Five Mile Creek - Wikipedia
- ️Fri Nov 04 1983
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| Five Mile Creek | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Cherokee Trail by Louis L'Amour |
| Written by | David Boutland Tom Hegarty |
| Directed by | Frank Arnold Gary Conway |
| Starring | Louise Caire Clark Liz Burch Jay Kerr Rod Mullinar Michael Caton Gus Mercurio Priscilla Weems Martin Lewis Nicole Kidman |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 4 November 1983 – 7 August 1985 |
Five Mile Creek is a western television drama series adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel The Cherokee Trail and produced in Australia. It starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, Gus Mercurio, Martin Lewis, Priscilla Weems and Nicole Kidman. It also featured a then-unknown Asher Keddie in her film debut. Jonathan Frakes was a guest star as Maggie's estranged husband, Adam Scott. The series aired on the Disney Channel in the US in the 1980s.[1]
- Louise Caire Clark as Maggie Scott
- Liz Burch as Kate Wallace
- Jay Kerr as Con Madigan
- Rod Mullinar as Jack Taylor
- Michael Caton as Paddy Malone
- Gus Mercurio as Ben Jones
- Priscilla Weems as Hannah Scott
- Martin Lewis as Sam Sawyer
- Nicole Kidman as Annie
- Peter Carroll as Charles Withers
- Scott McGregor as Edward Armstrong
| Actor | Role | Eps. |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew McKaige | Drunk #1 | 1 |
| Anna Maria Monticelli | ||
| Anne Scott-Pendlebury | Mrs Clinton | 1 |
| Arthur Dignam | Arthur Archer | 1 |
| Asher Keddie | Emma | 1 |
| Beth Buchanan | Bessie | 1 |
| Bob Hornery | Mr Wheen | 1 |
| Brett Climo | Brennan | 1 |
| Chris Haywood | McCrea | 1 |
| Dinah Shearing | Mrs Armstrong | 5 |
| Don Crosby | Doctor | 1 |
| Garry McDonald | ||
| Gerard Kennedy | Mr O'Bannion | 1 |
| Gia Carides | Beth | 1 |
| Graham Kennedy | Walker the Hawker | 1 |
| Greg Stone | ||
| Heather Mitchell | Jocelyn | 1 |
| Helen Buday | Bess | 1 |
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | Bill Carruthers | 1 |
| Joanna Lockwood | Madelaine | 1 |
| John Jarratt | Brodie | 1 |
| John McTernan | Fatger Jenkins | 1 |
| John Orcsik | Frank Moore | 1 |
| John Sheerin | Mr Barton | 1 |
| John Walton | Harrison Miller | 1 |
| John Waters | Cameron | 1 |
| Jon Blake | Trooper Wilson | 1 |
| Jonathan Frakes | Adam Scott | 1 |
| Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Nigel | 1 |
| Linda Cropper | Tillie | 1 |
| Melissa Jaffer | Mrs O'Bannion | 1 |
| Michael Aitkens | McStay | 1 |
| Norman Coburn | Stage Coach Passenger (uncredited) | 1 |
| Pat Bishop | Muriel Bostock | 1 |
| Patricia Kennedy | Lillie | 1 |
| Peter Fisher | Slim | 1 |
| Peter Sumner | Mr Anderson | 1 |
| Peter Whitford | Lucas Morgan | 1 |
| Ralph Cotterill | Doctor Gluck | 1 |
| Ray Barrett | Harry | 1 |
| Ray Meagher | Lightning Ridge | 1 |
| Rebecca Gilling | Miss Armstrong | 1 |
| Reg Evans | Fred Finnegan | 1 |
| Rob Steele | Mr Hawkins | 1 |
| Robert Coleby | Oliver Hamilton | 1 |
| Robert Grubb | Mr Harbottle | 1 |
| Serge Lazareff | Mickey | 1 |
| Simon Chilvers | Lord Rivers | 1 |
| Stefan Dennis | Boy #2 | 1 |
| Susan Lyons | Miss Parling | 1 |
| Tamsin Carroll | ||
| Tommy Dysart | Trantor | 1 |
| Tony Barry | Mr Drummond | 1 |
| Wendy Hughes | Arabella | 1 |
The first two seasons cost $12 million to make. The show was popular on the Disney Channel in the US but struggled in the ratings in Australia.[2]
Only Season One of Five Mile Creek has been released on DVD. No release information is known for Seasons Two and Three on DVD.[3]
- ^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 293–294, 580. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 177-178
- ^ Five Mile Creek – The Complete First Season Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine