7.4 /10 1 Votes
First episode date 17 May 2015 | 7.4/10 IMDb Cast Malcolm Kennard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor Similar Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door, 800 Words, House of Hancock, Love Child, The Principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catching Milat is a two-part Australian television miniseries that screened on the Seven Network, in collaboration with "Screen Australia" on 17 and 24 May 2015. It is based on the book "Sins of the Brother" by Mark Whittaker and Les Kennedy and is loosely based upon the true story of how NSW Police and detectives under "Task Force Air" tracked down and caught serial killer Ivan Milat, who was responsible for the infamous backpacker murders.
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Clive Small, a former assistant police commissioner, retired detective and now author, served as the head of Task Force Air. He has criticised the program as a marginally fictionalised account, especially for overstating the role of Detective Paul Gordon.
Main Cast
Production
The series was produced by Shine Productions (as Shine Australia, a division of Shine Group) for Network Seven and directed by Peter Andrikidis and produced by Kerrie Mainwaring and Rory Callaghan in the pine forests of south-western Australia. It was written by Dalton Dartmouth.
Reception
The first episode aired on 17 May 2015 at 8:50 on the Seven Network.
Home Media
Catching Milat was Released on DVD and Blu-ray on 25 May 2015 with no bonus content, but the two part series episodes on the DVD run longer than the original aired episodes.