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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.
Bullpitt! (1997–1998)
Episode:
Pickle Me Onions
(1997)
Comedy
Samantha's plans to impress the chairman are thrown into chaos when Ted and Johnno's arguments about who makes the best pickled onions erupt into very explosive warfare.
Directors: Ian Gilmour, Kevin Carlin | Stars: Ross Higgins, Peter Whitford, Vanessa Downing, Elaine Lee
Votes: 14
3. Zoo Family (1985)
25 min | Drama
Follows a family who live at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. Doctor David Mitchell is the zoo's veterinarian. His children Nick and Susie love being with all the animals.
Stars: Peter Curtin, Rebecca Gibney, Kate Gorman, Steven Jacobson
Votes: 21
4.
All Saints (1998–2009)
Episode:
The Price You Pay
(1998)
TV-MA | 44 min | Drama
A rookie cop is brought into the ward suffering from a gunshot wound and suspected spinal injuries. Bronwyn tries to teach a young binge drinker about his serious medical condition.
Directors: Peter Sharp, Mark Piper | Stars: Georgie Parker, Jeremy Cumpston, Samantha Healy, Martin Lynes
Votes: 19
5.
All Saints (1998–2009)
Episode:
Truth and Consequences: Part 1
(1999)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama
Terri and Peter help Sophie fight for custody of her children. Bronwyn becomes emotionally involved in the fate of a car accident victim and his young daughter.
Director: Grant Brown | Stars: Georgie Parker, Jeremy Cumpston, Samantha Healy, Martin Lynes
Votes: 26
6. Bellamy (1981)
60 min | Crime
The series focused on a maverick cop named Steve Bellamy and his partner Detective Mitchell. Recurring characters were the disapproving Daley and the forensics technician Clem.
Stars: John Stanton, Tim Elston, James Condon, Brian Young
Votes: 39
7. The Miraculous Mellops (1991–1992)
25 min | Sci-Fi
The Miraculous Mellops concerns the Mellop family. Father Bill Mellop runs a nursery, aided by his children - Samantha, Michael, Jason and his sister Jocelyn. After the recent death of their mother, Jocelyn acts as housekeeper.
Stars: Troy Beckwith, David Walters, Sally Warwick, Bill Conn
Votes: 73
8. Boney (1972–1973)
60 min | Crime
Drama series set in outback Australia about aboriginal policeman Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Based on the books by Arthur Upfield.
Stars: James Laurenson, Kate Fitzpatrick, David Gulpilil, Ken Goodlet
Votes: 192
9. 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
10. Special Squad (1984)
50 min | Drama
An elite division of the Victoria Police handles crimes too sensitive for regular squads
Stars: John Diedrich, Alan Cassell, Anthony Hawkins, Paul Dawber
Votes: 37
12. Farscape (1999–2003)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu
Votes: 40,252
13. How Wonderful! (1989 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
A married career woman learns that she is pregnant and finds her life is changing.
Director: Lynn Hegarty | Stars: Tracy Mann, Jim Holt, Toni Lamond, Max Phipps
Votes: 16
14. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,336
15. Wildside (1997–1999)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follow the men and women who work in a downtown police station and a renegade crisis centre in the tough red light district of Sydney, as they deal with the endless array of problems, crimes and triumphs that tumble onto the streets.
Stars: Tony Martin, Rachael Blake, Victoria Longley, Aaron Pedersen
Votes: 383
16. The Dismissal (1983)
90 min | Drama, History
The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the... See full summary »
Stars: Max Phipps, John Stanton, John Meillon, Bill Hunter
Votes: 202
17. 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
18. Women of the Sun (1981–1982)
60 min | Drama
Four separate stories focusing on the lives and struggles of Aboriginal Australians, particularly the women folk right through Australia's history.
Stars: Ron Johnson, Justine Saunders, Mawuyul Yanthalawuy, Eva Birrit
Votes: 35
19.
Mission: Impossible (1988–1990)
Episode:
The Pawn
(1989)
TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Crime
After the death of his wife and the murder of his son, Professor Gregor Antonov, a European chess master and key scientist in an important Soviet defense project, has become increasingly ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Peter Graves, Thaao Penghlis, Antony Hamilton, Phil Morris
Votes: 59
20.
The Stranger (1964–1965)
Episode:
Episode 4
(1964)
Adventure, Drama, Family
On their return to Earth, Adam and Varossa are arrested. Bernie, Jean and Peter have a hard time convincing the authorities that their friends are from another planet and need help.
Director: Gil Brealey | Stars: Ron Haddrick, Janice Dinnen, Bill Levis, Michael Thomas
Votes: 7
21. Naked: Stories of Men (1996– )
60 min | Drama
Anthology series of contemporary dramas centred on the theme of masculinity and what it means to be a man in the world today.
Stars: Skye Wansey, Simon Baker, Hugo Weaving, Chris Haywood
Votes: 23
22.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Promised Land
(1991)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Morse and Lewis go to Australia to find a witness who has been in witness protection for ten years, but this is one witness who doesn't want to be found.
Director: John Madden | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Con O'Neill
Votes: 804
23. Ryan (1973)
60 min | Drama
The exploits of a private investigator in Australia in 1973.
Stars: Rod Mullinar, Pamela Stephenson, Luigi Villani, Colin McEwan
Votes: 43
24. Woobinda, Animal Doctor (1968– )
30 min
This 39 episode series was about a Woobinda that is an Aboriginal word meaning tender of animals.
Stars: Don Pascoe, Sonia Hoffman, Bindi Williams, Lutz Hochstraate
Votes: 26
25. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps
Votes: 193,569 | Gross: $12.47M
26. Mission: Impossible (1988–1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Thaao Penghlis, Antony Hamilton, Phil Morris
Votes: 4,294
27. Glenview High (1977–1979)
50 min | Drama
Set in a Sydney secondary school located in a tough, under-privileged suburb; Greg Walker, the new English teacher has just transferred in from a country school.
Stars: Grigor Taylor, Rebecca Gilling, Elaine Lee, Ken James
Votes: 15
28. Police State (1989 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era.
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: Bill Hunter, Max Phipps, Nick Tate, Gerry Connolly
Votes: 11
29. 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
30. Bullpitt! (1997–1998)
25 min | Comedy
Ted Bullpitt, retired and single, moves into a retirement village.
Stars: Ross Higgins, Peter Whitford, Vanessa Downing, Elaine Lee
Votes: 77
31. The Miraculous Mellops 2 (1992– )
25 min
The garden shop is having a reopening party and the kids decide to send a fax to the moonlings but when they get the number wrong they accidentally contact a race of aliens called Grubs who... See full summary »
Stars: Troy Beckwith, David Walters, Sally Warwick, Bill Conn
Votes: 15
32. Body Business (1986 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
A woman returns home to Australia after living in New York for nine years and plots to take over the family company.
Director: Colin Eggleston | Stars: Jane Menelaus, Carmen Duncan, Gary Day, Gary Sweet
Votes: 12
33. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Western
Inspired by Banjo Paterson's famous poem, The Man from Snowy River, this series is about cattle rancher Matt McGregor, his family, and their neighbours in the township of Paterson's Ridge in Australia's Snowy Mountains.
Stars: Andrew Clarke, Brett Climo, Guy Pearce, Sheryl Munks
Votes: 970
34. Fire (1995–1996)
50 min | Drama
Georgie Parker, Peter Phelps, Andy Anderson and Aaron Jeffery head up the cast in this series about a group of 'firies' in Queensland. A new female recruit battles sexism in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Andy Anderson, Wayne Pygram, Tayler Kane, Liddy Clark
Votes: 84
35. Benny Hill Down Under (1977 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
A one-off special starring Benny Hill, filmed entirely in Australia. Among the highlights: "Hold Back the Wind," yet another of his Tennessee Williams parodies; "Archie's Angels," a takeoff... See full summary »
Directors: Rod Kinnear, Richard McCarthy | Stars: Benny Hill, Alton Harvey, Marilyn Natty, Amber Rodgers
Votes: 83
36. My Brother Tom (1986)
Drama, Romance
Set against the backdrop of World War II, this epic miniseries centers on the religiously divided town of St. Helens and the innocent romance between a pair of star-crossed teenagers (Tom ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Jennings, Catherine McClements, Christopher Cummins, Christopher Mayer
Votes: 96
37.
Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Episode:
Sweet Dreams
(1996)
PG-13 | 92 min | Crime
Jane becomes the target of an obsessive admirer. At first she dismisses it as trivial, but when his declarations of love turn to threats, she realises that he is deadly serious.
Director: Steve Jodrell | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Steve Bisley, Max Phipps, Peter Hosking
Votes: 40
38. 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
39. Holiday Island (1981–1982)
48 min | Drama
Stars: Nick Tate, Alyson Best, Steven Grives, Caz Lederman
Votes: 24
40. This Man... This Woman (1989)
120 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Coleby, Catherine Wilkin, Tina Bursill, Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 7
41.
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994–1996)
Episode:
The Long Arm of the Law
(1995)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Western
Edward Dengate is the new constable in Paterson's Ridge, which he hates because he would rather be a farmer. Matt convinces Edward's father that he cannot choose his son's life for him, and Edward leaves to fulfill his dream.
Director: Peter Fisk | Stars: Andrew Clarke, Wendy Hughes, Brett Climo, Guy Pearce
Votes: 10
42. 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: 1,631
43. Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Crime
Jane Halifax is a freelance forensic psychiatrist (f.p.) a psychological super-sleuth immersed in a mire of crime and punishment: Jane is an expert of the human mind.
Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Robyn Nevin, Susanne Chapman, Louise Siversen
Votes: 249
44. Polly Me Love (1975 TV Movie)
75 min | Romance
Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Jacki Weaver, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Scott Lambert, Max Phipps
Votes: 15
45. 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: 147
46. 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
47. Emoh Ruo (1985)
93 min | Comedy
Emoh Ruo is a 1985 Australian comedy film about a young couple finally move from a caravan into their first dream home only to find they have bought a real turkey.
Director: Denny Lawrence | Stars: Joy Smithers, Martin Sacks, Philip Quast, Genevieve Mooy
Votes: 93
48. Delta (1969–1970)
50 min | Adventure
Delta is a non-profit organisation of scientific trouble-shooters on call to any person or group.
Stars: Kirrily Nolan, John Gregg, Kevin Miles, Patsy Trench
Votes: 7
49. 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
50.
Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode:
Filipina Dreamgirls
(1991)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Several men from Wales travel to the Philippines on an arranged tour to meet Filipina women for romance and possible marriage. None of the women are the ideal Asiatic beauties the men ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blair | Stars: Bill Maynard, Charlie Drake, Geoffrey Hutchings, Lee Cornes
Votes: 75