personally...i.e. top 3, from 1st:
3 points - Through my eyes
2 points - Vietnam
1 point - Seven little Australians
It's a toss up for the top spot between my top pick and 2nd pick. I also could have given "Return to Eden" a spot too. Some other titles have nostalgia value too but it would be too much of risk to name them without revisiting them sometime.
I'll extend this list to include series like "Phoenix" and "Janus" which were some 26 episodes in total screened over two years. My intention is to list programmes that were designed for a short run only, not shows which were axed after a short while due to low ratings etc.
Vote here:
http://www.imdb.com/poll/Td7uxaf4TuU
Since this poll went live before I could tweak it, I'll just now add other titles which I would have included in an extended list if I had had that opportunity...I'll mark them with an asterisk "*".
P.S. I could have done a Brownlow style voting system, personally...i.e. top 3, from 1st:
3 points - Through my eyes
2 points - Vietnam
1 point - Seven little Australians
It's a toss up for the top spot between my top pick and 2nd pick. I also could have given "Return to Eden" a spot too. Some other titles have nostalgia value too but it would be too much of risk to name them without revisiting them sometime.
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- StarsScott McGregorScott BurgessSigrid ThorntonTwo young men from the country join the army and leave for World War I.ABC TV, 7x1 hour episodes.
- StarsRobert NewtonConnie GilchristKit TaylorSwashbuckling made for TVs episodes staring 'Legend' Robert newton as Long John Silver and argh 'Jim Larrd' as they face many new adventures......Very surprised to see this was an Australian tv show! Stumbled upon this reference on the website classicaustraliantv.com. Apparently Australia's first ever tv series! The site says, in part:
"The first television series to be produced in Australia was made before we had television. The Adventures Of Long John Silver was a 26 episode, half-hour series made for the English and American markets...It is somewhat ironic that this should be Australia's first television series". - StarsBill KerrDorothy AlisonDale RandallFour part biopic about classic Australian author A.B. Facey (1894-1982). Born in a large impoverished family, uneducated and illiterate, he had to fend for himself since he was eight, and as a recruit in WWI, he was sent to Gallipoli.
- StarsMary LarkinKerry McGuireJon EnglishEighteen-year-old Mary Mulvane gets convicted for trying to get back her father's cow. She has to endure the travel in a prison ship from Ireland and living the life of a convict in Australia.
- StarsJohn WatersSteve JacobsRosey JonesA nurse who has been hired to staff a remote outpost in the Australian outback unwittingly carries a stash of jewels taken in a foiled robbery. The robbers track her to the outback, and are determined to let nothing--and no one--get in the way of them retrieving their loot.* Returning this title to my original list.
- StarsSigrid ThorntonJohn WatersDarius PerkinsOrphaned after a shipwreck off the Victorian coast of Australia, the beautiful and spirited Philadelphia Gordon finds both love and adventure aboard a paddle-steamer on the Murray River.* Returning this title to my original list.
- StarsGeorgia FloodAntonia PrebbleLaura BrentThe true stories of extraordinary young women who witness the brutality and heroism of war and rise to meet the challenge.Saw promotions for this mini-series on ABC TV. It just looked awful. It seemed written on the same level as a soapie. Was listening to talkback radio today (14/08/2014) and it was revealed that one of the writers had actually written for the successful soapie "Home and away"...which explains it. She also wrote for the more 'serious' "Underbelly" show.
Most of the talkback was negative on this show and only two or three stating that they would give it another episode or two before deciding whether to continue watching it or not. Not exactly a ringing endorsement!
That being said, I probably wouldn't have been inclined to watch this even if I hadn't of been put off by the promotions or the negative talkback calls. - StarsAndrew ClarkePaul HoganJon BlakeThe lives of a dozen Australian soldiers who served in the ANZACs. Fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915, then on the Western Front for the remainder of WWI, it's the story of the hardships, camaraderie and casualties of war.*
- StarsHelen MorseBryan BrownGordon JacksonSet against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.
- StarsNicole KidmanDenholm ElliottHugo WeavingNicole Kidman and Denholm Elliott star in a 1989 miniseries about a young woman in a Thai prison for carrying her boyfriend's heroin.
- StarsRemy HiiJordan RodriguesHien NguyenExactly how much risk would you take to save your brother? For Van Nguyen the answer was whatever it takes and the devastating consequence of his attempt to traffic heroin from Cambodia to Australia via a change of planes in Singapore was that the 396 grams of drugs that he was discovered carrying was enough to incur the death penalty - 26 times over.Based on a true story about a convicted drug smuggler who is sentenced to death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Man_(miniseries) - StarsRichard RoxburghTony MartinSteve BastoniSet in 1980s Sydney, this acclaimed mini-series tells the story of the relationship between corrupt Detective Roger Rogerson and one of Australia's most infamous criminals Neddy Smith.Two part mini-series on ABC TV.
- StarsHugo WeavingGary SweetJim HoltDramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with batsman Bert Oldfield sustaining a cracked skull. The series generated much anger and resentment towards the English team within Australia and seriously damaged Anglo-Australian cricketing relations at the time.
- StarsSimon BakerBryan BrownPhoebe TonkinIn 1980s Brisbane, a precocious boy and his selectively mute brother embark on a suburban odyssey of love, redemption, and retribution after their family is torn apart by a drug lord.
* New addition to this list. - StarsBrenda FrickerSandy GoreJosephine ByrnesThe struggles of nuns and students at a Roman Catholic convent school in 1960s Sydney."The morning after Brides of Christ debuted on ABC, in the spring of 1991, Channel Nine boss Kerry Packer phoned his chief programmer. “Did we pass on that nun s_t?” he demanded to know.".
https://www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/brides-of-christ-the-drama-that-continues-to-resonate-30-years-later-20211015-p590gp.html - StarsMatthew Le NevezBrendan CowellElla Scott LynchA unique story about Australian car racing legend Peter Brock. He was the man that started the whole Holden vs Ford rivalry in the early 70's. This story takes a look at his colourful life. Parties, love and loss. A must see for Australian motor racing lovers.* About the legendary Australian racing car driver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock_(miniseries) - StarsSerge LazareffPenne Hackforth-JonesGus MercurioWanted by the law, likeable bushrangers Sam Cash and cigar smoking accomplice Joe Brady are men with purpose and the know how to stay one sneaky step ahead of the authorities.* 13 x 1 hour episodes. Spawned the follow up series "Tandarra".
- StarsRichard CawthorneGeoff MorrellMalcolm KennardFollows the life of Ivan Milat, the backpack killer.Based on the true case of the notorious serial killer Ivan Milat (the backpacker murders), who everyone thinks of now when the phrase "The Belanglo state forest" is mentioned.
- StarsStephen CurryAnthony HayesLeon FordSix young men experience pain and horror during their stay in the Japanese Prison Camp during World War II.
- CreatorTony AyresChristian WhiteStarsZoe KazanBetty GabrielPhoenix RaeiWhen family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.* An article in The Age newspaper, 25/01/2024 says "technically classed as a foreign production in Australia", so a query as to whether it belongs in this list.
- CreatorKelly LefeverStarsAaron PedersenKelton PellTammy ClarksonA magistrate and a group of court officers and lawyers make a regular five-day, 2,000-kilometer round trip to bring justice to remote communities in northwestern Australia.Hopefully I've linked to the right entry at this site. Wikipedia states that the series I have in mind ran for 2 series with 6 episodes in each, for the years 2007 and 2009-2010, on SBS TV.
- StarsKerry FoxGeoff MorrellStephen CurryThe lives of two working class Australian families who come to live together at One Cloud Street, over a period of twenty years, 1943 - 1963.
- CreatorCarol LongDenise RobertsStarsDeborra-Lee FurnessHugh JackmanSue JonesKevin Jones arrives at Blackstream prison beaten and suffering from brain damage-a state he wasn't in at sentencing. Something happened to him during his transfer, and though the prison psychologist tries to help him remember...he can't.Putting this here on the assumption that it was intended as a short run series and not axed after one series.
This is apparently the show where Hugh Jackman and Deborah-Lee Furness first met and fell in love...they're now married and have been for a long time. - StarsAlan David LeeDennis MillerTracy MannIn August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout. Four guards are killed in the escape, and 231 prisoners die by wounds sustained or suicide, while 334 prisoners are recaptured over the subsequent nine days.*
- CreatorJohn MistoStarsAaron BlabeyMonica MaughanPhilip QuastHarvey McHugh just wants a permanent job in the civil service. Unfortunately, he works for a minister who thinks nothing of resorting to corruption, murder, terrorism, and using Harvey as a guinea pig in illegal medical experiments to cure his long-term fatal illness. What-is-more, Harvey is so innocent and trusting that he doesn't realise any of this is going on.*
- StarsNoah TaylorYael StoneJeremy Lindsay TaylorWhen a young gay man is brutally murdered near Bondi Beach, Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned to investigate. After more bodies are found, Tori links the deaths to a series of murders of gay men in the 1980s and '90s.4 part miniseries on SBS TV about the true story of homosexuals in Sydney being murdered.
Wikipedia: "SBS screened a documentary, Deep Water: The Real Story in conjunction with the miniseries" - StarsSimon BurkeDon HanyJohn NobleDeals with the issue of crimes committed by Australian Catholic clergy.
A sequel to the film "The Devil's playground".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Playground_(TV_series) - StarsHugo WeavingVictoria LongleySteve Jacobs"Dirtwater Dynasty" is the story of embittered rivalry, triumph and despair. The life of Richard Eastwick is told in a story spanning three generations and eight decades. Born in the London slums in 1878, he comes to Australia at age 20, with nothing but a handful of courage and a dream. He acquires land, marries and raises a family, wins loyal friends and makes bitter enemies, and builds a land and cattle ranching empire. Both world wars and the economic depression take their toll on his family. But his dream to create a dynasty gives him a reason to continue.
- StarsMax PhippsJohn StantonJohn MeillonThe drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia, 1975 - by the then Governor General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, and the subsequent installation, in Parliament.
- StarsJoseph SpanoBob HoskinsJoseph FürstAt WWII's start, the British arrested Germans in the UK, including Jewish refugees and assimilated citizens. This film depicts a group sent to an Australian POW camp aboard the Dunera.* Was reminded of this mini-series I missed by Phillip Adams, on Late Night Live last night (14/06/2017) in his interview with Richard Ackland. Adams stated that he thought that this mini-series was the "apotheosis" of Channel Ten's foray into mini-series, prompted by the generous tax concessions offered by the federal government under the 10A provisions (maybe it was 10B or 10BA...not sure, see link below):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_and_television_financing_in_Australia - StarsRebecca SmartClayton WilliamsonAbigailAfter their home is robbed for the third time, the Trevaller family relocates from Sydney to the small town of Waterloo Creek, where Jools Trevaller encounters Elly - a Ghost.* 12 x 25 minute episodes.
- StarsBryan BrownBill HunterCarol BurnsA miniseries on the Eureka Rebellion in Australia back in 1854
- CreatorTony AyresBelinda ChaykoStarsHunter Page-LochardKaden HartcherEliza ScanlenDetermination, Resilience, Community Sprit and Survival of a catastrophic bushfire season that tore through the hearts of Australia and the world."Fires is an anthology series about the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season megafires which devastated Australia and captured the world's attention".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fires_(TV_series)
I remember items in the news about over a billion animals being killed in these fires. - StarsAndrew McFarlaneLorna PattersonKeith EdenFollows the lives of those in the Australian outback flying-doctor service.A year later this became a regular tv series...and along running one at that too.
Wikipedia has x3 episodes to this mini-series and 221 for the series on the Nine Network, from 1986 - 1993. - StarsAnthony PerkinsPatrick MacneeSamantha EggarIn 1830's England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the Warden's daughter. Meanwhile, back in England, an imposter lays claim to the young man's inheritance.The 1983 mini-series on the Nine network, x3 by 2 hour episodes. Screened from 23/05/1985.
- StarsJohn MeillonNoeline BrownJudi FarrTwelve year old Sean is dying of leukaemia, with only a few months to live, and his blue-collar dad Casey decides he'll brighten his life up by granting him three wishes: to own a dog, be reunited with his mother, and meet the Queen.
- StarsKodi Smit-McPheeHarry GreenwoodSam ParsonsonFour young Australian boys join the military and are sent to Gallipoli.
- StarsKatharine CullenMelissa MarshallJames FindlayIn the year 3000, Alana is kidnapped by evil Silverthorn, after a time travel experiment goes wrong. He takes Alana to the year 1990. With the help of Jenny Kelly and family, Alana must find Silverthorn before the time capsule leaves.
- StarsKate NelliganJohn BachRachel FriendA heartwarming rags-to-riches story of a family during the Depression. The story is from a novel by Mary Grant Bruce.
- StarsAnne PhelanMartyn SandersonAnna HrubyA tale that centres on the bittersweet first and last loves of Roie, who becomes a woman too quickly living among the tenement houses, razor gangs, brothels and sly-grog shops of inner Surry Hills.Based on a book by Ruth Park of the same name (1948), which was followed up a sequel novel/mini-series "Poor man's orange" and a prequel (novel only) "Missus".
- StarsLachy HulmeAbe ForsytheDamon GameauSet in the 1970s, media mogul Kerry Packer signs top cricketers for his World Series Cricket, challenging established cricketing authorities.
- StarsLeonard TealeFay KeltonEdward HeppleHistorical drama about husband and wife convicts, Will and Mary trying to go straight.Wikipedia states:
ABC period drama mini-series, 10 x 30 minute episodes. - StarsLewis Fitz-GeraldTony BarryJulie HamiltonWe follow the life of Alan Marshall who was struck down by Polio as a child and it shows how he overcame the crippling effects of the disease. It traces his life from childhood into early adulthood. Based upon his trilogy of autobiographical books "I can Jump Puddles", "This is the Grass" and "In Mine Own Heart".The mini-series...x9 episodes of 48 minutes length each, and started from 07/06/1981, on ABC TV, according to Wikipedia.
- StarsDamon HerrimanLuke ArnoldHugh SheridanThe story of INXS, their personal lives and their rise to fame from Australian pubs to stadiums all around the world.* INXS: Never tear us apart
About the great Australian music group.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS:_Never_Tear_Us_Apart - CreatorTony McDonaldAlison NisselleStarsChris HaywoodSimon WestawayJeremy KewleyFour members of the infamous Hennessey clan are acquitted of the shooting of two policemen in a bungled bank heist. Melbourne is shocked as brothers Mal and Steve, along with brother-in-law Darren Mack and friend Ken Hardy, walk free.* A follow up series to "Phoenix", which is also in this list.
2 series of x13 episodes each. - StarsHilary BambergerNeil FitzpatrickBrian James"Jonah" is a historical drama series about Jonah Locke, a merchant trader in the early Australian colony.Wikipedia states: Seven Network, 20 episodes. The series still exists. The name of the series rings a bell with me, but more due to thinking that it comes from an Australian novel, I think, which had a character of that name...maybe even the name of the book! Wikipedia not much help here.
- StarsJonathan SweetClaire CrowtherLiddy ClarkAt the beginning of the 20th Century a lad living on the streets decided to make something of himself.4 x 60 minute episodes (?) according to this site. Not sure if this series the same character as the earlier series in this list.
- StarsJohn JarrattSteve BisleyElaine KussackAustralia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly.
- StarsFranco NeroCatherine WilkinDennis MillerItalian magistrate Paolo Pizzi (Franco Nero) has devoted his life to justice. With an inflexible sense of honour and duty, he has stood up to the crime bosses, the corrupt judges and the politicians. One day, Paolo's public zeal leads to a private loss; his wife is killed and his son disappears. As he follows a potential Mafia connection to Australia, his search for his son turns into an obsessive pursuit but in an ominous landscape of political and police corruption, business fraud, media intrigue, drugs smuggling and illegal arms dealing, the hunter soon becomes the hunted.* "The magistrate". Wikipedia lists this title as an Australian production from 1989, starring Franco Nero. It also states that there were six episodes, of one hour each.
I know that I saw this series and really liked it...I just can't remember anything about it now, though.
Not exactly sure why this title now comes up as a film on this site and with it's title in Italian. - CreatorPosie Graeme-EvansStarsAntonia PrebbleBen RevellJovita LeeWhen Jo Tiegan is given a mirror as a gift by the elderly owner of an antique shop, she is amazed to see another girl's image in the mirror instead of her own reflection.* 20 x 24 minute episodes. Australia/New Zealand co-production.
- StarsIan 'Molly' MeldrumJulia Zemiro* "Molly"
For some reason, IMDB does not list the correct title for this, which is "Molly". It's about the influential host of iconic music programme "Countdown", who gave many international artists their first hits anywhere in the world, including Blondie and John Mellencamp, back when he was known as "Johnny Cougar" although I don't know whether this mini series mentions that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_(miniseries) - CreatorMichael LucasStarsAnna TorvSam ReidWilliam McInnesIn the 1980s, an embattled anchorwoman and an ambitious reporter confront studio politics and their own desires as they navigate the cut-throat world of Australia's news media.At the moment I don't know if this had only one series. If it keep having more series, I'd say I'd have to remove it from this list.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsArmand AssanteRachel WardBryan BrownAfter a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.* IMDB lists this as a 3 part mini-series.
- StarsAmber Mae CecilJohn UnicombRon HaddrickThe Outcasts was a 1961 Australian television serial. A period drama, it was broadcast live, though with some film inserts. All 12 episodes of the serial survive as kinescope recordings. It was a sequel to Stormy Petrel.Wikipedia states:
"The Outcasts was a 1961 Australian television mini-series. A period drama, it was broadcast live, though with some film inserts. All episodes survive as kinescope recordings
Plot
The Outcasts told the story of William Redfern and his attempts to build a hospital in Sydney in 1808". - CreatorImogen BanksJohn EdwardsChristopher LeeStarsAsher KeddieRob CarltonJessica ToveyThe Whitlam era as seen through the eyes of Cleo magazine and its young editor, Ita Buttrose.
- StarsRachel GriffithsMandy McElhinneyRob CarltonMini-Series about the golden years of the glossy women's magazines and the battle to have the number one selling publication in Australia.
- StarsJames CondonAllan TrevorNigel LovellWilliam Charles Wentworth gets into trouble with the governor who believes Sydney is still British when he starts a newspaper called "The Australian".Wikipedia states:
"The Patriots was an Australian television drama mini-series. A period-drama, it aired for 10 episodes on ABC in 1962...Telerecordings (also known as kinescope recordings) of the episodes are held by National Archives of Australia". - StarsJoel JacksonRebecca GibneySara WestThe two part mini-series tells the remarkable story of Peter Allen's rise from country New South Wales to the Hollywood Hills, becoming part of American royalty along the way.Based on the life of the flamboyant Australian entertainer.
- CreatorTony McDonaldAlison NisselleStarsSimon WestawayPeter CumminsSean ScullyPhoenix is an Australian police drama television series.* This spawned a spin-off series (also included here) called "Janus".
2 series of x13 episodes each. - StarsAnne PhelanMartyn SandersonKaarin FairfaxIt is the early '50s and the Darcy family continues their struggle to build a better life despite the forces lined up against them in this sequel to the popular made-for-TV film Harp in the South. Father Hughie (Martyn_Sanderson); his wife, Mumma (Anne Plelan); and their younger daughter, Dolour (Kaarin_Fairfax), are broken people after Roie (Anna Hruby)the oldest daughter dies giving birth to a baby boy. Charlie(Shane Feeney-Connor), Roie's husband takes to the drink to forget his loss remembering only Roie and forgetting about his children. Dolour no longer a child fights for the strength to keep this family together in this hard bitten Irish-emigrate community of Surry Hills, but as bad times, illness, and romantic discord make their presence known, the Darcy's find that what they need most to survive is one another.The sequel to "The harp in the south" (1948 for that, 1949 for the sequel). Both were based on Ruth Park's novels of the same name, who later wrote a prequel (1985) "Missus", which wasn't turned into a mini-series.
- StarsLachy HulmePatrick BrammallLuke FordThe true story about the life and Times of Channel 9 owner and millionaire Kerry Packer
- StarsMartin VaughanRosalind SpeirsJohn WoodAward-winning historical drama series which traces the life of John West from his impoverished youth in the depression of the 1890s, to his death as a multi-millionaire some sixty years later.
- StarsRebecca GillingJames ReyneWendy HughesMeet plain but privileged multi-millionairess Stephanie Harper, whose sole mistake is to fall for handsome young sporting hero Greg Marsden.
- DirectorDonald CrombieKen HannamStarsSam NeillSteven VidlerChristopher CumminsFourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South Australian Film Corporation during the mini-series boom of the 1980s and lensed in the Flinders Ranges, it stars Sam Neill as the infamous Captain Starlight.The mini-series.
- StarsMartin HendersonAnthony HayesDiana GlennA man who finds the body of a young boy quickly becomes the prime murder suspect, putting his life and his family at risk.Hopefully this is a mini-series...hard to get information on it...so far it's had a 6 episode run in Australia and is being remade in the U.S.
- StarsOliver Jackson-CohenSarah SnookLachy HulmeIn 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
- StarsBarbara LlewellynMark ClarkeAnna HrubyBased on Ethel Turner's classic children's novel, this award-winning miniseries is about a family of seven children set in 1890s Australia.I was surprised to see discussion in this site's forum for that title that the U.S. screened a heavily altered version of this story...it basically changed the original ending which was screened in Australia.
- StarsBryan BrownNoni HazlehurstRebecca SmartMacauley is a swagman who finds himself in charge of his young daughter, Buster. The pair hike across the harsh outback landscape, in an attempt to repair their relationship and find a home.* The two part mini-series.
- StarsTerry SerioJohn McTernanMarcelle SchmitzDramatisation of the life of the Australian rock singer from his peak success in the 1950s.* 1986 mini-series about Australia's rock'n'roll pioneer.
- StarsJonathan LaPagliaSophie OkonedoMelissa GeorgeTraces the shattering repercussions of a single event upon a group of family and friends. Based on Christos Tsiolkas' best-selling novel.
- StarsJohn MillsPhilip HancockJohn BachThe authorities want to take Spit MacPhee (Philip Hancock) away from his grandfather, Fyfe MacPhee (Sir John Mills), and put him in a children's home, but the young whippersnapper has other ideas.
- StarsBrian JamesDelia WilliamsAlistair DuncanThe story of Mutiny On The Bounty's William Bligh.Wikipedia states:
ABC, 12 part series on historical figure William Bligh. - StarsGerard KennedyPenne Hackforth-JonesGus MercurioFollowing the next exciting chapter in the lives of Aussie bushrangers, Tandarra is the lively spin-off of the classic 1850s era television series, Cash & Company.* A follow up to "Cash and company". 13 x 1 hour episode run.
- CreatorTony CavanaughSimone NorthStarsMiranda OttoCraig McLachlanPeter O'BrienThe true life story of Lindy Chamberlain and her recount of a dingo taking her baby.The mini-series.
- StarsAngela Punch McGregorRobin StewartBrian HinzlewoodA miniseries about European settlement and exploration of Australia produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- StarsSimon ChilversJohn BonneyNick TateDramatization of Australian political life between 1945 and 1954.Drama about the history of the Australian Labor Party after World War 2 and to the great split amongst their ranks in 1955, according to Wikipedia. This entry added 04/11/2016.
- StarsCaroline CraigPaul TassoneDieter BrummerEach season of this multi-award-winning television series takes you through a 13-episode run in the rise and fall of real-life Australian underworld figures as told from both sides of the law.
- StarsBarry OttoNicole KidmanNicholas EadieVietnam is a stunningly powerful re-enactment of the bitterly controversial issue of Australia's involvement in what was perceived as an American war.Wrong picture for this item. Stars Nicole Kidman in her finest role, I think.
- StarsDavid YorstonMark McManusAnne HaddyWandjina. was about three young people who come across a mysterious valley. They find a cave which has wall paintings of the Wandjina spirit people. From then on they start to see some strange things.Found about this show recently (2014) watching some programme on ABC TV which mentioned that Jackie Weaver was in this and showed a clip from it. Wikipedia lists this as a children's science fantasy based on Aboriginal dreamtime stories. Maybe I should have a separate section for Australian children's shows...but the 7 episode run of this series fits in with my criteria for this list in any case.