The Battlers 

Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a ... See full summary »

Stars:

Gary Sweet, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marcus Graham

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Sweet	...	Snow
Jacqueline McKenzie	...	Dancy Grimshaw
Marcus Graham	...	The Busker
Peter Stonham	...	Jimmy (1994)
Richard Piper	...	Apostle
Amanda Cross	...	Millie
Anne Phelan	...	Ma Tyrell
John Dick	...	Deafy
Liz Windsor	...	Mrs. Marks
Jamie Black	...	Charlie
Madeleine Blackwell	...	Molly
Roger Newcombe	...	Burning Angus
Walter Brown	...	Courtney
Peter Douglas	...	Derek
Henry Salter	...	Uncle Shamus

Storyline

Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.

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Plot Keywords:

battlers | south australia | depression era | depression era drama | 1990s | 

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Taglines:

The Classic Australian Mini-Series

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Battlers" is also the title of an unrelated earlier twenty-six part black-and-white Australian television series first broadcast in 1968 which was about twenty-six years earlier - the same number as episodes as the interval in years between the two TV shows.

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Connections

References The Battlers (1968)

User Reviews

One for the Family

I must say this is one of the most delightful TV dramas / mini series since the remake of The Shiralee in 1987. Both made around the time of the depression. No overt violence or language to ruin the show a great one to watch over and over again a shame more aren't made like this. Characters like Snow, Stray, Deafy, the Apostle, Burning Angus and Ma Tyrell all conjure up a time of desperate hardship and genuine friendship "On The Track" where they scratch out a living being rouse abouts, fruit pickers, con men and rouges all to put food on the table. This story was told to me by my grand parents and shown to me in this mini series. Well worth watching if you come across it. If you liked The Battlers try The Shiralee with Brian Brown, Noni Hazelhurst and Rebecca Smart.

Details

Official Sites:

South Australian Film Corporation Southern Star Group

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 1994 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Southern Vales, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD4,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The South Australian Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1