Dirt Game

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Dirt Game
GenreDrama
Created byMichael Harvey
Written byMichael Harvey
Directed by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Miranda Dear
  • Amanda Higgs
Producers
  • David Taft
  • Michael Harvey
Running time60 minutes
Production companyA Harvey Taft Production
Original release
Network ABC
Release19 April (2009-04-19) 
24 May 2009 (2009-05-24)

Dirt Game is an Australian drama television series that screened on the ABC. It starred Joel Edgerton and Freya Stafford. The series contains six 50-minute episodes. It was written by Michael Harvey and produced by David Taft and Michael Harvey. It was directed by Brendan Maher and Grant Brown. [1] It premiered on 19 April 2009 and finished on 25 May 2009.

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Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
(millions)
1"A Land Down Under"Brendan MaherMichael Harvey19 April 2009 (2009-04-19)0.769 [2]
2"Green and Gold"Grant BrownMichael Harvey26 April 2009 (2009-04-26)0.606 [2]
3"Silent Night"Brendan MaherMichael Harvey3 May 2009 (2009-05-03)0.526 [2]
4"Boab Dreaming"Grant BrownMichael Harvey10 May 2009 (2009-05-10)0.566 [2]
5"Down Among the Dead Men"Brendan MaherMichael Harvey17 May 2009 (2009-05-17)0.517 [2]
6"Reckoning"Grant BrownMichael Harvey24 May 2009 (2009-05-24)0.574 [2]

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References

  1. Knox, David (14 July 2008). "ABC gets Dirty with new drama". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dirt Game: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.