This tele-movie was a ''pilot to [a] possible series which did not eventuate'' according to the 'Oz TV Credits' website.
Director Michael Offer later directed the 'Fustercluck' (2010) episode of the similarly titled Australian television series 'Terriers'.
Though set in the Northern Territory this Australian tele-movie was predominantly filmed in South Australia.
This tele-movie's title ''The Territorians'' refers to the region of Australia's Northern Territory.
The Flinders Ranges in South Australia doubled for Australia's Northern Territory in this tele-feature.