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1. Neighbours (1985– )
TV-G | 22 min | Drama, Romance
Australian soap opera exploring the lives and relationships of the residents of Ramsay Street in a suburb of Melbourne called Erinsborough.
Stars: Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, Ryan Moloney
Votes: 6,376
2. Prisoner (1979–1986)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of inmates and staff at Wentworth, a high-security women's prison in Australia, exploring their backstories, daily struggles, and interpersonal relationships within the harsh realities of incarceration.
Stars: Elspeth Ballantyne, Barbara Jungwirth, Betty Bobbitt, Sheila Florance
Votes: 2,254
3. Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The series primarily focuses on the daily lives of Victorian police officers working at a police station in the fictional small town of Mount Thomas.
Stars: Julie Nihill, John Wood, Martin Sacks, Paul Bishop
Votes: 1,702
4. A Cry in the Dark (1988)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin
Votes: 11,221 | Gross: $6.91M
5. Next of Kin (1982)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Mystery
In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.
Director: Tony Williams | Stars: Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott, Gerda Nicolson
Votes: 4,259
6. Stingers (1998–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stingers reveals the shadowy and ambiguous world of undercover cops - people with covert lives and constantly changing identities. They are the police who defeat crime from within the criminal world.
Stars: Peter Phelps, Kate Kendall, Anita Hegh, Ian Stenlake
Votes: 613
7. Cop Shop (1977–1984)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Life in a suburban Australian police station.
Stars: Paula Duncan, Gregory Ross, Gil Tucker, John Orcsik
Votes: 149
8. Malcolm (1986)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
A socially awkward and mechanically gifted man becomes involved in a quirky and unconventional crime.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Colin Friels, John Hargreaves, Lindy Davies, Chris Haywood
Votes: 2,857 | Gross: $0.54M
9. Chances (1991–1992)
60 min | Drama
A family's life changes after winning the lottery jackpot. Initially focusing on their newfound wealth, the show takes an absurd turn with neo-Nazis, Chinese gangsters, supernatural entities, and man-eating flora.
Stars: Michael Caton, Mercia Deane-Johns, Jeremy Sims, Patsy Stephen
Votes: 90
10. 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: 142
11. The Henderson Kids (1985–1986)
25 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A brother and sister move to a Melbourne suburb where they have an old block of land belonging to their ancestors. However, they have to deal with a rich businessman who is trying to buy their land at any cost.
Stars: Annie Jones, Kylie Minogue, Nicholas Eadie, Paul Smith
Votes: 169
12. Bluey (1976–1977)
90 min | Drama
Bluey was set at Melbourne's Russell Street Police Headquarters (Victoria, Australia), with "Bluey" Hills heading his own squad ("Department B"), due to his inability to work within the existing police squads.
Stars: Lucky Grills, Gerda Nicolson, John Diedrich, Ken Goodlet
Votes: 82
13. Skyways (1979–1981)
50 min | Drama
Pacific International Airport has five million passengers a year, and 800 people who work there; with Paul MacFarlane who is in charge.
Stars: Kylie Minogue, Bill Stalker, Ken James, Tina Bursill
Votes: 55
14. Something in the Air (2000–2002)
25 min | Drama
The story of the small town of Emu Springs, and the radio station that helps keep it alive.
Stars: Ullie Birve, Colin Moody, Danielle Carter, Kate Fitzpatrick
Votes: 147
15. Carson's Law (1983–1984)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the 1920s. A female lawyer faces prejudice when she marries into a influentual family law firm. On top of this she has to bring up three children when her husband is killed in a plane crash.
Stars: Lorraine Bayly, Kevin Miles, Christine Amor, Irene Inescort
Votes: 86
16. Osa (1986)
92 min | Sci-Fi
In a future society where water is a precious resource, a savage gang murders a young girl's family. She is taken in by a man named Trooper, who teaches her how to fight, kill and survive. ... See full summary »
Director: Oleg Egorov | Stars: Kelly Lynch, Daniel Grimm, Phillip Vincent, Etienne Chicot
Votes: 72
17. Holiday Island (1981–1982)
48 min | Drama
Stars: Nick Tate, Alyson Best, Steven Grives, Caz Lederman
Votes: 25
18. Good Guys Bad Guys (1997–1998)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This show turns around Elvis Maginnis, a former policeman from a criminal family, who now runs a dry-cleaning business.
Stars: Marcus Graham, Alison Whyte, Travis McMahon, Samuel Johnson
Votes: 168
19. Stark (1993)
158 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the near future, the greenhouse effect has plunged the world into recession, and the unscrupulous Stark Corporation is making as much money as it can from the crisis.
Stars: Colin Friels, Ben Elton, Derrick O'Connor, Jacqueline McKenzie
Votes: 209
20. The Genie from Down Under 2 (1998)
25 min | Family, Comedy, Fantasy
When Penelope Townes finds an opal, she discovers she is now the master of two genies - Bruce and his son Baz. But when Penelope's mother-Lady Diana starts falling in love with Bruce, ... See full summary »
Stars: Alexandra Milman, Glenn Meldrum, Sandy Winton, Anna Galvin
Votes: 82
21. The Fast Lane (1985–1987)
Comedy, Crime
Two private investigators, Bryce and Ken operate a business known as The Excelsior Research Foundation.
Stars: Terry Bader, Richard Healy, Debra Lawrance, Peter Hosking
Votes: 37
22. State Coroner (1997–1998)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The series looks at the people who investigate the circumstances surrounding accidental, unnecessary or unexplained deaths.
Stars: Wendy Hughes, Bob Baines, Elaine Smith, Nick Carrafa
Votes: 32
23. Rikky and Pete (1988)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
Follow the lives of Rikky, a talanted geologist, and her brother Pete, an off-the-wall mechanical genius. To find peace of mind they travel to the outbacks of Australia and meet up with a desert mining town full of zany individualists.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Stephen Kearney, Nina Landis, Tetchie Agbayani, Bill Hunter
Votes: 302 | Gross: $0.21M
24. Bony (1992)
60 min | Crime
Stars: Cameron Daddo, Terence Cooper, Christian Kohlund, Burnham Burnham
Votes: 28
25. Janus (1994–1995)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Four members of the infamous Hennessey clan are acquitted of the shooting of two policemen in a bungled bank heist. Melbourne is shocked as brothers Mal and Steve, along with brother-in-law Darren Mack and friend Ken Hardy, walk free.
Stars: Chris Haywood, Simon Westaway, Jeremy Kewley, Felix Nobis
Votes: 107
26. Rose Against the Odds (1991 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Australian Indigenous boxer Lionel Rose from his first amateur boxing matches up until his first title fight in Japan
Director: John Dixon | Stars: Paul Williams, Tony Barry, Kris McQuade, Steve Jacobs
Votes: 33
27. Queensland (1976)
52 min | Drama, Thriller
The allure of pleasant weather, a carefree lifestyle and better job prospects in Queensland appeal to Doug, a downtrodden factory worker from Melbourne.
Director: John Ruane | Stars: John Flaus, Robert Karl, Alison Bird, Tom Broadbridge
Votes: 17
28. Miracle Down Under (1987)
87 min | Drama, Family
In the Australian outback, a small boy determines to see that a nasty, curmudgeonly miser gets the Christmas spirit.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Dee Wallace, John Waters, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Bill Kerr
Votes: 162
29. I Live with Me Dad (1985)
92 min | Comedy
Sid is a down on his luck single father, but with his son Crispy they share all the joys and disappointments that street life can bring.
Director: Paul Moloney | Stars: Peter Hehir, Haydon Samuels, Dennis Miller, Rebecca Gibney
Votes: 36
30. The Stranger (1964–1965)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mysterious stranger comes among a group of people.
Stars: Ron Haddrick, Janice Dinnen, Bill Levis, Michael Thomas
Votes: 43
31. The Bartons (1988)
25 min | Comedy
Comedy series about an Australian suburban family.
Stars: Olivia Harkin, Matt Day, Michael O'Reilly, Ben Toovey
Votes: 10
32. Rainbow's End (1995)
90 min | Family
Jack and Terri decide to run away from their foster parents to find their real dad, Tom, a merchant seaman. Their journey takes them through adventures and mishaps.
Director: Denny Lawrence | Stars: Ernie Dingo, Annie Jones, Shane Connor, Marty Fields
Votes: 14
33.
Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
Episode:
Hard Feelings
(2000)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman's family is torn apart when a car and the last of their savings is stolen. When the culprit is found, he is just as angry as the victim for different reasons. Each time they meet, the anger boils over.
Director: Chris Langman | Stars: Caroline Craig, Jane Allsop, Rupert Reid, Paul Bishop
Votes: 7
34.
Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
Episode:
The Last Straw
(1995)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Blue Heelers are embroiled in a bovine saga when a farmer's prize bull is shot dead. Meanwhile on the personal front, Adam realises that Chris, despite their night together, is not remotely interested in him.
Directors: Riccardo Pellizzeri, Richard Sarell | Stars: Grant Bowler, Damian Walshe-Howling, Lisa McCune, William McInnes
Votes: 18
35.
Bluey (1976–1977)
Episode:
Mack's Back
(1976)
Drama
After spending 5 years in jail 'Mack' McKenna (Cul Cullen) returns with vengeance in mind. He pays people back with fire. Bluey has a race against time when Gary is taking hostage and close to being burned alive.
Director: Graeme Arthur | Stars: Lucky Grills, Gerda Nicolson, John Diedrich, Victoria Quilter
36.
Bony (1992)
Episode:
Late Arrival
(1992)
Crime
Director: Mark Callen | Stars: Jan Adele, John Bishop, Mandy Bowden, Frank Bren
37.
Carson's Law (1983–1984)
Episode:
A Question Of Liberty
(1984)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | Stars: Lorraine Bayly, Kevin Miles, Tony Álvarez, Christine Amor
38.
The Genie from Down Under 2 (1998)
Episode:
My Better Half
(1998)
22 min | Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Bruce discovers Nigel is a fraud and must convince Penelope to call off the wedding. Only trouble is, Pen's created a double of herself and everyone is confused.
Director: Aleksi Vellis | Stars: Alexandra Milman, Glenn Meldrum, Sandy Winton, Anna Galvin
39.
Good Guys Bad Guys (1997–1998)
Episode:
Doof
(1998)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Reuben's hero, Gothic rocker Blitz Krieg, hits town, Reuben is determined to meet him.
Director: Mandy Smith | Stars: Marcus Graham, Alison Whyte, Travis McMahon, Zoe Bertram
40.
Homicide (1964–1977)
Episode:
Two Days at Echo Gorge
(1976)
Action, Crime, Drama
A prison escapee murders a prison officer then takes three hostages - or are they hostages?
Director: Igor Auzins | Stars: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Don Barker, Dennis Grosvenor, Gary Day
41.
Janus (1994–1995)
Episode:
A Familiar Utterance
(1994)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vic Manoulis tries to remain impartial when justice-seeker Michael Kidd takes on the defence of two detectives charged with assaulting a bouncer.
Director: Michael Carson | Stars: Chris Haywood, Simon Westaway, Jeremy Kewley, Tracy Mann
42.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #2.70
(1980)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Lizzie denies Doreen's accusations but receives a five year sentence for manslaughter. Sarah makes a Jim an offer. Bob escorts Meg home after she is discharged from hospital.
Director: John McRae | Stars: Elspeth Ballantyne, Betty Bobbitt, Sheila Florance, Patsy King
Votes: 13
43.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #3.16
(1981)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Margo tries to see Bea. Georgie returns to the prison after the operation.
Director: Juliana Focht | Stars: Elspeth Ballantyne, John Bishop, Betty Bobbitt, Jane Clifton
Votes: 12
44.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #3.55
(1981)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Don threatens to take the matter of the attack further. Bea is interested in Alison's access to files. Kathy is let out of prison - with tragic consequences.
Director: Kendal Flanagan | Stars: John Bishop, Betty Bobbitt, Belinda Davey, Rod Densley
Votes: 11
45.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #1.34
(1979)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Bea hides in Val's garden until the cops leave, and is spotted by nosy Yvonne, the girl who lives next door. She tells Val that she knows who Bea is and wants to know more about her. Monica... See full summary »
Director: Peita Letchford | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Elspeth Ballantyne, Sheila Florance, Patsy King
Votes: 23
46.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #5.51
(1983)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A tragic turn of events rocks Joan and the Governor, as Coulson sees her daughter.
Director: Steve Mann | Stars: Elspeth Ballantyne, Betty Bobbitt, Sheila Florance, Maggie Kirkpatrick
Votes: 13
47.
Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode:
Episode #6.18
(1984)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Patrick and the kids die in the bomb blast, and Colleen is devastated. As she struggles to cope, she moves in with Meg for a while. Meanwhile, Rick thinks it was Eddie who tipped him off ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Mann | Stars: Elspeth Ballantyne, Betty Bobbitt, Judith McGrath, Gerda Nicolson
Votes: 11
48.
Something in the Air (2000–2002)
Episode:
Bulldust and Cow Pats
(2001)
Drama
Given Julia's blessing, Doug makes a final decision on the sale of 3ES. With Steve Saks (Brett Climo) set to become the new owner, Dr. Annie reveals information that will affect the future running of the radio station.
Director: Julian McSwiney | Stars: Ullie Birve, Colin Moody, Danielle Carter, Eric Bana
49.
Something in the Air (2000–2002)
Episode:
Commitment Is a Many-Lettered Word
(2000)
Drama
Sally is relieved to discover the unusually high drop-out rate in her class isn't linked to the "vendetta."
Stars: Ullie Birve, Colin Moody, Danielle Carter, Eric Bana
50.
Something in the Air (2000–2002)
Episode:
Fools and Amateurs
(2000)
Drama
A series of somewhat odious incidents leads Joe to wonder if he is being specifically targeted.
Stars: Ullie Birve, Colin Moody, Danielle Carter, Eric Bana