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''Boys From The Bush'' is a British
television
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series produced by the
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. It was created and written by Douglas Livingstone. Two series of ten episodes each were made between 1991 and 1992. Although never achieving mainstream success, the series has since gathered a dedicated
cult
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following.
Plot
The series dealt with the life of Reg Toomer (
Tim Healy), a
British man living in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and running Melbourne Confidential, a failing private detective agency with his shifty business partner Dennis Tontine (
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, l ...
). His estranged young cousin Leslie (
Mark Haddigan) arrives in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
from the United Kingdom after a painful divorce looking for fun and excitement in the new world, instead he finds himself used as a drone for Melbourne Confidential.
Each episode focused on a particular job undertaken by Melbourne Confidential, each one more elaborate and of more dubious legality than the last. The course of the main plot would often converge with subplots involving Reg's lovelorn wife Doris (
Pat Thomson), assertive daughter Arlene (
Nadine Garner), Dennis' ex-wife Corrie (
Kirsty Child) and kindly madam Delilah (
Kris McQuade
Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles.
Career
Her film credits include ''The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', ''Goodbye Paradi ...
).
External links
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1991 British television series debuts
1992 British television series endings
1990s British drama television series
BBC television dramas
English-language television shows
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