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The Outsiders (Australian TV series)

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Composer(s)
  
Pat Aulton

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
9 November 1976

Number of seasons
  
1

Cast
  
Andrew Keir

8.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Adventure

Country of origin
  
Australia

No. of seasons
  
1

Final episode date
  
1 February 1977

Number of episodes
  
13

Starring
  
Andrew Keir Sascha Hehn

Networks
  
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, American Broadcasting Company

Similar
  
Rush, Chopper Squad, Dynasty, Against the Wind, Spyforce

The Outsiders was the name of an Australian-German co-production which was made in Australia in 1976. It starred Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole and German actor Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett. It also featured other prominent Australian actors including John Jarratt of Wolf Creek fame, Wendy Hughes, Leonard Teale, Ray Barrett, Peter Cummins of Sunday Too Far Away, John Meillon of "Crocodile" Dundee fame, Megan Williams of The Sullivans fame, John Ewart (truckie voice over in "Change of Image" and Frank Kennedy in "Charlie Cole Esq."), Judy Morris, Vincent Ball of A Town Like Alice, Jason Donovan's father Terry, Serge Lazaraff of Cash and Company fame, Peta Toppano, and David Gulpilil. The series was shot in English and Sascha Hehn was dubbed by Australian actor Andrew Harwood . (For the German TV version he dubbed himself.)

Contents

Plot

Charlie Cole and his grandson Pete Jarrett travel around outback Australia in a beaten-up ute, finding itinerant work along the way. In each place they befriend locals and become involved in an adventure, culminating in their solving a mystery, crime or local conflict.

Reception

The series had a merely mediocre success in Australia but inspired many German spectators because it portrayed Australia in a way that met their expectations at a time when a new wave of German immigrants was about to come. Their reasons were among others: many areas in Germany being relatively overcrowed, high housing costs and Australia's beauty.

List of episodes

  1. "Drop Out"
  2. "Change of Image"
  3. "Ghost Town"
  4. "Roustabouts"
  5. "Golden Girl"
  6. "Rip Off"
  7. "Bush Boy"
  8. "Bad Dream Town"
  9. "Sophie's Mob"
  10. "Charlie Cole Esq."
  11. "Opal Strike"
  12. "Ambush"
  13. "Last Campaign"

References

The Outsiders (Australian TV series) Wikipedia
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