Jackaroo (miniseries)

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Jackaroo
Written by John Cundill
Directed by Michael Carson
Starring Annie Jones
David McCubbin
Tina Bursill
Warren Mitchell
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2 x 2 hours
Production
ProducerBill Hughes
Budget$4.5 million [1]
Original release
Network Seven Network
Release7 October (1990-10-07) –
8 October 1990 (1990-10-08)

Jackaroo is a 1990 Australian mini series about a half-caste who goes to work on a West Australian property and falls in love with a girl. [2]

Contents

David McCubbin was not Aboriginal. Producer Bill Hughes said they could not find an Aboriginal actor of the right age. [1]

Cast

DVD release

It has been announced by Crawford Productions that this mini series will be released on DVD in 2025. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "MIDWEEK MAGAZINE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 64, no. 19, 782. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 December 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 15 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p207
  3. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.


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