John Misto Movies
- 1992
Based partly on fact, the Australian miniseries The Fremantle Conspiracy was set in the 1870s. Lloyd Morris starred as John O'Reilly, one of group of Irish outlaws rounded up by the authorities and transported to Australia. Eventually, O'Reilly managed to escape to America, but a strong sense of duty and obligation drew him back down under to rescue his still-imprisoned chums. Conceived by Thomas Keneally for the Seven Network, the two-part, four-hour Fremantle Conspiracy originally aired in January of 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
Created by Sue Masters, the Australian drama series G.P. was set within the walls of Ross Street Surgery, a busy public hospital. The story lines zeroed in on the lives and loves of the general practitioners, nurses, interns, and techs who worked as Ross Street, with time left over for the problems of the many patients. Evidently the series struck the right chord with viewers, else why would it have remained on the air for 200 hour-long episodes? G.P. was telecast by Australia's ABC network from 1989 to 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
The frontier of the title is Australia, the locale for this sprawling four-hour TV movie. Linda Evans stars as an American divorcee who marries an Australian cattleman (Tony Bonner). He dies in a plane crash, leaving Evans and her two teenaged stepchildren stranded on a drought- and debt-ridden ranch. She finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a feud between a covetous land baron (Jason Robards) and his idealistic son (Jack Thompson). With problems of her own, Evans refuses to take sides...until she falls in love with the son. The Last Frontier was filmed on location in Australia's Northern Territory and Barossa Valley. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
