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The
story of the influence an older
man has over a youth with loner
Starkey Moore (living in the
outback town of Hope)
discovering a youth collapsed by
the road during a storm, he
nurses him back to health and
also proceeds to teach him a few
things about life, one of the
things he teaches the young lad,
Joey, is that if he (Joey) has a
good enough reason then he can
kill Starkey.
Set
between the years 1910 and 1916
and filmed in NSW (the town of
Gulgong). Gulgong was chosen
because it had changed little
since before the first world war
with the town making an effort
to preserve its architecture,
the serial was filmed over three
weeks and many of the
townspeople appeared as extras
in the production.
REGULAR
CAST
EWEN SOLON as Starkey Moore /
BRENDAN LUNNEY as Joey Emmett /
DIANE CRAIG as Teresa Doherty /
MICHAEL BODDY / DON COSBY / JACK
FEGAN as Martin Walsh / CHIPS
RAFFERTY / RUTH CRACKNELL /
MOIRA SULLIVAN / SLIM DE GREY
DOREEN WARBURTON / BERNADETTE
HUGHSON
PRODUCTION
DETAILS
Writers: Harold Lander, Eric
Taylor / Novel: D'Arcy Niland /
Producer/Director: Eric Taylor
Australia
/ ABC / 6x30m-e / 1971 10
February - 17 March shown
Wednesdays at 8.30pm in black
and white
1.
ONE (Wednesday 10 February /
8.30pm)
In
the Australian country town of
Hope just prior to World War
One, loner Starkey Moore
discovers seriously ill young
Irish lad Joey during a storm
and nurses him back to health.
2.
TWO (Wednesday 17 February /
8.30pm)
Joey
settles into Hope, meets people
who will influence his life and
feels the first currents of
tension and prejudice that
exists in the town against
Starkey.
3.
THREE (Wednesday 24 February /
8.30pm)
Joey
starts to feel he is growing
into himself as a person thanks
to Starkey, Joey also develops
feelings for a girl called
Teresa.
4.
FOUR (Wednesday 3 March /
8.30pm)
The
impact of the first world war
and the Irish rebellion hit
Hope. The men pledge to help the
cause and Martin Walsh outlines
plans at a crucial meeting. Joey
struggles with his feelings for
Teresa and has a memorable
experience.
With:-
CHICKY SULLIVAN
5.
FIVE (Wednesday 10 March /
8.30pm)
The
sabotage plan, violent and
mysterious deaths, intervention
by Father Vaughan, shadowy
double dealings and conflict
between Martin Walsh and Matt
Doherty bring Hope near
flashpoint.
6.
SIX (Wednesday 17 March /
8.30pm)
The
informer is known, Starkey seeks
justice and Joey makes an
agonising decision with tragic
results.
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