Jackaroo (miniseries) explained

Director:Michael Carson
Starring:Annie Jones
David McCubbin
Tina Bursill
Warren Mitchell
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Episodes:2 x 2 hours
Producer:Bill Hughes
Budget:$4.5 million[1]
Network:Seven Network

Jackaroo is a 1990 Australian mini series about a half-caste who goes to work on a West Australian property and falls in love with a girl.[2]

David McCubbin was not Aboriginal. Producer Bill Hughes said they could not find an Aboriginal actor of the right age.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: MIDWEEK MAGAZINE . . 64 . 19,782 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 6 December 1989 . 15 July 2020 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p207