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Film Details - Northway Productions ; ABC Television , 1994
Producers:
Bruce Best (Producer/Executive Producer)
Penny Chapman Executive Producer)
Phaedon Vass (Associate Producer)
Production Companies:
Northway Productions
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Finance Organisations:
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Director of Photography:
Geoffrey Manias
Editors:
Darren Jonusas
Bill Russo
Production Designers:
Marcus North
Composer:
Braedy Neal
Chris Neal
Cast:
Incl. Ernie Dingo (Vincent Burunga), Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth Ashton), Justine Saunders (Millie Carmichael), Bob Maza (Alf Dyer), Steven Vidler (Phil McCarthy), Shane Connor (Ben Lovell), David Ngoombujarra (Mujadi Burunga), Jeremy Sims (Garth Maddern), Paul Caesar (Macka Hargraves), Bradley Byguar (Ricky Dyer), Wes Patten (Chris Dyer), Rachel Maza (Leila Sutton), David Kennedy (Robert Sutton), Aaron Pedersen (Clarrie Carmichael), Kevin Smith (Shorty Carmichael), Kylie Russell (Wilga Carmichael), Lisa Kinchela (Sally Dyer), Lillian Crombie (Mary Dyer), Luke Carroll (Jason Sutton), Amy Miller-Porter (Carly Sutton), Dwayne Buchanan (Toddler Sutton), Nicholas Papademetriou (Harry Bradshaw), Bill McPherson (Errol Hannigan), Hugh Devaney (Frank Delaney), Melissa Jaffer (Meredith Lovell), Lydia Miller (Nerida Watson), Jie Pittman (Flint Baker), Mark Fitzpatrick (Dennis), Marjorie Child (Eileen), Scott Lowe (Patrick), Leanne Bundy (Robyn), Shane Foote (Nurse), Auriel Andrews (Vi Murray), John Sheerin (John Thompson), Danielle Carter (receptionist), Richard Carter (Merv), David Wenham (Warwick Bone), Alan Lovell (Peter), Mark Saunders (Mike), Kristoffer Greaves (Kev), Phil Meacham (Constable), Lynette Narkle (Rachel), Kyle Morrison (Oberon), Trevor Jamieson (Nobby), Genevieve Lemon (Fiona), David Kaff (Steve), Beth Champion (Lucy Mitchell), Joel Emerton (Derek), Harold Hopkins (Jim), Lydia Miller (Nerida), Zoe Carides (Shelley), Rhoda Roberts (Dionne), Robert Alexander (Professor Last), Tony Barry (Prison Officer), Kerry Walker (Sylvia), Garry Waddell (Lennie), Darren Yap (Dr Nguyen), John Polson (Patrick).
Release Dates:
1. 1994
2. Released on videocassette format by the ABC in 1994.
Awards:
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1994) Best Direction in a Television Drama - Julian Pringle [for Episode 7] (winner)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1994) Best Episode in Television Drama series [Episode 7] (co-winner)
Notes:
1. Script editor: Andrew Kelly
2. Executive Story Editor: Ro Hume
List of episodes:
1. (Written by Ro Hume and Susan Macgillicuddy)
2. (Written by Ro Hume and Susan Macgillicuddy)
3. (Written by Ro Hume)
4. (Written by Kristen Dunphy)
5. (Written by Ro Hume and Bob Maza)
6. (Written by Nicholas Parsons)
7. (Written by John Cundill)
8. (Written by Ro Hume and Susan Macgillicuddy)
9. (Written by Ro Hume)
10. (Written by Nicholas Parsons)
11. (Written by Andrew Kelly and John Cundill)
12. (Written by Ro Hume and Ernie Dingo)
13. (Written by Ro Hume and Ernie Dingo)
