Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Colin Taylor

1. Shannon's Mob (1975– )

60 min

There is no Shannon - and not much of a mob.

Stars: Robin Ramsay, Frank Gallacher, Joanne Samuel, Chris Haywood

Votes: 9

2. Seven Little Australians (1973)
Episode: Going Home (1973)

24 min | Drama, Family

Life goes on for the family at Misrule.

Director: Ron Way | Stars: Barbara Llewellyn, Mark Clarke, Anna Hruby, Jennifer Cluff

Votes: 5

3. The Outsiders (1976–1977)

60 min | Adventure

Charlie Cole and his grandson Pete Jarrett travel around outback Australia in a beaten-up ute, finding itinerant work along the way. In each place they befriend locals and become involved ... See full summary »

Stars: Andrew Keir, Sascha Hehn, Herbert Tiede, Vincent Ball

Votes: 43

4. Packed to the Rafters (2008–2013)
Episode: Great Expectations (2012)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Family

Frankie has trouble finding her place at Dave's, as what he considers to be chivalry, she perceives as sexism, and she fights hard to earn respect on her own merits.

Director: Kevin Carlin | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Hugh Sheridan, George Houvardas

Votes: 21

5. Seven Little Australians (1973)

294 min | Drama, Family

Based on Ethel Turner's classic children's novel, this award-winning miniseries is about a family of seven children set in 1890s Australia.

Stars: Barbara Llewellyn, Mark Clarke, Anna Hruby, Jennifer Cluff

Votes: 108

6. Rush (1974–1976)

50 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Stories of the lives of people living in and around the goldfields in the Australian bush during the 1850's.

Stars: John Waters, Max Meldrum, Alain Doutey, Vincent Ball

Votes: 87

7. Scales of Justice (1983)

80 min | Drama

Scales of Justice is a fictional yet controversial exploration of various levels of corruption within Australian law enforcement.

Stars: Don Reid, Dennis Miller, Brian McDermott, Tim Robertson

Votes: 53

8. Packed to the Rafters (2008–2013)
Episode: Setting Limits (2013)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Donna is mortified when she learns that both she and Emma have been played by Craig. Donna tries to avoid telling Emma, but she can't hide the truth forever.

Director: Marcus Cole | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Angus McLaren, Hannah Marshall

Votes: 15

9. Ben Hall (1975)

60 min | Biography, Drama

Follows the life of the Australian bushranger Ben Hall.

Stars: Jon Finch, Evin Crowley, Vincent Ball, Brian Blain

Votes: 56

10. All Saints (1998–2009)
Episode: The Human Touch (1999)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama

The ward staff break hospital rules to save a patient's life - but will they pay heavy consequences?

Director: Peter Fisk | Stars: Georgie Parker, Jeremy Cumpston, Martin Lynes, Judith McGrath

Votes: 15

11. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)
Episode: Maggie (1984)

Not Rated | Drama, Family, Western

Maggie decides to leave Five Mile Creek and go back to America with Adam. Her journey is not easy, as she faces danger and hardship along the way. She also realizes that she still has feelings for Ben, who tries to stop her from leaving.

Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Liz Burch, Michael Caton

Votes: 11

12. Come in Spinner (1990)

213 min | Drama

The three proprietors of a beauty salon located in a lavish Sydney hotel find their futures looking uncertain as American troops gain the upper hand against Nazi forces in the winning days of WWII.

Stars: Lisa Harrow, Kerry Armstrong, Rebecca Gibney, Rhys McConnochie

Votes: 86

13. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)

Not Rated | 46 min | Drama, Family, Western

The series follows the adventures of a group of Americans who travel to Australia. Teaming up with a native halfway house owner, they introduce a stagecoach service to the local economy.

Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Liz Burch, Jay Kerr, Rod Mullinar

Votes: 341

14. Homicide (1964–1977)

120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The cases and crimes actioned by the Victoria (Australia) homicide squad, with many cases based of true events.

Stars: Leonard Teale, George Mallaby, John Fegan, Alwyn Kurts

Votes: 138

15. The End (2020)
Episode: Art vs Life (2020)

Comedy, Drama

Kate is horrified by Edie's proposition, but Art and Edie aren't willing to let it drop. Plus, Edie agrees to a secret rendezvous with Henry.

Director: Jonathan Brough | Stars: Ingrid Torelli, Frances O'Connor, Harriet Walter, Roy Billing

Votes: 39

16. Packed to the Rafters (2008–2013)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Meet Dave and Julie Rafter: just your average Australians with three adult children. On the eve of their 25th wedding anniversary it seems that they're about to have their house to themselves at long last.

Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Michael Caton, George Houvardas

Votes: 2,518

17. Secret Valley (1980–1984)

30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Children's drama series. Two rival gangs of kids inhabit a Secret Valley and have adventures.

Stars: Michael McGlinchey, Marianne Howard, Kelly Dingwall, Tom Farley

Votes: 165

18. Palace of Dreams (1985)

50 min | Drama

The story of the Mendel family, owners of the working class Sydney Hotel the Dundee Palace, seen through the eyes of writer Tom Raynor who lives in the hotel.

Stars: Henri Szeps, Michael O'Neill, Deidre Rubenstein, Linda Cropper

Votes: 27

19. The End (I) (2020)

28 min | Comedy, Drama

THE END is where life begins in a dark new comedy series about three generations of a family trying to figure out how to live with meaning, die with dignity and find the beauty that lies in between.

Stars: Frances O'Connor, Harriet Walter, Ingrid Torelli, Luke Arnold

Votes: 1,036

20. G.P. (1989–1996)

Drama

Set around a fictional Ross St Surgery medical practice in inner Sydney explored both the personal and professional lives of the general practitioners working together, and the other doctors and staff who worked in the clinic.

Stars: Denise Roberts, Michael Craig, Michael O'Neill, Brian Rooney

Votes: 163

21. Home and Away (1988– )
Episode: Episode #1.8 (1988)

TV-14 | 28 min | Drama, Romance

Tom's resolve is tested when Sally and Lynn team up to convince him to keep the dog. Tom and Pippa interrogate Carly to try to ascertain how she persuaded her father to pay her debt.

Director: Richard Sarell | Stars: Roger Oakley, Vanessa Downing, Adam Willits, Alex Papps

Votes: 8

22. Water Rats (1996–2001)
Episode: Two of a Kind (2000)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The investigation of a murder yields the detectives two witnesses but each one identifies a different man as the killer. Meanwhile, Quinn and Sykes are kept busy by an elderly escape artist practising his dangerous craft in the harbour.

Director: Ray Quint | Stars: Steve Bisley, Dee Smart, Aaron Pedersen, Brett Partridge

Votes: 12

23. The End (2020)
Episode: Metastasized (2020)

Comedy, Drama

A difficult decision unexpectedly gives Edie a new lease of life. A trip to Art's new hospice leads Edie to ask Kate for help.

Director: Jonathan Brough | Stars: Luke Arnold, Val Lehman, Frances O'Connor, Noni Hazlehurst

Votes: 39

24. 1915 (1982)

360 min | Drama, War

Two young men from the country join the army and leave for World War I.

Stars: Scott McGregor, Scott Burgess, Sigrid Thornton, Jackie Woodburne

Votes: 130

25. Rafferty's Rules (1987–1991)

50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Michael Rafferty, who is a Stipendiary Magistrate, drives to work in an old blue VW Kombi van. He owns a cat named Rhubarb.

Stars: John Wood, Arky Michael, Simon Chilvers, Catherine Wilkin

Votes: 63

26. The Boy in the Bush (1984)

45 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In the 1880s, Jack Grant, a young Englishman, has been sent by his parents to make a new life in the pioneering colony of Western Australia.

Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Sigrid Thornton, Steve Bisley, Jon Blake

Votes: 33

27. All Saints (1998–2009)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

A drama series centred on the lives of the nurses at All Saints Western General Hospital.

Stars: Judith McGrath, Georgie Parker, Tammy Macintosh, Martin Lynes

Votes: 1,633

28. Number 96 (1972–1977)

25 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Follows the lives and relationships of residents in a Sydney apartment building, exploring adult themes and featuring risky content like sex scenes.

Stars: Pat McDonald, Jeff Kevin, Joe Hasham, Elaine Lee

Votes: 143

29. Water Rats (1996–2001)
Episode: Retribution (1997)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Holloway and Goldie investigate the murder of a biker gunned down at a barbecue.

Director: Chris Martin-Jones | Stars: Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley

Votes: 13

30. True Believers (1988)

60 min | Drama, History

Dramatization of Australian political life between 1945 and 1954.

Stars: Simon Chilvers, John Bonney, Nick Tate, Ray Meagher

Votes: 44

31. Fallen Angels (1997)

50 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows the life and work of a legal service based in Redfern, Sydney.

Stars: Garry McDonald, Celia De Burgh, Jeremy Ball, Eszter Marosszéky

Votes: 35

32. Water Rats (1996–2001)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Beneath its surface exists a playground for the murky underworld, pollution hazards, the remnants of huge drug hauls, and a graveyard of bodies from years of suicides, accidents and murders. That's the world of the WATER RATS.

Stars: Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley, Toni Scanlan, Jay Laga'aia

Votes: 1,148

33. Blue Water High (2005–2008)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Drama, Family

Seven top Australian teen surfers live, study, and train together, while they fight to win sponsorship and a spot on the Professional Circuit.

Stars: Sophie Luck, Kate Bell, Martin Lynes, Liz Burch

Votes: 1,568

34. Big Sky (I) (1997–1999)

50 min | Drama

Big Sky is centred on the adventures of the pilots of a small aviation company in Australia called "Big Sky Aviation" and the battles of the owner to keep the company running.

Stars: Gary Sweet, Rhys Muldoon, Robyn Cruze, Martin Henderson

Votes: 151

35. The End (2020)
Episode: With Sparkles (2020)

Comedy, Drama

An anxious Kate struggles to keep it together during a work conference and turns to drink for the first time in years.

Director: Jessica M. Thompson | Stars: Sebrina Thornton-Walker, Morgan Davies, Ingrid Torelli, Luke Arnold

Votes: 33

36. E Street (1989–1993)

50 min | Drama

An Australian soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there.

Stars: Cecily Polson, Les Dayman, Tony Martin, Vic Rooney

Votes: 165

37. Blue Water High (2005–2008)
Episode: Episode #3.16 (2008)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Drama, Family

During training Charley notices that Bernie is taking an unnatural interest in their activities. Realising this is not 'normal', he confronts the man, only to be asked to spread the ashes of his friend in the ocean.

Director: Chris Martin-Jones | Stars: Eka Darville, Cariba Heine, Rebecca Breeds, Lachlan Buchanan

Votes: 11

38. A Country Practice (1981–1993)

60 min | Drama, Romance

The highs and lows of the Wandin Valley residents, from the patients and staff at the rural town's hospital, to the locals and their everyday lives.

Stars: Shane Porteous, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond, Joyce Jacobs

Votes: 696

39. Country Life (1994)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Romance

Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920's. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-law Alexander as a (supposedly ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Blakemore | Stars: Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, John Hargreaves, Kerry Fox

Votes: 836 | Gross: $0.35M

40. Flash Gordon (1980)

PG | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol

Votes: 61,501

41. Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

R | 132 min | Drama, Romance

In mid-1800s England, Oscar is a young Anglican priest, a misfit and an outcast, but with the soul of an angel. As a boy, even though from a strict Pentecostal family, he felt God told him ... See full summary »

Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 7,193 | Gross: $1.51M

42. Silent Number (1974–1976)

60 min | Crime

"Silent Number" was an Australian television series about a police doctor played by Grigor Taylor.

Stars: Grigor Taylor, Deryck Barnes, Tony Wager, Elizabeth Alexander

Votes: 13

43. Hoodwink (1981)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

True story about a jailed bank robber who pretends he's become blind to get an early release. Cops don't believe him, but a lonely minister's wife arrives to teach him how to live with his "condition". They fall in love. Big mistake.

Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Dennis Miller, Wendy Hughes

Votes: 169

44. The Death Train (1978 TV Movie)

96 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

An insurance investigator, checking into the death of a man run over by a train in his back yard, uncovers a web of murder, land fraud swindles and supernatural beings.

Director: Igor Auzins | Stars: Hugh Keays-Byrne, Ingrid Mason, Max Meldrum, Ken Goodlet

Votes: 116

45. Wrangler (1989)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Wrangler is an action packed western with romance, action and untamed wilderness.

Director: Ian Barry | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Tushka Bergen, Steven Vidler, Richard Moir

Votes: 211

46. On the Run (1982)

101 min | Drama, Thriller

John Payette is a professional hit-man who travels the world to take out notorious bad guys. After he's forced to take in his orphaned French nephew, he leaves the boy to his estate caretaker Harry who must protect him from harm.

Director: Mende Brown | Stars: Rod Taylor, Paul Winfield, Beau Cox, Shirley Cameron

Votes: 53

47. Home and Away (1988– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Drama, Romance

This show chronicles the lives, loves, happiness, and heartbreaks of the residents of Summer Bay, a small coastal town jon the upper Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Stars: Ray Meagher, Lynne McGranger, Emily Symons, Ada Nicodemou

Votes: 6,484

48. No Room to Run (1977 TV Movie)

94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Concert promoter Nick Loomis is sent to Sydney by his ex father-in-law and boss Garth Kingswood, and asked to deliver a briefcase to a foreigner. When the man is killed in the airport, ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Barry Sullivan, Noel Ferrier

Votes: 34

49. Case for the Defence (1978– )

90 min | Drama

"Case for the Defence" was a courtroom 'whodunit' series that ran in 1978, with John Hamblin as John Case, Judith Arthy as Win Blake, Max Osbiston as Proudfoot and Edward Howell as Wheems.

Stars: John Hamblin, Judith Arthy, Max Osbiston, Edward Howell

50. Behind the Legend (1972–1975)

Drama, History

"Behind the Legend" is 1972 anthology series based on the lives of various Australians hosted by Manning Clark.

Stars: Manning Clark, Barry Lovett, James Condon, Don Philps