The Territorians
| The Territorians | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Offer |
| Written by | Ted Roberts |
| Produced by | Robert Bruning |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | David Foreman |
| Edited by | David Jaeger |
| Music by | Antony Partos |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Territorians is a 1996 Australian television film shown on Seven. It is set in the Northern Territory[1] but filmed in South Australia.[2] Producers hoped to turn it into a series of telemovies.[3]
Premise
An aboriginal policeman from the outback is teamed up with a white detective from Sydney to investigate a murder in the outback town of Banka Banka.[4]
Cast
- Steven Vidler as Robert McCabe
- Aaron Pedersen as Tom Daly
- Peter Adams as Sarge Kennedy
- Susan Lyons as Anne McCabe
- Jamie Croft as Josh McCabe
- Kristen Boys as Sally
- Robert Mammone as Terry Gittoes
Reception
The Territorians did well in the ratings, winning in its time slot, beating the broadcast of the Emmy Awards.[5]
Brian Courtis in the Sunday Age wrote "Vidler and Pedersen make an interesting combination, but it is the portly Peter Adams, playing a sort of cross between Maurie Fields and Blue Heelers' Tom Croydon, who most promising. The Territorians has its fair share of aerial and land-bound action, some grisly victim scenes, and that wonderful scenery. The rest of the story, like the plot, is pretty familiar."[6] Peter Malone says the "plot is fairly conventional" and the "scenery is quite spectacular".[7]
References
- ↑ Squires, Tony (2 September 1996), "Breaking new territory", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Browne, Rachel (28 April 1996), "New Territory", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Jones, Andrea (8 September 1996), "The Territorians", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Anderson, Doug (9 September 1996), "THE TERRITORIANS (1996)", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Browne, Rachel (15 September 1996), "Top top enders", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Courtis, Brian (15 September 1996), "Northern Stars", The Sunday Age
- ↑ Malone, Peter. "Territorians, The". Peter Malone's Movie Website. Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Retrieved 22 June 2026.