Vince Moran Movies
- 1993
The Australian The Feds was not so much a TV series as an anthology of TV movies which happened to star the same people on each occasion (together with a collection of glittering guest stars). Based on actual case histories from the files of the Australian Federal Police, the program covered the "beat" from Australia to Hong Kong and back again. Many of the stories focused on the families of the cops, who though not always in imminent danger were usually affected adversely by the case at hand. Produced by Crawford Television, the 15 90-minute installments of The Feds were broadcast irregularly by the Seven Network from 1993 to 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
All the Rivers Run is a four-part miniseries set in the Australia of the early 1900s. Sigrid Thornton stars as Philadelphia Gordon, an English artist who undertakes a tragic move to Australia with her family. During their voyage to the new continent, a shipwreck occurs, killing all but Philadelphia and one of the ship's crewmen. She is then shuttled off to live with her aunt and uncle on their farm, and uses her inheritance to fund a paddleship business with the crewman from the vessel who saved her life. Philadelphia's life is forever altered when she meets handsome frontier paddleboat skipper Brenton Edwards (the Australian actor John Waters -- not to be confused with the iconoclastic American director of the same name). Our heroine marries Edwards, but the union begets trouble when their paddlesteamer catches fire, destroying the craft altogether and forcing Brenton to take another job. Later, an accident that renders Brenton lame forces Philadelphia to work hard and support the couple; she then decides to rebuild the vessel while doubling up her efforts as a painter. Scripted by George Miller (the director of Man from Snowy River), All the Rivers Run was released in the U.S. over the HBO Cable service; it first aired January 15 through 18, 1984. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sigrid Thornton, John Waters, (more)
