The Man from Snowy River (TV series)

The Man from Snowy River
Cover of DVD Box Set – Season 4
Also known asSnowy River: The McGregor Saga
Starring
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes65
Production
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkNine Network
ReleaseAugust 28, 1993 (1993-08-28)[1] –
May 24, 1998 (1998-05-24)

The Man from Snowy River is an Australian adventure drama television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River".[2] Released in Australia as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in both the United States and the United Kingdom as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.

The series follows the adventures of Matt McGregor (Andrew Clarke), a successful Australian rancher, and his family. Matt is the hero immortalised in Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River", and the series is set 25 years after his famous ride.[3] Patterson's poem was also the basis for two films The Man from Snowy River, and The Man from Snowy River II.[2]

Synopsis

During the late 1800s, widower Matt McGregor, his adult sons Collin and Rob, and adolescent daughter Danni, live and work on their cattle ranch named 'Langara'. Widow Kathleen O'Neil and her young son Michael live on a nearby smaller property. To earn needed money, Kathleen teaches school and runs the local newspaper. Matt and Kathleen eventually wed.[2]

Wealthy and unscrupulous Oliver Blackwood, along with Matt's bitter nephew Luke, habitually cause trouble for the McGregors.[2]

Cast

Stars and guest stars of the series included notable and future notable actors.

Main

Regular

Recurring/guests

Actor Role Ep. count
Aaron BlabeyJimmy Wilks1
Alan HopgoodGil Tyson
Amanda DougeVictoria Blackwood
Andrew CurryMiner #1
Ben MendelsohnDale Banks1
Brett SwainSurveyor 11
Brett TuckerTed1
Broderick Smith1
Bud TingwellGovernor1
Chad LoweSam Taylor2
Colette MannMrs Carney4
Damien BodieDennis Andrews1
Danny AdcockJarrod Banks1
David FieldDave Turner1
Dean StockwellProfessor Julius Waugh2
Denise RobertsMary Kelly1
Dieter BrummerNathan1
Esben StormFrobisher1
Fiona CorkeLola Hatton
Frances O'ConnorRachel McAlister2
Frank GallacherGrady Hocking1
Greg StoneDr Cameron1
Hélène JoyAgnes Windsor1
Henri SzepsJacob Verkovic1
Hugh JackmanDuncan Jones5
Jane BadlerYvonne Waugh2
John McTernanConnor O'Shea1
John StantonOliver Blackwood
Jonathan HardyJohn Archer snr1
Julie NihillNora O'Reilly1
Lee HorsleySeamus O'Neil3
Libby TannerBrodie1
Lewis Fitz-GeraldHenry Faulkner1
Marshall NapierCharlie Dunn1
Matt DayPete Reilly
Matthew NewtonPrivate Horsefall1
Nell FeeneyElsie Morgan2
Nick CarrafaAlan Grout2
Nigel BradshawThomas Pascoe
Nique NeedlesPIke1
Olivia Newton-JohnJoanna Walker3
Reg GormanMr Fowler6
Shane ConnorTyler Morgan2
Simon PalomaresPrince Alfredo Perez1
Steven VidlerDaniel Larson1
Tim RobertsonTrooper John Clarke1
Tony BonnerDave Turner1
Tony BriggsToby King1
Tracy NelsonRuth Whitney5
Victoria TennantAnita Hargraves5
Wynn RobertsSir Harry Garfield1
Zbych Trofimiuk1

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref
1996Logie AwardsLogie Award for Most Popular SeriesNominated[4]
1996Logie AwardsSilver Logie for Most Popular Actor (Guy Pearce)Nominated[5]

International distribution

When the series was distributed to some countries, the title was changed for various reasons.

CountryTitle
AustraliaBanjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River
United States & CanadaSnowy River: The McGregor Saga
United Kingdom
Ireland
GibraltarSnowy River
Iran

The series was aired on The Family Channel in the US, BBC Two in the UK, and WIC-owned and independent stations in Canada.

Episodes

Season 1 (1993-1994)

Season 2 (1995-1996)

Season 3 (1996)

Season 4 (1998)

Video releases

On 27 June 1995, the pilot was released on VHS[6]

On 5 March 2002, a number of single episode videos were released on VHS. These include episodes "New Business",[7] "Grand Opening",[8] "Black Sheep",[9] "Comeback",[10] "The Grand Duke",[11] and "Prince of Hearts"[12]

In 2003, a region 1 DVD of the series pilot was released.

DVD name Ep# Release date
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race 1 18 November 2003[13]

In 2004, season 4 was released as a 3 disk set, this time in region 4. This was followed by season 1 (3 disks) and season 2 (4 disks) in 2005, and season 3 (4 disks) in 2006.[14]

DVD name Ep# Release date
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 1 13 July 2005
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 2 19 December 2005
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 3 20 January 2006
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 4 13 May 2004

On 25 January 2005, three 2-episode DVDs from the series were released in region 1. These episodes were the same as they had previously released on VHS.

DVD name Ep# Release date Episodes
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep/Prince of Hearts 2 25 January 2005[15]
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Come Back/Grand Opening 2 25 January 2005[16] "Come Back", "Grand Opening"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Grand Duke/New Business 2 25 January 2005[17] "Grand Duke", "New Business"

In 2006, a 3-episode DVD was released in region 1, containing episodes previously released on VHS and DVD. In early 2007, a second DVD was released containing the remaining three previously released episodes. Later in 2007, a third DVD was released. Though the DVD case misreports two of the episodes as titles from the previous release, the actual contents are three never-before released episodes.

DVD name Ep# Release date Episodes
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – There was more than one wild west! 3 16 November 2006[18] "Comeback", "The Grand Opening", "Black Sheep"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback 3 3 April 2007[19] "Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – A Different Breed of Cowboy 3 21 August 2007[20] "Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant" **
  • The DVD case erroneously reports the episodes as "Foundation Day", "The Grand Duke", and "New Business".

In 2008, all three of their previous DVDs was released as a set. The package contained one DVD case for "There was more than one wild west!" and a new double DVD case for the other two. The erroneous episode information for the third volume was corrected on the box and the double DVD case.

DVD name Ep# Release date "Episodes"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Trilogy Volume 1 – 3 6 2008[21] "Comeback", "The Grand Opening", "Black Sheep"
"Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business"
"Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant"

In 2010, a combined 2-DVD package was released containing the last two DVDs (Adventure in the Australian Outback and A Different Breed of Cowboy).

DVD name Ep# Release date "Episodes"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback/A Different Breed of Cowboy 6 9 March 2010[22] "Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business"
"Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant"

In 2010, the entire series was released for region 4, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the poem.

DVD name Ep# Release date
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – The Complete Series 65 2 April 2010[23]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 1 13 4 April 2011[24]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 2 19 4 April 2011[25]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 3 20 4 April 2011[26]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 4 13 4 April 2011[27]

In 2011, season 1 was released for region 2 with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish subtitles.

Notes

Geoff Burrowes producer of the Snowy River films sued the producers of the series for using the title. The case settled out of court.[28]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tony Scott (31 August 1993). "Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga - The Race". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present (7th edition), page 939, Ballantine, 1999
  3. ↑ The Australian Film and Television Companion – compiled by Tony Harrison – Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994
  4. ↑ Warneke, Ross (27 April 1995). "And now... the envelopes please". The Age. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  5. ↑ Warneke, Ross (6 April 1996). "Logies: The Famous Five". TV Week. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race. ASIN 630322427X.
  7. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – New Business". Amazon. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Grand Opening". Amazon. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep". Amazon. 5 March 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Comeback". Amazon. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Grand Duke". Amazon. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Prince of Hearts". Amazon. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race". Amazon. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013. The contributor writing this owns this set.
  15. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep/Prince of Hearts". Amazon.com | "Black Sheep", "Prince of Hearts".
  16. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Come Back/Grand Opening". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Grand Duke/New Business". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – There was more than one wild west!". Amazon. 16 November 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback". Amazon. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – A Different Breed of Cowboy". Amazon. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  21. ↑ "The McGregor Saga Trilogy Volume 1 – 3". Amazon. January 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  22. ↑ "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback/A Different Breed of Cowboy". Amazon. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  23. ↑ "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – The Complete Series". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  24. ↑ "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 1". Fishpond. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  25. ↑ "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 2". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  26. ↑ "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 3". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  27. ↑ "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 4". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  28. ↑ Jacqueline Lee Lewis, "Settlement reached in 'Snowy River' title suit", Hollywood Reporter, 28 September 1993 p 4
  • The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia – Theatre . Film . Radio . Television – Volume 1 – Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee – Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996.
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