A woman doctor Dr. Kate Munro migrates to Gannet Island off South Australia in 1927. Conflict between traditional religious values and modern scientific medicine ensues as she forms a relationship with two men who are brothers, one a...
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Series Cast
| Josephine Byrnes | ... |
Dr. Kate Munro
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| Jerome Ehlers | ... |
Father Michael Hanlon
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| Marcus Graham | ... |
Vic Hanlon
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| Jason Donovan | ... |
Alex Fargo
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| Sherrié Austin | ... |
Indie Fargo
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| Robyn Nevin | ... |
Mrs. Hanlon
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| Barry Otto | ... |
Charles Munro
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Bruce Myles | ... |
Reg Parsons
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| Harold Hopkins | ... |
Willy Carter
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Julie Godfrey | ... |
Bella Parsons
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Zoey Jayne Sugars | ... |
Vera Parsons
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Annie Byron | ... |
Rose Flanagan
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Henry Salter | ... |
Bert Flanagan
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Lisa Hensley | ... |
Jillian Hughes
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Wesley Patten | ... |
Raymond
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Pat Thomson | ... |
Mary Carter
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Colleen Hewett | ... |
Emily Fargo
(2 episodes, 1990)
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Doug Parkinson | ... |
Vince Fargo
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Nadine Garner | ... |
Lanty Fargo
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Edwin Hodgeman | ... |
Edward Bennett
(2 episodes, 1990)
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Judy Dick | ... |
Jean Bennett
(2 episodes, 1990)
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Michelle Pettigrove | ... |
Clara Bennett
(2 episodes, 1990)
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Don Barker | ... |
George Farrell
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| Michael Caton | ... |
Frank Barrett
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Kelly Dingwall | ... |
Andy Keegan
(2 episodes, 1990)
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| William McInnes | ... |
Denny Taylor
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Celine O'Leary | ... |
Bronwyn Taylor
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Syd Brisbane | ... |
Johnny
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Hamish Fletcher | ... |
Toby Fargo
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Jayde Bond | ... |
Milly Fargo
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Betty Summer | ... |
Lucy
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Debra Fordham | ... |
Betty
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Ian Dixon | ... |
Stan Fargo
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Jamie Black | ... |
Liam Fargo
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Production Companies
- The South Australian Film Corporation
- Network Ten
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC North)
- Beyond International Group (produced with the assistance of)
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) (made with the participation of)
Distributors
- BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- Beyond Films (1990) (World-wide)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1992) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC 1)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1995) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC 1)
- Network Ten (1990) (Australia) (tv)
- UK Gold (1992) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- UKTV Gold (1992) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- AAV Australia (telecine)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Hendon Studios (sound mixed at)
- Lips Studio (S.A.) (studio construction)
- Maura Fay Group (casting)
- Network 8 Digital AAV (post-production facilities)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (sound post-production) (sound mixing)
- Victorian Film Laboratories (laboratory)
- Victorian Film (laboratory)
Storyline
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A woman doctor Dr. Kate Munro migrates to Gannet Island off South Australia in 1927. Conflict between traditional religious values and modern scientific medicine ensues as she forms a relationship with two men who are brothers, one a grazer and one a priest. This television mini-series is in the tradition of _"Thorn Birds, The" (1983) (mini)_ and was filmed on Kangaroo Island where December Boys (2007) was shot. Written by Jamie Skinner |
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| Taglines | A forbidden love triangle on a remote island in 1920s Australia See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Earlier titles considered for "Shadows of the Heart" included "Katie", "Kangaroo Island Doctor", "Katherine", "Island of the Moon" and "Katie's Rainbow". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Dr. Plonk (2007). See more » |