''The Magistrate'' is a 1989 mini series about an Italian investigative magistrate fighting the Mafia.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p213 His search causes the death of his wife and the disappearance of his son. The crimes lead him to Australia, where he discovers a landscape of political and police corruption, business fraud, media intrigue, drugs smuggling and illegal arms dealing which stretches all the way from

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

to Australia and into the

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Cast

Franco Nero Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film '' Django'' (1966), ...

as Paolo Pizzi * Catherine Wilkin as Claire Boyd *

Dennis Miller Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and comedian. He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...

as Roger Davies * Julia Blake as Jean Shaw *

Steve Bastoni Steve Bastoni (born 4 March 1966) is an Award winning, Italian-born Australian actor. He became a household name in Australia for his role as Constable Yannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos in ''Police Rescue'' and as Steve Parker in ''Neighbours''. H ...

as Robbie Shaw * Victoria Rowland as Nicole Davidson * Joe Petruzzi as Leonardo Pizzi *

Paul Sonkkila Paul Sonkkila (b. Australia – d. April 2016, Australia) was an actor of stage and screen who trained in Australia and in London. He had a long career in theatre, but is remembered for his cinematic roles in ''The Interview'' (1998), '' The Yea ...

as Hannaford * Andy Anderson as Tony * Caroline Gillmer as Sandy *

Rod Mullinar Rodney Mullinar (born 1942) is a British Australian actor, noted for his roles on Australian television. He emigrated to Australia with his first wife, casting agent Liz Mullinar in 1969. Career Mullinar took the leading role in Australian es ...

as Ian Walters *

Anthony Hawkins Anthony Hawkins (30 September 1932 – 23 September 2013), was an English-born, Australian-based television actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Smith in the police procedural '' Special Squad (1984)'' and ...

as Douglas Shaw * Jon Fabian as Francesco Pinneri

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* 1980s Australian television miniseries 1989 Australian television series debuts 1989 Australian television series endings 1989 television films 1989 films Films about organized crime in Italy English-language television shows Films directed by Kathy Mueller {{Australia-tv-film-stub