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1. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)
Episode: The Gold Cup (1985)

Not Rated | Drama, Family, Western

Five Mile Creek enters a horse race against its rival stagecoach line, hoping to win a gold cup and a lucrative contract. However, the race is rigged. Jack and Sam have to overcome the odds and prove their skills.

Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Liz Burch, Michael Caton

Votes: 24

2. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)
Episode: Possum (1985)

Not Rated | Drama, Family, Western

Maggie adopts a baby possum that she finds in the bush, but she soon realizes that caring for a wild animal is not easy. The possum causes trouble for everyone at Five Mile Creek, especially Jack, who is allergic to it.

Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Liz Burch, Michael Caton

Votes: 23

3. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)
Episode: Real Cowboys Play Fair (1985)

Not Rated | Drama, Family, Western

A group of American cowboys arrives at Five Mile Creek, claiming to be experts in cattle driving. They challenge the locals to a competition, but they cheat and use dirty tricks to win. The stagecoach crew decides to teach them a lesson.

Director: Gary Conway | Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Liz Burch, Michael Caton

Votes: 22

4. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)
Episode: The Gauntlet (1985)

Not Rated | Drama, Family, Western

Sam and Jack are hired to transport a valuable cargo of gold, but they face danger from a gang of bush rangers who want to rob them. They have to run a gauntlet of traps and ambushes to reach their destination safely.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Liz Burch, Michael Caton

Votes: 24

5. 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

6. All Saints (1998–2009)
Episode: Body and Soul (1998)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama

Nurse Unit Manager Terri Sullivan manages the 'general medical ward' at All Saints Western General Hospital. Affectionately known as "The Garbage Ward", it takes the overflow of patients from all the other wards.

Directors: Peter Sharp, Mark Piper | Stars: Georgie Parker, Jeremy Cumpston, Samantha Healy, Martin Lynes

Votes: 46

7. Five Mile Creek (1983–1985)
Episode: A Death in the Family (1985)

Not Rated | Drama, Family, Western

Maggie receives news that her father has died in Ireland, leaving a large inheritance. She decides to leave Five Mile Creek. However, she faces difficulties in selling her share of the stagecoach line and saying goodbye to her friends.

Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Liz Burch, Michael Caton

Votes: 24

8. The Harp in the South (1987)

281 min | Drama

A tale that centres on the bittersweet first and last loves of Roie, who becomes a woman too quickly living among the tenement houses, razor gangs, brothels and sly-grog shops of inner Surry Hills.

Stars: Anne Phelan, Martyn Sanderson, Anna Hruby, Kaarin Fairfax

Votes: 88

9. All Saints (1998–2009)
Episode: First Do No Harm (2000)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama

Mitch helps his former professor's grand-daughter deal with the fact that she may have cervical cancer and make a life-altering decision.

Director: Nicky Marshall | Stars: Georgie Parker, Jeremy Cumpston, Martin Lynes, Judith McGrath

Votes: 15

10. 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: 40,358

11. 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: 386

12. The Lost World (1999–2002)
Episode: Absolute Power (2000)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Whilst eluding a group of raptors, Malone, Marguerite, Challenger and Roxton stumble upon the ruins of an ancient temple, where, at the centre of it, Challenger is amazed to find the crude etching of an atom.

Director: Ian Gilmour | Stars: Peter McCauley, Rachel Blakely, William Snow, David Orth

Votes: 81

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: 344

14. All the Rivers Run (1983–1990)

400 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Orphaned after a shipwreck off the Victorian coast of Australia, the beautiful and spirited Philadelphia Gordon finds both love and adventure aboard a paddle-steamer on the Murray River.

Stars: Sigrid Thornton, John Waters, Darius Perkins, John Alansu

Votes: 712

15. Farscape (1999–2003)
Episode: What Was Lost: Part 2 - Resurrection (2002)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The crew discovers how far Scorpius has fallen in the Peacekeeper ranks. They must find and activate all the probes to stop the magnetic storm on Arnesk, but someone doesn't want them stopped.

Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley

Votes: 614

16. All the Rivers Run (1983–1990)
Episode: Part 2 (1983)

46 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Tom Critchley, the seaman who rescued Delie, arrives in Echuca on a paddle steamer he bought with his reward. It is the beginning for Delie of a remarkable ten years in her life.

Director: Pino Amenta | Stars: Sigrid Thornton, John Waters, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Gus Mercurio

Votes: 15

17. G.P. (1989–1996)

58 min | 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

18. Police Rescue (1989–1996)

50 min | Crime, Drama

The lives and cases of the members the Australian, Sydney based, New South Wales Police Rescue Squad.

Stars: Gary Sweet, Sonia Todd, Steve Bastoni, John Clayton

Votes: 590

19. 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

20. Farscape (1999–2003)
Episode: Crichton Kicks (2002)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Crichton, now aboard a dying leviathan named Elac, encounters an alien named Sikozu who aids him in stopping the Grudeks who are intent on obtaining toubray (Leviathan neural cluster tissue).

Director: Andrew Prowse | Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley

Votes: 673

21. The Lost World (1999–2002)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The adventures of a band of explorers stranded in a mysterious land inhabited by dinosaurs and other dangers.

Stars: Peter McCauley, Rachel Blakely, Jennifer O'Dell, William Snow

Votes: 4,498

22. 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: 1,641

23. Farscape (1999–2003)
Episode: What Was Lost: Part 1 - Sacrifice (2002)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Everyone but Aeryn meets on Arnesk, where Jool has discovered the remains of an ancient civilization.

Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley

Votes: 629

24. All the Rivers Run (1983–1990)
Episode: Part 3 (1983)

46 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Delie quickly attracts the attention of the town gossips, living alone in a ladies boarding house. She is trying hard to ignore riverboat labourer Brenton Edwards who is working even harder to draw her attention.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Sigrid Thornton, John Waters, Don Barker, Frank Gallacher

Votes: 15

25. 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

26. All the Rivers Run (1983–1990)
Episode: Part 1 (1983)

51 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In a storm off the Victorian coast in 1892, a young English girl is shipwrecked and orphaned. She is rescued heroically by the only other survivor of the wreck.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Sigrid Thornton, John Waters, Diane Craig, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

Votes: 21

27. The Sullivans (1976–1983)

30 min | Drama

Follows the Sullivan family from Melbourne, Australia during the Second World War.

Stars: Paul Cronin, Steven Tandy, Reg Gorman, Vikki Hammond

Votes: 525

28. 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: 699

29. 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: 167

30. Buddies (1983)

97 min | Comedy, Drama

Young miners Mike and Johnny (Colin Friels and Harold Hopkins) work in the gem fields of central Queensland around Emerald. Conflict arises when their pick-and-shovel operation is threatened by a large scale bulldozer operator.

Director: Arch Nicholson | Stars: Colin Friels, Harold Hopkins, Kris McQuade, Norman Kaye

Votes: 147

31. Time and Tide (1999 TV Movie)

93 min | Drama

Bittersweet telemovie to celebrate the Year of the Older Person starring June Salter, Dinah Shearing, John Bluthal and Ron Graham as four old friends whose lives change when they reunite for a boating trip.

Stars: John Bluthal, Ron Graham, Louise Howitt, Rel Hunt

Votes: 84

32. Flat Chat (2001)

30 min | Comedy

Flat Chat tells the story of two very different women living two very different lives, which change when their circumstances are reversed and they're thrust together and forced to survive ... See full summary »

Stars: Jean Kittson, Alexandra Davies, Richard Healy, Marco Venturini

Votes: 17

33. Family and Friends (1990– )

Drama, Romance

Love between the young members of Italian and Anglo-Australian families.

Stars: Ross Newton, Roxane Wilson, Teo Gebert, Carol Willesee

34. Catwalk (1971–1972)

30 min | Drama

An Australian drama series revolved around the daily lives of the staff of a women's fashion magazine.

Stars: John Forgeham, Cornelia Frances, June Salter, Cecily Polson

35. Man of Letters (I) (1984 TV Movie)

83 min

Dorton Serry is an esteemed philosopher and lover of women who controls his world absolutely. So how does he react when the women in his life step out of their allotted roles and challenge his prejudices and philosophies of life?

Director: Chris Thomson | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Dinah Shearing, Carol Raye, Arna-Maria Winchester

36. The Survivor (1972 TV Movie)

75 min

Alec Ramsay is the survivor of a disastrous Antarctic expedition.

Director: Alan Burke | Stars: Wyn Roberts, Alistair Duncan, Enid Lorimer, Dinah Shearing

37. Emmett Stone (1985 TV Movie)

75 min | Drama

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Director: Elizabeth Alexander | Stars: Kevin Miles, Patricia Kennedy, Dinah Shearing

38. Singles (1984)

60 min | Drama

Sydney doctor Alison advertises in a singles magazine and meets five different men, the serial looked at a different date each episode.

Stars: Elizabeth Alexander, Francis Yin, Phillip Ross, Susan Leith

39. Sixty Point Bold (1958 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

A newspaper magnate, Andre Charvet clashes with the president of a fictional South American country.

Director: Royston Morley | Stars: Kevin Brennan, James Condon, Dinah Shearing, Bruce Beeby

40. A Phoenix Too Frequent (1957 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy

A grieving widow in Ancient Greece gradually finds the attractions of a young soldier outweighs her determination to join her husband in the underworld.

Director: Paul O'Loughlin | Stars: Dinah Shearing, James Condon, Audrey Teesdale

41. TV Spells Magic (1965 TV Special)

Comedy, Fantasy, Music

"TV Spells Magic" was a seventy minute spectacular aired on 5 April 1965 to celebrate the opening of the new television station 0-Ten Network.

Stars: Queenie Ashton, Wendy Blacklock, Neva Carr-Glynn, Ruth Cracknell

42. Macbeth (II) (1960 TV Movie)

90 min

Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death.

Director: William Sterling | Stars: Ken Goodlet, Dinah Shearing, Keith Eden, Christine Hill

43. Catwalk (1971–1972)
Episode: They Loved Me Tonight Didn't They? (1972)

Drama

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Director: David Cahill | Stars: John Forgeham, Cornelia Frances, June Salter, Cecily Polson

44. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Billy's Choice: Part 1 (1993)

Drama, Romance

Esme moves out of Camelot when Terence suggests that it may be time for a growing Ruby to move out of the house.

Stars: Shane Porteous, Anne Looby, Maureen Edwards, Andrew Blackman

45. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Billy's Choice: Part 2 (1993)

Drama, Romance

Before his big date with Esme, Bernice accidentally smashes Perce's false teeth while attempting to kill a cockroach.

Stars: Shane Porteous, Anne Looby, Maureen Edwards, Andrew Blackman

46. Delta (1969–1970)
Episode: Hannah (1970)

Adventure

The Government fear a spiritualist may trick a distinguished scientist who has been consulting him into revealing confidential information about a top-secret project.

Stars: Kirrily Nolan, John Gregg, Kevin Miles, Patsy Trench

47. Police Rescue (1989–1996)
Episode: Rush Hour (1993)

Crime, Drama

Brian gets challenged with his phobia, when the rescue squad has to search for missing persons in the subway tunnels.

Director: Ian Barry | Stars: Gary Sweet, Sonia Todd, Steve Bastoni, Jeremy Callaghan

48. Special Squad (1984)
Episode: Big Bad World (1985)

Drama

A very important state guest is staying at the Hilton hotel in Melbourne: the dictator of the Pacific state of Rhantu. The Special Squad is responsible for his safety. However they cannot prevent him from being shot.

Director: Howard Rubie | Stars: John Diedrich, Alan Cassell, Anthony Hawkins, Ronne Arnold

49. Wildside (1997–1999)
Episode: Episode #1.24 (1998)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bill investigates a threat made against Carol Wilson, a State MP who has outrageous views on Aboriginals.

Director: David Caesar | Stars: Tony Martin, Rachael Blake, Aaron Pedersen, Jessica Napier

50. Flat Chat (2001)
Episode: Claire & Julie (2001)

Comedy

Flat Chat tells the story of two very different women living two very different lives, which change when their circumstances are reversed and they're thrust together and forced to survive in the other's world.

Director: Pino Amenta | Stars: Jean Kittson, Alexandra Davies, Richard Healy, Marco Venturini