Jackaroo (miniseries)

Jackaroo
Written by	John Cundill
Directed by	Michael Carson
Starring	Annie Jones David McCubbin Tina Bursill Warren Mitchell
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2 x 2 hours
Production
Producer	Bill Hughes
Budget	$4.5 million[1]
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	7 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]

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

Cast

• Annie Jones - Clare Mallory
• David McCubbin - Jack Simmons
• Tina Bursill - Martha Logan
• Warren Mitchell - Ambrose Barbitron
• Peter Hardy - Ram Gallagher
• Colin McEwan - Roy Mallory

DVD release

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

References

1. "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.

External links

• Trailer at YouTube
• Jackaroo at IMDb