| Five Mile Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 (1983-11-04) – 7 August 1985 (1985-08-07) |
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]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- 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
Guests
[edit]Production
[edit]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]
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1983–84)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Making Tracks" | George Miller | Graham Foreman | 4 November 1983 (1983-11-04) | |
| 2 | 2 | "Horses for Courses" | Frank Arnold | Gwenda Marsh | 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Love Before a Fall" | Di Drew | Sarah Crawford | 7 December 1983 (1983-12-07) | |
| 4 | 4 | "A Few Surprises" | Frank Arnold | Michael Joshua | 21 December 1983 (1983-12-21) | |
| 5 | 5 | "The Scrub Bulls" | Chris Thomson | Denise Morgan | 4 January 1984 (1984-01-04) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Bang the Big Drum" | Michael Jenkins | Michael Joshua | 18 January 1984 (1984-01-18) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Gold Fever" | Kevin James Dobson | Graham Foreman | 1 February 1984 (1984-02-01) | |
| 8 | 8 | "Annie" | Brendan Maher | Greg Millin | 15 February 1984 (1984-02-15) | |
| 9 | 9 | "Home and Away" | David Stevens | Michael Joshua | 7 March 1984 (1984-03-07) | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Awakening" | Frank Arnold | Denise Morgan | 21 March 1984 (1984-03-21) | |
| 11 | 11 | "The Prize" | Kevin James Dobson | Sarah Crawford | 4 April 1984 (1984-04-04) | |
| 12 | 12 | "Tricks of the Trade" | Gary Conway | Gwenda Marsh | 18 April 1984 (1984-04-18) | |
| 13 | 13 | "Thanksgiving" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Sarah Crawford | 2 May 1984 (1984-05-02) | |
Season 2 (1984)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Hangman's Noose" | Gary Conway | Graham Foreman | 16 May 1984 (1984-05-16) | |
| 15 | 2 | "The Challenge" | Kevin James Dobson | Sarah Crawford | 6 June 1984 (1984-06-06) | |
| 16 | 3 | "Blood, Sweat and Faith" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | David Boutland | 20 June 1984 (1984-06-20) | |
| 17 | 4 | "Mail Order Brides" | Kevin James Dobson | Denise Morgan | 4 July 1984 (1984-07-04) | |
| 18 | 5 | "Maggie" | Brendan Maher | Keith Thompson | 18 July 1984 (1984-07-18) | |
| 19 | 6 | "When The Kookaburra Sings" | Kevin James Dobson | Sarah Crawford | 1 August 1984 (1984-08-01) | |
| 20 | 7 | "Walk Like A Man" | Rob Stewart | Gwenda Marsh | 15 August 1984 (1984-08-15) | |
| 21 | 8 | "Across The Great Divide" | Brendan Maher | Keith Thompson | 5 September 1984 (1984-09-05) | |
| 22 | 9 | "Missing, Presumed Lost" | Kevin James Dobson | David Boutland and Tom Hegarty | 19 September 1984 (1984-09-19) | |
| 23 | 10 | "Matchmaker" | Brendan Maher | Sarah Crawford | 3 October 1984 (1984-10-03) | |
| 24 | 11 | "Good Old Reliable Me" | Kevin James Dobson | Sarah Crawford | 17 October 1984 (1984-10-17) | |
| 25 | 12 | "Women of Means" | Gary Conway | Denise Morgan | 7 November 1984 (1984-11-07) | |
| 26 | 13 | "The Last Round Up" | Kevin James Dobson | Tom Hegarty | 5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) | |
Season 3 (1985)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Travellers' Tales" | Kevin James Dobson | Keith Thompson | 2 January 1985 (1985-01-02) | |
| 28 | 2 | "The Gauntlet" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Sarah Crawford | 6 February 1985 (1985-02-06) | |
| 29 | 3 | "Real Cowboys Play Fair" | Gary Conway | Sarah Crawford | 6 March 1985 (1985-03-06) | |
| 30 | 4 | "Possum" | Kevin James Dobson | Henry Crawford | 20 March 1985 (1985-03-20) | |
| 31 | 5 | "The Best of Mates" | Kevin James Dobson | Denise Morgan | 3 April 1985 (1985-04-03) | |
| 32 | 6 | "The Gold Cup" | Kevin James Dobson | Peter A. Kinloch | 17 April 1985 (1985-04-17) | |
| 33 | 7 | "A Dog Called Johnson" | Gary Conway | Denise Morgan | 1 May 1985 (1985-05-01) | |
| 34 | 8 | "A Fish Out of Water" | Brendan Maher | Denise Morgan | 15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) | |
| 35 | 9 | "The Great Coach Race" | Kevin James Dobson | Peter A. Kinloch | 5 June 1985 (1985-06-05) | |
| 36 | 10 | "A Death in the Family" | Brendan Maher | Denise Morgan | 19 June 1985 (1985-06-19) | |
| 37 | 11 | "A Lot of Hot Air" | Kevin James Dobson | Peter A. Kinloch | 3 July 1985 (1985-07-03) | |
| 38 | 12 | "One Fine Day" | Brendan Maher | Sarah Crawford | 17 July 1985 (1985-07-17) | |
| 39 | 13 | "America" | Kevin James Dobson | Tom Hegarty | 7 August 1985 (1985-08-07) | |
Home releases
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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