''Picnic at Hanging Rock'' is an Australian

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romantic

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television series that premiered on

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on 6 May 2018. The series was adapted from

Joan Lindsay Joan à Beckett Weigall, Lady Lindsay (16 November 189623 December 1984) was an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and visual artist. Trained in her youth as a painter, she published her first literary work in 1936 at age forty under a ...

's 1967 novel of the same name about a group of schoolgirls who, while on an outing to

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, mysteriously disappear. The score won the Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Television Series

Plot

Hester Appleyard purchases an isolated mansion out in the Australian bush to transform into a school for young ladies - a few months later, Appleyard College is a success. On

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, 1900, when students and staff go for a picnic to Hanging Rock, three of the school's star students and their governess mysteriously vanish. Their disappearance leaves a devastating impact on students, staff, their enigmatic and formidable headmistress and the township at large. Theories abound, secrets are exposed and hysteria sets in, until eventually, the lives of the characters unravel.

Cast and characters

Natalie Dormer Natalie Dormer (born 11 February 1982)Lily Sullivan Lily Sullivan is an Australian actress, known for her role as Coral in the 2012 film '' Mental'' and in the lead role of Miranda in the 2018 TV series '' Picnic At Hanging Rock''. Early life and education Sullivan's father is an importer of me ...

as Miranda Reid *

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as Mademoiselle Dianne de Poitiers, mistress of French Conversation *

Harrison Gilbertson Harrison Gilbertson (born 29 June 1993) is an Australian actor. Early life Gilbertson was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Julie Sloan and Brian Gilbertson. Career Gilbertson began acting at the age of six when he played the chara ...

as Michael Fitzhubert *

Samara Weaving Samara Weaving (born 23 February 1992) is an Australian actress and model. She began her career in her home country, playing Kirsten Mulroney on the drama series '' Out of the Blue'' (2008). She came to prominence with her portrayal of Indi Wa ...

as Irma Leopold *

Madeleine Madden Madeleine Madden (born 29 January 1997) is an Australian actress. She is best known for playing Egwene al'Vere in the Amazon Prime series ''The Wheel of Time''. Early life Madden grew up around Redfern, a Sydney inner city suburb, and attended ...

as Marion Quade * Inez Currõ as Sara Waybourne *

Ruby Rees Ruby Rees (born Ruby Rees-Wemyss in 1995) is an Australian actress, director and writer. She is best known for playing “Edith” a main character in '' Picnic at Hanging Rock,'' in 2018, alongside Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving. Education ...

as Edith Horton *

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as Miss Dora Lumley, mistress of Deportment and Bible Studies *

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as Arthur Appleyard, Hester's late husband *

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as Tomasetti * James Hoare as Albert Crundall *

Mark Coles Smith Mark Coles Smith (born 1989) is an Indigenous Australian actor originally from Broome in Western Australia. He is known for his roles in '' Last Cab to Darwin'' (2015), '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (2018) and '' Occupation: Rainfall'' (2020), a ...

as Tom *

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as Dr. Mackenzie

Supporting cast

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as Miss Greta McCraw, mistress of Geography and Mathematics *

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as Mrs Valange, mistress of Art and Literature * Randall Berger * Kate Bradford as Rose Kenton * Ines English *

Kaarin Fairfax Kaarin Louise Fairfax (born 30 September 1959) is an Australian actress, director and singer who played the role of 'Dolour Darcy' in two TV miniseries ''The Harp in the South'' (1986) and its sequel ''Poor Man's Orange'' (1987) based on books o ...

as Cook *

John Flaus John Flaus (born 1934) is an Australian broadcaster and actor. Filmography *'' Rake'' (2014) *''Tracks'' (2013) *''Jack Irish'' (2012-2021) - 3 films and 15 episodes as Wilbur *''Pinion'' (2010) *''I Love You Too'' (2010) *''Mary and Max'' ( ...

as Mr. Whitehead, the gardener * Mayah Fredes as Rosamund Swift *

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as Mrs. Fitzhubert * Emily Gruhl as Minnie *

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as Charlie Seymour-Baker *

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as Jasper Cosgrove * Rob Jacobson * Felix Johnson as Trooper Nolan *

Markella Kavenagh Markella Kavenagh (born January 30, 2000) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as the harfoot Nori Brandyfoot in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power''. Career After appearing in several television shows, K ...

as Myrtle *

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as Mrs. Horton *

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as Sgt. Bumpher * Alyssa Tuddenham as Lily Kenton *

Bethany Whitmore Bethany Sarah Whitmore (born 7 December 1999) is an Australian actress, who started her professional acting career starring as Jaden Kagan in the US TV mini-series '' The Starter Wife''. Bethany is also known for her lead voice role of 8-year- ...

as Blanche Gifford

Production

Filming commenced in February 2017 a
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, as well as

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and on Fraser St in the

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town of Clunes.

Episodes

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on

in 2018. The program was acquired by the

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in the United Kingdom,

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in France,

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in Ireland and

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in the United States. The series was also broadcast in Greece by ERT.

References

External links

Picnic at Hanging Rock - Foxtel
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