''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
Louise Caire Clark (born 1949) is a retired American actress.
Life and career
Clark was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949 and moved back to her mother's home in New Orleans in 1950. Her mother, Audrey Caire, was a National AAU Champion a ...
,
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
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
in the US in the 1980s.
Cast
Main
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Louise Caire Clark
Louise Caire Clark (born 1949) is a retired American actress.
Life and career
Clark was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949 and moved back to her mother's home in New Orleans in 1950. Her mother, Audrey Caire, was a National AAU Champion a ...
as Maggie Scott
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Liz Burch as Kate Wallace
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Jay Kerr as Con Madigan
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Rod Mullinar as Jack Taylor
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Michael Caton as Paddy Malone
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Gus Mercurio as Ben Jones
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Priscilla Weems as Hannah Scott
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Martin Lewis as Sam Sawyer
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Nicole Kidman as Annie
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Peter Carroll as Charles Withers
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Scott McGregor as Edward Armstrong
Guests
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Anna Maria Monticelli
Anna Maria Monticelli is an Australian actress, screenwriter and producer.
Monticelli won the 1994 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in '' Silver City''. In 2001 she was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Original ...
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Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Mrs Clinton
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Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam (9 September 1939 – 9 May 2020) was an Australian stage and screen actor.
Biography
Dignam was born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College in Sydney as a boarder in 1955 and 1956 and then the University of Sydney.
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as Arthur Archer
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Asher Keddie as Emma
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Beth Buchanan as Bessie
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Brett Climo as Brennan
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Chris Haywood as McCrea
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Dinah Shearing
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Don Crosby as Doctor
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Garry McDonald
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Gerard Kennedy as Mr O'Bannion
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Gia Carides as Beth
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Graham Kennedy as Walker the Hawker
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Greg Stone
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Heather Mitchell as Jocelyn
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Helen Buday as Bess
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Hugh Keays-Byrne as Bill Carruthers
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John Jarratt as Brodie
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John Orcsik as Frank Moore
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John Walton as Harrison Miller
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John Waters as Cameron
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Jon Blake as Trooper Wilson
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Jonathan Frakes as Adam Scott
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Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Nigel
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Linda Cropper as Tillie
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Melissa Jaffer as Mrs O'Bannion
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Norman Coburn as Stage Coach Passenger
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Pat Bishop
Patricia Mary Bishop (13 June 1946 – 28 March 2000) was an Australian actress, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland noted for her performances in theatre, film and television series.
She was married to the renowned Australian actor Bill Hunter ...
as Muriel Bostock (1 episode)
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Patricia Kennedy
Patricia Helen Kennedy Lawford (May 6, 1924 – September 17, 2006) was an American socialite, and the sixth of nine children of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. She was a sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator ...
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Peter Fisher as Slim
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Peter Sumner as Mr Anderson
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Peter Whitford as Lucas Morgan
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Ralph Cotterill
Ralph Cotterill (1932-2023) was a British born Australian actor. Born in Yorkshire, Cotterill arrived in Australia in 1973 while touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He went on to have a long career in Australia, both on stage and scree ...
as Dr Gluck
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Ray Barrett as Harry
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Ray Meagher as Lightning Ridge
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Rebecca Gilling as Miss Armstrong
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Reg Evans as Fred Finnegan
* Rob Steele as Mr Hawkins
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Robert Coleby as Oliver Hamilton
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Robert Grubb as Mr Harbottle
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Serge Lazareff as Mickey
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Simon Chilvers as Lord Rivers
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Stefan Dennis
Stefan Dennis (born 30 October 1958) is an Australian actor and singer best known for playing the role of cold-hearted and ruthless businessman Paul Robinson in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from its first episode on March 18, 1985. He departed ...
as Boy #2
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Tamsin Carroll
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Tommy Dysart as Trantor
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Tony Barry as Mr Drummond
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Wendy Hughes as Arabella (1 episode)
Production
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.
[Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 177-178]
DVD releases
Only Season One of ''Five Mile Creek'' has been released on DVD. No release information is known for Seasons Two and Three on DVD.
Five Mile Creek – The Complete First Season
Episode list
Season 1: 1983–84
Season 2: 1984
Season 3: 1985
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, id=0086714
Fan website
''Five Mile Creek''
at AustLit
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Disney Channel original programming
1980s Australian drama television series
1983 Australian television series debuts
1985 Australian television series endings
Television shows set in colonial Australia
Australian Western (genre) films
Films directed by Frank Arnold