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
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p207
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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